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Kustom III bass head/cab [message #5361] Fri, 14 January 2005 15:49   jcn37203 Messages: 5 Registered: January 2005 Junior Member Is there a known way for dating a head/cab? I'd like to know what year my amp was built, if possible. Report message to a moderator

Re: Kustom III bass head/cab [message #5368 is a reply to message #5361] Sun, 16 January 2005 12:21   stevem Messages: 4733 Registered: June 2004 Location: NY Senior Member There was a post on this site for dating amps but I do not know if it goes up late enough for that model. The other for sure way, but easy is to open up the head and check the manufacture dates on the controls or power supply caps. Report message to a moderator

Re: Kustom III bass head/cab [message #5516 is a reply to message #5361] Wed, 23 February 2005 18:37   borimirov Messages: 3 Registered: February 2005 Location: belgium Junior Member heylo i just bought a great head as the one in the picture, only ... i guess it's a transistor ? ... i have to know how much wattage he does & what is his impedance ? also maybe for once and for all :--) if someone would be kind to xplain me the relationship between head & cabinet ? f.example : i have this laney bass cabinet ... a 100 Watt + - now i understand that it's best to have a 100-100 relationship, but what about when my head = bigger/ much bigger ? of when my head = smaller/much smaller in wattage ? okay dokay many thanx !! Mister Bob Borimirov ! burp ... wodka ! ;----------------) Report message to a moderator

Re: Kustom III bass head/cab [message #5517 is a reply to message #5361] Wed, 23 February 2005 18:42   borimirov Messages: 3 Registered: February 2005 Location: belgium Junior Member watch out , it's a newer Kustom III bass head ... with the big K logo ... as i read that on this one broadway site you can see that the older version of Kustom III bass head = 130 Watt ... i read elsewhere that the impedance isn't that much of a 'thing' with transistor amps ???? my laney cabinet = 8 ohm ! tschüss ! borimirov burp ... wodka !_! Report message to a moderator

Re: Kustom III bass head/cab [message #5518 is a reply to message #5361] Wed, 23 February 2005 18:55   borimirov Messages: 3 Registered: February 2005 Location: belgium Junior Member after long long searching i found this possible "true" answer ... on a german site ... http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:ruMNBOhPahEJ:www.wutzdo g-guitars.de/WutzAmps.htm++kustom+III+bass+&hl=nl Kustom III 100 Watt Transistor Amp, made in USA, 80er Jahre, 2 Kanäle, Hall, Tremolo 200.- Euro okay i hope some future dude(tte)s will remember bob, bob borimirov +_+ & that i've been helpful to the scene, ej if anyone knows more about this amp ! let us know ! Report message to a moderator

Re: Kustom III bass head/cab [message #5539 is a reply to message #5518] Mon, 28 February 2005 16:42   jcn37203 Messages: 5 Registered: January 2005 Junior Member Hi. Thanks for the link, that is a very interesting picture, as it is a Kustom III, but it appears to be a different version than the one at the top of the thread. The one you linked to has many more knobs than the other. hmmmmm. borimirov wrote on Wed, 23 February 2005 18:55 after long long searching i found this possible "true" answer ... on a german site ... http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:ruMNBOhPahEJ:www.wutzdo g-guitars.de/WutzAmps.htm++kustom+III+bass+&hl=nl Kustom III 100 Watt Transistor Amp, made in USA, 80er Jahre, 2 Kanäle, Hall, Tremolo 200.- Euro okay i hope some future dude(tte)s will remember bob, bob borimirov +_+ & that i've been helpful to the scene, ej if anyone knows more about this amp ! let us know ! Report message to a moderator

Re: Kustom III bass head/cab [message #5612 is a reply to message #5539] Sun, 20 March 2005 16:46   pleat Messages: 1452 Registered: June 2004 Location: Belding, Mi Senior Member The Kustom lll bass amp pictured in the picture with the bass guitar is a 130 watt rms amp at a 4 ohm load. Running that head with a 8 ohm cabinet will produce around 90 watts rms. The other kustom lll amp pictured on the german link with the added knobs would probably be a lead amp with the optional 7 band rotary equalizer that kustom offered. The amps came with a blank panel on the right side, and removing the black panel you could just plug in the eq. panel and bolt it on. Both amps with the big K and all black are late 70's vintage. Don Report message to a moderator

Re: Kustom III bass head/cab [message #5654 is a reply to message #5612] Mon, 28 March 2005 12:10   jcn37203 Messages: 5 Registered: January 2005 Junior Member pleat wrote on Sun, 20 March 2005 16:46 The amps came with a blank panel on the right side, and removing the black panel you could just plug in the eq. panel and bolt it on. Great info! Thanks! Can you clarify the above statement though, I don't see a blank panel on my amp. Also, what do you mean be an eq panel? Thanks again. Report message to a moderator

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