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• Kustom K200 B1

  Kustom K200 B1. Great condition internally, however there are scratches and has some wear and tear on the outside. See pictures.

  Brand: Kustom

  $55.97 shipping

  Customs services and international tracking provided

• Vintage Made In USA Kansas Kustom Casino Concert Amp Head Rare Electric Guitar

  Vintage Made In USA Kansas Kustom Casino Concert Amp Head Rare Electric Guitar. Extremely rare example in vintage condition, fully functional and recently serviced. Gig ready. Ships same day handling with FedEx Ground and it will be pro packed for shipping. Buy it now today and receive free guitar picks, chromatic tuner, and amp poster.

  Brand: Kustom

  Was: Previous Price$299.99

• ORIGINAL Vintage '60s KUSTOM USA Tuck ' n ' Roll 2 Dot Guitar Amp Knob ! CLEAN!

  There are 6 presently available.

  Brand: Kustom

  $70.54 shipping

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• Kustom K200 A-4 Replacement Footswitch 4 button pedal

  So, here is your chance to get one for your cool rare old Tuck and Roll amp.

  Brand: Kustom

  $26.39 shipping

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• ORIGINAL Vintage '60s KUSTOM USA Tuck ' n ' Roll 2 Dot Guitar Amp Knob !!!! !!

  There are 4 presently available. Last pic shows a few, most of the remaining ones have no letters or numbers. SET-SCREW to notched shaft. Decent shape, varying degrees of wear to the aluminum insert, but needs cleaning(very dusty from storage).

  Brand: Kustom

  $13.11 shipping

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• ORIGINAL '60s Traynor YSC-3 Vintage PA Column Speaker NOS COVER NEEDS CLEANING

  NEEDS CLEANING. NEEDS CLEANING! REQUIRES CLEANING - DUSTY FROM STORAGE. NO WARRANTY, sold as-is.

  Brand: Kustom

  $13.42 shipping

  Customs services and international tracking provided

• Vintage KUSTOM Tuck N Roll Speaker 12” CTS Guitar Speaker 8-16 Ohm

  Up for sale: Vintage KUSTOM Tuck N Roll Speaker 12? CTS Guitar Speaker 8-16 Ohm Please look at picture for actual condition.. Any questions please ask!!!

  Brand: Kustom

  $55.81 shipping

  Customs services and international tracking provided

• Vintage KUSTOM Tuck N Roll Speaker 8” CTS Guitar Speaker 16 Ohm

  Up for sale: Vintage KUSTOM Tuck N Roll Speaker 8? CTS Guitar Speaker 16 Ohm Please look at picture for actual condition.. Any questions please ask!!!

  Brand: Kustom

  $44.02 shipping

  Customs services and international tracking provided

• Vintage Kustom Guitar Speakers Cabinets Medal Badges MATCHING Pair

  Up for sale: Vintage Kustom Guitar Speakers Cabinets Metal Badges MATCHING Pair Please look at picture for actual condition.. Any questions please ask!!!

  Brand: Kustom

  $41.56 shipping

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• Vintage KUSTOM Tuck N Roll Speaker 8” CTS Guitar Speaker 16 Ohm

  Up for sale: Vintage KUSTOM Tuck N Roll Speaker 8? CTS Guitar Speaker 16 Ohm Please look at picture for actual condition.. Any questions please ask!!!

  Brand: Kustom

  $44.02 shipping

  Customs services and international tracking provided

• 4 Vintage Kustom Speakers 8” ROLA 285 Guitar Speakers 8 Ohm MATCHING QUAD

  Up for sale: 4 Vintage Kustom Speakers 8” ROLA 285 Guitar Speakers 8 Ohm MATCHING QUAD Please look at picture for actual condition.. Any questions please ask!!!

  Brand: Kustom

  $71.46 shipping

  Customs services and international tracking provided

• KUSTOM 250 USA GUITAR AMP HEAD RARE 70'S EVERYTHING WORKS GREAT GOLD METALFLAKE

  THIS AMP CAN GO FROM THE THUDDING P-BASS SOUNDS TO A CHRIS SQUIRE RICKENBACKER SOUND BY TURNING ON THE 'BRIGHT' SETTING THAT WORKS JUST FINE. SOUNDS GREAT ON GUITAR AS WELL. When its bought, it's gone.

  Brand: Kustom

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• Vintage Kustom Tuck & Roll K-150-6 Combo Bass with JBL Speaker 7+

  Many professional players used Kustom. This amplifier is a fantastic piece in my collection. But, due to my age and limited space it must move on to another deserving owner and player. The Original Faultless Ball Casters have been replace with a regular caster that still provides good portability, it also has an extra strap of aluminum that is unexplained unless it covers a portion of new Naugahyde.

