Kustom advertised those 15" high frequency horns as "police siren" horns. The capacitors are tantalum; it was a selling point in their catalogs. You couldn't kill those old Kustoms. I had a one piece Kustom 100 amp with a 15" speaker, two channels, and no effects. I ran it wide open all night in a late '60s rock band for over a year. I could not hurt it. It was as faithful as a hound dog.

“9 furlongs of power cable,... plug into the next county...” you gave me a lovely chuckle, Doug!

I don't know how I missed this 10 year old video but I did. It just popped up in my suggestions. I remember seeing these at a S Texas beer joint called the Road Runner Inn. I was just a kid back then, but I remember being in awe of those tuck and roll cabinets.

My “first” 200 bass head - hooked up to my 2/12” homemade cab with Radio Shack speakers. I loved how when you power them up they seem to provide full power right up front (no such “soft” start per-say). You can watch (and hear) the speakers pop outward then settle down, upon power down you can see them suck back in. So after my first dozen starts the 2/12 Radio Shack’s popped OUT and stayed out 😳 Shortly afterwards I was off to the local Music Store to pick up pair of 15’s ❤️

I am still playing those 1971 Kustom 250 amps, bass and full range models in my band, they last forever

Thanks for the details on this beautiful piece of engineering . I listened to Mr. Ross being interviewed on KZfaq. I was exhausted but couldn't turn it off. He tells the entire story of how and why Kustom happened. I really believe that had they not been tuck and roll, they may not have sold that well. Great SS sound but tubes just rock. In todays lingo, they're off the grid.

Super cool, I'd love to hear this on 10 with an extreme metal pedal next to the super dumpster pedal EQed to wake the dead. My neighbors would love it.

I saw Tommy James and the Shondells in the Jacksonville Coliseum maybe 1966-1967, and they played through these amps before the days of miking. That was a great band and the amps sounded quite tight and professional. Later, we would handle Kustom amps in my brother's Tallahassee music store in the 'early '70s, where we sold a lot of them, especially PA systems. They even had a one-piece self-contained organ with amp and speakers ... that was a load! ROSS also made one of the first compressors which was first class, and emulated by a major company in this day and age.

I bought used a 3 x 15 bottom Kustom and same colour (metal flake blue) It had a Kustom metal plaque between the two sound holes Used fine fine steel wool and solvent to clean the vinyl. Used a good black vinyl spray paint. Then a few vinyl repairs tears. Traynor face and speaker botton new black grill cloth. Looked great. I gigged with this unit for 7 years. Made my Fender Precision sound great. Had 3 Jensen 15 speakers. Sold off for 4 times what I paid for it. I miss it.

I had a black roll & tuck Kustom speaker cabinet with 3 15 inch Altec-Lansing speakers with the silver cones (voice coils). I had a 150 amp head and a '72 Fender Telecaster. I could never turn up the volume past 3 or 4 tops. It would simply blow yer ears off. Wish I still had it. I worked hard as a Marine Sergeant for that gear and sold it all when I got married (dumb me)! I sure enjoyed standing in front of that speaker cabinet and playing the feedback with my fuzz tone. Yep, my cabinet was just as tall as was I. I bought my set up on time at a music store just outside the gate at Cherry Point, NC. I guess it was a '72 or '71 model as I didn't get it until it was completely paid off. I paid on that equipment every week after I got back from Vietnam. My 150 amp head was quiet as a mouse. No hum whatsoever.

I bought my KB200-2 in 1969; it had teal sparkle tuck & roll which was a bit more rare than the blue. That sucker was loud! It lacked the boosts & the harmonic clipper but that didn’t matter to me. I had a Rosac Nu-Wa pedal that provided both fuzz & wah-wah. The amp was equipped with 2 15 inch Jensens & I replaced the horn in the top with a JBL D140F. We placed the horn into a homemade cabinet designed to spin like a Leslie speaker. Sounded pretty good but almost shimmied off the stage it was so unstable! I sold my KB200 just last year (2022). Kinda broke my heart to part with her, but she was too loud & cumbersome to play in the house. Our bass player had a black tuck & roll KB200 with 2 2x15 inch cabs. We also had the Kustom PA with silver sparkle & 2 3x15 inch Jensen cabs. Man those were the days!

