Woodson amps.

KramerBassFan · #1 04-05-2010, 07:34 PM

Anybody ever heard of WOODSON Amps?

Made in Bolivar, Missiouri....

I recently got a 2x15 cabinet, and was trying to see if anybody knew anything about them.

Pretty much KUSTOM amps from what i can tell, and the shop i got my cabinet from also had a 50w head, and i took a look inside it. Yep, KUSTOM guts.

So, anybody know anything about this brand?

Thanks.

Deluge Of Sound · #2 04-05-2010, 08:46 PM

Got pictures?

No?

It'd be a whole lot cooler if you did.

Oh, and google found this for me:
http://www.broadwaymusicco.com/kustom17.htm

Oren Hudson · #3 04-06-2010, 08:01 AM

Yes KBF, I played one in the music store when they first came out. Sounded and looked good. I didn't buy it since it was no better than what I had, which I think was a tuck and roll Kustom. I'd buy one now.

KramerBassFan · #4 04-06-2010, 08:59 AM

Mine looks like those 2x12s with no tweeters, and missing the WOODSON logo.

I feel i did pretty good price wise.... $90.

KramerBassFan · #5 04-18-2010, 02:15 PM

Pictures..

Dimensions are 48 inches tall by 12 inches deep by 26 inches wide. Perfect... my 100w Superbass Fits right on it.

Missing a logo too.

P.S. You can't really see them.. but there are Aluminum dust cap's in there... pretty sure it was CTS's. Can't remember the codes off the top of my head either.

KramerBassFan · #6 07-19-2010, 02:44 PM

This is going to get some upgrades:

Internal padding, Castors, and two Eminence Beta 15's.

KramerBassFan · #7 07-22-2010, 12:47 PM

My Eminence Beta 15's are here!

Oren Hudson · #8 01-02-2011, 09:11 PM

I know it's been a while - but - how did the Emminence Beta 15s work for you?

KramerBassFan · #9 01-03-2011, 10:15 AM

Superbly.

I also lined the inside of the cab with acoustic dampening foam...

Oren Hudson · #10 01-03-2011, 11:04 AM

Wonderful.

Would you give details on the lining? Where purchased, how thick, how attached, lined around the front panel holding the speaker, those type things.

Thanks.

KramerBassFan · #11 01-03-2011, 11:22 AM

I put weather stripping (i think its called....) around where the front baffle is attached to the box that is the cabinet, to prevent any rattles.

I got mattress padding, and it was maybe $10 for a few feet.

Got it from walmart, and i lined the entire inside of the cab, except for the rear of the baffle.

And trust me, it made a HUGE difference.

Attached with a staple gun, used T-55 staples i believe

and the foam itself was maybe an inch or an inch and a half thick.

okcrum · #12 01-03-2011, 12:13 PM

Interesting. Bolivar, Missouri is where TBC basses are made. I wonder if there's a connection...

KramerBassFan · #13 01-03-2011, 12:51 PM

TBC basses? Never heard of them.... I don't think Bolivar Missouri is very big...

okcrum · #14 01-03-2011, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by KramerBassFan

TBC basses? Never heard of them.... I don't think Bolivar Missouri is very big...

Yeah, The Bass Company, little one man outfit. But Jack used to work for Peavey, and he's been in the business a pretty long time. Plausible, but not likely, given the time span involved between Woodson and TBC.

KramerBassFan · #15 01-03-2011, 01:23 PM

Why not send him an email and ask him?

Oren Hudson · #16 01-03-2011, 02:07 PM

Interesting concept on TBC and Woodson. Woodson was supposedly some sort of an offshoot of Kustom created either for or by a Kustom dealer or dealers. Something like trying to avoid splitting his Kustom interest with his wife in a divorce settlement or something like that. From what I've heard and read, the insides are nearly identical to the earlier Kustoms. Sounds plausible and and could be the guy involved. Maybe "okcrum" could check into that with Jack.

BTW - thanks for the lining description KramerBassFan.

okcrum · #17 01-03-2011, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by KramerBassFan

Why not send him an email and ask him?

Already done.

KramerBassFan · #18 01-03-2011, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Oren Hudson

Interesting concept on TBC and Woodson. Woodson was supposedly some sort of an offshoot of Kustom created either for or by a Kustom dealer or dealers. Something like trying to avoid splitting his Kustom interest with his wife in a divorce settlement or something like that. From what I've heard and read, the insides are nearly identical to the earlier Kustoms. Sounds plausible and and could be the guy involved. Maybe "okcrum" could check into that with Jack.

BTW - thanks for the lining description KramerBassFan.

No problem - definitely worth it as a cheap upgrade that vastly improves performance.

The shop i got my 2x15 at had a Woodson PA 100 or whatever the guitar model is, and i got to take a look inside it. Yep, laid out nearly exactly like KUSTOMS, with only some of the components being sourced differently. They are probably the exact same schematic wise.

okcrum · #19 01-04-2011, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by KramerBassFan

Why not send him an email and ask him?

Nope, no connection between TBC and Woodson, per TBC Jack.

KramerBassFan · #20 01-04-2011, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by okcrum

Nope, no connection between TBC and Woodson, per TBC Jack.

Ah well.

Had he at least heard of Woodson?

I don't think Bolivar is a very big town.... (but i may be wrong) my family is from out there, and Bolivar isn't too far from where the entirety of my family is from. So it was kind of cool to have a speaker cabinet that was made pretty "close to home".