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• Vintage Kustom K200B1 Blue Sparkle Tuck and Roll 1971

  This amplifer is a fantastic piece in my collection. But, due to my age and space it must move on to another deserving owner and player. There are not many Kustom K-200B1 3-15 Bass Amplifiers out there that are this clean and well cared for.

  Brand: Kustom

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• Kustom K-200B1 Gold Sparkle Vintage Bass Amplifier Speaker

  Several Screws are missing from the Caster Plate. The Top amplifier handle appears to have been removed with screws remaining in the holes. This rig sounds really solid and you will be as proud of the sound as you are this Lucious Gold Sparkle Naugahyde!

  Brand: Kustom

• KUSTOM 100 SOLID-STATE ENERGIZER AMPLIFIER HEADS & CABINETS+COMBO ORGAN CATALOG

  Brand: Kustom

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• Kustom Amplifier Brochures, 1974-75

  One letter from the Director of Sales is included (dated 1976).

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• Vintage Woodson (Made by Kustom) W190-8 Amplifier Head - 190 Watts - 4 Channels*

  The spring reverb did not respond and is not currently working. Nothing else is included, just the Woodson W190-8 Amplifier Head. 190 Watts - 4 Channels. It was tested and known to be working as described above.

  Brand: Kustom

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• KUSTOM AMPLIFIER MODEL KG-110-15 W

  This guitar amp is in perfect cosmetic condition. Was professionally tested and sounds great. Features: Guitar input, Aux in, Headphones in. Clean sound and Distortion-Gain. 10 inch amp speaker made by Kustom. This 15 Watt speaker's impedance is 4 Ohms. As a guitar teacher I highly recommend this amplifier for practicing and entertaining. USPS priority mail same day shipping, 1-3 days delivery. Thank you for visiting. Please, browse through my other listings, or in my eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/goldybrown

  Brand: Kustom

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• VINTAGE Original Kustom Amplifier 300 PA Column Speakers,Blue Tuck N Roll, Works

  TUCK N ROLL ! YOU GET 6 CHANNEL HEAD PLUS TO TOWERS OF SPEAKERS. EACH TOWER HAS 2 -12' AND 3- 8' SPEAKERS. WORKS WELL. BLUE IN COLOR. 65' TALL, 34' WIDE ,15' DEEP.

  Local PickupBrand: Kustom

• Collectors Kustom 200 Bass Amp Stack 2x15- Roll n Tucked BLACK, 1 Owner

  Sold by original owner, super rare opportunity. There is nothing cooler or in better condition. TOP CONDITION!

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  Brand: Kustom

• VINTAGE KUSTOM BY ROSS K200A-1 BASS HEAD AMPLIFIER AND 3X15 CTS KUSTOM CAB -RARE

  This is a factory original 1968 K200 A-1 BASS head amplifier. The K200 A-1 is in pristine working condition and is a very hard to find model. The K200 KUSTOM Cabinet Is equipped with 3 factory installed CTS 15' BASS SUBS.

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• Vintage Kustom Tuck Roll PA

  Vintage Kustom Tuck Roll. Speakers work perfectly, PA head powers on but makes noise and doesn’t function correctly. Listing at a price more for the speakers and giving you the head to have serviced. Local pick up only. I will meet you within 50 miles of Cleveland though for a cashe transaction. Speakers have some cigarette burns in the tuck roll. The speakers inside themselves are nice and sound good. Thanks!

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  Brand: Kustom

• Vintage Kustom Tuck & Roll PA 300 Watts

  Cash only.

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• Vintage Kustom pa column PAIR

  Vintage Kustom columns, just the cabinet no speaker cones included. In good condition, smoke free environment. Any questions let us know!

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  Brand: Kustom

• Vintage Kustom Lead V Model VL Amplifier

  LOCAL PICKUP ONLY Kustom V Lead Guitar Amp - Good condition - Works well - Very clean - 2 inputs, bass, treble, reverb knobs on front. - This amp packs a ton of kick! Let me know if you have any questions!

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  Brand: Kustom

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Mar 6, 2009 - Hey i got this new amp and guitar today for $125 i know its a steal. Anyways, can you give us a serial number? It is cool though.

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• ORIGINAL Vintage '60s KUSTOM USA Tuck ' n ' Roll 2 Dot Guitar Amp Knob ! CLEAN!