I have three K200 heads from 1969. Two bass heads and one with reverb and vibrato but no harmonic clipper. The one has an original Altec bottom with the two original Altec 15" speakers. These were really nice amps and are still sought after by many guitar players. Only thing is that they do have a lot of transistor hiss due to the old transistors used in these amps. I have ganged two up and driven four 15" speakers for bass and it is quite a system. Power switches like to fail in these and I have no idea who the genius was who put the mains fuse on the inside. Uh, priceless. When I was young, these were the Rolls Royce of guitar amps. Everyone wanted one due to how cool they looked, their power and the quality of these amps.

Great video..and what a clean, clean amp. When the Kustom speakers were first introduced at the NAMM show in Chicago, the young people found Kustom off in a small side room. Pretty soon, the room was crowded and the Kustom gear was a hit.They looked cool, they would play LOUD, and you couldn't hurt the speakers.. and they took off from there.

Hey Uncle, I was lucky enough to find a Kustom 100 in Charcoal sparkle in AMAZING condition...the seller dropped his price $100 and then drove 75 miles to meet me for the sale...he even had an inverter in his car so he could plug the amp in and play guitar through it in the parking lot of a Waffle House! I'm in the process of replacing the 2-prong power cord myself ( with help from a Vintage Kustom forum...) but this amp is literally LIKE NEW...everything works except the reverb, and I've ordered a reverb tank that hopefully will work, but I've got pedals for reverb...just stumbled across your video again and wanted to mention the 'new' Kustom! Thanks!

thanks for sharing. Back in the early 70's we had a pair of "kustom" PA speakers. two 15inch altec 418b's (I think) plus a horn.I think voice of the theater cabinets used altec 421"s. Gosh that was a long time ago but great memories. We had a "shure" 100 watt rms amp on each one. that's all we could afford. sounded pretty good for back in the day at the levels we played at.

Nice! I just sold a bottom 3 x 15 Jensen. It was blue speckle but I changed the blue colour to black with vinyl spray black. Came out good. Power was Traynor YB1A . Played bass for years. Imbetween the bass ports should be a metal plate with Kustom on it. The cab did come with those casters and I changed the side lift handles to HD metal. Looks like that grill cloth has been changed. Nice find Uncle Doug. I regret selling mine. To bad about the silicone on the back board. Thanks for the video, brings me back to Suzy Q

I have a Kustom 250-4 and it literally saved the show tonight because our bass player's amp was DOA. The selective boost is a resonant low-pass filter. I use it all the time on "5" to add a little bite to the bass. As for the noise, I heard it's because the carbon comp resistors don't age well in these guys. I don't have the time or money to put it to the test though. The tone stack is precisely similar to Fender amps as well. Great video as always!

I love these tuck n roll amps so much. I have a combo with the bright switch reverb and tremolo in my room.

I have one of these. My dad gave it to me and it's sentimental for me. I have the black one and it is so noisy but that right side for a heavier music can be a lot of fun. Wish I had the reverb on that channel too. Thanks for this video. Very informative.

I still have a few that look like that one except in black; and some od the later ones with the more conventional covering on them.... When I wasn't playing the accordion through a Magnatone 480 doing very loud polkas; I was playing keyboard in a more conventional group. By doing that I was employed every weekend... Thanks Doug.

John Fogerty had a black one, it produced a very 'rock' tone, clean yet distorted, I had the opportunity to hear it in action live, quite a sound!

Looking at these remind me of going to Quarte singings in South Carolina Nearly every band would use these until Peavey became popular.

I copped Kasino 220U ‘bass head’ w/2x15” 200 cabinet a few years ago. I LOVE IT! It was basically the same as a Kustom ‘guitar’ amp without tuck-roll upholstery, preferred by the 70s country-western players for more conservative looking gear. It’s loud and clear like a HI-WATT and still louder using my multi-effects DOD pedal. I never got past 4 on volume, here inside the house, using an SG and Strat.

Great to see information on KUSTOM AMPS. I have an original from around the first years with 2 15" JBL D-130's in black. I have never seen one with round cord holders in the back. LOUD AND PROUD.

That blue sparkle is a knock-out!! Love the tuck and roll.

Started playing guitar in 1969 and switched to Bass in 73. If you were in a top notch garage band back in the day, the only thing Kustom you would have is their PA System. Everything else was Fender, Orange, Ampeg, HIWATT and acoustic. I kind of considered Kustom as a fancy Peavey. You did a great presentation. I am looking forward to buying a Kustom Bass Head, just to toy around with. I still think they are cool. However, I dont see switching from my current 70s acoustic rig.

