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3X15 cab [message #14953] Sun, 26 December 2010 20:54 Go to next message
cassent5150 is currently offline  cassent5150
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I've got a 3X15 cabinet in cascade I picked up and it has no tags or writing on the speaker jack plate. It has 11 pleats across the top and 27 down the side. I've got the 3X15 (2X15 with siren horn) PA cabinets and this is just a tad narrower cause the K200B heads hang over the sides on this thing. Is this indeed for a frank setup. It is not ported and no metal Kustom tag on front. The speaker grill is above the speaker baffle board the whole length and width of the cabinet. Is there anywhere else hidden in these things to find what model this belong to? Thanks Steve C

Steve C
Re: 3X15 cab [message #14954 is a reply to message #14953] Sun, 26 December 2010 21:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
pleat is currently online  pleat
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Steve, you have a Frankie cabinet. It may have a 1/8" thick plastic jack plate without and markings. Normally there would 4 port holes behind the grill, if you don't have any ports hidden behind the grill cloth, then you have a early Frankie cab. There was a time when Bud wasn't cutting the port holes because of a broken saw blade. At that time he was hand cutting the speaker holes and ports.
The model number are not on the cabinets. At the time your cabinet was made, Kustom was using an odd model numbering system.
For example a C595 would indicate a no effect Frankie amp head with a 2x15 cabinet and C would indicate CTS speakers. The 595 would indicate the retail price. Same amp with reverb and vibrato would be a C695RV and the 695 would be the retail price.
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Re: 3X15 cab [message #14959 is a reply to message #14954] Mon, 27 December 2010 00:16 Go to previous message
cassent5150 is currently offline  cassent5150
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Sounds great, thanks pleat, I'd love to put some pics on here but dont know how. I got the cab empty last year and picked up a K100-2 head in cascade to put on it. She's a good looking thing but the eminence speakers I loaded it with are a little heavy sounding. The cab is not ported behind the grill cloth. I'm working on the franky head for it at the moment. Its the thread I just started today. I'll see what kind of parts I can find tomorrow in Dallas.Its the chassis that chicagobill turn me on to on ebay. I was the one that bought the Black 695-PA last month with no tranny or output section. Hey, like I told the other guys if you want a couple of those 540L ICs I'll send them to you. I dont know how many amps like the challenger used them but I know they're hard to get, and you might be able to use them someday, I've got plenty. You all have been enormous help to me and its the least I can do. Thanks Steve C

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