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Kustom The Defender

Tube Combo Guitar Amp from Kustom belonging to the Defender series

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Minami Minami
Published on 07/11/08 at 03:03
Single-channel amp lamp team of three 12AX7 tubes in power and two EL34 tubes and prampli.
A power of 50W which dpotent well, a speaker 12 ".
Possibility of adding a baffle deuxime guitar and XLR output.

Rglages level, average, one Master, one volume, and a classic EQUAL (trebble middle bass). There are also a reverb, an SETTING THE prsence, and an adjustable boost, and that 'can be activated with a footswitch otpionnel.

Not ngligeable body weight of 17kg.
This is perfect unless you have no pedals to get into it, and you will be limited sound clean, crunch see playing on the balance between the master and volume.

UTILIZATION

Very simple configuration, a ring right away by a well with clean warm and well rond.Ensuite the little extras such as reverb or prsence ringing immediately without any need for more rglages .
When equal, it is very simple but well ragissant trs, trs to obtain quickly a good son.Attention all times, even when it ncssite that 'you look above, the habitus of least effort "low trebble 10 10 0 middle" may be due.

Level using a pity that the footswitch is not a two votes needed to enable or disable the reverb.

SOUNDS

First my style of music I play mostly hard rock and heavy metal, and unlike what one might think, this amp fits perfectly rle in these styles! Sometimes I also play blues or [/ b] blues rock [/ b], and reggae, and this amp is really in my opinion the cream of versatility, in that it accepts pedals perfectly.

I use a Epiphone Les Paul pickups mounted in Gibson, Ibanez RG527 and a MIJ. In terms of effects, two small Boss pedals, the DS1 and MT2.

Using the DS1 well I get a vintage hard rock, impeccable playing in influences as Guns n 'Roses, Deep Purple, Led Zep ....
The MT2 allows me to go into more extreme metal sound, the first Black Sabbath until Slayer not passing speed of heavy Dragonforce and Metallica.
Using no pedals, the sound clairest well rounded and warm, which can become trs edge by pushing a little Aiges, trs deaf or with graves.La gives reverb depth for the perfect clean.

I put 10 on the sound so everything seems perfect.

OVERALL OPINION

J'utiliste this amp for 6 months every day, in RPET and concerts, or not taken on the sound system, power is often enough.
Deuxime the guitarist in our group is also used, and moving a little equal, we get along perfectly sound both, without being shuffled but remained harmonious.

I tried many before MODELS, particulirement in Half Stack (Ultra + Peavey, Vox Valvetronix, rack JMP1 + Valvestate 8008, Fender FM ...) but also combos (MG Marshall, Peavey ValveKing , fender FM, Line 6 ...).
Halfs level stack, used by the peavey ultra +, nothing was worth the kustom Defender.Quand ultra +, its clean n'tait not good enough, and the half stack was not quite convenient.
As for combos, as long as you check one or two pedals distos to put in it, no receiver did arrive ankle ...

The ratio quality price, an all-tube amp of this quality less than 400, need I say more ...
+: _The Its clean
_A Amp which accepts pedals perfectly.
_A Weight for easy transport (17kg)
_A Reverb trs well.
_The Price, perfectly accessible to a quality approaching trs strong combos in 800 or 900

-: _No CONTRL of the reverb footswitch.
_Difficile Find something else ...
With experience, I would do this choice, and even I would recommend this amp any guitarist who wants to play in groups, or make small concerts without hsiter!