Kustom KGA-65 112 Combo

One Clean Channel with switchable bright, One Drive Channel with switchable mid and gain, On board effects with room reverb, spring reverb, chorus, reverb and chorus, echo, tremolo, phaser with reverb.

I use a cheap-o silvertone SG knockoff with Seymour Duncan hot pickups, and a cheap-o Squire Stat. I play blues through grunge which this amp seems to perform pretty well.

The clean channel is very clean on lower settings, it can turn ugly quickly. A few knobs twists and it will smooth out into a nice slightly broken up sound.

The lead channel is awesome. It ranges from warm blues break up to a strong grunge type sound. Not really a metal amp unless you have a pedal to give it a bit more of a kick. Overall the distortion on this thing is sweet and pretty warm for a solid state.

Volume on this thing is a bit tricky, it can be hard to get bedroom levels. The fix for the volume is to run some type of level control from out of the effects loop, lower the output level back into the power amp and you can adjust your levels with out having to screw with the knobs on the amp too much. It's like a powersoak for your solid state.

Never had a problem except keeping the volume levels down.

Never needed, I bought the thing used for 120 bucks and it has not failed me yet.

I have been playing for 4 years, I don't own a ton of gear but I play everyday. If it was lost or stolen I would get another one if it was less than 150. I love how it distorts but hate having to deal with the touchy volume levels at low volumes.

Overall this is not a bad little amp if you are looking for something to dink around with on a regular basis. I gives you plenty of options for your sound and it is as reliable as you could expect it to be.

It has some great built in effects but they aren't really easy to pull up live. the effect loop, cd in line out, xlr out. Lots of options. I run my computer interface through the cd input.

I haven't seen other amps at this price with as many features.

I use an Ernie Ball Music Man and a Yamaha EX hollow body. It sounds great. Loud as hell (the only problem is that you can't get it soft for practice). Great distortion. I stopped using my Zoom effects pedal because the amp's distortion is top notch. No tubes but still a full rich sound. The clean channel is super clean with a lot of punch.

Very dependable. I have had it for seven years and I have never had any problems.

Never needed support or service.

Overall I live this amp better than my Roland jazz chorus that I used to have and I would recommend it to anyone. Low price and great tone.

I bought my KGA-65 off a friends friend out of the blue because i needed a guitar amp. It was 65W so it was plenty for what i needed it for (Church playing). The features are pretty cool - it has alot of effects, i use chorus and a bit of reverb sometimes but i think i would like to try a few pedals with it instead of using the amps distortion all the time.

I use a crappy squier strat through this - it has a dimarzio pick up in it which is OK - however i can never get the right sound. I used my friends LP studio through it and it kicked some serious ass. I blame my guitar. The amps clean is pretty nice, and the distortion is OK, however i can never seem to get it right. The volume is weird..just above zero is a good level, but move it one more millimeter and BANG its about as loud as a 747. Strange volume knobs. I guess it is only my first amp, so when i upgrade i can compare with something else. I wanna get a Roland JC-120. Who knows, i might even keep the amp, it could be useful later on down the track when i get a new guitar.

I think i can depend on this amp. Some idiot ripped the cable out of my footswitch, but i just soldered it back together and it works fine. I give the amp a bit of a rough time, i mean, i dont treat it like a gem and its still alive. So yes, it is very reliable.

Never dealt with Kustom, but im sure they are good people.

I have been playing 5 years, so I'm not an amp/guitar guru like some of the people out there. It's my first amp and i use it with my first electric guitar. I like it, and it sounds nice, but my guitar makes it sound crap. I'm gonna keep it. If your considering buying one..i would say no. save your money and buy a really really good amp like a Roland JC-120, Fender Twin or if you have the dosh, go all out and get a Mesa. The KGA-65 is an OK amp that does a satisfactory job. peace.

The amp was made around 2001 or so. It's versatile enough for my playing style, which is mainly hard rock and metal. It features two channels, a clean and a lead channel, 8 digital effects, effects loop, line out. Kinda wish it had a headphones jack, no big deal though. I mainly use this amp for bedroom use, and the occasional jam session. It has enough power through my avatar 2x12 cab with V30's, but the speaker in the amp is quite lacking, it's not a very efficient speaker, has about 70% of the volume of a vintage 30 speaker. With the extension cab this amp is definitely giggable though, especially with the lead channel. It gets quite loud for 65 SS watts.

I'm using a Yamaha rgx612a with the amp, bridge humbucker for distorted tones and neck single coil for clean tones. The clean channel on this thing is REALLY nice, very clear and shimmery, although there's a downside to it: you can't crank it up too loud or it'll start clipping really badly, and you know how SS clipping sounds? Not Good. So if you're looking for clean headroom, look else where, this amp doesn't have it.
The lead channel has a really suprisingly good though, especially through an extension cab, almost marshally through v30's, I can crank the thing up to about 1'O clock and it'll still sound tight, this is a very giggable volume. Pretty loud. The distortion is quite good, I can get some metal tones out of it, not Pantera, or early Metallica or anything, but still pretty heavy.

The effects on this thing are a little glitchy.

Good service.

Good amp for the price.

Not sure what year this amp was made in, or when it was bought since I'm borrowing it from someone else. I'm not going to bore you by repeating the features, because everyone else already has. The only thing I'm going to say is that I found the multiple input/outputs convenient, though it's strange that they'd have a line out in the form of a microphone connector. It's pretty versatile. But read on.

This amp is generally great sounding at lower volumes. Unfortunately when you turn up the clean channel be prepared for some really crappy sounding distortion. I don't know where Kustom went wrong, but it really sounds like shit for the amp to turn into a metal machine when you're trying to play the rhythm for a coldplay song. It's a shame too, because when it doesn't have that, it sounds very nice. Now that I think of it, it sounds almost as if the cabinet has loose screws and is rattling, but you can hear it on the line out too. It's pretty lame.

This amp is NOT reliable by any means. Don't use it without a backup, because I have yet to see it work on stage (and I've planned to use it twice and got shafted both times). The first time it just blew a fuse, 10 seconds before my band was suppsosed to start its set. Major major stress. I didn't need that. The effects channel sometimes doesn't initialize until you turn the amp off and then back on. It's as finicky as a computer in this respect, and I wouldn't be surprised if all its problems were the fault of a crappy power supply- as is the case with most finicky computers.

Never dealt with the company, since this amp is surely out of warranty...

I don't think I've been mean to this amp by any means, but to be honest I think this is one of the worst performance amps I've ever seen. Not because it sucks by nature, but because it purports itself to be able to handle live performance, when it just can't. If you're buying this amp for practice, I'd say go for it. At lower volumes it sounds really nice and pushes some good air. But if you're looking for a cheap amp to play during gigs, stay far far away.

I bought mine less than three years ago due to the reliabilty failure of my more expensive name brand (PV)tube amp which sucked the cash from my hand before the bar owners could place it in my palm. I came across this sweet little box in my buddy's music store and it didn't take much for him to sell it. I plugged in, played awhile, looked at the price tag, and walked outta the store without even calling my wife to O.K. it.
Sounded great.
Still does.
Could use a headhone jack though.

I use a Tele and a Strat and a BC Rich Gunslinger so the sounds mostly have to be readjusted for each guitar. No problem. I love this amp and stand by it even though I had to send it back once to get rid of a high-pitched squeal that emitted from the speaker and really pissed many sound guys off. They fixed it under warranty no probs there...

I used this amp exclusively for about a year and a half of weekly gigging even with the squealing. The squealing was very low level but just enough to bug a sound engineer's finely tuned ears.

They fixed it without quarrel. Otherwise I've had no encounter with the CS aspect of the company. My buddy at the music store took care of that stuff.