  +$70.54 shipping

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• ORIGINAL Vintage '60s KUSTOM USA Tuck ' n ' Roll 2 Dot Guitar Amp Knob !!!! !!

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• ORIGINAL '60s Traynor YSC-3 Vintage PA Column Speaker NOS COVER NEEDS CLEANING

  +$13.42 shipping

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• Vintage KUSTOM Tuck N Roll Speaker 12” CTS Guitar Speaker 8-16 Ohm

  +$55.81 shipping

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• Vintage KUSTOM Tuck N Roll Speaker 8” CTS Guitar Speaker 16 Ohm

  +$44.02 shipping

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• Vintage Kustom Guitar Speakers Cabinets Medal Badges MATCHING Pair

  +$41.56 shipping

  Make Offer - Vintage Kustom Guitar Speakers Cabinets Medal Badges MATCHING Pair
• Vintage KUSTOM Tuck N Roll Speaker 8” CTS Guitar Speaker 16 Ohm

  +$44.02 shipping

  Make Offer - Vintage KUSTOM Tuck N Roll Speaker 8” CTS Guitar Speaker 16 Ohm
• 4 Vintage Kustom Speakers 8” ROLA 285 Guitar Speakers 8 Ohm MATCHING QUAD

  +$71.46 shipping

  Make Offer - 4 Vintage Kustom Speakers 8” ROLA 285 Guitar Speakers 8 Ohm MATCHING QUAD

Kustom Amplification or Kustom Electronics is a manufacturer of guitar and bass amplifiers and PA equipment and accessories. Since 1999, Kustom has been owned by the Hanser Music Group headquartered in Hebron, Kentucky, which also owns Michael Kelly Guitars, B.C. Rich Guitars, Traben Bass Company, Spector Bass, Diezel Amplification, and Premier Percussion.

History[edit]

'Kustom' was a brand and trademark of Ross, Inc., a company founded in 1964 by Charles A. 'Bud' Ross in Chanute, Kansas. The main selling point of Kustom amplifiers was their unique appearance: Ross, Inc. was the first to mass-produce amplifiers covered in roll and pleat, popularly referred to as 'Tuck-And-Roll' naugahyde, similar to hot-rod automobile upholstery popular at that time. The amplifiers featured solid-state circuitry instead of vacuum tube-based designs so common in the 1960s.

Ross, Inc. operated in a factory in Chanute, Kansas. The company produced several models of guitar amplifiers, bass amplifiers, organ amplifiers, Guitars, Basses, and keyboards and P.A. systems. There was also a line of guitars with DeArmond pickups in a variety of colors, including the infamous Pink to Green sunburst that fans have affectionately named 'Watermelon Burst.' In an original promotion Kustom gave away 'Kustom Kats' with the purchase of an amplifier. The Kustom (The Nauga, or Naugie) Kats were from the same Uniroyal Naugahyde that Kustom used to cover their products. The original Kustom amps came in a variety of colors including Red Sparkle, Blue Sparkle, Gold Sparkle, Cascade Sparkle (teal), Charcoal Sparkle (grey), Silver Sparkle (white), and Flat Black (which contained no glitter). Eventually the company branched out to produce organs, drums, microphones, and guitars.

Charles 'Bud' Ross produced the first Kustom amp which comprised two fifteen inch speakers mounted side-by-side in a horizontal white sparkle cabinet with and a non-Frankenstein head. The first amp was built for a member of the Nebraska Hall of Fame and is now a featured display in the collection of Rainbow Recording Studios in Omaha, Nebraska. The company was owned by Bud Ross from 1964 until June 1972, when Ross sold it to Baldwin Pianos. The sale was finalized just prior to the 1972 Summer NAMM show where the metal/slant face Kustom amps were introduced. Later Bud Ross established a fairly lucrative business which manufactured police handheld radars. During the following years the factory in Kansas and the associated trademarks would change ownership numerous times. The most notable merger happened with Gretsch, which at the time was owned by Baldwin.

Aside from the Kustom brand, Kustom Electronics also began to manufacture an amplifier line called Kasino. The brand was established in 1972. These were internally the same as Kustom amplifiers but were covered with traditional Tolex material as seen on Fender style amplifiers. Kasino amps were used mainly by country music performers who felt the regular Kustom Tuck-And-Roll Naugahyde models were too flashy. Another reason for establishing a parallel brand was simply to gain a greater share of the amplifier market. One distributor could sell the Kustom brand and one could sell Kasino without competing with each other. Waylon Jennings was an early supporter of the Kasino line. Kasino amps were discontinued in 1975 when Kustom Electronics once again changed ownership.

