another Kustom sighting [message #7204] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 07:25 |
stevem
Messages: 4772 Registered: June 2004 Location: NY
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I do not know how I missed it but I did.In the july issue of guitar player magazine they have a article on tom petty(who`s music I generaly cant stand!)and they have a shot of his rehersal studio/warehouse, and amoung all the wonderfull vintage amps that you can see in the shot is probibly the only vintage soild state amp he owns.Up in the upper left hand corner on page 78, behind a row of fender guitars is a black Kustom 100 2-12 piggie back set up with out effects.I would take a guess that it is a 69 or latter model as from the shot I think it has the plastic port tubes in the speaker cabinet. It looks to be in mint shape, all though its pretty dark in that section of the shot. I guess thats why I missed it in the first place.
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Re: another Kustom sighting [message #7213 is a reply to message #7204] |
Wed, 19 July 2006 03:58 |
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Thats pretty cool Steve. I think that you are probably right on the value being a little off though. Some people around here think I'm a little weird for even having them. Then they see my Fender's, Vox's, and my various other gear and start wondering about them LOL..
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Re: another Kustom sighting [message #7223 is a reply to message #7218] |
Thu, 20 July 2006 13:19 |
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Fender is considered the quintessiental american amp. But in its day Kustom was right up there too. I have just as many Kustom's today as I do Fender's. But my Fender's do seem to command more respect.
But where ever and when ever I have appeared in a band with a lot of my Kustom's there they never cease to get more than their share of positive comments from the crowd.
They are really american icons too.
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Re: another Kustom sighting [message #7235 is a reply to message #7227] |
Wed, 26 July 2006 02:12 |
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Yeah its amazing what and old Fender is worth. I have and orginal 66 Bassman. Its sale would fund a lot of Kustoms. But like some of my Kustom's I have had it since 1970 so it has a lot of sentimental value.
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Re: another Kustom sighting [message #7237 is a reply to message #7204] |
Thu, 27 July 2006 03:24 |
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I had'nt ever really thought about it. But I have six tube amps and nine SS amps. I saw a lot of Fender's on Leno the other night. The Bass player was using two Showman's with one fifteen cab and one head each.
TP was on there the next night with a lot of Super Beatles. Kind of unusual to see that many Super Beatles in one place at the same time.
As far as tube amps I am really enjoying my new all Tube Kustom 36 Coupe. The tone circuit of it is susposed to be and exact copy of the 60's Kustom's and it sounds like one of them thru the clean channel.
The clean channel is really clean too like a Twin Reverb and more so than my old SS Kustom's. But the sound is the same big fat and round as well as deep of a Kustom.
The dirty channel is a bit too dirty to sound like a standard overdriven tube amp. But like Kustom itself it is distint. I find the over all quality of this amp to be deserving of the name of Kustom. It is certainly a step in the right direction for the Kustom company of today.
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Re: another Kustom sighting [message #7246 is a reply to message #7238] |
Fri, 28 July 2006 23:54 |
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I believe that you are right on both accounts of the Super Beatles. They were the SS amps to break the 100 watt bearer and the Beatles did take along extras due to them being some what unreliable.
It may have been due to that the first Super Beatles were really protype amps send to the Beatles first before production. Although production amps were still prone to break down those may been even more likely to.
I understand they are a real rats maze to work on as well. But they sure are cool looking amps. That was really cool seeing with the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers all over the stage on Leno.
I have heard some folks say that those on stage that night had different amps stuffed into their heads. But I never heard anyone verify that for certain
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Re: another Kustom sighting [message #7274 is a reply to message #7204] |
Wed, 09 August 2006 12:16 |
BC
Messages: 583 Registered: March 2000 Location: Kentucky
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Here is a blast from the past....episode #72 of "Hee Haw" originally aired on 2-26-72 has a black Kustom Kombo II organ in a performance segment with Roy Clark singing with a large group of backup performers. Picked up the DVD at the Public Library. BC
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Re: another Kustom sighting [message #7281 is a reply to message #7204] |
Wed, 09 August 2006 12:49 |
stevem
Messages: 4772 Registered: June 2004 Location: NY
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I have some pictures of lenny cravits ads from the 90`s, and he has 3 black k200 2-15 amps in the back ground.Also in this months guitar player mag the Vanzant bro`s are turing with the new coups in the Kustom ad.
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