Provided on a stage in a bar on Bourbon St here in New Orleans. I didn’t try it out.
Just sharing a somewhat rare amp sighting....
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Klassic rig
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Provided on a stage in a bar on Bourbon St here in New Orleans. I didn’t try it out.
Just sharing a somewhat rare amp sighting....
Nice “smile curve” on the graphic!
Somewhere, the Kustom design engineer is fuming.
Nope. According to my 2-minute search, it was the same folks but different branding - they also had Kasino and Krossroads brands, and Klassic was short lived due to trademark dispute with Peavey (who owned a "Classic" trademark).
I wonder if those are the original drivers... they look very much like my Fenders (or maybe many others, I'm not that knowlegable on the subject). 
Can’t say I’ve ever seen one of these in my 70 odd years. Thanks for posting.
Very kool! Kustom used to make a 3x15 (!) that I thought sounded pretty great! Of course, that was 40+ years ago. I may think differently now.
The Bar Band Bassman
The Bar Band Bassman
The Kustom design engineer, Bud Ross, died in 2018. He sold the company in the early 70’s, but later developed the Road brand and Ross System PA gear, then tried a revival of the tuck’n’roll look with ‘Krossroad’ in the 90’s in partnership with his son. Those cabs had more in the way of modern configurations, but the company was short lived. Anything else similar, he had nothing to do with.
Then there was Plush/Earth, but that’s a whole different story.
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Wow! I'd heard of the Klassic series that got renamed to Krossroad to avoid a lawsuit from Peavey, but I didn't know they actually ever made any with that name on them. Here's my Krossroad. I added the green jewel pilot light and Cosmo knobs to make it more "Kustom"-like. Otherwise, you can see they're virtually identical.
The interesting thing about the Bourbon Street bands is that they are not bands. The bars just have a roster of musicians they can call. The bars there don't have time for any excuses, band drama or anything like that so they are all just hired guns. Car broke down, they'll call someone else. Voice gave out, they'll call someone else. This is why all the bands on Bourbon play the same old songs. (Hence the backline. They don't care about your fancy amp. Jessie's Girl has been played through this thing more times than you can count. It will work today and it will work tomorrow too.)
I found this out a few years ago when I was trying to get my band booked on Bourbon Street. We ended up playing many times over on Frenchman Street, where bands are booked. The situation is harsh but it makes sense for the bars who needs bands practically 24/7.
I found this out a few years ago when I was trying to get my band booked on Bourbon Street. We ended up playing many times over on Frenchman Street, where bands are booked. The situation is harsh but it makes sense for the bars who needs bands practically 24/7.
I would bet it's the same in Nashville. I was there once, saw a band early in the evening, went to another bar later, saw the same steel guitar player with 4 different guys.
I would guess anywhere that is known for a lot of bars with live music. Beale Street in Memphis is probably the same way too.
The angle of the bridge on that (what I assume is a) PRS is just killing my OCD.. don't stare directly into it, you will be fine, lol...
