All user reviews for the Kustom Quad 100 DFX

Guitar Combos 100watt transistor
2-channel equalizer per channel:
-Lead (with 2 variants the US type or UK)
-rythm (with 2 variants its bright or neutral)
8 types of effects (delay, tremolo, chorus, reverb, slap !, flange ...)
possibility to put 1 footswitch to switch the channel aun another or to activate the effect.
input jack, XLR and jack output
Celestion hp

USE

Very easy to use !!!!!!
I use it on stage coool c enrepet must not be other 15Watt lol, and my home, but feared 1ou2 CDJA too strong for my girlfriend.

SONORITS

The sonnorit is good, malgrs the presence of a slight lead breath mode
the effects its correct but there is only pota to settle their presence and therefore I quickly limit their paramtrage and it is impossible to combine certain except as inseparable as for the origne flange which can not be used without reverb (and thus the gain is necessarily a rule the same for 2 c bad a) personally I do not utlise the effects of this lack of combos or parametrage.
A yes I forgot the bass is super bright for my taste in clean I rarely wife has more 3ou4.

NOTICE GLOBAL

This is a good transistor combos. But overall I'm glad to do a year I use) before you lent me a marshall transistor 30Watt).

Transistor amplifier equipped with two HP 65W celestion of each
Advertised power: 100 watts

Input jack or XLR

A clear channel and a channel saturated, it features a boost mode, which increases the saturation and relief.

Only one simultaneous effect, to choose from: reverb, echo, flanger and chorus. (Bad)

Insert effects, line out, just the standard ... but no headphone

Line out to go through a rudder for miking a sound system ...

No pedal switch delivered (regrettable)

UTILIZATION

Little or no manual, simple and traditional.

THE SOUND IS VERY GOOD AND VERY POWERFUL.

It is ideal if one seeks the sin but not necessarily gadgets.

SOUNDS

Personally, I am using as its clear, because I had no power "distortion" to amplify just the settings on my pedal-ToneLab SE.

I had some fears, getting the clean channel a big mush, until I thought to turn the emulation of the enclosure (not amp) of my presets tomelab-SE.
Finally my old neurons are connected, and I got nirvana ... Frankly, I'm happy now!

I then tried "direct", its a lot of saturated ... It reacts like a real cat, but I have little experience with good amps. In any case, my previous amp (a Marshall Valvestate 8080) was next to ridiculous.

I play progressive rock, Porcupine Tree style. it should without any problems. For the metal without additional effect, ca will not, I think.

I have one guitar, a Vigier Excalibur, with Seymour humbucker.

Warning: can not use at home, failing to peter tiles or pellets neighbors ...

OVERALL OPINION

I have for quite some time, but I've played a lot on it.

Before buying, I compared to 100W Marchall and a Fender 100w in the same price range (I can not remember the model), no problem, he sprayed.

What I boot most: power. No saturation on the clean channel, even with a volume to scare everyone (important Because my ToneLab SE)
The sound is loud but very clean, there should be two Celestion for sth!

What I boot the least: it is heavy, and I do not know who these guys (Kustom), but hey, it looks sturdy and is guaranteed for two years. Little or no doc ... No pedal switch

The power-to-price (negotiated in less than 400 euros) seems really interresting.

Can only agree to a musicos who need many effects ...

Well then it's a 100W amp (2 x 50)
there are 8 effects: - hall reverb
- Spring reverb
- Back slap
- Delay
- Chorus
- Chorus / reverb
- Flanger / reverb
- Tremolo
between a guitar
between a line out (for the sound, really convenient because it avoids the microphones)
between a CD / tape
5 inputs on the back of the machine: extreme speaker, line output, effects return, effect send, footswitch

UTILIZATION

Well then I say right away, I have a multi effect (zoom 707II) so I never used the amp without ...
then use level, it is heavy! good to a cot is normal for a 100W, it revolves around personal 30kilos ... I install the castors to facilitate just in transit. Then the volume knob can be a little sensitive, it should move very little to increase or lower the sound, but hey I ca not bother me. I've used on stage and I do not disappoint, except perhaps for the power supply which is a bit short, but in my opinion it can change that, otherwise he must draw lengthen lol.
Otherwise it can be used for just any style of music I find, he spits a little distortion if we can a pter watts but it may be due to micro scratches in my rotten rotten

