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Kustom’s ‘72 Coupe Combo: The Tuck n’ Roll Says It All… Cary Jun 26th
Vintage ’70s Tone
I still haven’t managed to get my hands on one of Kustom’s ‘72 Coupe Combos, but I just spent the last hour or so over at their website, and I’ve got to say their sample recordings sound mighty sweet… just pure tube tone through and through.
Kustom’s been producing their famous (infamous?) tuck n’ roll guitar amps since back in the day (as early as the ’60s,) and while they’ve mostly moved away from using the material on their newer equipment, they do still offer two amplifiers with that groovy, sparkly, belongs-in-your-dad’s-muscle-car tuck n’ roll – the ‘36 & ‘72 Coupe Combos.
The ‘72 Coupe is the one I’ve been eyeing. It’s a 72-watt, 2x12 combo amp (always my preference,) running a single 12AX7 tube in the pre-amp, and a set of four 6L6 tubes for output. Checking out Kustom’s Flash presentation for the ‘72 Coupe makes you realize that that tuck n’ roll isn’t the only thing vintage about this amplifier – the Coupe produces a rich, warm, funky all-tube tone that is pure ’70s.
A couple of features that really stand out are the newly-designed Kustom-Eminence Integrated Turbo 12 speakers, an Accutronics Reverb unit (with tone control,) and vintage Vibrato & Tremolo effects that actually sound vintage… in fact, they sound like the Trem & Vibe effects you’d get from a classic Fender, circa 1966.
The ‘72 Coupe also sports some more modern conveniences like dual channels (Rhythm & Lead,) with individual Volume controls and Bright switches (which apparently fill out the low-end for a British-style valve tone,) a Tube-Driven FX Loop, a Direct-Out with cabinet emulation, and a 3-way footswitch to switch between channels, turn the effects on/off, and punch in a fat 10db boost for pushing your lead work over the top.
Weight & Dimensions: 60lbs. – 31.9”x24”x15.35”
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