Other parallel brands of Kustom Electronics were Klassic and Camco. Klassic was a brief venture that reputedly fell into trademark disputes with Peavey Electronics who happened to own the 'Classic' trademark. Camco was a brand used for drums.

Some affiliated companies and trademarks were Woodson and Legend. Woodson Electronics, Inc. from Bolivar, Missouri was an independent business entity founded by Mike Woodson in the early 1970s (around the same time when Kustom was acquired by Gretsch). Mike was Bud's brother-in-law and all amps and P.A. systems were manufactured in Bolivar. Several Kustom employees moved to Bolivar to work for Woodson. Legend hybrid amplifiers of Legend Musical Instruments, Inc. from Syracuse, New York were also manufactured by the Kustom factory. Reputedly these were engineered by Richard Newman (an employee of Bonne Music Shop) and a former employee of Woodson Electronics.

Kustom abandoned the tuck-n-roll upholstery in the late 1970s. Around the same time the company also changed its logo to a bigger letter 'K.' Mesa Boogie 'Mark' series amplifiers appeared in the late 1970s generating a huge impact. Everyone wanted to clone the popular design, including Kustom Electronics. Kursus bordir manual di surabaya. Kustom's answer to the Mark series was a hybrid amplifier series called 'K-Studio.' The K-Studio was among the last traditional Kustom products, as subsequent Kustom trademark owners no longer had any affilition with the old Kansas-based company.

Today, Kustom amplifiers are considered fairly collectible and are preferred by some vintage enthusiasts for their solid-state tone. Rockabilly and Motown musicians originally used these amps. Other artists known for using the Kustom brand for live performances are Creedence Clearwater Revival, Hoyt Axton, The Altamonts, Dusty Murphy, 3 and Sheryl Crow. Some of the most famous Kustom P.A. users include Creedence Clearwater Revival, Leon Russell, Johnny Cash, Roy Clark, The Jackson 5, Carl Perkins and The Carpenters. CCR toured from mid-1969 - 1972 using their own massive Kustom 400 PA system due to a lack of quality backline PA systems in venues at that time. As a result, CCR concerts were superior in sound quality, but the cost of transporting the equipment made touring a money losing deal for the band.

Kustom 400 Amp

Hanser Re-issues

Hanser Holdings, Inc. from Cincinnati, Ohio bought the bankrupted Kustom in the late 1980s. In 1994, Hanser produced some small solid-state amplifiers featuring tuck-n-roll covering under the Kustom brand. These amps were manufactured in China.

From 1999 to 2001 Hanser continued producing Kustom brand tuck-n-roll amplifiers including a full tube guitar amplifier, 100W and a 50W solid state reverb amps called TRT100 and TRT50, a 400W hybrid bass amplifier TRB400H, as well as 2x12', 4x12' and 2x15' speaker cabinets in original tuck-n-roll style. List prices were in 2000: $999.95 (TRT100), $899.95 (TRT50), $899.95 (TRB400H) $399.95 (2x12'), $599.95 (4x12'), $749.95 (2x15').

KrossroadSince selling Ross, Inc. Bud Ross has had numerous ventures in MI industry (including Road Electronics and Ross Systems). His only venture resembling traditional Kustom amplifiers was a brief venture with his son Andy Ross. The duo founded Krossroad Music Corporation in the early 1990s and for a brief period the company manufactured a series of solid-state bass amplifiers featuring traditional Kustom-style tuck-n-roll cosmetics. The amplifiers were even marketed with the Kustom Kat mascot. The venture proved unsuccessful, however, and within a few years the company had ceased to exist.

Guitars

As noted above, Kustom also produced a line of guitars in the 1967-1969 designed by Doyle Reading who also designed guitars for Wurlitzer. Model numbers were similar to the amplifiers of the time, with the K-200 being a semi-hollow body instrument with a cats-eye sound hole giving it a somewhat Rickenbacker-style look. It was equipped with two single coil DeArmond pickups, a bound neck, a steel nut, and a rosewood fretboard with multiple dot inlays beginning with four for each position marker below the 12th fret. The guitars came in different colors including natural, white, blue, wineburst aka watermelon burst, cherry-orange suburst, natural ash, black ash and white ash, and were produced with or without a Bigsby tailpiece. According to Doyle at the 1967 NAMM show in Chicago orders came flooding in which made it hard to meet the demand.

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External links[edit]

• Bud Ross NAMM Oral History Interview