![]() The big selling point here seems to be… a wide-Q notch filter. ![]() The original Kustom went bankrupt in the late 70s or maybe about 1980. Much like Gibson/Epiphone in the 1960s.Ībove: the third generation of Kustom amps circa 1977. of Chanute, Kansas are best known for being the producers of the beloved tuck n’ roll solid state Kustom amps and cabs of the 1960s/1970s, famously used by John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival. The revived Kustom amps are generally good decent and even sometimes great amps and certainly vastly more reliable. Kasino products were apparently the same circuitry as Kustom, but repackaged to as to allow different local dealers to carry the same products without competing directly. Aii yi yi.Ībove: a Kasino PA system from 1972. Oh wait: you don’t know the crazy story of Kustom founder Bud Ross? You might want to check out our earlier article about Kustom at this link… including our exclusive high-res download of the complete 1972 Kustom Katalog.Ībove: this advert uses the non-literal communication method known as SIMILE to suggest that ‘Kustom amps are as precision-made as surgical instruments.’ There is also a parallel structure that relates a musician’s ‘picking’ of a guitar-string to a surgeon’s ‘picking’ of a cyst/tumor/etc. I think someone had a thing for muscle cars back in the day, ironic, considering that dude later went into business making police radar detectors. ![]() Above: the 1972 Kustom Hustler, Charger, Sidewinder, Commander, and Challenger amps. Early 1970's Woodson (Kustom/Kasino) W200-8 Four Channel Amp Head 199.99 37.49 price drop 162.50 Used Non Functioning Add to Cart Kasino 100 1972 - Black Tolex 300 Used Excellent Add to Cart Lectrosonic mouse guitar amp 1970's 299 Used Good Add to Cart Multivox Premier 35-T Combo Amplifier 1970's 199. ![]() Today at PS dot com: a few images of the ‘later’ Kustom amps, as well as a forgotten entry by sister-company Kasino. VINTAGE AD SHEET 2696 - 1970s KUSTOM KASINO AMPLIFIERS Quantity. ![]()
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