Kustom Colors - Recovering? [message #8195] |
Wed, 07 February 2007 15:08 |
daveobergoenner@gmail.com
Messages: 104 Registered: January 2007 Location: Missouri
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I have a two part question for the Kustom fans here...
My K200 with 2-15 inch JBL E140s is presently boaring black. The covering is in pretty good condition...not much wear, and no major tears. The hardware is like-new.
My first question is...
Does recovering a Kustom reduce it's value?
(I stupidly had my '64 P-bass refinished in the 80's, only to find out that I had ruined the value of it by doing so)
Second question...
My wife really loves the color purple. As a result, she thinks the "Fuschia ZD-78" naugahyde color looks really cool...
http://www.garysupholstery.com/naugahyde/ngzodiac.html
I don't think this was an available color for any of the K200 series amps. Would recovering it in this color ruin the value of the amp?
My thought is, if I make this amp pretty enough, she might agree to letting me keep it in the familly room...where I could easilly get to it, and play it more often.
Could other colors be custom ordered from Kustom when these amps were in production?
Dave O.
Dave 0 Wall-O-Bass
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Re: Kustom Colors - Recovering? [message #8201 is a reply to message #8199] |
Thu, 08 February 2007 00:10 |
daveobergoenner@gmail.com
Messages: 104 Registered: January 2007 Location: Missouri
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Thanks for the advice guys...guess I'll be on the lookout for some beater cabinets. I can swap the chassis, and the speakers if need be...since we can't get E140's any more.
As I look around, even the new tuck and roll amps Kustom is now selling don't seem to look as good as the Kansas originals. They look flat, like they just used a sheet of foam under the rolls, instead of strips.
Finding an upholstery guy that could pull it off will be the next challenge. Trust me, this is something I could NEVER do.
Whoever used to do these things in Chanute should go into the business of referbishing these amps. They really had the technique down!
Thanks,
Dave O.
Dave 0 Wall-O-Bass
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Re: Kustom Colors - Recovering? [message #8202 is a reply to message #8199] |
Thu, 08 February 2007 00:15 |
C4ster
Messages: 686 Registered: June 2001 Location: Mukwonago, WI (Milwaukee...
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The only advantage to recovering an amp in "decent" condition, is that you get the underlying padding which is formed in the 2" pleats that give the amp it's distinctive shape. I don't know where the padding could be obtained. The recovering jobs that have been posted here, were not up to Kustom standards. You need the correct tools to do the job. However, an auto upholsterer can do the fabric and you could put it on, it's just stapled. There is nothing in the serial or model number that would give a recovering away. However, purple would. But just to put it in perspective, I have a 1967 Gibson ES335 12 string in sunburst. My understanding is that there were only 400 ever made. That should raise the value quite a bit. I even saw the same guitar on Gruhn Guitars that was owned by Lonnie Mack. They wanted a cool $50,000 for it. Great if I wanted to sell it. If I could find the right buyer, If I were Lonnie Mack. Truth is, until I sell it, it's worth whatever I want to believe. If you did your amp in purple and kept it, who cares.
Conrad
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Re: Kustom Colors - Recovering? [message #8205 is a reply to message #8203] |
Thu, 08 February 2007 09:00 |
daveobergoenner@gmail.com
Messages: 104 Registered: January 2007 Location: Missouri
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Well, the red was my second choice. Would match my Mustang. Maybe I'll run that up the flag pole, and see if she salutes.
There's a beater head on ebay right now that matches mine exactly...must be an A5. Really beat to crap however, with lots of mods to the rear...a good candidate for a recover / parts donor.
Wish I could find a deal like I got on my K200 head...$25.
Glad Les is still out there pickin'! Such an innovator. We owe him a lot.
Dave O.
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