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Kustom K200/A2 [message #10155]

Wed, 31 December 2008 19:48

goldkustom
Messages: 2
Registered: December 2008
Location: South Carolina

Junior Member

Newbie here, just found website. I've got a K200/A2 with matching speaker cabinet. It's a gold sparkle T/R in excellent condition. The cab has the original 4x10's and I've got the foot switch. I've had this for 10+ years and its been all over with me. I was wondering if anybody had any info or thoughts about it. I also was curious about its value, not thats its for sale.
Thanks alot.

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Re: Kustom K200/A2 [message #10156 is a reply to message #10155]

Thu, 01 January 2009 09:45

LesS
Messages: 477
Registered: December 2002

Senior Member

Hi,
The K200A-2 is 100 watts at 4 ohms. It was made from about Nov 1967 to June 1968, at which time Kustom came out with the B models (example K200B-2).
As far as value, the main thing is the condition of the tuck & roll (cuts, fading, discoloration, etc.) and the condition of the amp - does everything work, etc.
The 4x10 cabinet is less common than the 2x15. What speakers are in it? Do they have aluminum speaker caps? What does the jack-plate say? -JBL, CTS, Jensen, etc.
Can you post a picture?
There is a lot of info on this site - see the Literature section, also search for "K200A" or "K200A-2".
-Les S

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Re: Kustom K200/A2 [message #10157 is a reply to message #10156]

Thu, 01 January 2009 12:10

goldkustom
Messages: 2
Registered: December 2008
Location: South Carolina

Junior Member

Hi,
Thanks for the reply.The serial # is 23566 and the speakers do have the dust caps. I'll open up the back to take a look at the speakers later, but there was no indication on the jack plate. Overall, its in excellent shape, no tears on covering,and works great. I'll post some pictures of it and my other kustom practice amp. Its old too and I picked it up for $20.00 at a garage sale long ago.

Thanks again

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Re: Kustom K200/A2 [message #10234 is a reply to message #10155]

Thu, 08 January 2009 14:43

snoopz
Messages: 4
Registered: January 2009
Location: San Francisco

Junior Member

I just picked up at K200A-2 out here in SF. Just the head no cab. I can't get the search function to work on this board . . . so can someone either send me links to more info or just pass along their thoughts:
- Hoping to run a bass through this amp
- I see from earlier posts its 100 watts at 4 ohms, right? I'm new to bass cabs, so plugging it into an 8 ohm cab is going to halve the wattage (50 watts or so)?
- Stock cab is 2 x 15"? Should I seek out a 2 x 15 or can I pair it with a 4 x 10?
- Any other thoughts would be great, this is my first Kustom, don't have a cab to plug it into yet, not even sure it works!
Thanks,
M

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Re: Kustom K200/A2 [message #10238 is a reply to message #10155]

Thu, 08 January 2009 15:58

stevem
Messages: 4733
Registered: June 2004
Location: NY

Senior Member

Turn it on first and than plug in a set of headphones into one of the two speaker output jacks on the left rear side of the amp.

You can plug it into any speaker cabinet you like as long as its 4 ohms or higher, if you do a search you can find a posting I did some two years ago when a measured Kustom amp outputs at different load ratings.

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Re: Kustom K200/A2 [message #10239 is a reply to message #10155]

Thu, 08 January 2009 17:50

snoopz
Messages: 4
Registered: January 2009
Location: San Francisco

Junior Member

Thanks for the info.
Ugh, unfortunately, I can't get the search function to work on this board. Everytime I search (even the most generic term), I get "no results" as the response. Is there something wrong with the search function?

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Re: Kustom K200/A2 [message #10240 is a reply to message #10239]

Thu, 08 January 2009 18:15

LesS
Messages: 477
Registered: December 2002

Senior Member

The search function is working for me today - I just tried it.
It works for words - it does not work for numbers.

It is 100 watts at 4 ohms, so when used with an 8 ohm cab, it will put out about 60 watts.

It was sold with different cabs - 2x15, 4x10, 3x12, 3x15, etc.
You can use it with a 2x12 - but Kustom's is not as wide so it won't match up exactly.
Basically it will work with most any 4 ohm or 8 ohm cabinet.

[Updated on: Thu, 08 January 2009 18:20]

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Re: Kustom K200/A2 [message #10305 is a reply to message #10155]

Tue, 20 January 2009 14:21

snoopz
Messages: 4
Registered: January 2009
Location: San Francisco

Junior Member

There are two jacks on the back, right hand side of my K200a-2 head. The upper right hand one is small, maybe 1/4 inch size, the lower right 'jack' (for lack of a better description) has approx 4 pins and a female plug/port that something plugs into. What are these for?

Thanks for all the info!

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Re: Kustom K200/A2 [message #10308 is a reply to message #10155]

Tue, 20 January 2009 18:40

zebrostripe
Messages: 5
Registered: January 2009

Junior Member

snoopz--

ON my K-200A-2, the upper jack on the right side (while looking straight at the back) is a female RCA jack, presumably a line out. This board will correct me if I'm wrong. The lower right jack is for a footswitch that controls the reverb and tremolo on/off function.

The pins on the footswitch jack are in a smiley formation. While looking at the back of the amp, the leftmost pin controls the tremolo, the second left pin controls the reverb, and the other pins are not used. By connecting the pins to ground, you can control the effects.

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Re: Kustom K200/A2 [message #10309 is a reply to message #10155]

Tue, 20 January 2009 20:15

snoopz
Messages: 4
Registered: January 2009
Location: San Francisco

Junior Member

zebrostripe-

thanks for the info. just noticed your thread over on the repair/replacement parts section, very helpful. sounds like you are a couple steps ahead of me in learning the ins and outs of this amp, so you will be a great source of info . . .

thank again.

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Re: Kustom K200/A2 [message #10311 is a reply to message #10155]

Wed, 21 January 2009 06:30

stevem
Messages: 4733
Registered: June 2004
Location: NY

Senior Member

The RCA jack on the rear of a Kustom amp is a record output as the factory intended it. It can drive another amp just fine but it does not even output zero DB (or .775 volts) so if you use it to drive the input of a power amp many of them thses days need more than even zero DB to drive to full wattge, they need +1.4 DB, or twice that .775 voltage of a zero DB drive level!

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