I've been playing over 20 years now. If it were lost I'd get a bigger one with a cab. The thing i loved about this amp when i first played it was that it made me play effortlessly at high volumes no matter what style i played. F**K'n'A. It can make you feel like Slash or Vai or SRV but let you come acroos as yourself...

2 channel (clean and distortion)
65 watts but sounds like more on the distortion channel but more about that below.
8 built in digital effects
cd line input aswell to play along with cds

At the store in which i bought this amp i tryed some laney amps like the hardcore and tube fusion range. . . then the guy plugged me into this amp and wholy f#@$. It had a great sound, the clean channel is great for chord playing and jazz and stuff like that, but i maily use the distorion channel. This channel is awsome it is very loud for a 65 watt amp its the most aggressive amp that i have ever played on.
Plus there is a more button on the amp so u can kick the distorion right up and shake the living sh#t out of everything around u.
Great sound i give it a 10

This amp is built like a freaking brick!!!!
Ive dropped it a few times and the sound hasnt even changed nor has it really shown damage marks.
the mesh on the front of the thing looks like it could rip easily but ive had it for ova a year and it has come incontact with lots of sharp objects and it hasent even scratched.
The only thing that i am worried about with this amp is that it is a stinka. . .quite litterally a stinker. . .at high volume on the distortion channel it gets a metallical type of smell comming from the back of the thing. . .i think it may overheat a bit. . . but then again if u could blow out that much sound when your not meant 2 wouldent u be smoking a bit aswell

ive neva had 2 deal with them but it did come with a 6 month warrenty.

Overall this amp is great for what i need. i play in a heavy metal band and it sounds awsome. . .but here is the thing that gives the amp a real boost, it can make my crappy ass magnum guitar sound f#cking awsome yes thats right a magnum fat strat copy. . .a piece of sh#t that it is yes sounds great through this amp.
i dont usually use the digital effects but the chorus reverb is really nice when i slow things down and play some slow and getal songs.
overall great amp
Kudos to u Kustom Kudos

Bought a few years ago. Two channels both of which are very good, but the volume on the overdrive channel is way loud even at 1. Top distortion with a responsive gain dial. Plus when you reach the limit there is a "More" button so you can really rip up your sound. I don't understand the complaints about the effects. They are on-board so you can't switch between them mid-song but they give a good sound in general. The three reverb and echo settings are good, the chorus is a as good as any pedal I've used and the flange is OK.

It has an effects loop and two line-out jacks (one for studios) as well as a CD input which I use to plug my drum machine into. You can get a channel and effects footswitch which improves the amp no end but it doesn't come with the amp. This is a major failing for Kustom as a footswitch is necessary but difficult to get hold of in the UK. I had to but one from America for around #35. That's alot of money for something which should come as standard.

Got a Les Paul and a couple of cheap copies. I haven't had it cranked up beyond 5 yet but it sounds good. The clean channel is crisp and in general it us a good amp for rhythm playing, and especially good for trebly guitar which I like. The lead channel is not as good adn I don't get the sustain I like unless I run the guitar through an effects pedal.

Hasn't failed me yet. But a couple of times I have smelled what seems to be burning metal. I hope this won't fail me at the worst moment.

Didn't even reply to me when I asked about getting the footswitch. I only wanted to know where I could pick one up in the UK. They must have a list of favoured suppliers.

Excellent for the money. Marshall sound at half the price. Loud and top for rhythm playing. I tried out a few other amps in the same sort of league (50-80-watt combo's) and this was the best value overall. Well known brands like Fender and Peavey charge far too much for what they deliver. I wish I could get more sustain out of the lead channel for soloing, particularly some Gary Moore stuff, but you can't have it all.

If this were stolen I'd get something bigger and better because I can afford more now, but it is excellent for the price. It needs a footswitch though- come on Kustom you cheapskates, give one for free.

Same as the rest. I give it an 8 because I'm not down with these effects mkay.

Yo this amp is fuckin rad. I'm only the rythme player in my touring band but i get all the bitchen tones a motherfucker could ask for out of this little bitch. sometimes i'm not even playing, just drinking a fuckin beer and this thing is just sitting there looking so rad!

I;ve kicked the piss out of it a couple times during our most crazy shows. It's holding up well. The other guys are jellus.

fuck em

I've been playing the guitar in my touring band for 2 years. I play a PRS thru this bitch and it fucking hums. Especially when i kick the shit out of it.. I love it when i fuggin kick it like that. kick it. The band were touring with are jellus.

You can read about the features in other rewies.
I think most of the effects are unusable, but I never use preset effect in my amps, because i like to use my own bought effects and torsion pedals. This amp(s) is used in my band.

My babies: Fender mexistrat with HS-2 at the bridge-> Boss OS-2 overdrive distortion -> Tech21 killerwail wah -> Ibanez SD-9 sonic distortion -> elektro-harmonix electric mistress flanger ->Boss CS-3 compressor -> Kustom KGA65 I play faith no more,tomahawk,tool, chains, soundgarden and so type music
The clean channel is clean upto 4/6. If I turn up, it gives something shit distortion, I can't hear any normally note, only squash. For this reason I can use it at half of the max. volumes only. So it means 5 points minus for me.
Usually I play in dropped-D, but this f...ing amp can't stand any lower sound -> It gives chugy, grunt notes instead of what I play. It means additional 3 points minus for me, because it is very depressing during play.
When I bought it, I could test it only at low volumes. The amp had beautyfull sound, I felt it mellow. The distorted channel had a quiet warm but agressive distortion. Accordingly, I have to giv 1 plus point.

I have to give 1 point. This construction is catastrophe. This is my second KGA. First gone wrong in 2 mounths. The other gitarist of my band bought the same after me. When we changed fitting room. the 2 amp
gone wrong in 1 week. They didn't works on a bit higher voltage, while, the marshalls, peavyes of other bands ran normally.
Other problem is the effect switching knob. If it think, it works, if it think not it doesn't work. If you don't use effect, it switch sometimes on.
I said, I have my second. My First amp was the first series, the musicstore change it to a new second series modell. It is the same shit.The switch knob also wrong, and Yesterday it also died. I hate the fucking Kustom company.

When the first amp gone wrong, it did stay by the official repair-shop
more than 3 mounths, but they couldn't touch it. " the repairman did break his arm" they said. So the instrument store give me a new with new warranty card. When the second amps switch knob gone wrong, I thought, i got in again.. 2 mounths, and they said " we haven't got the piece, but we dont give you a new amp, because we exchanged it once, and the warranty ends in a few week. The kustom company care "realy god" about the customers in my country.(in contrast, the fender, marshall,H&K etc... other companies have quite god customer support)

Shit.
I had before H&K attax 100, and I have Washborn vga15 in my room. they are much better

2 Channels, 8 preset effects, mid boost, overdrive, 'bright' aka treble boost (gives my PRS copy a great twangy single coil sound), effects loop, external speaker output, line out, foot switch jack (not included), CD/Tape input and a XLR output (useless for me).

This amp has EVERYTHING and more of what I was looking for. 65 watts and a 10 inch speaker, Perfect for practicing with a full band and no PA. Not the best rig for a gig.

Ok, I love the distortion on this amp. Not the greatest for scoop distortion aka super heavy, no mid, fuzzy nu-metal distortion. You'll need a pedal for that. But its GREAT for crunchy metal and thrashy distortion. The mid boost gives out an awesome 'hard rock' sound. It can also spit out a nice generic distortion sound, you know the new school punk rock sort of sound. I'm a fan of this distortion, forget pedals and buy a footswitch!

