 Model 2-12G-2 Guitar 150 [message #17298] |
Thu, 19 July 2012 23:25  |
oren hudson
Messages: 274
Registered: March 2008
Location: Gastonia, NC
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I've had this original head and matching cab for several years and it's one of my favorite guitar and keyboard amps. Of course, it didn't come with the footswitch. I've always wanted to figure something out on this, but I'm pretty clueless as to what the footwitch even looks like. I've seen the round 1 button ones and multi-button ones. Looks like it plugs into a 4-pin female plug (with blue color insert) on the back. There's also a plug labeled "Output" and what appears to be ohm markings and a plug labeled "to tape record." I'd really love to know what the footwitch looks like and what it operates as well as what these other 2 plugs are and can be used for and eventually get all things going as intended. I've done a search with not much success - so - any info, refrences, forwards, pics etc. would be greatly appreciated. BTW - the serial # is 74127 which should put it in the July-Dec. 1971 time frame. 
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| Re: Model 2-12G-2 Guitar 150 [message #17299 is a reply to message #17298] |
Fri, 20 July 2012 11:20  |
pleat
Messages: 1454
Registered: June 2004
Location: Belding, Mi
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Your amp being an early model uses the two button lighted footswitch. The switches turn on an off the reverb and vibrato effects. Pin 1 is ground, Pin 2 is the positive voltage for the light bulbs, Pin 3 is Trem/Vib and Pin 4 is the reverb. The jack labeled output is for the speaker cabinet, and the tape record out is to drive a tape recorder or slave amp. Later models, Kustom remove the 4 pin XLR jack and used a standard 1/4" stereo jack for the footswitch. Finding a lighted two buttom Kustom footswitch isn't an easy find. You could use any two button footswitch as long as you have the 4 pin XLR plug and wire it using pins, 1,3,4. Another option is to install a 1/4" stereo jack and use the black, green and white wire that connects to the XLR jack. Then you can use any two button footswitch.
pleat
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| Re: Model 2-12G-2 Guitar 150 [message #26525 is a reply to message #26510] |
Sat, 03 February 2018 14:58 |
pinkjimiphoton
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Registered: May 2015
Location: the dark side of the moon
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thanks for the advice, pleat
i already replaced both lamps, they were fairly easy to do luckily.
thanks for the advice re the footswitch lamps,
i think i'm gonna just use CLR's and a couple led's instead, i don't think i've ever seen one to make an exact
analog.
gonna use a 1590 b box, with a grommetted wire coming out of it to the 4 pin dmx plug (which is JUST slightly different than the original.. can be hard to remove!!) with a pair of 3pdt's and a couple led's. only using the 3pdt's cuz i buy 'em in bulk.
dpdt is fined for this.
gonna assume around 4.7k-ish resistor for each led. will report back with what i come up with.
if it works, i'm willinhg to help other forumites out and build them workalikes for a very nominal surcharge if they need help.
i gotta drill press and have been building stomps for years, so this should be cake.
i cannot wait to gig this thing. i'm leaving in 45 to pick up an almost mint black 2x15 tnr for it, with an extra pair of 15's. since i'll be using it for guitar, if it doesn't have the original speakers in it ... the spares he took out have huge square magnets so assume they are eminence... i'll replace 'em with a nice pair i got out of a 68 standel bass amp that sound great with guitar.
rock on, keep it pleated, and stay tuned!!
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