Kustom Dual 35 DFX Stereo Amplifier User Manual
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1. IMITS AS PUT FORTH ABOVE TO INSURE AGAINST POTENTIALLY HARMFUL EXPOSURE TO HIGH SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ALL PERSONS EXPOSED TO EQUIPMENT CAPABLE OF INDUCING HIGH SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS SUCH AS THIS AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM BE PROTECTED BY HEARING PROTECTORS WHILE THIS UNIT IS IN OPERATION WARNING THIS APPARATUS SHALL NOT BE EXPOSED TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS SUCH AS VASES SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS e TOAVOID ELECTRICAL SHOCK DO NOT DISASSEMBLE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONAL ONLY CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE CHASSIS NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL AVIS RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR THIS SYMBOL IS INTENDED TO ALERT THE USER TO THE PRESENCE OF UNINSULATED DANGEROUS VOLTAGE WITHIN THE PRODUCT S ENCLOSURE THAT MAY BE OF SUFFICIENT MAGNITUDE TO CONSTITUTE A RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK TO PERSONS THIS SYMBOL IS INTENDED TO ALERT THE USER TO THE PRESENCE OF IMPORTANT OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE SERVICING INSTRUCTIONS IN THE LITERATURE ACCOMPANYING THE UNIT KUSTOM IMPORTANT Read all safety and operating instructions before using this product All safety and operating instructions should be kept for future reference Obey all cautions in the operating instructions and on the back of the unit All operating instructi2. KUSTOM OWNER S MANUAL Dual 35 DFX Congratulations on the purchase of your new Kustom amp Your Dual 35 DFX model successfully draws on more than 30 years of amplifier design and manufacturing experience at Kustom This amp was planned from the ground up by our engineers to offer top notch tone and dependable performance Inside this manual you ll find useful information about the amp s features and some suggested settings to illustrate its tonal capabilities We wish you many years of enjoyment with your Kustom amplifier 8 Preset Digital EFX MOS FET Transistor 15 18 x18 18 x934 38 5x46x24 5 CM Dual35 30W 3 Band Three DFX 1 Rhythm 2 Lead DANGER EXPOSURE TO EXTREMELY HIGH NOISE LEVELS MAY CAUSE A PERMANENT HEARING LOSS INDIVIDUALS VARY CONSIDERABLY TO NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS BUT NEARLY EVERYONE WILL LOSE SOME HEARING IF EXPOSED TO SUFFICIENTLY INTENSE NOISE FORA SUFFICIENT TIME THE U S GOVERNMENT S OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OSHA HAS SPECIFIED THE FOLLOWING PERMISSIBLE NOISE LEVEL EXPOSURES DURATION PER DAY IN HOURS SOUND LEVEL dB FLOW RESPONSE 90 93 95 97 100 103 1 2 HR or LESS 110 ACCORDING TO OSHA ANY EXPOSURE IN THE ABOVE PERMISSIBLE LIMITS COULD RESULT IN SOME HEARING LOSS EAR PLUGS OR PROTECTORS IN THE EAR CANAL OR OVER THE EARS MUST BE WORN WHEN OPERATING THIS AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM IN ORDER TO PREVENT A PERMANENT HEARING LOSS IF EXPOSURE IN EXCESS OF THE L
3. Whether used for rhythm or lead sounds it will cut through the drums and get you heard If you need more grunge increase the gain control for more distortion This style of music requires a slightly thinner harder edged tone full of midrange Less reverb is required as it tends to muddy up faster songs but Chorus give the tone a fatter fuller sound Adjust to taste LEAD RHYTHM EQUALIZER DIGITAL EFFECTS GAIN VOLUME LEVEL HIGH LEVEL PROGRAM CHANNEL SIE w 1 HALL REVERB lt uy gt d 2 SPRING REVERB 3 SLAP BACK Pi Pi Pi 7 4 DELAY 5 CHORUS 6 CHORUS REVERB N Fm 7 FLANGE REVERB DR 8 TREMOLO ol RHYTHM UK m OFI Heavy Metal Maximum Crunch this setting is a good starting point for the notched out middle sounds associated with metal and heavy alternative sounds Adjust the Treble Lows and Digital Effects to taste Usually for a rhythm tone you want to have more lower end and less for leads Distortion is an integral part of this style of music and this amp delivers it quite well
