Kustom Quad 100DFX 212 Combo

I play metal...more metal...and...Metal!!!! What can i say, this amp blew me away! I was playing at a guitar shop, holding a ltd loaded wit emgs. I wish came wit a foot switch though and a power handling switch.

i was playing for hours at this guitar shop and it was really descent too. The store was a mesa dealer and i was playing there rectos and they sucked! The Kustom was so much better. the clean channel rocks, smooth, bold, and strong. the distortion was ok. The celestions give u a warm crisp sound and dosent brake up. I strongly recomend getting a 2 x 12 extension cabnent for gigging. what even sounded better was when i plugged in a Boss Me-50 guitar consule for better effects, distortion, and a little better cleans but could hardly tell.

im getting this as soon as possible!

This a 100 watt amp with 2 12" Celestion Super 65's(sound great) speakers. It is semi-openback, there is a 5 or 6 inch opening in the back. Despite what others may of said it is not hard to reach the inputs and outputs that are inside the amp. Just get down on your knees and reach your hand inside. There is a huge label on the back that tells you which jack is which, so you shouldn't be confused.

It has 8 built in effects that are fun to mess around with but you really can't tweek them. The reverbs are good though, you only need to change the level of mix with reverbs anyway. The effects shouldn't be the reason that you buy this amp anyway.

I love the way the grill "cloth" looks. It is made of a whicker(spelling?) type material. A very vintage type of look. The blue LEDs for the channels and the power are beautiful

I use an Ibanez iceman which has humbuckers in it. The style of music that I play requires pretty heavy, high gain distortion. This amps clean channel sounds great, very smooth, warm tone. It is loud as heck. My band has 2 guitarists, bass, and drums and this amp cuts through the mix when it is set at 9'o-clock. WEAR EARPLUGS. I have never actually set this amp past 10'o-clock because it was way too loud.

The distortion channel is okay but doesn't really sound great for the style of music that I play. It sounds a bit compressed which I didn't care for too much. I do use the gain channel for lighter parts though. A mediocre gain channel is really not an issue with me anyway though because I like to use my Boss MD-2 for distortion.

I have had the amp for about 2 months now and it hasn't failed on me. If weight is a sign of reliablility then this amp REALLY reliable. It is not very fun carrying this baby upstairs to my room. It seems very well put together. Others have complained about the effects failing after a while but I have not had that problem so far. I think they just got duds, which happens.

This amp has a 3 year warranty so I'm not very worried about that.

This amp is a great buy. It may not be as good as a $3,000 hand-wired boutique amp, but it didn't cost $3,000. If you want a great sounding amp that can hold its own in a band situation then I definetly recommend that you check this amp out. Obviously my tastes in sound may be different than others so try it out before you buy it. Drive out to your local GC or Sam Ash and play around. If its not your thing then don't buy it.

This amp has
100w solid state
2 12" super 65 celestions (awesome)
2 channels
8 digital effects
tone controls for each channel
should come with a footswitch, but doesn't
and a line out and heaps of other jacks and stuff you might use on the back

I own a Schecter Omen-6 with 2 humbuckers - hoping to get a seymour duncan in the bridge
I'm 15 and play in a band, mainly punk rock, original rock and a bit of heavy stuff thrown in
This amp has a fair bit of gain in there, especially when you kick the boost switch in, not too much that it squeals like a pig but plenty
Distortion is good, get some nice crunch
Has a fair bit of scoop but not enough if your some nu metal freak
Clean channel absolutely kicks arse, if your looking for a great clean sound without paying too much this is the amp for you.
Bright switch on clean channel is good for guitars with only humbuckers
Just love the clean tone
Effects are alright, chorus is really detuned and i never use it
And fuck this thing is loud for what it is

Well as you might have read the effects loop blows. Yep, its true. It happened to mine in the first few months, i took it in and they repaired it under warranty. No worries since then. The other guitarist in my band has the same amp but a head version with a 4x12 kustum cab, his effects just didnt work sometimes and he had to turn the amp off and on again to get them to work
But she'll turn on whenever its plugged in, no worries there

This amp has a 3 year warranty, which means they must have a fair bit of faith in there amps. It didnt take long to get my amp back when i took it in to get the effects fixed, i live in Australia.
Didnt cost me anything so im pretty happy here

I've been playing close to 3 years, and i love this amp.
I would buy it again, i love how it has so much volume for such a small amp.
I have another kustom, a 16w practice amp which is good.
My friend has a Marshall MG100DFX, which is the equivelent of this amp but only 1 12" speaker, and i'd rather mine any day. The Marshalls clean channel doesnt compare to this amp, and i like the sound of this amps distortion too.
I wish it came with a footswitch, ive been waiting 6 months and i ordered it when i got the amp.
Effects blow, but they arent anything special anyway.

