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K150-6 and K200B Questions [message #6584]

Thu, 26 January 2006 12:00

T-Bone
Messages: 7
Registered: January 2006
Location: Boston, MA

Junior Member

Hi guys,

Another 1st timer here looking to buy my first Kustom after drooling over them for years. I'm a bass player (Fender jazz) with two possibilities around here:

Option 1. K150-6 combo amp. White tuck-n-roll with what looks like a 12in(?) speaker. If I understand right, 75w per channel. other postings have answered my questions on is it normal to distort at low volume settings. I thought this might make a nice practice amp. Doesn't sound like it will work for even the small dives we play.

My questions:
a) what ohms would the single speaker be?
b) "monitor" plug on back - Does that mean I can plug another amp into it and use it like a speaker cabinet or does that mean I can send the amp signal out to an external speaker cab?

Option 2. K200B - Black tuck-n-roll, but not selling with a cabinet. I belive it needs a minimum 4ohm speaker cab.

Questions:
a) Does that mean I can use it with my SWR Triad rated at 4 ohms until I find a Kustom cab?
b) Do many people sell the cabs without the head, or am I most likely going to end up with two heads and one cabinet in the end?

Which would you start with? Any feedback would be great. Thanks for maintainting a very useful web site.

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Re: K150-6 and K200B Questions [message #6586 is a reply to message #6584]

Thu, 26 January 2006 13:42

LesS
Messages: 477
Registered: December 2002

Senior Member

The K150-6 has a 15 inch speaker. It is hard to say on the ohms as Kustom used both 16 ohms and 8 ohms on the 1x15 combos.
Most were 16 ohms though.
The monitor output is to be connected to another power amp.

The K200 will work fine with your cabinet � it works well at 4 ohms.
You should be able to find a Kustom cabinet with no trouble.

Since you are accustomed to the Triad, you might not be happy with the combo � it will have less deep bass response than your Triad, as the internal cabinet volume is less.
I would get the K200 head and later get a Kustom 2x15 cabinet.

Keep in mind the key thing is how loud you play and what you are used to � a lot of bass players use 2.5 cu. ft. cabinets and would love the bass sound of the K150-6.
-Les S
internal speaker enclosure volumes:
K150-6 1-15SC ............3.1 cubic feet
Kustom 2x12 cabinet......3.5 cu.ft.
SWR Triad cabinet ........5.0 cu.ft.
Kustom 2x15 cabinet .... 5.7 cu.ft.
...VintageKustomFAQ21

[Updated on: Mon, 10 September 2007 08:03]

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Re: K150-6 and K200B Questions [message #6587 is a reply to message #6584]

Fri, 27 January 2006 08:32

stevem
Messages: 4733
Registered: June 2004
Location: NY

Senior Member

Hi T-Bone, I have a black 2-15" CTS loaded(original) cab, in good shape I may want to sell.I live about 35 minutes SW of danbury conn.email me at smagnotti@splis.com and let me know. Today is friday,and I will not get back to read me emails untill monday morn.

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Re: K150-6 and K200B Questions [message #6588 is a reply to message #6587]

Fri, 27 January 2006 16:05

BC
Messages: 583
Registered: March 2000
Location: Kentucky

Senior Member

Welcome T-Bone! Another bass player here. I play 4001 Rics and Fender Jazz. I have played bass for 30+ years and I have said on this board multiple times that if I could only own ONE amp it would be a K200 with a 2x15 CTS cabinet. Good volume and tone for any venue and still small enough to haul in the back seat of a sedan. During the last 7 years I have owned 50+ Kustom amps of various color and speaker configurations and I still come to the same conclusion. Lots of other great sounding Kustoms out there but the 2x15 is the best all around in my opinion! BC

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Re: K150-6 and K200B Questions [message #6589 is a reply to message #6588]

Fri, 27 January 2006 16:33

T-Bone
Messages: 7
Registered: January 2006
Location: Boston, MA

Junior Member

Guys,

Thanks for all your advice. It is a great help. Seems the K200 would be a good starting point. I'll let you know how it works out. Steve - If the head works out, I'll shoot you an email and possibly come down to check out the cabinet.

Thanks again.

John (T-Bone)

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Re: K150-6 and K200B Questions [message #6622 is a reply to message #6589]

Thu, 09 February 2006 12:00

T-Bone
Messages: 7
Registered: January 2006
Location: Boston, MA

Junior Member

Hi Guys,

I am now the proud owner of a K200B-2 amp head. I used it in a band practice last night and loved it. The whole band loved it, too. The head works great with my SWR Triad cab. Hopefully I'll get a matching Kustom cab some day.

Thanks for your resonses. It really helped decide which way to go.

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Re: K150-6 and K200B Questions [message #6650 is a reply to message #6584]

Sat, 18 February 2006 00:45

johns33dodge1
Messages: 5
Registered: February 2006
Location: Southeast

Junior Member

I have a k200 kustom with 2-15's and have been using Kustoms for years. I now use a Yamaha preamp I purchased new in the mid to late 70's and love the added color I can mix into my Kustom, the preamp is also bi-amp capable with other nice features. I use to have a blonde neck,black Jazz in the seventies which I wish I kept. I would never get rid of my Kustoms!

ZOOMY

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