The clean channel: ok, this isn't great. It sounds quite nice until you hit half way volume, then it'll distort but it doesn't get muddy or crack just a shade distorted (which I don't mind). The 'bright' boost gives it a nice twangy sound which I adore because I have humbuckers in my PRS copy. The 'bright' boost also helps cut down on the excess distortion. To be blunt, it keeps the clean channel cleaner.

The effects: Wow, 8 effects! Too bad, only a few are worth using and they have little to no tweakage.

-The spring reverb sounds nice and its very versitile. I love it.
-The hall reverb is the same as above. But I prefer the spring.
-Slap Back, this is alright if you like it. Somewhat versitile, but not very.
-Echo, useless to me, no versitility, no control over the delay or feedback. Get a pedal.
-Chorus, this is useful. The level knob will control how rich it is. Not to shabby of a chorus either
-Chorus+reverb, This is also useful. It has an alright tone, the level knob control the reverb and how rich the chorus is. The chorus is not very strong though, much thinner then the other chorus.
-Chorus+Flange, this sounds like shit, no control.
-Tremlo, this alright, nothing fancy, you could do the same effect by pressing on your ear with your finger. Yet again, no control over the pace of the tremlo.

You see, the thing about these effects are that they only have 1 knob for control/tone/volume. Basically the level knob controls how much of the signal (volume) they eat up. This effects are nothing fancy but fun to have.

This amp is an odd one. Lately it has been stinking. Thats right, STINKING. An actual electronic smell is coming from it. I'm pretty sure this is a bad sign. Beware!

If anyone else has had this problem please email me!

Dunno!

Its all up there.
The No slugs are rising up!

you know the features. Features are good but I give an eight because I don't like all the effects.

This amp is fucking great. I'm not the lead player in my band, just rhythm and random weird licks and sounds. I don't even play on every song, but this amp does the tricky-trick. It is louder than some 212's I've played on. In fact the other night, my lead guitar players fender twin blew a tube and he used mine and it sounded great. Of course he's awesome and would sound good through a cell phone speaker.but whatever.
The distortion on this is awesome. I've went through a tube screamer, tube works smooth tube, and even a metal zone before I decided to get a footswitch for this. You can get heavy thick crunch, or bluesy overdrive sounds. Throw on the delay effect and your a lead player there brotha. no fucking pedals and chords.
Now, I play in a grunge, blues band. kinda like blind melon. I'm more about feeling that tone. I just go with a 10- bass 6-midrange 9-treble setting all the time. Maybe if I messed around with it more I could get a better sound, but that's for the lead guys to worry about.

hell yeah. I'm gonna go on the record right now and say fuck tube amps. too much of a pain in the ass for how little of a difference it makes.
We tour all over the midwest and this thing takes a licking and keeps on ticking. mine is beat up to hell, but thats because we are one of those fun bands that smash their shit when we are done. I buy cheap guitars to do that though. I would never smash my gibson lp though. I usually pick up a hondo or a harmony at whatever town we're in to do that. But I kick this thing over a couple times a week and it's fine. I threw it at my drummer at one gig. It knocked the speaker loose but I fixed it no problem.

no. I don't think it is covered on the warranty if you throw the thing. I live in cincinnati(where Kustom is based) so if they didn't respond I'd go pay them a visit.
But customer support is for pussies anyway. fix it yourself you baby.

This amp rules. Loud as a 212, but lite as a practice amp. The only reason I would get a bigger amp is if We got signed and someone else was paying for it.
The ONLY problem is that it doesn't come with a footswitch. You can't get one direct from the company either. You have to go to their website and find a dealer in your area, or find one on ebay. they cost between 30 and 50. I just bought a used two button generic pedal and it works great. I know i'm only the rhythm guitar player, but
i know my shit. I play a gibson les paul through this bad boy and it rocks. I get comments from the bands we play with about it all the time. In fact the lead dude in this other band we were on tour with, bought a kustom after his line 6 shit the bed. he bought the 212 version but thats cause he likes stereo effects. They're basically the same thing though.

I bought it used in 2003, I would say it's around a 1999 or 2000 model. Features have been well described by others. Very loud and powerful for a 65 watt "tranny" amp. A lot of features but its the sound that was the trouble.

I use a Dearmond S73(SG style)guitar with two humbuckers, a Yamaha SGV300 (sort of a Mosrite style guitar with a GREAT versatile sound)w/ a single coils, and a decent quality strat knock-off. This amp has a bright "honky" kind of tone that sounded passable when I played it in the store but after I bought the amp I tired of it's tone very quickly. My dislike for the tone is'nt because it's a solid state amp because I own other solid state guitar amps that I like the tone of. Also the stock "red label" Celestion(i.e. cheaper Celestion) speaker could not handle the power of this amp when turned up past about four and would start to fart out badly. Also the onboard effects seem to be to excessive if you turn up the amount knob anywhere past about "two " or so. Effects should be subtle and add to the sound if one should want.

It did not break down on me when I had it, and a kid in my teen sons band has the same model of amp(with the same bright clangy tone I might add) which they gig on a semi-regular basis.
So I guess it's fairly reliable but I definately wouln't call it "overbuilt".

Haven't dealt with Kustom but I'm sure it's just another modern "faceless" company who would rather not deal w/ customers again after they leave the stores.

Been playing long enough to get tired of this amp pretty quick! It cant be stolen from me because I've already traded it for another solid state amp(A Fender M-80 combo which was older and mord beat up than the Kustom but was equally as loud and had much better tone.
You know I usually give equipment a pretty good rating and im not real picky nor am I a Tube purist. I feel people can make good music with relitively modest equipment but this amps grating tone made it NOT a keeper.........

You can read about all the features in one of the many reviews below.

I play an American Fender Tele through this amp most of the time, and when the wife isn't home I have had the chance to really crank it up. The clean channel will distort at higehr volume levels, basically anything above about "5", but it is a very mellow distortion, not a fuzz-tone. This thing will play LOUD, it will rattle everything in my house if I really start jamming with it. It plays extremely loud on "1" though for basement use, so this is a minor issue.

The distortion is a little over the top for my tastes, it does have some nice crunch if you are going for the heavy metal shredder thing. I keep the gain rolled way back around 1 - 3 for some decent bluesy tones.

The effects on this thing mysteriously died about a week after I bought it. Sometimes they work, usualy they don't. Of course they did work in the shop when I purchased it though. I read a review that mentioned a loose chip, so I opened up my amp and couldn't see anything that looked loose. Since the effects are so limited it really doesn't matter because I rarely used them, and even less now that I have an RP200.

Never dealt with them.

I have been "playing guitar" for almost 20 years (doesn't mean I am any good though) and this is the only amp that I currently own. I wish my old Yamaha Fifty-210 hadn't burned up in a friend's studio fire. However, the clean channel of this Kustom reminds me of the sparkling clean channel on that old Yammy (if the volume is under "5") I mainly play a Fender Telecaster through this amp, but also play a Hagstrom 12 string, Acoustics and a cheap strat copy through it as well, each of these guitars sound pretty good to me through this amp. If it were stolen or lost I would probably get something else, just because I am a creature of variety.

65 Watts RMS, 3 Bands of EQ Per Channel, XLR Line out, Line out, CD/Tape In, 12" Celestion Rocket 50 Speaker, 8 Preset Digital Effects

I think this amp is great, sounds great at high volumes and suits my needs very well..... I play mainly instrument music (eg in the style of Hank Marvin) Sounds great with my Zoom GFX-8 and Zoom RFX-2000

I can depend on this amp for gigs etc.. The only thing you have to be careful of is the black covering, it tears and marks quite easily. Mine has a few marks on it hear and there (but marks etc are all part of gigging anyway in my opinion) Yes I do look after my equipment, but i'm not a crybaby if anything gets marked. Also the screws sometimes come a little bit loose after its been carried around a lot....