2004 Quad 100 with 100 watts and digital effects. Plenty loud! 2-channels (no footswitch is included though), effects loop (which sounded like crap.. low volume and muddy).

Bought it for the clean tone, which is incredibley smooth and warm, even given that this is a solid state amp.
Seems to have some sort of tube compression working somewhere in there, sounds great. I originally was only going to use the clean channel with my Digitech Rp2000 or Pod, but I discovered the dirty channel ripped! No nu-metal tones here, just solid GOOD distortion.

Using DR with mahogany body/maple top and Duncan humbucker pickups. Again, love the SOUND of this amp. It's not trying to sound like some other amp(s), it just does it's own thing, and it does it really well.

The Clean channel produces some of the best, and loudest, tones! Even at high volume, the clean remains clean (with just the tiniest hint of dirt, similar to a tube amp)

The Dirty channel just flat out rips. I play original rock, punk/pop style and the sound fit perfectly. It had a slight mid range kick which got my sounds to cut through the band.

No nu-metal available here, just good ol distortion.

The built in effects are.... about what you'd expect. Not that good, kinda usable if you're not looking for high quality or vintage tones... and NO editing on any of the effect parameters! (just the level of the pre-assigned effect in the overall mix)

Ahh, here's the reason I no longer own the amp (returned to Zzounds.com)

When the amp was first taken out of the box, it didn't power up. At all. After removing and re-attaching the power cord 5 times, the amp finally lit up and played.

Second time I turned on the amp, the effects wouldn't work. At all... nothing, no matter whether they were switched on by the foot controller or on the amp itself. Even after turning the amp on/off (and unplugging it several times) the effects didn't turn back on.

Third time I plugged the amp in and turned it on.. nothing. No power, no lights, no nothing. Again, repeated unplugging and plugging finally got the amp going (after ten minutes)

Never dealt with the company.. figured if my amp didn't work three out of three times, there wasn't much they could do to fix it.

Overall, I loved the sound of this amp!! If ONLY it worked... I compared it with similar priced amps from Ibanez, Fender, Marshall... for the price, the Kustom blew them away.

ive been playing for 4 years now... i play everything from clean crisp emo , to grindcore punk, to melodic hard core (uh insane gain , lotas distortion) and this amp excells in the clean department, metalheads need looks else where.... dont get me wrong. this amp is amazing.. for uh 249.99 100 watt digital effects and celestions... this is a great deal

Digtal effects, good but cant change the rate, or other paramaters.
built in distortion good for rock thats about it... kinda weak.
The effects loop Blows. I have a korg tone works 411 fx and it makes it sound muddy and dull. espically when i turn distortion on.
thats no problem though, i just run it straight....

Ide stake my life that this amp... would last me a very long time.
i have a kustom bass amp ive put through hell and back and it still keeps ticking, very sturdy, no rattles buzzes...etc.
solid construction! it weighs 37 pounds, which for a 2 by 12 is light.
its small, fits in a honda civic trunk...

considering ive never had a problem with any Kustom merch....

excellent clean.... very loud ..celestions a plus... 100 watt... size PRICE! awsome.. cant complain for the price....

negatives---
lacks on the metal edge... built in distortion not so hot ... effects loop blows... uh... i dont like the grill .. its like made of this twisted fiber and it looks crappy... other than that for 249... this baby kicks ass.

See below...all the features are listed.

I use it with a thinline 69 tele with single coils. This amp is fantastic for the type of music I play which is vintage 60's and 70's. It's loud on the clean channel and the pre amp switch gives you two separate and distinct sounds. I notice no distortion at very high levels of volume. The lead channel is very nice with some harmonic distortion at all levels. Metalheads need not try this amp however...it is not going to give you what you are looking for. I almost exclusively use the clean channel on the bright setting which seems to make the normal mode sound a bit flat. You'd need to EQ the top end quite a bit if you use the normal pre amp section.

