Would this be total sacrilege?

philflood

I am the original owner of a Kustom Model 410-SC amp that my folks bought for me circa 1970. I've recently gotten the tube amp bug, and have thought about getting a new tube head, but the only cabs I have are a Marshall 4-10 cab and my cab with 2 Eminence 12's. So I've been looking at this Kustom that I hardly ever use due to its size and the fact that it is a totally clean sound, no distortion at all, and I'm thinking, should I make that into a cab for a tube head. The cab has the original silver centered speakers, which I believe are JBL's, but I can't find any real data on what they are. They are maked as 8 ohms, and are wired to produce an 8 ohm load (2 16 ohm series wired in parallel) If I did cut the thing up, I would likely removed the tuck and roll and recover in tolex, and have a separate head with the amp. I don't find these Kustoms to be selling for rmuch, and, of course, shipping would be outrageous, so is it cool to make a cab out of this old combo amp? And, oh yeah, the way it is now, it works great with the GNX4, but since it isn't stereo, I just don't use it.

Mike B

Hi Phil, I found this on ebay, I don't know if it is the same model but $700.00 is something to think about.

http://cgi.ebay.com/70S-KUSTOM-K150-8-AMP-SC-410-Charcoal-Grey-MINT_W0QQitemZ180224670266QQcmdZViewItem


peace

philflood

Yes, that's the same model. Thanks!

jamminmj

You would probably be better off building a new cabinet from scratch than all the trouble and time it would take to strip it and recover it. Besides there are numerous used cabinets for sale. If this is in really good shape, I probably wouldn't want to change it since it is vintage, but also has some family history. But that's just me. You may be able to find out what the speakers are by the code numbers. I would write them down and contact a speaker repair shop and ask them.

cyclonic

90% of the folks i know that have extremely modified(gutted)their old amps have regretted it I know of one dude that did that to an amp and after the novelty wore off in a year ,he spent the next 10 years trying to find the exact tone :x :x

its too easy to just make your own cabinets and configure them however you like 8)

philflood

The Ebay Kustom went for $405. For that, I could surely get a real nice 4-12 cab. So, I think I'll be keeping the Kustom intact. I have a sheet and a half on high quality hardwood plywood in the garage, and its just itchin' to be into a cab or two. Might be a good summer project.