K200A-0 #19829 [message #9369] |
Fri, 28 March 2008 10:54 |
zedsalt
Messages: 65 Registered: March 2008
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...that's what the backplate says:
Kustom by Ross
Chanute, Kansas
model: K200A-0
serial number: #19829
The silver...um...upholstery has what appears to be the remnants of some glue and cardboard on top. As far as I can tell, this cosmetic flaw is the only thing wrong with the amp. I'd like to see this beauty in the hands of someone who's going to press it into service more often than I have. So, what would be a fair asking price?
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Re: K200A-0 #19829 [message #9448 is a reply to message #9369] |
Tue, 29 April 2008 12:08 |
chicagobill
Messages: 2005 Registered: April 2003
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Based on your serial number and Les' Serial Number Chart, your amp was probably made in the last half of 1967.
As for the color, silver always seemed to be one of the rarer colors. Not so much rare, but less seen on the used market. I think the fact that they tended to show wear and stains a lot easier than other colors had something to do with this.
The knob configuration has to do with the model number. The numbers were based upon what features the amp had, no FX, with reverb and trem, etc.
My guess is that the "pre-serial number" description was only a way to justify the missing serial number plate on the back of the amp. Kustom amps had serial numbers from the beginning. The Frankenstein heads at first had paper labels with handwritten model and serial numbers. Later the Franks had labels that were black and silver stickers with typed in numbers. The 200A's and B's had the metal plate with stamped on numbers.
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Re: K200A-0 #19829 [message #11068 is a reply to message #9628] |
Wed, 20 May 2009 15:36 |
zedsalt
Messages: 65 Registered: March 2008
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http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn276/zedsalt/amp.jpg
A friend of mine inquired about buying this amp last year as a gift for her son, a reward for a particularly good set of grades, and I gave it to them. Well, the little booger didn't keep his grades up, and the deal was that if he didn't, the amp would come back to me. His mother said he didn't play with it more than a couple times, anyway, and like I said before, I wanted to see it in the hands of someone who was going to use it.
As you can see in the top of the pic, they got the bits of cardboard off the top. Now, all that's left up there are three pinkish stains in the naugahyde. It does have some new holes in the covering, though. They didn’t show up very well in the photos, so I highlighted them with bright red blobs. There’s also a V-shaped rip, about 1/4”, on the bottom of the back of the amp now.
The bottom pic is, obviously, the backplate. My question for you knowledgeable, kind folk is what kind of speaker should be used with this? There are a pair of 1/4” female jacks near the nameplate, one in the far corner, and above it, what looks like a female RCA. The neighbors were using an EV PA cab which worked well enough, but ideally, what are the specs on what should be used? And what was the amp originally paired with?
My thanks in advance for your assistance.
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Re: K200A-0 #19829 [message #11078 is a reply to message #9369] |
Fri, 22 May 2009 06:23 |
stevem
Messages: 4772 Registered: June 2004 Location: NY
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Many people use these PA heads for guitar, keyboards and bass, as their is only a slight tone difference between these heads and the regular instrument amps.
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