That bright side is enough to own this amp the reverb sounds amazing I probably wouldn't crank it up as high though haha. Thank you for such an eloquent presentation of this wonderful sounding amp I think I may pull the trigger on one

Tuck & roll upholstery was quite common back in the 60's, in car interiors, diner booths, etc. To us old timers, it's nostalgic, but I can easily imagine that it would not appeal to those who had not lived in that era.

cute tuck and roll arrangement, no one else does that~

Doug...nice video. I had a green cascade K200B-2 (2 15's) back in the mid 70's that I used for my Wurlitzer 200 electric piano and I loved it. Unfortunately I got tired of carrying the beast around and like a dumb ass sold it. I always missed it. I was fortunate enough a few months ago to find another one exactly like it but surprisingly even in better condition. It is immaculate. I got it for believe it or not $300. Anyway I thought the typical Kustom "hiss" was a little louder than I remembered. Your video reminded me that it is normal for these amps. Thx again for the nice vid. Tim

Kustoms are awesome! I’ve owned several of them thru the years and they have all sounded magnificent.

This is one of the best reviews I've ever watched.

I recently bought an early “silverface” 150w 6 channel kustom K300PA in silver charcoal tuck n roll with the largest accutron reverb tank I’ve ever seen. It’s also a 90lbs amp!! Sounds absolutely fantastic to my ears, which have always loved these old solid state amps. sure enough, there is my exact amp sitting on the front of that catalog along with its speakers and stand (which I would love to have)!

Reminds me of my 100W SS Fender Montreaux. Huge Capacitors and Transformers. Really clean Fender tone. I've been looking for an original Kustom amp for years. The hunt continues...

I always wanted a Kustom amp....They were made fairly close to where I live ,Where I live is Chetopa Kansas which is about 65 miles south of Chanute...I might add that these amps had a lifetime warranity on them.It showed pride and confidence in their product.Little good the guarintee does now though.....RIP Bud Ross.

Thanks for the video (all of them!), Uncle Doug. A minor correction to this one. The Kustom 200-A4 by Ross was different from the B4 in several respects. In the A4, all of the effects (reverb, tremelo, selective boost, and distortion) were all functional on the left channel. The right channel on the A series was essentially "dry." The A4 also had a vibrato in addition to the tremelo. The A4 had a 4-button footswitch in domed cast metal enclosure, that plugged into the back with 5 pin connection. I owned both an A4 and a B4. The tone was slightly warmer on the A series, by Ross. (ok, now I'm going back to watch the rest of the video :) ).

This is one of the amps that I kinda dream for. I live nowhere near a place where I can get my hands on that kind of machine (Brazil). The CCR sound was that, a rickenbacker and a Les Paul tuned to D in the middle position.

I remember back when I started playing guitar in the late 70's you could get a Kustom head and 2x15 cab for around 100 bucks...The Guitar and Drum Center ( my local music store back then ) had a ton of them because they rented them out to kids who took lessons there. Long story short they ended up selling them dirt cheap to get rid of them. My first amp was a Kasino Lounge Bass 25 watt 1x15 solid state combo which was made by Kustom...it was super quiet and still works perfectly today.

My professor for studio guitar has a small one and it's so damn cool

thanks a couple of bass players in the 70's used the fuzz to great advantage one that brings to mind is "dance to the music.

I bought one of those back in 1970, had it for several years until my house was burglarized and it was stolen. I didn't have the 3x15" cabinet though, had 2 of the 2 x 15" cabinets. Mine wasn't particularly noisy though. When turned way up (which I always did at a gig) there was a slight hiss, not enough to be objectionable. It ROCKED!! :-)

doug i knew the man that engineered the amps at kustom.he was a good friend of mine.his name was bob brinkman.he worked for kustom for 16 year.and also engineered the casino amps too.he also engineered for dean markley amps and spent a lot of time with him when did the dr. fong amps.

I think the harmonic clipper is better suited for single notes. I always liked the sound of that effect, the ones I heard were more mellow sounding. That rig is more suited for a keyboard with the horn and all. That being said, the Kustom amps are an interesting piece of history, I have fixed a couple, but I have no desire to have one in my stable. Thanks for giving us a look at this one, the blue sparkle was my favorite color.

That was great.Thanks for a terrific video! Really takes me back to my earliest rock'n'roll days. Reminds me of the "Plush" 2x15 bass amp I had in the first band I was ever in. Later on had a "Kustom" 1x15 combo amp in the exact same blue sparkle covering as this beast ... and man, I wish I still had either one (or both) ... What do they say? "You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone!"

