![]() The other Jensen/horn cab is powered by a Peavey Classic 50 watt hybrid tube/solid state amp. One of the Jensen/horn cabs is what I'm running the Kasino Concert through. The other one has 3-15" bass speakers in it (not official kustom configuration) Two of them have 2-15" Jensens and a 15" horn in each of them. The first step to recovery is admitting its existence. Perhaps, this is like any other great fault. Does the lack of tuck and roll on this unit remove or reduce any amount of the mojo we all attribute to owning a Kustom T&R rig? Should I find a T&R cabinet and move the chassis over to it, even though it doesn't say "Kustom" on the front? Would it still lack mojo? Should I be ashamed of myself by having such a travesty and actually using it like I am now? The size of the Kasino Concert is correct, of course, but it's not a tuck and roll. So, I have this head sitting on top of a black 2-15" Jensen + 1-15" Round Horn Kustom tuck & roll cabinet. You have to crank it up in the 8-9 range to start hearing any noticeable hiss and my eardrums bleed wayyyyyy before I get to 8. With this unit, I have to strum the strings to see if it's on. My other B-5 sounds like I'm barbecuing steaks when it's on. Second of all, it was made in Chanute, Kansas by Kustom. First of all, functionality wise, it'a a B-5. no tuck and roll) only tolex for the covering. ![]() Everything I've read regarding the Concert amp tells me it's a K200B-5 in sheep's clothing (i.e. ![]() I also replaced the original power cable with a 3-conductor cable which gave me a legitimate ground. The leather handle was rotten, so I ordered a replacement handle and installed that. I removed the cheesy looking knobs from it and replaced them with new knobs similar to the ones that come on a K200. Not too long ago, there was a Kasino Concert head on ebay. ![]()
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