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Tell me about Kustom Sidewinders [message #26182]

Tue, 06 June 2017 22:22

vintagefan
Messages: 166
Registered: March 2014
Location: Dallas

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I'm thinking about doing an old Teisco swap for a Kustom Sidewinder. It's an out of state swap, so I won't be able to hear the Sidewinder first. I know the owner, so no worries about the trade. The Sidewinder is in good condition.

How does the Sidewinder's tone compare to what I have, a K100C-8 4x10 and a 25C-2? Bassier sounding, more treble sounding? Noisier or quiter? I see that the reverb pan is in the bottom of the amp like Fenders. Should it have more reverb; less reverb? Same?

Finally, I'm guessing it will be louder in my house than I like. I run my other Kustom amps on "2" on a scale of 1-10. Is there a way to reduce the volume on the Sidewinder if "2" is still too loud or if turning the sound down on the Sidewinder reduces the tone too much? Although I don't remember the device, I've read about devices for tube amps used to allow running the amp at a high volume to get the good tone, yet the volume actually heard can be turned down so as not to rattle the windows. It may be something put between the head and the speaker. Anybody know of such a device and can it be used on a Kustom solid state?

thanks.........

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		Tell me about Kustom Sidewinders By: vintagefan on Tue, 06 June 2017 22:22
		Re: Tell me about Kustom Sidewinders By: stevem on Wed, 07 June 2017 07:39
		Re: Tell me about Kustom Sidewinders By: pleat on Wed, 07 June 2017 10:11
		Re: Tell me about Kustom Sidewinders By: chicagobill on Wed, 07 June 2017 11:47
		Re: Tell me about Kustom Sidewinders By: vintagefan on Wed, 07 June 2017 13:18
		Re: Tell me about Kustom Sidewinders By: chicagobill on Thu, 08 June 2017 14:55

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