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Conway Twitty with his Kustom [message #20753] Tue, 17 June 2014 03:35   vintagefan Messages: 166 Registered: March 2014 Location: Dallas Senior Member Found this picture of Conway Twitty with his Kustom. http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag64/stevethedjthedj/Mob ile%20Uploads/image_zpsa9a55201.jpg Report message to a moderator

Re: Conway Twitty with his Kustom [message #20754 is a reply to message #20753] Wed, 18 June 2014 06:17   stevem Messages: 4733 Registered: June 2004 Location: NY Senior Member Cool old shot! Looks like it may even be a Kustom bass back there, or a Yamaha, I cant quite tell? Report message to a moderator

Re: Conway Twitty with his Kustom [message #20755 is a reply to message #20754] Wed, 18 June 2014 10:44   vintagefan Messages: 166 Registered: March 2014 Location: Dallas Senior Member I think the headstock says Gibson. The headstock is shaped like a Gibson. Report message to a moderator

Re: Conway Twitty with his Kustom [message #20756 is a reply to message #20753] Wed, 18 June 2014 12:09 chicagobill Messages: 2005 Registered: April 2003 Senior Member I agree, it's a Gibson bass headstock. It is a cool photo. Report message to a moderator

Re: Conway Twitty with his Kustom [message #20757 is a reply to message #20756] Wed, 18 June 2014 12:56   vintagefan Messages: 166 Registered: March 2014 Location: Dallas Senior Member Any idea which Kustom it is? Maybe what year? Report message to a moderator

Re: Conway Twitty with his Kustom [message #20758 is a reply to message #20757] Wed, 18 June 2014 16:17   pleat Messages: 1452 Registered: June 2004 Location: Belding, Mi Senior Member It's a K200B-1 sitting on a 2x15 cabinet. Bud told the story of when he first started Kustom, Conway Twitty came through Kansas City and Bud showed him his amplifiers. Conway bought two of the three amps, and Bud drove the amps to Lexington KY where Conway was performing. All three amps failed and Bud gave Conway his money back and borrowed 50.00 from Conway to get home. That started a lifelong friendship with Conway, and Conway was a client of Kustom after that. There is a PBS special that Sunflower Journey a Kansas based PBS station that did a short documetary on Bud and the early years of kustom. It aired last November. pleat Report message to a moderator

Re: Conway Twitty with his Kustom [message #20759 is a reply to message #20753] Wed, 18 June 2014 17:01   stevem Messages: 4733 Registered: June 2004 Location: NY Senior Member So three K200Bs failed on Conway, or where they the A or Frank series amps, as that I could see that 3 in a row might go south!, Then again if they where used out a out side gig on generators I could see high line voltage taking them all out! Report message to a moderator

Re: Conway Twitty with his Kustom [message #20760 is a reply to message #20759] Wed, 18 June 2014 17:18   pleat Messages: 1452 Registered: June 2004 Location: Belding, Mi Senior Member These would be first generation Frankie heads when Bud was building them out of his house. Bud said Conway was playing a place called the Palms and within the first hour all three amps quit. Report message to a moderator

Re: Conway Twitty with his Kustom [message #20761 is a reply to message #20760] Wed, 18 June 2014 18:28   vintagefan Messages: 166 Registered: March 2014 Location: Dallas Senior Member Here's a documentary video about Kustom which includes Bud Ross. The Kustom topic begins about 2 minutes or so in. http://watch.ktwu.org/video/2365121470/ Report message to a moderator

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