Most importantly though i have never had any electronical/sound problems with it

Not had to deal with them :-)

I've 17 and have been playing since 1997..... If this amp was stolen i'd want to find who nicked it and smash his head against a wall... I love everything about this amp. I now want a Shure SM 57 + a mixer to do some good recordings using this amp :)

Really nice features for the price. You just wont find many amps in this price reange with and XLR jack, or external speaker output. Has a few digital effects, clean and lead channels. Plus it has a celestion speaker, which is a big plus.

Right now im using a Fat Strat, and it sounds okay. The only real complaint I have is that it can't get to loud volumes without breaking up and getting feedback. Ofcourse, just jack into another speaker and your golden. I would say that the lead channel isn't what I would want distortion-wise, but for lite, jazzy distortion and classic rock its REALLY good. The clean channel can be remarkably nice sounding and soft, or twangy and bluesy. The digital effects...well....at least it has some. They're nice for aesthetic value, but are impractical. The reverbs make it sound nice, and the tremelo is somewhat useful, but you can't change the time intervals, forcing you to either play at a certain pace or add your own tremelo in between the other to make it seem faster. All in all okay for the price.

This thing is SOLID. I've taken it everywhere with me, even with all my cords and books in the open area behind the speaker. It's been dropped, knocked over, plus its even used as a table and chair. It still sounds good, and the only noticable changes is the dust accumulation and the scratches on the plastic corners.

Haven't had to deal with them yet.

Nice practice amp, starter amp, or small gig amp. But, lack of crunchy distortion and pedal (it does not come with the amp) makes it less then major gig worthy. It does show nice advantages in studio settings. Overall, very good amp for the price, and the best starter amp I have ever seen.

usual, 2 channels 65watts and some dumbass digi-effects

i use a 2001 fender double fat hardtail strat with the stock seymour pearly gates in it and also a squire tele with a kent armstrong blade humbucker at the bridge. Most of the stuff i play is rock/ punk orientated, stuff like jimmy eat world, taking back sunday, something corporate and that kinda stuff. So far ive been happy with the amp, the clean sound using the strat is great, quite glassy but with enough bottom end to make those open chords sound full. The bright switch on the clean channel is rubbish, it just makes the treble too harsh especially if you're using brand new strings. The drive channel is ace, get that "more" button pushed straight in, otherwise it sounds a little gay. with the mid backed off to half way and the gain up to 3 o'clock this baby sounds sweet, the gain has good sustain and excellent definition but i'd leave the mid shift out, it tends to mask the sound a bit with excesive low end. the amp will do that saturated gain thing too but i think that it really excels at the low end of the high gain spectrum. As for those effects, i wouldnt bother, they are useless, the only half decent one is the tremelo but you cant even set the rate on that.

seems tough, none of those stupid valves to bust either!!

NO DEALINGS AS OF YET

ive been playing for 8 years now, ive toured the Uk and i'm quite happy to take this little bugger with me on the next tour, hooked up to a 212 cab this really puts out some volume, i'm debating on whether i get a second one and run the badboys in stereo!!

Recent year model - has decent effects but I use a GT-3 for that. Purchased as an emergency backup amp and had to use it. I was very impressed, for the price. It has a pretty good sound and the XLR line out is helpful, as I had to run it to the p.a. Nice features for a low priced amp.

Used clean channel only and it compares favorably with Fender and marshall solid state amps (but doesn't sound exactly like either). Effects are ok for what they are (digital).

didn't keep it long - only used live once and it worked fine.

Where are you Bud Ross?? This ain't your daddy's Kustom. I get better support for my 1968 K-100 combo...

Bought on an emergency basis, expecting to be disappointed. I wasn't - it has a very good sound for the price and a number of useful extras not available on some low priced amps. I have a vintage Ross Kustom, and it still works fine. Those were the days. This isn't the same "Kustom" of course. The KGA65 wuld be a good starter amp or used as a backup amp as I have. I give it high scores considering the price and features for that price.

Kustom 65W amp with Digital FX. Very good amount of features for the price, I only payed $230 for it. A lot of different digital effects built into it, and amazingly, they all sound pretty decent. I'm not saying they're going to beat a good pedal, but for the price, they're great. Lot of different choices on it, can get almost any sound. Just wish it came with a footswitch :(.

I use this with a Godin SD (great guitar for a great price), and sometimes I do get a little feedback from the gain switch, but it's my fault (crank the gain up to high, sorry I'm a born metal-head). Clean channel almost rivals a Fender tube, and with the SD, and the two single coils engaged, it mimicks a strat sound. Now lets talk about gain....HOLY CRAP! This thing has enough gain to make even the hardest rocking metal-head cringe. It has two settings for the distortion, if you leave the more button off, you get a very bluesy, warm sound. Now if you turn the more button on, you will get heavy metal heaven. But there will be a little gain when you get up beyond around the 8 on the gain. It doesn't have a Mesa-Boogie beatiful distortion, but for the price, you get some pretty damn good sounds out of it. I play just about anything (except country), and this amp suits me perfect.

Haven't had it long enough to comment on it, only worry would be the mesh in the front (looks like it'd rip easy).

Comes with a 3-year warranty, but the dealer gave me a lifetime warranty on it, so its great. Dealer was very confident about it, and because it was a floor model, I got a pretty discount on it.

Although I've only been playing for a year now, I do know more than most people would think. I research a lot about the gear I buy, but I saw this and I had to have it. I'm glad I got it. Definitely suit small-medium size gigs (I have it set on 1/2 right now, because even 1 freakin' loud). Only gripe is it didn't come with a footswitch.

An incredible amount of features. I like the fact that when you buy a footswitch you can turn effects on and off and u can switch from clean to distortion. The effects are also well done and sound great.

I'm using a standard fender strat and if you adjust the levels perfectly you can get a awesome clean tone for jazz. It basically delivers any kind of clean guitar style you want. The distorted channel is good but you can get two tones out of it...harsh, really harsh, and super harsh...so not any light distortion at all. It's also slightly fuzzy for leads in distortion. But the distorted channel is perfect if you play rhythm guitar. The sound quality doesn't go down as you turn the volume up either.

Haven't had a problem...it's seems pretty well built.

never had a problem

I've been playing in a band for about a year. This is the only amp i own and i use a standard strat. If it was lost i'd probably get a 100 watt fender amp just for the sake of upgrading. I have no problem with this amp except that i wish there was a more variety of sounds from the distortion channel but overall a incredible amp for the money.

Amp made in 2002. Onboard Dig-F/X. Celestion speaker. 65W, 2 Chan. There is no headphone out jack.

It would be nice to have as I don't want to vibrate my 6 month old out of his crib.

U use it with my Digitech RP100, so it kicks ass on a variety of sounds. I can go from U2 to Creed and the amp just begs for more of a challenge.

Others in this post have questioned its reliabilty. I have had no problems and it comes with a 3yr warranty.

The shop where I bought it didn't have the manual it came with. I e-mailed Kustom and they e-mailed me a manual the next day.

I have been playing for about 15 years. I have an Digitech RP100, Yamaha KB-480 keyboard, Samick AV-1, Image 20W practice Amp, Rodriguez Classical Guitar, all hooked up to my PC for recording.

I would buy the exact amp again. For the price, there is no amp better on the market.

I love the top mounted dials. The seem extremely rugged.

Only wish it had the headphone jack.

Bought this amp in summer 2002.
Solid state 65 watts two channels and on board effects.
Pretty much most of the things I would want if I was designing my own amp.

