300-5 [message #21351] |
Thu, 04 September 2014 20:30 |
Iowa Boy
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Ok what is a Kustom 300-5 amp? Guy thought it was a guitar amp but don't think he knows for sure. It's got the two blue square lites on the front panel and six channels with two jacks per channel.....bass, treble, reverb each channel as well. Also in the front is nine other buttons but can't make out what they are and picture quality is pretty poor. I think its a PA/guitar amp. What all the nine buttons for?
Unfortunately in the generic black of course and he doesn't have the footswitch to go with it. T&R is in good shape, with a few scuff marks on it and handles are intact. He said everything works, but wonder if it all does since he doesn't have a footswitch. What do you think its worth? Thanks.
[Updated on: Thu, 04 September 2014 20:32] Report message to a moderator
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Re: 300-5 [message #21358 is a reply to message #21356] |
Thu, 04 September 2014 23:24 |
chicagobill
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One thing to remember is that when the model number ends with a 5, XXX-5 it is usually a PA.
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Re: 300-5 [message #21360 is a reply to message #21351] |
Thu, 04 September 2014 23:51 |
chicagobill
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The stereo amps have two power amps and multiple preamp channels. They can be setup to play in mono, where all preamps play through both of the power amps, or they can be setup in stereo mode where the preamps play through separate power amps.
So let's say that you are playing bass in a loud band. You setup the amp in mono mode and plug into one channel and the sound is amplified by both power amps and speaker cabs giving you the maximum power output.
The next night you pick up a job playing guitar and keyboards. You use the same amp setup in stereo and run the guitar through one channel with its' own power amp and speaker and the keyboard through the second channel with its' own power amp and speaker.
Or you use a stereo effect pedal like a chorus pedal and run the left and right outputs to the two separate channels of the amp with the two speakers set on different sides of the stage.
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Re: 300-5 [message #21363 is a reply to message #21351] |
Fri, 05 September 2014 01:09 |
Iowa Boy
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Is it possible to connect a mixing board to this amplifier? Guy who is selling this amp has a Studiomaster 8-2 for sale also. I have never worked with a mixer before so am totally in the dark about using them with Kustom equipment.
[Updated on: Fri, 05 September 2014 01:10] Report message to a moderator
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Re: 300-5 [message #21364 is a reply to message #21351] |
Fri, 05 September 2014 01:59 |
chicagobill
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Stereo FX like a chorus will send the non delayed signal to one side and the delayed signal to the other. When the two mix acoustically the sound can be huge.
I'll guess that the mixer is designed to output into a high level input like a power amp or recorder. The Kustom inputs are low level high impedance, so the mixer would probably overload the inputs.
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Re: 300-5 [message #21372 is a reply to message #21368] |
Fri, 05 September 2014 13:50 |
chicagobill
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The thing that Steve didn't mention was that the delay time is constantly changing, longer and shorter. Other FX that are not delays are wired for stereo as well, but the chorus is so common I just picked it as a typical one.
If you have a stereo wired guitar with the neck pickup going to one side and the bridge pickup going to the other side, you can pan your guitar sound by switching the pickups on and off.
As for the mixer, there were high impedance mixers made back in the day. We used to use one with our small 2 channel pa head back then. It would mix 4 mikes into one output that could plug into one of the two channels.
You need to find out the specs of the mixer that he has. It may have been used for something entirely different.
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Re: 300-5 [message #21400 is a reply to message #21351] |
Mon, 08 September 2014 10:45 |
Iowa Boy
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Got a response back from the mixer manufacturer........said it will work if the amp has line level inputs. I have no clue what he's talking about. Help please.
From what I have just read, the only inputs I have are instrument and no line level. The RCA jack is only an output jack from my understanding.
Doesn't sound like this mixer will work to me. Wondering how in the world they were ever able to run it thru the Kustom amp then since the output would have been so low.
[Updated on: Mon, 08 September 2014 12:49] Report message to a moderator
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Re: 300-5 [message #21413 is a reply to message #21351] |
Mon, 08 September 2014 23:01 |
Iowa Boy
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Got another question for you......if I was to take this 300 amp with its own set of speakers and my 400 amp with its set of speakers, take a Y adapter and hook into both amps.......would this work and get me more power? Or is there some way that I could hook these two amps together and use my 3-15's cabinets.......surely they could handle the power since each speaker is rated at 250 watts RMS. I really want the 600 series PA head, but guy won't budge on price.
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Re: 300-5 [message #21414 is a reply to message #21351] |
Tue, 09 September 2014 06:20 |
stevem
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Allow me to ask you a question and may be we can get that beer tab down, lol!
Are you saying that the k300 is not loud enough to cut it for your vocal needs?
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Re: 300-5 [message #21424 is a reply to message #21351] |
Wed, 10 September 2014 16:07 |
stevem
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Ok ok! Here's what you can do, in fact I just tried it with my own k250 and k200 and all you need is a guitar cable!
Take the cable and plug it into the monitor out on the rear of your 300, than turn it on, next take the other end of that cable and plug it into any channel on your 400 and turn that on.
Open up the volume on the 400 and you will hear the hiss of the 300 coming thru you can not get rid of that hiss, all you can do is run the channels up as loud as you can with out clipping the input of the 400.
The 300 has a master volume, and I have not looked at the schematic for that amp so I do not know if turning down that master volume will reduce the hiss output level of the 300, it will reduce the power to the speakers on the 300.
The only thing that may be hard to get is a volume balance between the 300 and 400 speaker levels
And I guess you will be the first to know!
And by the way the 40 bucks for that Bi amp is a killer price for that just for parts even if does not work should you 300 ever blow on you!
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Re: 300-5 [message #21428 is a reply to message #21351] |
Wed, 10 September 2014 22:49 |
stevem
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Your not kidding, I am tired of scrolling down to read and then back the hell up to post!
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