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Re: licon switch 01-740122 [message #20301 is a reply to message #20299]

Mon, 10 March 2014 04:59

philrouge
Messages: 7
Registered: January 2014
Location: France

Junior Member

Hi Conrad,
thanks for the details.
I have replaced the power cord for a three-wire and grounded the chassis. This was because I sometimes got little electric shocks and did not feel secure with it. Now it seems to be perfect. We commonly have the network wired with ground in France, I have put a ground wire everywhere in my house so this is not a problem, but of course this is not the same everywhere !
For the moment the power switch still works, it is broken inside but I have fixed it with a nylon strip to hold it in place.
Perhaps it will break one day, and this is why I am looking for a spare. But I will keep your informations safe for the day it will happen !
I did not have the opportunity to try several Kustom amps as they are pretty rare here, but I can say that my K-150-2 is probably the best solid state amp I've ever heard. I had a Lab series L7 combo that was really good but unfortunately it was stolen, and I own an old HH IC-100 that is good too, but to me the Kustom has a lot more attractive sound, the tremolo/vibrato is fantastic and the eq section is very effective and musical, the bass controls is really powerful, it can deliver tons of bottom end, and I am experimenting to use both channels simultaneously, so the eq section is really amazing. Unfortunately I do not have the original cab, but they seem so big and heavy, I'm happy with my 2x12 Engl cab loaded with Celestion V30.

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