4. e correctly D The unit has been dropped or the enclosure damaged 16 The user should not attempt to service this equipment All service work must be done by a qualified service technician for warranty repairs OF p pa poot CAUTION THIS AMPLIFIER HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE POWER RESERVE FOR PLAYING MODERN MUSIC WHICH MAY REQUIRE OCCASIONAL PEAK POWER EXTENDED OPERATION AT ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM POWER IS NOT RECOMMENDED SINCE THIS COULD DAMAGE THE ASSOCIATED LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PLEASE BE AWARE THAT MAXIMUM POWER CAN BE OBTAINED WITH VERY LOW SETTINGS OF THE MASTER VOLUME CONTROLS IF THE INPUT SIGNAL IS VERY STRONG Kustom Inc 4940 Delhi Pike Cincinnati OH USA 800 999 5558 Fax 513 347 2192 www kustom com 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 EQUALIZER KUSTOM CD TAPE GUITAR GAIN VOLUME LEVEL Low MID HIGH LEVEL PROGRAM Dual 35 DFX CHANNEL PREAMP EFFECTS 1 HALL REVERB peel peel gt lt 4 SELECT gt lt gt lt gt lt gt lt gt lt gt lt 4 S 6 2 SPRING REVERB a IY 3 SLAP BACK pi gt f gt gt lt gt i gt rie 3 7 4 DELAY NN IN 5 CHORUS 6 CHORUS REVERB e7 gt oO gt lt gt lt gt lt gt gt lt 2 8 7 FLANGE REVERB POWER gt lt LEAD USA ON 8 TREMOLO RHYTHM UK m OFF E CD Tape Input this 1 4 3 conductor jack will allow you to plug in a CD player tape or any othe
5. is left alone Turning it counterclockwise the lows will be rolled off Preamp Switch this switch selects which preamp style you are using It will switch between the classic USA warm sound or Brighter sound famous in the UK Mid this control is the midrange control It is passive and set to shelve frequencies at 1KHz This will effect the middle frequency signals Turning it counterclockwise your signal will hollow out the mids which is popular in today s music High this control is the high control It is passive and set to shelve frequencies at 5KHz This will effect the high frequency an Turning it fully clockwise the signal is left alone Turning it counterclockwise the highs will be rolled off 11 Digital Effects On Off this switch engages the digital effects section 12 Effects Level this control adds the digital effects section and mixes it into the main signal buss Several different effects are available 13 Program Select this switch will select any of eight different effects 2 Reverbs 2 Delays Chorus Reverb Flange Reverb and Tremolo 14 Jewel Light this jewel light lets you know that the amplifier is on 15 Power this switch turns on and off the AC power to the amp Back Panel not pictured Speaker Out this is a 2 conductor 1 4 speaker output jack This will disconnect the internal speaker and allow an external speaker cabinet to be employed Rating is 8 ohms Line Output thi
6. ons should be followed This product should not be used near water i e bathtub sink swimming pool wet basement etc 6 This product should be located so that its position does not interfere with proper ventilation It should not be placed flat against a wall or placed in a built in enclosure that will impede the flow of cooling air 7 This product should not be placed near a source of heat such as a stove radiator or another heat producing amplifier 8 Connect only to a power supply of the type indicated on the back of the amplifier near the power supply cord 9 Do not break off the ground pin of the power supply cord 10 Power supply cords should always handled carefully Never walk or place equipment on power supply cords Periodically check cords for cuts or signs of stress especially at the point where the cord exits the unit 11 The power supply cord should be unplugged when the unit is unused for long periods of time 12 If this product is to be mounted in an equipment rack rear support should be provided 13 Metal parts and vinyl covering may be cleaned with a damp rag 14 Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the unit through the ventilation ports or any other openings 15 This unit should be checked by a qualified service technician if A The power supply cord or plug has been damaged B Anything has fallen or been spilled into the unit C The unit does not operat
