| Hi folks, newbie here seeking a little info about a used Kustom combo [message #8159] |
Sat, 03 February 2007 17:46  |
pedro
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Hi folks. I'm looking for some information on a Kustom Combo I just saw at my local music store. The amp is a Charger. Its got the black tuck/roll covering that I recall being the distinguishing feature for Kustom and has a 1x15 speaker in it. Controls on the front include - volume, bass, mid, treble. On/off power on the back. Combo sits on wheels. I plugged a store bass into it and was rather surprised at how loud the amp is, and found the simplistic controls rather comforting. The store is asking $99 for the amp, and though I don't really need an amp I'm considering it.
Any information or suggestion would be appreciated.
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| Re: Hi folks, newbie here seeking a little info about a used Kustom combo [message #8161 is a reply to message #8160] |
Sat, 03 February 2007 21:51  |
pedro
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Thanks for the reply. I did try it with a store bass for a while. I went back w/ my own bass but got there just as the store was closing.
91lbs? Are you sure? That's a ton, especially for a combo. Geez, I had an old Acoustic up until a couple of years ago and it was 120.
[[Also, you say that you do not really need an amp - what will you use it for - guitar or bass? What amp are you using now?
No I don't actually need an amp, in fact I probably could sell some stuff. I will use it for bass. I currently use an Eden head and a SWR Goliath II Jr cabinet. I also have a Goliath II and my son owns a SWR 400s. But I was impressed with how loud the thing was, and how well it sounded. I also found the simplicity of the controls appealing (I'm an old timer and I sometimes find modern amps confusing), and for $99 how could I miss. But dang 91lbs whoa.
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| Re: Hi folks, newbie here seeking a little info about a used Kustom combo [message #8496 is a reply to message #8159] |
Thu, 05 April 2007 09:17 |
pedro
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[[Hi, Kustom does make that head in a piggie back version and it has 2 channels and its a model k150.
Cool. So same amp - same voice as my Charger but in a piggy back format. Do they surface from time to time 'for sale'?
[[These amps where made to drive a 6 to 8 ohm load to get there more than 75 watts RMS output.They can however drive a 4 ohm load, but they will run twice as hot since they are pumping out twice the current to the speakers.The bottom line is if you are playing the amp thru a 4 ohm load and you have your volume up no more than 3 or 4 your OK to run it that way.
The amp has a speaker on its chassie you will see if you take the back off, so yes you could drive 2 4ohm speakers wired in serise,if your cabinet back is the type with the oval cut outs, you could also mount a little L bracket on the inside edge of one of them with a switched type 1/4 inch jack, that when plugged into will cut out the internal speaker and let you run a external one.
Stevem, I'm sorry but I'm not very knowledgeable when it comes to this sort of stuff and so I'm not sure I understand your response. Can I hook up an extra external cabinet to my Charger? If so, how? (I unplugged the jack that goes from the amp into the cabinet, and plugged one of my other cabinets to the amp but but nothing happened.)
[[Yes the other jack is for tape record or PA.
Excellent.
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| Re: Hi folks, newbie here seeking a little info about a used Kustom combo [message #8499 is a reply to message #8159] |
Thu, 05 April 2007 13:02 |
stevem
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First off we need to find out the impeadance of this extra cabinet you tryed out?as if it is 8 ohms,and you also want to use the amps own speaker at the same time you will be running the amp at a 4 ohm load, which is OK but like I posted you will be in effect be making the amp run twice as hard so we need to limit your volume use to less than half as set on the front panel.
The good news is that anytime you add another speaker you can double the sound pressure level, so even thought you are limiting your volume setting on the amp, you will still be playing thru a amp that will sound near twice as loud.
The only thing is it may distort a little sonner when you thump on it hard.
Which brings me to another point, active pickups where not around when these amps where made, so if your bass has such pickups you should use the number 2 input jack so you do not clip the preamp with too much signal.
The problem you had with your other cabinet not working could only be three things!
1) your cord was not plugged in all the way into the amp or the cabinet.
2) that cord you used was bad.
3) that extention cabinet has a bad jack or a blown speaker.
Yes K150 s come up of sale on ebay, in fact Lark st music in NJ, has a blue piggie back K100 (15 watts less)for sale right now. I do not know if its a bass version or guitar, but its way over priced at 795 bucks.
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| Re: Hi folks, newbie here seeking a little info about a used Kustom combo [message #8506 is a reply to message #8159] |
Fri, 06 April 2007 12:56 |
pedro
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[[Hi, yes I understand what you did, but you also called the SWR cabinet a extention cabinet, implying that you would want to run it along with the amps own speaker.
I'm sorry I wasn't very clear.
[[but it should be louder and mabe more punchy, and it can only be driven from the amps speaker jack.
Which one is that? There are only two on the back of the Kustom, one says 'Record/Tape' and the other has a cable running from the Kustom amp into the Kustom cabinet?
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