VintageKustom.com: Replacement Part Suggestions

Tue, 20 October 2020 12:36

shonodel
Messages: 6
Registered: November 2015
Location: San Jose, CA

Junior Member

I bought a pristine K200B-1 (black TnR, #73089) with 3 Jensen 12s a few years ago. Then, a few weeks ago on Ebay, I found a slightly-abused K200A-1 (charcoal sparkle, #22867) with 2 CTS 15s, so I said "why not" and bought it. I'm curious about the differences since some of the hardware is missing from the 200A. Are the handles the same btw 200A and 200B vintage? I posted a Wanted ad for those.

Is there any printing on the jack plate on the 200A speaker cabinet? I need one of those too. Do you know anyone who might have one to sell? Finally, the 200A head is missing the two front feet and the back two feet are black plastic while my 200B feet are metal and shorter. Are the black plastic feet original?

Overall, I'm fairly impressed with the build quality of Kustom amps. The chrome ports on the 200B look much nicer than the (clear-coated?) brushed Aluminum ports mounted with 3 screws on the front. The clear coat has yellowed significantly on the 200A ports. Interestingly, the 200B head weighs 32 lb while the 200A head weighs 26 lb. Four of the pounds are in the head cabinet, which was surprising. Usually, manufacturers try to trim weight over time, not increase it, especially that much.

Thanks,
Steve

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