So far so good. I played a tuck and roll years ago and it seemed to be very reliable. This combo is made offshore in China and looks to be very well built. I guess we'll see

Don't know...has a three year warranty so would guess it is OK.

I like this amp...I sold my Fender stage 160DSP to buy it. The fender was thin and really lacked colour compared to the Kustom. I also blew up the Fender on stage at a gig 2 songs into the second set this summer. The amp was only running at 6 and was only 9 months old. It always seemed to be a very quiet 160 watts and it took a month to get fixed. I kind of wish I'd waited to try the 130 watt WAV but for the money...this is the real deal. It's quite heavy for its physical size and the pots seem to be really a good quality. The digital effects seem to work fine for me but it would be nice to have a separate reverb control. The tolex seems to be very soft but I guess it couldn't be worse than the tuck and roll!! I'd buy another one in a flash.

I have been playing this amp for six months. I bought it new and I am very impressed with it. I've played for over 20 years on Peavey,Fender,Roland,Marshall and several more. I like all the features and I have played some pretty loud gigs with it. My band members were blown away the first time I put it on stage. We play mostly 70's rock and country mix. I can get any tone I want from clean to smooth overdrive and crunch. If you plug in the footswitch after the amp has been turned on the effects don't engage. You have to turn it off and back on with the footswitch plugged in. The amp senses the footswitch is engaged.

I play a Fender Tele, Strat, and a Gibson Les Paul. I have no problem getting the tones I like from any of these combo's. I really like the delay and the chorus on this amp. The clean channel stays clean at really high volumes and is not noisy at all.

Although I've only had this amp 6 months it has never given me any problems. I hope it lasts a long time.

Made this year
Ve100 Watts Solid state
4 preamp modes that include 2 high gain (US/UK) and 2 clean channels (neutral/brilliant), plus a gain boost on the lead channel, giving you 6 modes of play.
2 - 12" Celestions
3-band EQ, seperate for clean and lead channels
Speaker out jack
8 - 24-bit digital effects.
CD/tape input
100W
footswitchable between the lead and clean channels (sub modes not switchable except on the panel) and on off for the effects. Foot switch not included of course.
FX Loop
Line out
XLR Line out

fx's are nice but very limited (cannot be tweaked)
I give it only an 8 because of this

I use a JS100 Ibanez and RG 250DX Ibanez, custom shop strat,and gibson 335;
I play nearly every music style but mostly Christian Rock;
Very quite amp even at high volume;
I would say you could get most any sound from Jazzy clean to Hard rock very easily but you need a distortion pedal in front to get a real heavey grunge or metal sound;
This amp is extremely dynamic when it comes to response, even on the heavest setting reducing the volume on your guitar really cleans up the sound;
The clean channel set on brite is Fender clean even at high volume;
One thing I noticed is that some amp modeling pedals don't sound good in front of the amp.I have a KorgAX1500G and a Boss VF-1, Beringer V-amp2, PODxt,and a Boss GT-6; The GT-6 is the only one that sounds good in front of this amp.That being said all of these pedals sounded great through the CD line input.
I have owned a Line 6 flextone II plus and this amp beats it hands down for sound quality and dynamic response.
My friend recently bought him one of these amps so I ran My GT-6 through both amps (left out to my Kustom and right out to his Kustom) and set up some U2 type stereo patches and man the sound was so WWWide and HHHuge I just stood there and soaked myself in it.
One other thing this is a very loud amp,I would compare it to my Fender Hot Rod Deluxe with 410 speakers,only you can get this amp down to a whisper also ,something not possible with my Fender;

Reliability is something I'm not sure about with this amp because even though it seems to be built very strong the fx's would not work on 2 occations in the past 8 months. I had to turn the amp off and back on again to get them to start working again;

have not had to deal with them;

I've been playing more than 20 years;
I not only would buy another but I'm going to buy another one anyways so I can play in stereo;
This is the best amp for the money I have ever owned; Now there are other maps that I own or have owned that I like very much but I also had to pay about 3 to 5 times as much for them.
I don't think I could find an amp for under $400 as good as this one;

Nice set of Digital effects, 8 in total but no option to change their sound or timing. A few ok switches, a USA crunch button for all Nu-Metal fans out there.

