The History of Kustom Amps
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- Опубликовано: 12 апр 2019
- Some day when all amps have gone back to using tubes, us old timers will be in search of that vintage "transistor" sound.
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And I completely understand what solid state Kustom amps are and aren't. What they were and weren't. Today I'm Fender all the way, but still on the lookout for that "barn find" of a lifetime, at some garage sale just waiting for me to come along scoop it up and take it home. Until then...
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Talking about Kustom amplifiers without naming CCR is like talking about VOX without naming The Beatles.
I have bought, and fixed a number of vintage Kustom amps. I will attest that every amp I had pass through my hands only needed minor work to get things back going again. To have a 50 year old amp that's ORIGINAL parts and working OK is really pretty cool. K200 B1 with a 3x15 bass cab... it records great!
Just imagine all the nauga's that gave their lives for those amps.
Bottom Line. ( And I'm a tube amp guy!). John Fogerty, John Fogerty, John Fogerty....... It's a good sounding amp! Really good build quality .
Back in the '70's a bass player in a local country band had a Kustom stack. That sound, it was so deep and smooth. It made the music. I loved that sound! Of course, the tuck & roll made it even better!
You gotta admire self-made entrepreneurs like Bud Ross who work hard to achieve personal objectives like building guitar amplifiers. It's not easy but Kustom did become a big success for a period of time. I remember checking them out in guitar stores back then but couldn't afford one. Mostly I remember them being used by Creedence Clearwater which really put them on the map.
CCR made the kustom amp an legend
Loved those old amps, sometimes I rehearse in a room with about 8 Kustom Amps and cabs in there. A collector owns the place.
I attended an estate sale couple weeks ago in Overland Park, KS. I could see in the advance promotion there were an unusual number of Kustom amps and speaker enclosures. And when I arrived at the actual sale I found dozens of Kustom PA systems of different colors and sizes. Then I learned it had apparently belonged to Budd Ross family members. It gave me chills just thinking that this might be all that was left of what was once a very large and successful enterprise. RIP Budd.
Really respect them after using a 50 year old 25 watt. Don't change speakers!
Amazing what can happen when a community helps a man see his ambitions become reality. Great story.
We love KUSTOM amps!
Maybe 25 years ago, I went by the old, abandoned Kustom factory in Chanute. Was so sad to know there weren't going to be any more.
I remember being a teenager and going into the music stores in Detroit and being awed by the Kustom amps. Especially those big cabinets with 3 15" speakers. Finally got to use one and remember it being very powerful for it's day. Just great amps.
He had the logo all drawn up for me, said that’ll be tree fitty, and I said dammit Loch Ness monster
I remember Kustom being very popular with Black Southern Gospel groups until Peavey came along. My Uncle still has his plus a Kustom Guitar and Bass he bought back in the early 70's.
Ha ha in the late 60's here in LA my band played the teen fair and for 2 years played in the kustom amp booth so i remember these amps well cheers
Brings back memories of 1970, playing my Gibson EB 0 through a white 200 series bass head, with a 2 15 JBL D140 cabinet.
I just bought a Kustom 250-4.
Don't give up. What an amazing story. Thank you.