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Information Needed [message #18778]

Fri, 24 May 2013 01:26

Amigorick
Messages: 6
Registered: January 2011
Location: US

Junior Member

http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/Amigorick/slideshow/Kustom%20Bass%20Amp

I have a Kustom Tuck and Roll Bass Amp that I am trying to find more information about. I have included some pics. Any help / info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks !!!

[Updated on: Fri, 24 May 2013 01:31]

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Re: Information Needed [message #18779 is a reply to message #18778]

Fri, 24 May 2013 01:50

Kustom_Bart
Messages: 601
Registered: October 2010
Location: Greenville, MichiGUN

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What you have is a 1971 or newer (what we call a slant face or metal face)Kustom K250-1 head in Silver with matching 2 x 15 cabinet that has two 8-16 ohm KEI (Kustom Electronics Inc) speakers. The cabinet should be about 6 ohm total load. This is a good bass amp and will work good as a guitar amp too. As it will take a multi effect pedal plugged into the front of it very well.

Your link doesn't work like you have it, I had to drag and drop it into my search bar so I fixed it for you.

http:// s1106.photobucket.com/user/Amigorick/slideshow/Kustom%20Bass %20Amp

[Updated on: Fri, 24 May 2013 02:05]

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Re: Information Needed [message #18780 is a reply to message #18779]

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:05

sunnhead
Messages: 221
Registered: June 2010
Location: Minnesota

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Thats cool never seen the factory replacement stickers on the speakers before!

-S

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Re: Information Needed [message #18781 is a reply to message #18779]

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:57

Amigorick
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Registered: January 2011
Location: US

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Thanks for fixing the link !!!!

Thinking of selling this amp, any idea on what it is worth.

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Re: Information Needed [message #18784 is a reply to message #18781]

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:38

Kustom_Bart
Messages: 601
Registered: October 2010
Location: Greenville, MichiGUN

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It is all about color and condition, if it has rips, tears, ciggy burns, discoloration on the top or anywhere else, that all takes away from the value, ciggy burns and discoloration are the worst as they cannot be repaired.

With that said, it is worth whatever someone is willing to pay. If you want to offer it up for sale, you need pics of the top of both items and all sides so they can be blown up and looked over for cuts, tears, burns, and discoloration. With the pics that you have it is really hard to tell exactly what condition it is in over all. It appears to have discoloration on the top of the head and maybe a ciggy burn or two, but that could be something else laying on it that is why a top shot and all 4 sides is important.

If you take better pics, post a link to them and guys here will be able to possibly give you a better idea.

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Re: Information Needed [message #18788 is a reply to message #18784]

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:12

Amigorick
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Registered: January 2011
Location: US

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I will try and take some more pics. You are correct, the amp has a couple of cig burns on it. If it had been mine then it would have never even had an ash tray on it !!! I have had it for about 10 years. I bought it from a guy for $200. I was going to start at about $450. It works great ! About a year after I bought it, one of the surrounds on one of the speakers started deteriorating and I chose to send it off and have it repaired instead of putting an aftermarket driver in. I wanted to keep it as original as possible.

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Re: Information Needed [message #18790 is a reply to message #18788]

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:24

sunnhead
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Registered: June 2010
Location: Minnesota

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keeping it original is a good idea. $200 was a great deal. If the speakers are not really good, and need to be reconed, I would sell it more at the $300 range, just because the speakers will need to be fixed, and bad speakers really mean that rig is paralyzed! Silver is one of the more desired colors, but as Bart said, condition is a big factor. Start it at what ever price, you can always negotiate.

-S

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Re: Information Needed [message #18793 is a reply to message #18790]

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:04

Amigorick
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Registered: January 2011
Location: US

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The whole thing works great !! I have already had the speaker surround repaired and have used it many times since. It does have a couple of small tears at one or two of the corners. It also has a couple of cig burns on the top of the amp. I don't understand how anyone could want to put a lit cig on it !!!

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Re: Information Needed [message #18794 is a reply to message #18793]

Sat, 25 May 2013 21:09

Kustom_Bart
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Registered: October 2010
Location: Greenville, MichiGUN

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Cigs hold nicely right between the tuck and roll and your cig won't roll off onto the floor, that is why guys used to do it. I guess maybe they thought it would give it patina when it was old...boy were they wrong! I had one that had about 25 places where it was burned, it was black so it didn't show nearly as bad, but still they were there and you can't repair them and they are an eye sore for sure. Your rips and tears, if material is still there, you can fix them up so they aren't so bad and make some so they never show if you know what you are doing.

I would start at 400.00 here on the forum and offer it up and someone in your area here on the forum may want it and you can always deal from there. Where are you located?

[Updated on: Sat, 25 May 2013 21:10]

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Re: Information Needed [message #18795 is a reply to message #18794]

Sat, 25 May 2013 22:42

Amigorick
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Registered: January 2011
Location: US

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I am in Dothan Alabama.

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Re: Information Needed [message #18797 is a reply to message #18795]

Sun, 26 May 2013 01:16

Kustom_Bart
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Registered: October 2010
Location: Greenville, MichiGUN

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Post it on the classifieds here before you post it elsewhere and you may sell it to someone local from the forum. If you need help with posting pics, just click the little box above where you type when writing a post it has a globe with a paper clip in it and that will open a pop up box for you to paste your link into.

Bart

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