In the mid 1960's, a young, small-town entrepreneur named Bud Ross battled the odds to combine America's love of music with its passion for high speed hot rods. Imagining the future wrapped in sparkling car upholstery, Ross experimented with covering speaker cabinets with the same colorful Naugahyde material. Musicians responded with an enthusiastic "outta sight!" and an icon of the modern music industry was born. As with all great ideas, the timing for Kustom was perfect. What began in Ross' garage quickly expanded into a full- blown facility in Chanutte, Kansas, with products flying out the doors to feed the dreams of musicians all across the USA.
Kustom responded to the burgeoning demand by developing a full-range of amplification products, from guitar and bass amps to P.A systems, organs, guitars and even the first Talk Box (The Bag), as used by Stevie Wonder and Jeff Beck.Today, Kustom honors its trend-setting past by building award-winning amplifiers and P.A systems with features and tones that inspire a whole new generation of players. Products like the all-tube Coupe Series guitar amplifiers and Groove Bass models are earning accolades in print and from an ever growing list of endorsers.
The TUBE 12 is a small combo amp with a tube preamp, utilizing a classic 12AX7 tube. The result is that cool, glassy tone that makes both clean and distorted sounds really sing. It has 12 watts of output power running through an 8-inch Celestion speaker. When you kick in the Gain switch, look out! Screaming tone that just doesn't quit! EQ is set with Low and High controls and there's also a unique Shift switch that conjures up a fatter American tone or a tighter, brighter UK sound. In all, the Tube 12 rocks, and makes an awesome recording amp as well. By the way, a bunch of big-time groups use Tube 12 amplifiers on their tour buses for jamming while on the road.
In their review of the Tube 12, Guitar Player magazine stated, "… everything from bell-like chime to raunchy roars to full-on saturation fests … the Tube 12 is one hell of a hot number." Try it and find out for yourself!
Take the time to investigate a new Kustom amp or P.A system for yourself. Listen to their unique, soulful tones. Experiment with their one-of-kind features. We think you'll come away wondering why you hadn't check out Kustom a lot sooner!