3x15 cab ! That's unbelievable. GREAT-looking rig.

brings back many memories. used most of times in bar room, lodges, etc. used wuth 1960 telecaster and foot pedals, . had a great reverb. always went back to it , after trying many amps.

The hissing noise comes from the preamp stages. If no 60 cycle hum don't replace the ps caps..no need. The hiss come mostly from the early semiconductors from my understanding. Have a Blue bass 200-1 and 2 twin 15 JBL D140 bins I use live. Love the sound!!!

Thanks for the post. I remember back in the late 60's a high school band called Captain Zero and The Bushmen using these amps. Great memories!

Those are some cool looking amps. I have always wanted to try one of them out.

I used to collect Kustoms. I'm down to a 200 Kustom head (like this blue one) except in Charcoal with 2 cabinets (2-15s + 1-horn) and a Black 200 w/ JBL's (great bass amp!). I had a Red 200 w/ 2-15"JBLs and a Red 100 w/ 2-12" Altecs that were sold to folks involved with the GLEE musical show as they were looking for "..All Red Kustoms..." for the music room . Guess they realized just how cool they lQQked!

Thanks for the kind words, Travis, and you're very welcome.

GNP of Peru! Thanks Doug.. I am bidding on one right now in Japan.

We all loved reverb back then didn’t we, Uncle Doug? I think you may be stuck in the past. lol Fascinating story about Bud Ross. I saw in interview of him. He seemed like a hard worker, great boss, family man and a reliable business man. I guess everyone has a bit of foolishness in them. Some of us more than others. lol My band had a Kustom PA which I thought sounded great (with the reverb turned up, of course) and was totally reliable after many bumps on the road. I was the singer, so the PA was important to me.

I have wonderful Kustom bass head and nice knowing the card loss story and the decal details that help determine the year of origin.

I owned one in 1969. Played in a little rock band.ihad the 200 but didnt have any effects. Thing had just one useable tone treble and bass all the way up on the normal side most powerful. Very dependable never ever had any problems. We even had the 200 PA again NEVERany problems

Hi..just watched this Kustom amp video..a previous comment mentioned the overdrive would be for single notes..I would suggest further that this feature used dynamically and consistant is a very good feature..a guitarist with vision & good ear will really make these Kustom amps howl..beautifull in appearance as well..I mistakenly thought the older models were tube units based on the groups of the times..circa late 1960's..early 1970's that used them..they held a visual and occular presence unmistakably unique to a stage set up...over the years solid state amps have come into their own niche..still..tube amps are known for the edge they have for cut through presence..these Kustoms , however..are kick ass good

I remember a Gospel Group called the Mighty Tornadoes that used all Kustom Amps Their Organ and Electric Piano would shake the walls of the stadium we were singing in.

This is great and had that amp as a teenager

John Fogerty legendary amp :) Solid state design! I think maybe germanium output transistors because germanium transistors in clipping sounds like a tube. Silicium no. I made a little 15W RMS solid state guitar amp with 2xAD161/162 in parallel and with Goodmans loudspeaker amp sounds like a 2x6V6 (europian EL84) in clipping. Preamp also with Ge transistors. Si transistors sounds "cold". The Italian factory Montarbo has in early 70's created an excellent 80W amplifier with four Ge transistors (two and two in parallel) in push-pull, with transformer for phase shifter and output transformer, with two channels preamp made as a copy of Kustom amplifier preamp.Thanx for this video.

Great video. Here are a few notes. The holes in the side of the cabinet is for special brackets that the PA head used. This was to use with the Kustom stand adapters. The filter caps are what was known as computer grade caps. I have never seen one go bad in my 40 plus years of servicing them. The hi and low jacks are probably not hi z and low z but are hi for higher pitched ( less bass) instruments and the low jacks have more low end on them. The special sealant on the back was probably added later I have never seen it on any I have worked on.

Love your videos, I've learned a lot. I have an older version of this amp with just reverb and vibrato. The modulation circuit in these amps is one of the things that sets them apart, it is a true vibrato that modulates the frequency of the input rather than the volume (tremolo). The Kustom vibrato is almost Leslie type effect but not as pronounced. It's not weak tremolo but a different effect altogether.

