Kustom KGA-10

Made in 2000, Channel Switching, Headphones, Gain, Voice and Volume controls. Best small practice amp I have played through for under $100. Would be cool if it had some reverb but that would be asking to much for the price of $49. This amp can cover all types of rock. ALL OF THESE RATINGS ARE BASED ON THE FACT THAT IT WAS $49

I am using a EVH Ernie Ball Musicman, American Standard Strat, ESP, and Yamaha with this amp and it is amazing how much tone is in the little thing. All have dual humbuckers except for the Fender. The louder you turn it the more it sounds like a tube amp. I don't know if this is normal but my gain knob has like an 11 position on it. When you turn the gain past the highest mark even at low volume it starts to whistle and is very sensitive. That is the only time it is ever overly noisy except for the normal full gain hiss. "I have a 5150 stack if you want to talk about noise look no farther" Has great bass and a great clean channel for its size.

Too soon to tell have only logged about 5 hard hours on it. Was very surprised that there were no rattles and all the screws were tight (can you tell I owned a Crate practice amp before this one?). At least on mine it looks like they paid attention to details, can't find any flaws. Hate to use the word gig with this amp, it would be a comedy show but if you put a mike in front of the thing why wouldn't it work for a gig. 3 year warranty

Never talked to Kustom but I purchased it from Musician's Friend and added their $9 warranty which covers everything on the amp for 1 year past its normal warranty. That makes 4 years of abuse...

A very nice amp for a beginner or even a portable for a more expreienced player. The main reason I got the thing was it does not sound as small as it is, has great tone, great distortion for something you can pick up with 2 fingers and throw in the car.

Kustom KGA10, made in 1999 in China. Simple controls volume, voice and gain with a distortion switch. Headphone jack, 6.5" speaker round out the features. Could use a 2 or 3 band EQ but hey $49.

I play a LP copy and a custom whatchamcallit(suber s body, 2 HB,Jackson neck)and a few acoustic electrics. This amp sounds incredible. The distortion isn't very good but show me a good amp distrtion!! It has a very clean and solid sound for an amp of this size. I have had Crate and Fender Twin amps in the past and this little box sounds better clean. It is only a practice amp though, but it has good volume for 10 watts. The distortion has only a mild OD effect. I played every amp in the store in the $40 to $60 range. The Gorilla was terrible, The Johnson was ok and we need to sensor the comments for the Hondo. Have to go with an 8 because the OD sucks.

The case is very sturdy. I have played with it 2 to 3 hours straight with no let down. Comes with 3 year warranty but doubt that I'll ever need it. I'll give a nine since I've only had it acouple of months.

Nver had to deal with the company. This is the same company that makes BC Rich guitars and in the past their support has been respectable. Again 3 year warranty. I may go for one of the 65 watt combos next.

I have been playing for over 20 years. In a small practice amp there is no other one that comes close to the quality and sound of this amp except for the horrible OD. If stolen I would go for the KGA16 for $20 more just for the EQ and Celestion speaker. Gorilla id supposed to be king of the practice amps, NOT!! The whole Kustom line was new this year, can't wait to try a Tuck & Roll full stack!!

gain... voice... overdrive (distortion)... volume... On/Off button...

emmm... good.. pretty loud for a tiny small amp

Its not a bad amp... its only good for practicing... BUT one major problem which i experienced with this amp... i had it for about a month and when i had it playing for more than one hour or so suddenly this wissing noise (or what ever you call it) came across... i dont know what is causing it... it isn't from my guitar neither the cables because i have checked my guitar and cables with other amps... the noise is still there even when i have the "overdrive" button (distortion) on... so if you dont want to have an annoying noise on your amp whenever you are playing, DONT buy this... (one thig: i dont know if this problem has happened in any other KGA-10 Kustom amps... cause i dont know anyone else who has one so i could check...) save your money and buy a better amp! and not kustom... (even though i still have it and still use it! ;))

never dealt with the company... i did try to get it repaired by the reseller i bought it from... but i actually forgot about it since the reseller was miles away...

It is a 10-watt solid state practice amp.It is got overdrive,headphone jack,three knobs:volume,gain(for overdrive) and voice(tone,that is what it really is.Very good for 50 dollars.

Now,I use a cheap Strat copy with this amp,and it sounds ok.It does'n sound excellent clean,but it might be my cheap guitar.....I don't like the overdrive much,but it is useble....The area,where it is excells however is distortion.I use Rogue dst-5 with it...Awesome....It screams like hell.If you use an overdrive at the same time the sound is just wonderful....It also could get very loud,I played through it in my school's lunchroom (could easily fit over 150 people) and it is got more than enough volume for a gig there...If only it sounded better clean....I recall the distortion sound and just gotta give it a high grade...

I've had it for 4-5 month already,nothing so far...
The jack which connects amp with a power supply cord got a little loose and sometimes (after not using it for a while)I got to move it a little before the ON light ignites,no big deal.Seems solid.Once When I was coming back from a practice session of our band I slammed it pretty hard on the bus(I had four beers behorehand:))Nothing happened to it.

never dealt and hopefully never will.

here is the thing.I bought it because I got tired of acoustics and was broke at that time.Otherwise,throw in another 50 and get a Vox Pathfinder....It is better....But if 50 is all you got,get this one.It is wprth the money,it is just the whole idea about an amp for 50 bucks.
P.S.It is really not heavy and easy to carry....Our bass guitarist is going thruogh hell,dragging around his Crate BFX-15

This 10 watt solid state combo amp looks similar to Kustom's KLA 10, and is pretty barren of features even for a practice amp. Three knobs: Gain, Voice, and Volume. There is an overdrive feature that is totally unusable even for bedroom jamming. Headphone jack too. The best feature: a power off button.

This thing only cost $50, but I've heard better sounds out of those handheld sized mini amps. Quite often if you play the e and B together with distortion or overdrive, it will bleed together and sound like a whistle. The clean channel will distort at about 6 on the volume. Unfortunately, the thing sounds like crap no matter what you use with it. You could buy the best guitar and pedal and it would still sound like crap. The overdrive is muddy and sounds like...ass. That's the only way I can really think of to describe it.

Well, I guess this is one area where it excels. No matter what evil torment I subject it to (and I have done some nasty things to it), it still keeps its original crappy tone without 'crapping out'. (please excuse the pun)

I haven't dealt with customer support. If there was a problem with it I'd probably just use it as a footrest.

It may seem I'm being pretty harsh on this thing considering that it's a 10 watt solid state combo amp, but really, this thing isn't even worth $50. Save up a little more for a good practice amp (maybe about $50 more) or just get a cheaper mini amp. The sounds this thing makes are not very musical at all. If it were stolen I would be pissed that I wasn't able to resale it to some unsuspecting person for $25. In my opinion this amp is a total waste of money even for a beginner.