This amp gets used mostly with my Strat+ with EMG Ynh-20 Electronics.
It's a great amp for Church where I line out into the board and anywhere that you'll be asked to go direct though I do use a Behringer G100 DI with 4x12 cab emulator on. Sound wise it has 3 ranges of dirty (rythym,gain & more)and no real sparkling clean, but I don't know anybody who plays dead clean anymore.Could have lots to do with my axe as it's a little hot. It's really quiet for noise and really loud for volume if you dig...I do like it best before the speaker breaks up..it's not the most musical speaker distortion in my opinion.

Solid State! No Grief!..I say this after spending two hours babying my other(tube)amp..
The dealer says the effects board has a habit of acting up..but it does come with a 3 year warranty.

3 year warranty
No trouble after 8 Months

Overall, considering price, sound and features I have got to rank this amp highly. It's light to carry, versatile and sounds good.
I'm happy with it.

This is the only thing I want to write about... THESE AMPS are NO reliable at all! I bought one and broke down a couple of days... next day went to the store and told them about it, and they said I could get a new one, so I tried one of the amps they had in the store... It didnt work either! So the guy said that there were usually a lot of fault with!

If u get urs to work, then thats fine! but for the rest of us who cant get this hunk of junk to play for more than an hour, its no use... Its cheap though!

i think this amp was made in 99. it is pretty versatile, but i usually use it for ska (clean) and punk (heavy distortion)The two chanels are pretty good, but the clean sounds empty somehow.it runs to my cab and sound exactly the same as without, so that is good. i dont really use the effects, but they are better than pedal effects, except you cant mix em.Solid state, pretty decent, i usually use it for shows and band practice. i paid 420 canadian, but the knocked it down to 400 plus 15%tax because of a tiny wee little scuff..

i use some crappy no name glam rock axe, and it makes it sound really really good. it is great for heavy distortion, but it is hard to get a rockabilly sound from it.it runs quiet, but it has alot of feedback if it is up past halfway.the clean runs clean no matter how loud.Fucking brutal distortion.

mine broke within a week. I hadn't even turned it up halfway, and the speaker melted. It had only been on for about five minutes, and there was no reason for it to blow. When i brought it back, KUSTOM refused to replace the speaker, because it wasn't normal wear and tear. I indicated that that was why i wanted it fixed, because it should not have blown from being used quietly for short periods of time, but they completely refused to do anything. Don't Fret had to take the speaker out of the amp and put in one from another amp at their own expense. There is also no written warrantee, just keep your recipt..

the company was pigheaded, assish, and rude. They did not care about me as a customer after they had sold me the amp. They accused me of lying.I would like to nail their front window with a brick and glue thier locks shut.

been playing for about four years, i also have a peavey 4x12 cab, a yamaha vintage 100 watt, a marshall 100 watt, and a bunch of other stuff. I would probably not buy another one, id get a head instead. I love the distortion, i hate the fact that i cant put it past halfway without an anoying background feedback. It sounds better than dirty marshall, which is a pretty good statement.

I'm not sure what year it was made but I just bought it so most likely 2002.

I play all types of music, rock, pop, little jazz, etc. It seems to work for most music.

Basic features:
65 watt solid state, more than enough power
Two-channel, clean and distortion
Digital effects, 2 reverbs, echo, chorus, flange and a couple of other standard effects that everyone else has.
Fx loop
Foot switch jack
12 in. Celestion speaker
1/4" line out AND XLR line out. (great feature for stage)
CD 1/4" input

I use an Epiphone Les Paul Special with the amp and it sound pretty good. I play rock and easy rock, etc., and have been playing for about 30 years. It works out pretty well. I don't beat my equipment up so I depend on a more subtle sound.

The clean channel sound good, but it is missing something. I can't put my finger on it yet as to what it is. The distortion channel works out good for what I play, but it is not very versatile. It's pretty heavy, you can't really get that light subtle distortion. It's sort of a heavy to very heavy distortion. But it does sound good.

On the up side, the amp is almost noiseless. Kustom distortion has almost no hum or buzz at all. Other Kustom amps have the same characteristics.

And another thing, the digital effects are near perfect. The best I have seen in a small combo amp. Other amps introduce lots of hum when they are activated, but this one is really clean. You will use the effects, they sound REALLY good, and they work the way you would expect them to work. Not like that other amp with digital effects who's name I won't mention. (crate) :) On the downside, as with all combo effects, you can't mix them.

I don't use it at really high volumes, but I have turned it up a few times. Still sounds good a high volumes, but if you use any type of effects pedals, using the effects loop is a must at high volumes. If you put in the guitar input, it just turns to mud.

It also has a bright button on the clean channel that increases the treble, but it has so much treble to start with I never use it. Another one on the distortion channel increases the distortion ever more. I don't use it either.

Now this is a difficult thing to rate.

In general, the amp is very reliable. It's solid state. Not much to go wrong there.

Where it has a problem, and to me, it's a serious problem is the cover. They used a fabric backed vinyl that is very soft. It will tear with almost any dent you put in it. The first day I got it I slightly bumped it on the wall putting in the closet. It tore the cover so I had to glue it and touch it up with a black pen.

To avoid this, I just left it out next to my DAW computer and try to move it as little as possible.

It has a three year warrantee. I have not had to used it yet.

Overall I like the amp. I'm not 100% sure I would replace it with the same unit if it were stolen. What I can tell you is that I think it is the best amp with that much power for the price. If I did not have much money (like now) I would buy the same unit.

I like the sound overall, but there should be some sort of gain on the clean channel as well. Something that does not take it into the distortion realm, but something that will make the signal "fatter".

Also, the foot switch jack is a stereo jack that switches between channels and turns the effects on and off. Kustom does not make a foot switch. What do you buy? I don't know, and they don't either. I asked them.

Another thing I would like to see that I probably would not ever use is multiple guitar inputs.

Don't get me wrong, I really love the amp. I use an amp modeler, and at times I just prefer the sound straight without the modeler. It's a great sounding amp, just a few things would make it sound even better.

65 watt solid state
two-channel
digital effects
fx loop
12 in. celestion speaker

I use this amp for live shows and at home

I use an Ibanez RG 570 & Fender strat
This amp has great lead channel, but the clean channel gets distorted high volumes causing the sound through the speaker to break up. I've found that setting the bass around 2 o'clock, and the mid and treble around 10 o'clock works best when EQ'ing the dirty channel. EQ the clean channel with the bass at 2 o'clock, and the mid and treble at 9 o'clock.

I haven't had a problem with it. I have used it every weekend for a year now playing four hours a night.

I have been playing for seventeen years. I bought this amp to practice with, not to use it for gigs. I own a peavy 5150 that is to loud for small clubs that I mostly play now. Kustom was forced into action, but I am looking for something different. The dirty channel is great for gigging, but the clean channel doesn't have enough power over rock drums without distorting. If you plan on keeping the overdrive channel, then it's a great amp. Also ,I would recommend this amp to anyone who will be playing in a band for the first time.

i give this amp an 8 because if its buttons and knobs you want this is your amp. Granted its not one of those line 6 amps this doesnt have that many but its good. It has 3 channels: Clean; Lead; Lead with the more button. its got all the plugs youll need. you can hook up a cab or do line direct recording its cool you can hook up heaphones but it comes out mono atleast for me it does. Its a very loud 65 watts. trust me. Kustom says its a solid state Mosfet whatever that means

This is Defiantely a Metal Amp. It gives Death Metal Type Distortion when the gain is cranked. And of course with an amp like this I play metal music. what a coincidence. I guess you could play other pussy shit with it too, it does have a very nice and clear clean channel. The High Low And Mid Knobs are very responsive so when you turn them you actually do get different tones. I Have and Ibanez Rg 550 with emg 81 and 85 pickups. I doubt its my guitar that makes the amp sound good, it sounds good with other guitars too. I get loads of feedback when the volumes cranked but ive been told thats unavoidable with any amp.

