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Originally Posted by billfitzmaurice  They couldn't have specs as they weren't even used with drivers of that vintage. And if they have any tuck and rolls it's cause they found them in pawnshops. As I recall the original Kustom of Chanute, Kansas underwent at least one change of ownership and move before going out of business for good. AFAIK all current models are Far East sourced from a third party. |
Bud Ross (The founder) lost his rights to his company in a poker game or some card game based gambling of some sort. Or at least, thats how the story goes. They then stayed around for awhile, and produced less tuck and roll, more generic solid state covered in black tolex stuff. Ross electronics (made KUSTOM) lasted at least until 1980, and from there on if they changed owners, i don't know. They produced amps during the 1980's, but had no big endorsers or really memorable models. Eventually in the mid to late 1980's, they made a line of small (under 100w) tube and hybrid amplifiers. These were also made in various colors of Tuck and Roll, with black being the most common, followed by Red. I would assume like most any formerly big amp company that fell off the map that they eventually closed production, sold off all stock, were moth balled for a few years, and then bought up and production began again.
So, yes.... I doubt anybody in KY has a clue what the specs of the old Bud Ross era amps and speakers used. The current "Kustom" doesn't have any of the original specs, and IMHO, the "New" Kustom has about as much relation to the old "KUSTOM" as Guitar Centers line of "Acoustic" Amps have with the old Acoustic Control Corporation. The name is about it.
The OP's cab in question originally had 15 inch CTS speakers. You would, like i said, most likely be fine with a pair of Eminence Beta's. I have a Woodson 2x15, which was more or less all things KUSTOM made from KUSTOM parts in Bolivar Missiouri. I lined the cab, and put two beta A's in it, and it works well for what it is - old school tech with old school results.