This thing is all talk and no balls. Sounds cool when you play in alone, get the mid down for some serious crunch but get to a band practice and the sound disapears, turn the mid up and lose your crunch in seconds. So either sound bad and be heard or sound great and don't. I know it's not all about mid setting but I'm in a metal band and it's important in my case. Nice clean sounds and the effects sound good in this channel, you'll be heard over a drum kit at half vol. If only the lead was much cop...

None on all accounts, I got mine a month ago, first off the digi effects stoped working "if you have this problem already try turning the amp on and off a few times they will get started" I wasnt too happy about that for a start then the pedal stopped working and then the fucking thing died completly. At least it lasted a month! Thats going to help me on tour "yeah right" Swapped it for a Peavey Bandit 112 yesterday, a very good decision.

I work in a Guitar shop so I can't really tell you anything from a customer point of veiw, but there ok when we call them. There going to need it too if my amp was anything to go by.

I've been playing for 8 years and currently attend The Academy Of Contemporary Music, studying Guitar as a Degree, I have studio and touring experience, above all I love guitar, My current set up is a Yamaha AES 820 "If your thinking of getting a new guitar get this best #500 quid I ever spent" running through a Peavey Bandit 112. If your in a studio and nothing else, it comes recommended. If your in a band "particularly a heavy one" don't even touch it.

Thanks.

Made this year, one of their new product lines. No tuck and roll, sorry.

100 Watts Solid state
4 preamp modes that include 2 high gain (US/UK) and 2 clean channels (neutral/brilliant), plus a gain boost on the lead channel, giving you 6 modes of play.
2 - 12" Celestions
3-band EQ, seperate for clean and lead channels
Speaker out jack
8 - 24-bit digital effects.
CD/tape input
100W
footswitchable between the lead and clean channels (sub modes not switchable except on the panel) and on off for the effects. Foot switch not included of course.
FX Loop
Line out
XLR Line out

I first played the 65, and this amp only iomproved it. The seperate tone controls give you very nice flexibility, and the clean is very bright and clear.
The lead channel may not scoop enough for the Numetal crowd, but the distortions are actually very smooth, and the lead punch is fairly hot.

I play a Takamine EG335C Acoustic Electric, a Yamaha FG 335 Acoustic with sound hole pickup for tunings, A Kramer DMZ 2000 Aluminum neck electric, with dual tapped Dimarzio's, and a Dean Jazz Stylist Hollow Body Electric. Effects wise I have a Digitech GNX3 as my primary processor, but also have several stomp boxes.


Ok So my taste is fairly eclectic. I like rock, metal, jazz, country, folk and new age. Even celtic. The amp was perfect as it seems to be a solid platform for not only nay stly, but jsut about any venue. So far I have not clipped the clean side, but I have never had it above 3, so its hard to say. Tis a loud lil beast. Nice and quiet for the most part. The effects are limited, a selector knob to pick which one, and a mix/level knob. No parameter control, which for my needs is fine, as the GNX3 has more then enough bells and whistles. Fiddling with the knobs, i was able to make a good variety of tones, and shifting between clean and bright on the clean channel, and the US/UK settings added even more.

INdeterminate, I mean let me have it a month and we'll see.

Their web page is basic and to the point, but I have had not direct interaction

I have been playing for 29 years.
I currently have the gear mentioned above, some cheap I-been-had stomp boxes, some vintage Digitech Dual pedals and acouple small amps.
Were i9t stolen i would buy another.

In buying this I chose it ovewr a Fender Stage 100 DSp (it had a better clean channel, but the price was too high), Marshall MG100DFK, AVT20, AVT50 (great distortions, lousy cleans and high prices)
I chose this because partially for value, partially for a solid platform for the GNX3 and partially for its own sound.
So far i love it.

On my wish list, would be an FX loop mix control, more footswitchability and possibly a headphone. Only Marshall seems to understand that even on a 100 watt amp, you might want to play quietly at night.