7. r source to practice anng with It sums the left and right signals into a mono Sia o control the volume of the source adjust the output volume of the device We suggest you turn the volume all the way down then plug in and adjust the volume according to your taste Guitar Input Jack this is a 1 4 2 conductor input jack for plugging in your instrument It is intended for guitars but will accept other instruments as well Lead Gain adjust this clockwise to increase the amount of distortion you add to the overdrive signal Used in the lower ranges of the control you get a less distorted sound a b tone As you increase luesy the gain you add tremendous amounts Of distortion to the signal for a harder edged crunch tone Channel Switch this switch selects which preamp you are using It will switch between the Rhythm and Lead channels Lead Volume this control is the output volume control for the Lead Channel It follows the same tone circuit as the other channel It s gain structure is determined by the lead gain control but this serves as the overall master volume for this channel Rhythm Level this is the volume control for the clean channel It s gain structure is preset for maximum signal before distortion and determines the output level of the amp Bass this control is the bass control It is passive and set to shelve frequencies at 65 Hz This will effect the low frequency signals Turning it fully clockwise the signal
8. s is a 2 conductor 1 4 line output jack This will allow an external amplifier or mixing board to be supplied with the signal from this amp This signal is attenuated and comes from the power amp Headphone Jack this is a 1 4 3 conductor jack for plugging Heel lass It will sum the signal and put the sound in both ears thereby creating a pseudo stereo sound Volume will be determined by the volume conte oe channel you are on It will disconnect the internal speaker when plugged in This will allow quiet practicing Footswitch Jack this is a 3 conductor 1 4 jack This is for hooking up a footswitch optional to switch channels tip and to turn on off the digital effects ring Suggested Settings These settings are general starting points They are designed to get you close to the sound you are looking for If the control is not shown then it doesn t apply to this particular sound LEAD RHYTHM EQUALIZER DIGITAL EFFECTS GAIN VOLUME LEVEL HIGH LEVEL PROGRAM CHANNEL q AEAMP iy 1 HALL REVERB lt Hi gt P 2 SPRING REVERB 3 SLAP BACK 4 7 4 DELAY 5 CHORUS 6 CHORUS REVERB N FE 7 FLANGE REVERB Pis 8 TREMOLO ol RHYTHM z UK m OFI Clean Rhythm or Country Guitar these settings are the basic clean sounds and for general rhythm guitar country lead guitar and funky chunky rhythm sounds Usually country guitar is a brighter more trebly edged sound The bottom end depends on what type of guitar
9. you are using Digital Effects depends on taste Rhythm guitar is mostly a clean full type of sound A little less treble than the country sound and a bit more midrange Digital Effects again depends on taste LEAD RHYTHM EQUALIZER DIGITAL EFFECTS GAIN VOLUME LEVEL LEVEL PROGRAM CHANNEL q EREAMP w 1 HALL REVERB lt 10 r P 2 SPRING REVERB 3 SLAP BACK 7 4 DELAY 5 CHORUS 6 CHORUS REVERB LEAD N FE 7 FLANGE REVERB usa 8 TREMOLO ol RHYTHM UK m OFI Blues Lead or Mellow Crunch this setting is particularly useful in blues or softer rock songs and It is good for leads as well as rhythm parts It is good for power chords in back of leads You need to switch to the lead channel to make these settings work Blues depending on the guitar you use usually adds treble but with more midrange and a fat bottom end This setting does not have as much gain as full out crunch adjust the gain control to the amount of distortion you desire Blues usually has a reverb trail on the notes Chorus is sometimes used to create a vibrato style sound Adjust to taste LEAD RHYTHM EQUALIZER DIGITAL EFFECTS GAIN VOLUME LEVEL LEVEL PROGRAM CHANNEL Sl Sl 1 HALL REVERB lt i gt ey 2 SPRING REVERB 3 SLAP BACK J e 4 7 4 DELAY 5 CHORUS e CHORUS REVERB N FE IREVERI SDA i TREMOLO ol RHYTHM UK m OFI Alternative Harder Edged Rock this setting will deliver more of a cutting tone
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