Its a solid state so I dont replace tubes. Id gig with it. As a metal guitar player the tone only matters to a point after that you just want it to be fucking loud which it is. but it still sounds very good at high volumes.

I bought this amp off ebay and did not have a manual. their customer service Dept. sent me one for free. HOT DAMN

I give it a 10 because its a damn good amp for what i payed. I bought it on ebay! (i reccomend it buying from them if you are an informed consumer) ive seen more expensive amps from marshall that dont pack the power this mothertrucker has and it sounds just as good in my opinion. Ive only been playing for a short time, less than a year in fact. I guess im pretty good for the time ive been playing. Im assuming at some point i will improve. CAUTION: THE AMP WILL NOT MAKE YOU A BETTER GUITAR PLAYER. I do Hate the feedback at high volumes though.The 10 is for amps in this PRICE RANGE. overall all as compared to maybe a Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier Id give it a 7. thats not that bad though as compared to a 2000 dollar amp

i believe my amp was built about 1999 . It has 8 effects onboard , 2 channels , and a line out , guitar input and cd tape input . plus , it has outlets out back for mics , footswitches and stuff. i dont use them .The effects are good and the distortion is very versatile. On the lead chanel it has a more switch for heavy distortion and a mid boost switch . On the clean channel it has a boost button . Very good features for the price .

I use this amp with my Dean Sarasota. For those who dont know , this is a dual humbucker semi-hollow body . I play my own style of heavy rock , and cover songs and styles by vai , satch , megadeth , savatage , and then to players like stevie ray vaughan , and zakk wylde . Randy Rhoads groundbreaking axe work is the main sound being heard on this amp though. This amp is extremely versatile . i can get studio quality sound at all volumes , although i never cranked it up all the way . thats just the way i am , i dont believe in doing so . the effects onboard bring this amp over the top .They make any guitar player sound 10 times better . The effects are so clear and warm sounding that i dont practice with them on b/c wen i go play straight through another amp with no effects , i feel like i am not nailing it as i did before. Phenomanal tone , except for one problem . Personally i feel the speaker could be a little brighter , but then again , thats my preference . The man who bad mouthed this amp eaither got a poorly constructed one or was an a$$hole plain and simple . My friends think i am god . Could it be the amp ? i dont know , but i wont ever replace it .

i have had it for a year or more , and i have had no such problems , i just plug it in and play . it is very reliable , and has never hassled me ( knock on wood) hopefully 30 years from now i will feel the same way . I feel it is very reliable , for the price it's pretty sturdy . my only complaint is the thin wood out back .

to be perfectly honest , i always go to the store where i bought it , as i said in my review of my dean chafin sarasota , the man i bought this from treats me like gold and i have never had a problem he couldnt solve . but then again , i havent had problems with this amp , only minor things on my guitar so i really dont have an opinion on this.

I have been playing for about 2 years or so and have come a long way . I have played many amps . To be perfectly blunt this amp would make a great addition to anyones rig , be it live , for home use or for the studio . I cant say as to if it's the perfect amp . It suits me very well and i am very picky . It plays well and makes me happy . thats as far as my thoughts go . If it were stolen i would probably step up to a larger amp such as a cabinet and a head setup ( i plan to any way due to live playing) but this is not b/c i am dissapointed , i just want more power. i hope the larger amp sounds as good as this . I wish kustom would make a head version of this amp . If i come into money and it was stolen i would buy another even after i had the large amp setup . i played a marshall valvestate avt 50 head and a 1960 a speaker and the kustom compared very well . i cant say enough , but hey dont take my word , go out and play one . youll be happy you did ..

This amp was made in 2001. It seems versatile enough. It has two channels and 8 digital effects.

I have a samick LLC-650 and a fender squire stagemaster. The amp sounded good with both guitars. I have no complaints with the sound.

Here's the problem with this amp. The first one I had worked fine for about a month. Then, the volume would suddenly drop to where you could barely hear it. I took that one back and got another one. The second one worked fine for a few weeks then the effects board started to have a very annoying HUM! I took it back and I will never buy another kustom amp!

I never dealt with customer support, only with the guys at the place where i bought it.

I have only been TRYING to play for about a year, but it's hard to learn with crappy equipment! At first I really liked this amp. It had pretty good tone and all, but I can't stand things that are always breaking down.

Twin channels, clean with 'bright' switch, and gain with 'more' and mid-boost. Its got XLR out and effects loop, speaker out, line out etc. Anything you could need really. No headphones but who needs it anyway. There is also a CD input-bizarre!!!

Well it makes any guitar sound good. I use a Epiphone Les Paul (with Kent Armstrong pickups) and a Gordon Smith GS-1. The clean sound is fender through and through. With the bright switch it just sounds like great. Really warm and valve-like, far more so than most of these cheaper amps posing and valve amps. The gain channel is really versatile, and is strange in that its character changes as you increase the gain, not just giving you more and more gain. Its tone changes!! So it starts out warm and bluesy, then turns to a darker more power chord like rhythm sound. To get the most useable (IMO) Les Paul sound you should stick the 'more' button in and turn the gain down. This is just brilliant to my ears. You can vay your guitar volume and its just changes to whatever you fancy tonewise.

It seems very well built for the price. It had a slight am rattle when I got it, but this was caused by the top of the cabinet (roughly in the middle)vibrating against the amp head. So I lowered the amp head out and stuck some Blu-Tack in there to stop the vibration. Now its quiet as a mouse. The front panel/grill is attached with velcro strips, which aren't alligned to well, but it hasn't fallen off yet. If it does its just a case of stapling the back in the right place!!

I've had no need to contact them as yet. Fingers crossed.

I've been playing for around 7-8 years, and had a load of different amps and guitars through my hands. None have pleased me as much as this. It is a really good all round amp, which I plan to use mostly for band rehearsals and recording. But it is perfectly capable of being used for gigs. And it has not problem sounding out over my drummer, who uses an un-dampened bass drum!!!

This is a new amp made last year or something, the amp is pretty versatile, you can play anything exept high gain metal, it has two channels, 8 digital effects, its got decent power for.

Im using a Yamaha RGX612A with this amp, I play rock, blues, metal, I use my metalzone when I play metal since the dist is not quite satasfactory for metal. The clean channel does distort very easily on this amp, especially when using high gain pickups. Oh ya, this is a loud amp.

The amp still works after a few months of use, which doesnt mean much I guess.

Very slow service I emailed and phoned several time`s to ask for a replacement amp because of the clean channels distortion ( its an SS amp, its not supposed to distort)after tons of calls I finally got through and they sent me a different amp, which sounded the same but the FX effects had less power. Im pissed.

I have been playing for five years, if this amp was stolen I would buy something different, the thing I love about this amp is it`s tone, It`s got fabulous tone for an SS, but that clean channel distortion pisses me off, its not a problem at low volumes but it is still unexceptable

Although the fx channels are limited, I still love the regular clean and dirty channels. The gain option "more", to get a little more umph out of the distortion, is pretty cool. There is also a cool feature for the clean channel that makes the clean sound a little brighter. It's got a lot of features for the price.

I use a samick classic strat with a single hb and it sound great. The dirty channel doesn't sound too good without the "more" option enabled. I mostly play my own stuff. This amp's distortion channel suites Drop-D tuning well (for that Rage Against the Machine type sound). I popped the volume up pretty loud with the distortion and it sounded fine (no humming). The clean channel is good for open chords. I haven't cranked the amp TOO loud yet on the clean channel so I'm not sure if it hums but it sounds great. The fx channels go great with both channels. The fx kinda get tacky when the control is maxed.