SOUNDS

Sound good then it can be used for just any style of music I find, he spits a little distortion if we can a pter watts but it may be due to micro scratches in my rotten rotten . So good as I prvenu before I play with a multi purpose, but sometimes I use the + effects that are on the amp because they are really not bad at all, the reverb sounds good as well the delay, the tremolo is not bad either (you can pretty well settle the effects with the button "level").
upgrade its clear he is doing, even if he spits when I boost the bass and the reverb but I'm sure it's because of my scratching lol.
bass level it is well shake my floor, they feel good no problem ca

OVERALL OPINION

Good to conclude it's been a year now I use it every day and it has not moved its always the same, still going strong. It has a nice little physics that made me crack, the little blue LED is charming, it changes from red frquentes I think are pretty. Frankly, given its price (I got it for 400), which is half of a marshall or a fender for the same power, it suits me very well. After it is on that if you want a superior quality must pay the price. So quality level relative price it is great. If a c'tait again I would do for that price!
ps: sorry if I was not able to multi Submitted without effect ... but frankly it should hold up given all the buttons over there lol

For specifications, has already been described previously, needless to paraphrase ...

The effects leave no dreamer and are mainly there to help, ie if we can replace them with real effects pedals, no hesitation is felt.
However we are still happy to have them in many occasions and they fulfill their role successfully if it is not too fussy.

Some major flaws in legalization of two channels: too low, we can hardly use this knob to the clean channel if we hear from America that breath! bp on the same drive channel, but attenuated.
For the middle EQ, the sound becomes very uncomfortable and unbalanced when it exceeds 9 (- 1 / 4 turn!)
Therefore: the treble knobs are almost always max

we need a little time to get to master the beast and balance it all by himself, which is a shame because the EQ is normally there to be able to shape his own sound and not catch the mistakes of designers.

UTILIZATION

I bought this amp 5 years ago, my conditions were: an amp for the stage, pretty simple, pretty versatile, with its pro (and therefore effective way) and built-in effects (since no means to buy me in addition to the amp, which cost ~ 460 € to time).
The only competitor was the marshall MG100DFX valid, and I made ​​the right choice: MG100DFX is too complex, too conventional and too noisy because of the dedicated fan to spin.

The Kustom QUAD100DFX was at when he completed his task admirably, with power drawn widely enough for any stage effects are often very useful, very good versatility and warmth in his unquestionable.

I doubt cons of the real utility of two channels, the tendency of modern amplifiers to multiply the channels seem futile to me (especially since the footswitch not provided): indeed we can have a super clean sound with both channels!

the only big catch: he farted in my hands today after five years of continuous use (the sound became intermittent), and I doubt a repair is possible, given the difficulty to find the fault!

However, the external construction of this amp is lépreuve bullets and the weight of the craft is to prove it!

SOUNDS

If you really want to know its sound, try it, I can say this:

Its very similar to a tube amp that responds to the attack player.

You can get a very nice saturation on the clean channel at very high volume (volume with a drummer like a little lumberjack) depending on the guitar (I doubt that this was desired by the designers!)

For my part I use a guitar with a double handle very powerful and simple bridge type tele very powerful, all without any marks (great guitar (unfortunately unknown) surpassing power drawn by an LP std, definition and warmth) . I play mainly blues, but almost all other styles have moved at least once with my guitar and my amp so.

Max saturation may not be strong enough for those who want to make music really hardcore.

The boost button should always be in saturated pushed if we want a punchy sound, even to the very low distortion and high volume to get a clear sound.

The HP celestion super 65 doing a good job, no need for the best price, and the fact that they are a couple really gives the impression that it was not fucking with us Kustom ...

Attention cons by everything external output (line out and ext spkr) is pretty rotten, and the CD input (too serious!).

OVERALL OPINION

Very good amp with a sound very warm blues and aggressive for rock and beyond ..
Kustom is always good for the price they demandent.Maintenant, I would rather the "new" Kustom Defender is really good.

The problem remains difficult to quickly find the sound you search when you do not know any of the amp, because of the EQ bp, once past this hurdle, that is happiness ...
Finally, this amp, although designed in the U.S. is manufactured in China, and I fear that the reliability and response of the amp is a bit random, and that if only one is unlucky, the it is not at all satisfied, or very quickly disappointed ...

For my part I am happy for almost five years, but now my amp dumped me ...