Hey Uncle Doug I have been watching a lot of your videos they are excellent but I have never came across this one until today. I see it’s 7 years old and you might not get this note but I have an interesting story that I thought you might appreciate about it. Back in the 70s I had the Kustom model 250 head with it’s black padding. I wanted to make it into a smaller and lighter amp for jobbing, so I took an old Peeve bottom that I had with 6 10 inch speakers and removed the 2 top speakers, then remove the amp head from the padded enclosure and mounted it into the bottom where the 2 top speakers were at. It took a little work but it came out great it look like it came that way from the factory with the bottom being covered in its original black vinyl material. I have to assume it’s the only one like it in the world LOL. It was a great sounding amp for doing all different kinds of shows clubs, weddings, even outdoor concerts and I used it to play gigs for over 30 years. I agree the reverb on these Kustom amps are amazing my 250 had a push and pull out knob that turn the reverb into • super reverb “ it sounded twice as good with the really long sustain, and very reliable I never had to repair it once in all the years I used it. Anyway, I still have that amp to this day, once I modified that amp I hardly ever used my Fender Twin reverb amp much. I did not have any 60 Cycle hum problems on it, it was a very quiet and Clean sounding amp even at high volumes. I also had its big brother the Kustom 300 PA amp head also in the black padding, we used that for most of our gigs as well it was another great sounding amp and perfect PA system with it’s two matching padded speaker columns for doing smaller gigs. I hope you find this story interesting, if you want any pictures let me know and I will send you some. Thank You for all of the great videos you post I love all of them. Say hi to Jack and Olly for me. Louie IL USA 🇺🇸

if nothing else there is no cooler looking man cave corner decoration....

10years ahead of your time jhs has braught some of the ross history back

My two friends had tall Kustoms like this one but I think they were a year or so older. They were both silver flake and sounded pretty bright. I had a '65 blackface Twin Reverb. Those were the days. Hurricane Katrina took it.

Lots of Naugas gave their lives for that covering! :)

Loved this video as someone from Kansas (and I know Chanute pretty well) and who admires vintage pro audio. This makes me want to learn how to do tuck and roll upholstery. As a hobby I build vintage-look modern speakers, and this would be a great look to try. Thanks for sharing!

Love it! About 20 years ago, I bought a gold 2x15 version of this cabinet and a Lucky brand tube amp head ( a 2 6L6 and 4 12ax7 bass man kinda thing) for $40. At the time i kinda thought i got ripped off.lol I sold both to a giy for $100 Now, id give $400 to get that rig back.

I just one of this just the head. Thank you for share!

Used to use one of their old tuck and rolls as a PA back in my garage band days. Plenty of shocks when the lips met the mic. A 3 prong plug with some nice grounding would have been a good idea, but we were plenty stupid back in the day.

I once had 21 of these heads. Diff watts and styles. Got hard up for money and sold 10 of them. BUT I kept 8 heads, mostly 200W Lead Heads, (16 knobs) and I have four of the 3 x 15 cabs. Should make a cool looking rig on stage.

Oh, a lot of those orange capacitors are NOT orangedrops as in many tube amps but, rather tantalum types that are actually low voltage but rather high capacitance. My K200's have no 60 cycle hum since I replaced the power supply capacitors. But, even before replacing them, the amps did not have a lot of AC hum. Back when I was a teen, these amps were the amps to have. They were really reliable but very expensive. The amp in this video would have set you back around $1,500 back in 1969. That was a lot of cash back then! The reverb / vibrato model is an excellent surf guitar amp. Probably among the best since surf guitar is all about clean tone with lots of reverb and at times vibrato. Their biggest competition was from Acoustic. Acoustic amps were a little louder then Kustom amps and were a quasi-complimentary design where as the Kustom was a fully complimentary design. I have both Kustom and Acoustic amps and they are great sounding and are not all harsh and mean sounding like a lot of tube amp snobs would have you believe. (I also have several tube amps I love as well).

Why do you literally have the best amp videos?

Great video. Informative, and concise. The only complaint I have is that the intonation on the test guitar is off. You've probably corrected that by now. Nevertheless, keep the videos coming. You do have the knack for teaching. Thanks for posting.

I love these amps.... For a Solid State they are great!! I have owned

Yes, those big 15" Jensen's have wonderful bass response.

My first guitar amp was the PA version of this amp with the 2 COLUMNS WITH 4 TENS stacked together it was cool looking ,sounded ok if you turned it up to 10 or 11.When you are 16 looks are everything

Thanks for the replies.. sorry for my typos, as these handheld devices are none too fitting for my fingers ;-) .I will then just leave the cord as is. Your video was very interesting and quite informative as most videos go. I am love the tone these od these interesting solid states.

Thanks, BT. The cabinet is sealed with a silicon-like sealing material and about 50 screws, so it's virtually impossible to open it to check on the wiring first hand, but the resistance at the input jack in the rear measures 12.5 ohms. This would imply three 4 Ohm speakers in series, but I can't be positive since the internal wiring could be adding to the total resistance.