I've only had the amp for a short time but one time I accendentally pulled the plug out while the amp was still on and when I plugged it back in, the amp didn't get loud. I strongly suggest you turning off the amp before you tune-up. :D. Other than that..so far it's hanging in there.

It comes with a 3 year warrenty so that's good. Depending on the shop you buy it from, sometimes you'll get lucky (like me) and get a lifetime service type thing. The guy that I bought it from said out of all the ones he sold, he never had a return/any problems. So I can only rate this buy what I've heard.

Great amp. It's well suggested as a big practice amp and a small amp for gigs (since it gets pretty loud). I've been playing guitar for about 5yrs and before this amp I had a Samick KS10 (10 watts) and it really sucked! So I'm spoiled with this amp.

This thing is simply awesome. I think the features and such have been covered well in other reviews. Has everything you could want.

Okay the clean channel is great! You can get any kind of sound you want from it from country to that dark smashing pumpkins clean sound. For a solid state amp the distortion kicks ass!! Compare it to a peavey, crate, or even marshall solid state and see what I mean. I would suggest a noise gate because the distortion channel does feed back, but only at extremely high gain and high volume. Oh and run it through a 4x12 and PA!! Even without it this amp is LOUD!!!

Seems solidly built. Has a three year warranty. When it was shipped the screws were loose but that's UPS's fault they don't take care of freight. Easily fixed with a screwdriver however.

Don't know. I don't think I'll have any problems out of this amp.

This amp kicks ass. It's loud, has plenty of features, beautiful cleans, awesome distortion, and built in effects. I play everything from smashing pumpkins to hendrix to david allan coe. Sounds great for any style of music! Hell even an acoustic sounds good through it. Versatile eq, very versatile amp. Think of it this way: If for some odd reason you don't like the distortion (which kicks ass) or the effects (kick ass too) then you can easily buy two or three pedals with the money you saved by buying this amp! In short: BUY IT!

Made in CHINA! 2 channels. 1 rythm 1 lead. 8 digital effects. lots of junk. External speaker jack(i'll get to that later)

I'm using an Ibanez rg170 with a EMG select pickup in the bridge. Yes I'm one of those metal guys who just plays LOUD and only ever uses the bridge pickup. With the gain all the way and the gain boost on it's got CRUNCH!
My one complant about the rythum channel is that it seems to get distorted very easily. I'm not sure if it's juse my amp cause I talked to the guy in the store and no one else has complained before. So I just have to play alot softer on the clean channel.
Now the external jack. This is one of the reason I bought this amp. You can use the external jack to play though a 4 X 12 cabinet. Since it's got 65 watts is plenty powerful. Naturaly it's not going to sound as good as a 50 watt marshall head. But concidering it's a combo amp it works quite well when your just using it as a head.
The other thing about this amp is it's LOUD. Even when your not hooked up to a cabinet the 12 inch is loud enough to jam with a drummer and actually here it. I never expected that from a "practice" amp.

I would complety rely on this for a live show. Even with my friends crappy cabinet the pukes out I could still unhook it, crank the volume, make a few adjustments and go with one 12 inch. Also the effects are pretty useful. The echo is the most fun while the reverb sounds the best. The flanger however SUCKS ass. It's the most annoying flanger on the face of the planet. But other than that it's great.

The local music store here rules. It's a small mom & pop shop and they don't bullshit you at all. So I know if I ever have a problem they'll jump through hoops to help me.

If your poor and you need a loud amp but you can't afford a marshall head and cabinet this is the way to go. Or should I say it's the way to go for METAL. I can get a good punk sound out of it too but I'm not into playing punk.

Like what everyone else say. I'm writing this review to prove to that shithead kustom hater that this amp is nothing like what he said. The features of this amp may sound like its too good to be true. It is TRUE! It is very loud. Even the knob at 1 is LOUD! For a solid-state amp, this has to be the best. Its perfect for small gigs.

I've tried it with a PRS Santana SE, an American Fender Strat and an Ibanez SC-420. They all sound really good with this amp. Clean channel has no noise even at high volumes. Distortion is pretty okay. Its not really brutal but I'm sure it will sound brutal with a Boss Metal Zone.

Its like a tank. Haven't gigged with it yet. But I move it around most of the time for practice and studio. Its built to last.

Never dealt with them.

Well everyone knows that Kustom amps in the past few years were actually "student practice amps". Let not talk about the Kustom amps used in the '60s. Now Kustom's new range of amps is ready for the pros. So what is its made in China. Its a good amp that does the job. That's all that matters. Those who can't afford a tube amp should go for this. Its a good choice. Don't just take my advice. Try it yourself. 9 out 10 people (including the ones who reviewed the 60W) can't be wrong. This kustom hater guy knows nothing about amps and tone. Why don't you go and buy yourself a Marshall or a Mesa/Boogie you stupid dick!

Sure, it has plenty of features on it but what does it matter? Every dial on it should have "+shit" next to it because that's all that happens when you try to adjust anything.

It sounds like shit with any guitar. I've tried a Les Paul studio gothic, a B.C. Rich NJ warlock, and even a fender strat. It's noisy as hell. The sound ranges between crap and complete crap. The cab sounds like it's made out of cardboard.The clean channel distorts when you turn it up to about 5 or 6. Oh and try turning the distortion and volume up as loud as it shows in the little instruction manual. Just try it and listen to the shitty feedback. Kustom must want you to blow the speaker out because the amp sure as hell can't handle that kind of volume.

Who cares? I'm sending it back tomorrow if I can even stand looking at it that long. If not I'm tossing it out the 6th story window of my apartment.

Well if they sell this bad of a product then what is their company like?

Overall... hmmm if you like throwing hard earned money away then by all means get it. If someone stole this I would cry tears of joy and then laugh at the poor bastard who had to listen to this shitpile.

I play rock, blues, and even a bit of metal now and then, and this amp is great for all of them.There are two channels, and loads of features like digital effects, effects loop, line out, and cd/tape input. I only wish that It had a headphone jack. I use this amp in my room and jamming with my friends, and it has more than enough power.

I play a strat, and the amp suits it fine. It has tons of versatility, I have never had to fully crank the amp, so I do not know how it sounds on it's loudest volumes.

I haven't had any problems, and It looks solidly built. I think that I would gig with it without a backup, but thats probably just because I can't afford a backup.

I've had no problems with it, so no reason to contact customer support

I have been playing for a few years, and this is the second amp that I've owned, this first being a small practice amp. If this amp was stolen, I'd replace it in a heartbeat. I compared this amp to peavey, and fender amps of similar wattage.Neither had as many features, and both were much more expensive.All in all, I love the amp and is a great value.

i was absolutely amazed by the mature setings of the effects of this amp. amazed and satisfied. i used to have an original tuck and roll, Hot Rod amp, Crate Vintage club 50, and i sold all of those because this one does all there jobs better, and i am not in debt.

i play rock music and it rocks. i used it from everytning from Warped Tour 2001, to the local big bar shows, to practice and i couldn't ask for anything moer. the one suggestion i have for thesound quality of this amp is investing in an amp stand tha helps project, control and simplify the sound. it just cuts through better.

nothin yet.

hi haven't had any problems to report.

i couldn't recommend a better amp if you are looking for "the jack of all trades." it is versatile, has plenty of options for recording, playing live and goofin around. my only complaint is that the XLR output sucks for live sound, but i never use those anyway, they totally change the character of the amp. buy it!!

65 Watts, two independent channels, built in effects, Celestion loaded Rocket 50, shipped to my front door for 220.00 bucks. Yeah I would say this is a great amp for the money. Cd input, line out, effects loop, footswitch jack. Lot of bang for the buck...
I was looking for a cheap yet powerful practice amp for home use and this little Kustom delivers the goods.

