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Is there therapy available for this?
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Welcome to my vintage Kustom amp collection!
This site is for your viewing pleasure of the most innovative and aesthetically pleasing amplifiers of the mid-60's through the early 70's, Kustom! If you're a child of that era (and you still have your memory), then you either had one, or you wanted one! I bought my first one at age 17, now I can't stop buying them! What other amplifier from that era has withstood the test of time like these?
You will also see a page of Vox amps. I use these when I'm in The Beatles mood, but I still prefer the Kustoms!
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The 2004 Arlington, Texas guitar show was a huge success and a whole lot of fun! We stayed busy speaking with people that stopped by to comment and flashback to the 60's & 70's! It seemed as if everyone that stopped by owned a Kustom at some point in their life. It was without a doubt the most colorful and talked about booth there. In fact, we were best in show! We could have sold every piece we brought, but of course they weren't for sale! In fact, we bought more!
Thanks for the help and participation of fellow collectors Neil Leverenz and Randy Bacus, both from Fort Worth, John Compton (aka JC) from Chicago, John Opilowsky from Phoenix, and Mick Sutliffe from Santa Clara, California.
Special thanks to Neil Leverenz for bringing Kustom founder Bud Ross to the show. Neil and Bud go back to the early days of Kustom in Chanute, Kansas. Of course it was a special treat for everyone that had the opportunity to meet Bud, especially me! He was very gracious and took the time to speak with everybody that wanted to speak with him. Of course during the two days he was here, we quizzed him with every question we could think of to learn how it all started and what kept it going. Believe it or not, Bud was in his mid-20's when he started Kustom. Click on the "Guitar Show Pictures" link to see some of the pictures taken at the show!
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Yep, that's me pretending to be a rock star in the 70's! Don't you love those pants and shoes? I still have the pants, can't find the shoes!
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This is exactly what I had as a teenager.
A blue K200B-4, but it had 15" Altec Lansing's
in it. This one has JBL D130's.
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I've had this beautiful Kustom guitar for somewhere around 35 years. I bought it for $100.00 from Ron Cable, a high school friend that eventually gave George Strait his first job, with The Ace In The Hole Band.
Bud Ross autographed it for me at the Arlington show.
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Kustom creator and founder Bud Ross
holding my blue Kustom Kat and being
held by a beautiful Texas lady picked
right out of the crowd (by me of course)
at the Arlington, Texas guitar show
on October 16, 2004
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When I have extra time, I go to my
real job.I try to spend as little time as possible there, but I need to pay for this illness somehow!
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