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Kustom
Sport Coupe
Recently, amp
‘fashion’ has definitely
been moving towards lower
output, tone-filled Class A valve
combos. And rightly so, because smaller
combos are extremely convenient items to
use - practising at home, at rehearsal, in
the studio and at gigs
too. Lower rated valve
amps are still
incredibly loud
given their more
diminutive stature,
and you can always DI
out or mic ‘em up into
the PA for bigger gigs. And
they just look so cute - like the
new Kustom Sport Coupe, for
instance. The Coupe Series has
earned a reputation for sizzling hot
south-of-the-border tones, and the
Sport Coupe takes the features of its big
brothers and condenses them into an 18
watt tone monster. The Sport Coupe combo
starts with a premium Baltic birch cabinet to
give it superior resonance, and from there an
18 watt, self-biased Class A amplifier
utilising a single 6L6 valve in the power amp
forms the heart of the amp.
A Master Volume lets your tone sing through
the 10” KEI Kustom/Eminence speaker at
any volume level, and the Sport
Coupe is an ideal amp for gigging,
because not only is power amp
distortion attainable at userfriendly
volume levels, but an
XLR Direct Out with speaker emulation
keeps the tone intact6 at
bigger gigs too. A footswitch is
included for switching channels
between rhythm and lead and for activating
the onboard tremolo and or vibrato.
20kg’s of solid tone, the Sport Coupe retails
at £999.00.
Kustom Celestion-Loaded
Extension Speaker Cabinets
If you want to add more presence to your
onstage sound from your Coupe combo, you
could try adding one of the new extension
speaker cabinets from Kustom. Designed to
match the Coupe’s looks, these cabinets,
available in 1 x 12” and 2 x 12” formats
are crafted from a single sheet of the finest
Baltic birch to ensure big, rich tonal qualities.
The Coupe 112V30 (£549.00) and 212V30
(£699.00) extension cabs are loaded
with the all-time classic guitar
speaker, Celestion Vintage 30’s.
Looking very smart
with chrome metal
corner protectors
and top carry strap,
the 112 cab is rated
at 75 watts, with the
212 at 150 watts -
add an extension cab
and spread your sound around!
A
nother great thing about Kustom
is that these boys take their bass
equipment very seriously! And so,
alongside the existing heavy duty Groove
Bass range - including the awesome KBG1300
1,200 watt bass head and powerful 600w
combos - we also have the Deep End series.
Deep End bass amplification combines the
sweet sound of punchy valve amp tones with
the robust articulation of solid state power
amp design. Utilising a 12AX7 preamp in
tandem with a Tube (valve) Gain control,
bass players can drive the valve
preamp get natural-sounding
valve-based overload, from
funky clean to downright
mean!
Deep End DE100-115
+ DE100-210 100
Watt Bass Combos
Available in a
choice of either 1
x 15” or 2 x 10”
speaker formats, at
£449.00 each. Deep
End amplification,
including these combos, offer additional
features such as Organic Clipping, which
provides that distinctive power amp ‘growl’
that bass players know and love. This features
also removes the need for a power amp limiter
as the louder the amp gets, the more it
pushes into distortion sonically.
A castor-equipped 1 x 15” extension cab
rated at 250 watts is available to complement
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the sound of these Deep End
combos, priced £269.00.
Deep End DE200-115
200 Watt Bass Combo
Offering 200 watts of
power, the DE200-115
provides a perfect
mixture of tonality,
features and style
through an Eminence
speaker and switchable
horn, at £599.00 rrp.
A 200 watt, 2 x 10” extension
cab is also available, at
£229.00 rrp.
Deep End
DE300HD 300
Watt Bass Head
With its 12AX7
valve-based preamp
adding valve
colouration to a
300 watts output, this
is one powerful and punchy-sounding bass
amp head. Alongside Organic Clipping,
another great feature on the DE300HD amp
is the ‘Room EQ’ facility. Working in conjunction
with the standard onboard 3-band EQ, Room
EQ offers High Contour and Low Contour
options, to help counter the most common
problems bassists face at differing venues.
High Contour can help reduce ear-splitting
trebles whilst Low Contour provides additional
low-end note definition in
larger, ‘boomy’ rooms. £369.00 rrp.
Designed to complement the DE300HD head,
we have the DE410H speaker cabinet. With 4
x 10” Deep End speakers and a high frequency
piezo horn capable of handling 400 watts,
the DE410H cab retails at £329.00. Good
bass rig, and then some!
Deep End DE50 Bass Combo
If you don’t need lots of gigging power,
rather a combo that’ll cope with practice and
rehearsal and recording, then the 50 watts of
the DE50 has a lot to offer you. Again using
the 12AX7-based preamp with the Organic
Clipping facility, the DE50 is an impressively
equipped, tone-filled combo, with a balanced
DI out, headphone jack and auxiliary input
for CD and mp3 players, plus an external
speaker jack. £329.00 rrp.
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