Will cover various styles of playing from the Metal head to the blues and jazz guys. Clean channel rivals any of the big tube amps I have. Really warm and sweet. Gain channel is all out ballsy. Even has a boost on the gain for even more over the top distortion. Add the built in effects to it and your sound will get even bigger. You will find what you need in this amp I guarantee it. Looking forward to puttin it thru a 4x12 cab to hear its full potential.

As for reliability I cannot say at this time as it is new, but will add I sure do see alot of old tuck and roll Kustoms around still. So I would say it will probably service your needs for quite sometime...

Here that Kustom is pretty reliable with their customer support. Warranty is three years.

Been playing 17 years now. Have used Marshalls, Crates, Carvin amps, and would say as far as small price tag feature packed practice amps go this is the best so far.

Loaded - This amp has two channels (each with their own low/mid/high knobs). The OD channel has a mid-boost and a gain-boost. The clean channel has a bright switch. There are jacks for effects loop, external speaker, line output, and footswitch (not included) inside the cabinet. There's also a cd/tape input jack and XLR output. Oh - and there are 8 effects with a level control. The effects include hall reverb, spring reverb, slap back, echo (more delayed), chorus, chorus/reverb, flange/reverb, and tremolo. It's pretty big, but not extremely heavy. Looks good, too. For the price I paid, awesome - for the average price, it's still a good deal.

Sounds pretty good. I haven't gotten it completely the way I want it yet - but so far, I like it. I play mostly blues and with a moderate amount of gain it sounds nice and smooth. And with the gain boost, it screams (I'm sure my brother will like it). The gain boost switch is cool - it's like having 3 channels (clean, slight OD, and heavy OD/distortion). On the clean side there's a bright switch which I can only describe as "jangly" - and that's with my Epi Les Paul (both humbuckers on). I didn't know an LP could sound that way. Most of the effects are really good (especially the reverbs). Absolutely NO HUM. Really a flexible amp for the price.

too new to tell

Don't know how they are with refunds or repairs - but they are pretty quick at answering questions by email.

I've been playing for less than a year - definitely not good enough for a 65 watt amp - but I got it for a once in a lifetime deal and couldn't let it pass me by. It cost me less than my crate gfx15. If it were stolen and I could get it for the same price, I'd buy another one in a second. At the Musician's Friend price, I'd still think really hard - I may try a few others first since I didn't shop around after I got a price quoted on this one. The sound is just a little lacking, but I'm sure the right pedal could add that extra that it's missing. If I could add anything, an additional adjustment to the effects would be nice (speed/depth). I LIKE IT!

This amp is very versatile for the price I paid for it. It has 2 channels -Lead(Dirty) and Rythmn(Clean), an FX loop, footswitch, 8 Preset Digital EFX(which are excellent),line out, and an ext.speaker out.I wish that you could adjust different parameters of the FX, but what do you expect for #230? I use this amp for my bedroom, but I'm sure it would have enough power for a gig.

I am using this with a Jim Harley strat copy. It has singlecoils but I am planning to get SD Hotrails soon. This amp has quite a lot of hum, but this could be my pickups. It suits my music style, which is mainly music like Blink 182, No FX, Green Day and Sum 41. This amp can make a range of sounds. I havent tried the clean channel at high sound levels yet so I cant say wheather it does or not. The distortion is just right for what I play.

This hasn't broken down on me YET, but if it does I know someone at the Guitar Shop who will know how to fix it, so that's not a problem. It probably wont break down on me, as I treat all of my gear with care.

I've never dealt with Kustom

This is the second amp I have ever owned, and the best so far. If it were stolen or lost, I would definately get another. If anyone buys this amp, I would love to share amp settings. Email me with any questions to tomrogers61@another.com.

Must be a new model, they don't even have it on the company site. Designed and engineered in the states, then assembled in China. Quite a versatile little monster, kinda surprised me. I uses a Mos-Fet transistor, which are used alot in stereo amps. They're designed to simulate the tone characteristics of tubes, without the hassle of having to replace them, plus they are supposed to be very hardy when it comes to power handling. I would say you could easilly play anything from Country to Death Metal with this thing and be quite pleased with the sound. No wishes as far as features go, this thing has plenty of them. 2 Channels, each with 3 band EQ and volume. The distortion channel has gain as well, which will bring you up to a pretty solid Overdrive sound, then there is a More switch which boosts you up into the really dirty Distortion tone. The dirty channel also has a mid-boost switch which alters mids for more of a solo tone. The Clean channel substitutes the mid-boost switch with a bright switch, which of course, boosts the treble and gives the sound more bite. Then there is a switchable effect section with 8 preset effects and a Mix control. Included are Hall, Spring, and Slapback reverb, Echo, Chorus, Chorus/Reverb, Flanger/Reverb and Tremolo. All of which actually sound pretty good, I especially like the Chorus/Rev setting. As far as plugs, it has a line level input (for a CD-player, drum machine, etc,) a guitar input and an XLR output jack for PA or direct recording on the top panel. On the back it has a jack for a footswitch (1 and 2 button models available, the single switches channels, the double switches channels and turns effects on and off), a line out for running a speaker cab (which it definitly has enough power to do!) and a jack for Effect send and return. I just use it for studio stuff, but it would definitly play loud enough for a small gig. Oh yeah, it has a Celestion speaker! For the price of this amp, you'd be hard pressed to find any other with the same features and versatility.

I use all kinds of guitars through this and it sounds excellent with all of them. My style is varied, and this amp fits like a glove, lots of diffrent sounds are just a few dials away. Noise? What noise? I don't even hear the slightest hint of hum when this thing is on, the Mos-fet transistor is very quiet. The sound definition seems to hold up when you elevate the volume, I haven't been able to crank it out the roof, but around the middle the clean is still very tight and defined, nice full low end and bright, crisp highs. I like the gain-boost switch on this thing, it's like having an overdrive and distortion preamp in one Unit. The highest gain setting would definitly make any metalhead cream himself, and when you back it off a bit it's sure to please any rocker or blues man equally so. The effects, though preset, all sound good and don't add any undue noise to the mix. Once again, for the price of this amp, I doubt you'd be able to find anything better! Hell, even for twice as much, this thing is amazing.

Mmmph... here's my only worry... it's a cheap amp, assemble-by-number, that type of thing. BUT, everything inside looks solid (though the effect controller chip was jarred loose in shipping, but it was an easy fix) and the housing of the amp itself is very stable, no rattling or anything like that. The knobs all seem to be solid, so I shall only pray that it never decides to go into cardiac arrest on me! I'm not gona rate this category, it's well put together, but there's always a chance... if it breaks down I'll come back and update my review. It DOES have a 3 year warranty from the company though. The footswitch I got with it seems very sturdy, it has the cord fixed, which is kinda lame but the housing is solid metal, and both the switches latch and unlatch smoothly and securely.

Never dealt, but the people from the company I got it from were very amicable in the deal, so I'll give them a 10.

Flat out? I LOVE this amp, and it absolutely fits my musical styles. If it were lost or stolen or whatever, I would not hesitate a second to purchase another one, especially at the price they sell for! I challenge anyone to find an amp that can match this one for anywhere near the price, you'll be looking for a while! I will admit, I was skittish about buying a 'cheap' amp, sight unseen, sound unheard, but I am extremely glad I did. By the way, I have no affiliation to Kustom or the proprietor from which I bought this amp LOL, I am just one totally satisfied KUSTOMer (baaaad pun, please hit me). If you're looking for an inexpensive 1x12 combo, this thing is the way to go, hands down. By the way, the place that sells them can be found at www.wpmaxwell.com, I have seen others, but MDW is the cheapest of them.