You had to have real dough to buy one of these. Back in the '60s, they looked terrific, sounded terrific and were insanely loud. When your band showed up sporting these amps, (I'd seen as many as three on stage) it sent the message your band was in the game for keeps and the crowd knew it. You still had to deliver the goods, however.

Thanks, Cat. Fortunately, there are only a few small abrasions and tiny little tears, but I'll keep that in mind if I ever do need material for large repairs.

My high school stage band had one of these beasts with 2 matching speaker columns. I had the pleasure (or misfortune) to be the guitar player. On some songs I used the Selective Boost, Boost Volume, Clipper, and footswitch to create a poor man's wah-wah effect. This was in the early 70s, so I hope you'll forgive even the perceived necessity for such an effect. :-)

Wow! I love this guy!! Kustom amps are very unique to say the least.. Not my cup of tea but fascinating.. Good job!!

I owned one in the early 70’s. Wish I still had it! I got my EE in 76 and went to work for TI as a circuit designer/test engr. So with my new engineering knowledge, it would’ve been fun to go thru the circuit & see how much hiss could be removed. First thing I’d try is swap those noisy carbon resistors out for quieter metal film ones, especially the hi value resistors in the preamp section. Swap out some of the preamp section caps for too. I don’t remember what transistors were in my Kustom head, the preamp section, but knowing the improvements made in transistor design & in the fab process over the years, I’m sure much quieter ones could be substituted for those old 60’s bipolar transistors. I wouldn’t touch the output section.

I remember those. They were beasts! That reverb tho!

these were the standard in the 70s...remember seeing them everywhere

Great vid! I love the Kustom sound. Thanks for posting this.

hey uncle doug :) i really liked what you said about high dollar amps. i love the old kustom stuff. Their 4x12 PA tall cabs have 4 25 watters. they are a diamond in the rough also. Two other low dollar goodies i would like to see more of are the Traynor mark3 ( 250$ off craigslist in san francisco) and a carvin x100b from the early 80's (200 bucks: cr/lst). Thanks for the great vids :) I bought both of them.

I remember when these puppies came out ..... cutting edge then so many years ago. Still cool looking

Mine's a Kustom K200-A4 By Ross Electronics. I bought it in early '69. Only thing ever wrong with it was a dirty switch on the effects pedal. Puts out 104 watts @ 8 ohms into one (2 x 15) Kustom cab. Mine is Black Tuck & Roll.

Thanks, Sunnhead. The speakers are completely original (the cabinet had never been opened until I opened it to inspect the speakers), but there are three Jensen speakers in the cabinet, which complicates the wiring scheme. If they are indeed 16-Ohm speakers, then perhaps they are arranged in a combination of series and parallel to produce a final impedance of 8 ohms, and the extra 4.5 ohms I measured was due to the wiring between the speakers. I have always considered it to be an 8 ohm cabinet.

The Silvertones are good amps. My favorites from the 50's and 60's are the amps that Valco made for Gretsch, Supro, National, Oahu, Airline, etc. Let's face it, any amp with a power transformer is probably going to be better and safer than the "boxes of death" that don't. Other good brands are Premier and Magnatone. All are well made with good components and are reasonably easy to fix.

My High School Stage Band had a 200 / 2-15 for the bass in '75. It was very warm with big bottom end. There was a atrociously buil, but nevertheless great soundiing P-Bass to go along with it.

I have the same 3-15 cab that has been fitted with a Peavey 4-10 and Fender 4-10 for a total of 8-10's. I would love to have the matching head.

The blue finish has always been one of my favs... #kustom #vintage

That amp sounds amazing

Ah yes, the good ole "tuck 'n roll. I remember looking at the ads for these amps in Guitar Player magazine while in high school. They looked totally cool. Nobody up here in Northern Michigan sold these amps though so I never got the chance to try one out. As for the noise issue, it could also be related to wiring placement or maybe some noisy resistors.I noticed on the back of the preamp board there is what appears to be a shielded cable with an RCA plug.????? Maybe for the reverb. I did play through one in the early 1970s which I remember was more of a P.A. amp but...then I only played it for a minute or two. I had a solid state amp (EMC) that would pick up radio stations under certain conditions. LOL

I have a 68 K200A. The main difference, aside from aesthetics is that you can use all of the effects no matter which side you plug into.

That harmonic clipper is awesome!

They were built to last forever. They came with a lifetime warranty.