Crate slm straight half stack cabinet with discrepancies.

[JJTj]

Sorry to defuse you of your notion, but TTBOMK, Kustom is NOT owned
by SLM/Crate (etc) Also, they (Kustom) is NOT trying to be the Kustom
of old. AND..their cheif designer, one Mr. James Brown, whom I worked
under at PV not only KNOWS his shit ultra big time, but would not produce
a crap product for love or money. I believe Mr. Jim Allen, whom also was
at PV at the time, is there too. These guys know their shit. Sometimes
a company has to move with the times, and folks today don't want padded
cabs. But the Kustom of today is a well made/designed product.

JJTj

[soundguruman]

Hahahahahahahahahah!

Did your friend James Brown Design THIS?
Kustom KPSPM100 Mixer # 0452-002740
Because it has a power amp inside, built by
Sanyo.
Does James Brown design Sanyo amps?
This one overheats all the time, because it was designed for 100 VAC, and re-labeled 115VAC.
Here's the Service Notes for it:
Kustom ECO_0343-1_Sanyo100W_Oscillation_21OCT03-1.pdf
I think I am going to keep complaining, because if nobody does, then things will never get better.

[J M Fahey]

Oh , don't be an asshole !!! (won't hold my breath though).
A Sanyo module is a generic power amp chip or module used by *anybody* who wishes to do so.
Now you say Peavey designed, say, the TDA2005 they use in the Solo battery powered guitar amp?
Same thing.

This one overheats all the time, because it was designed for 100 VAC, and re-labeled 115VAC.
Here's the Service Notes for it:
Kustom ECO_0343-1_Sanyo100W_Oscillation_21OCT03-1.pdf

Get a new pair or glasses (or for once recognize your age and *start* using them), where does the service note mention

100 VAC to 115VAC

conversion, adjustement, or anything remotely related to that?
The one you posted all by yourself, without anybody asking for it, is a standard Service Note, like Millions others posted by serious Companies, suggesting a field Mod to correct some detected problem.
Kudos for that, it shows sensitivity towards the customer.
And Peavey *also* issues them regularly. Kudos to them too.
Well, nothing new, another proof (as if it were necessary) that post #13 is quite accurate, after all.

Note: Kustom has the honor of also having the excellent American Engineer Rick Kulkulies as head of the design team.
Very knowledgeable and creative, you should wash your mouth before uttering his name.
Recognized as an important Designer, NAMM interviewed him , because his achievements made him part of Music History.
No, not quite known by the general public, not exactly the "Guru" type, if you know what I mean .
But he's open and humble, not exactly your type either:
Rick Kukulies | NAMM.org

[JJTj]

Yes, post #13 seems to sum it all up...


Kayfabe, and all that kind of rot...


JJTj

[Steve Conner]

OK, music equipment might not be quite as well made as it used to be. But OTOH, it's cheaper and more accessible.

Also beware what I call the rose-tinted dumpster effect. There has always been cheap trashy equipment on the market that breaks down as soon as you get it home and has no after-sales support. But it goes straight to the bottom of a landfill, people only bother to fix the top-quality stuff. So we end up comparing the Ampeg SVTs and Crown Macro-techs of yesteryear to the Line6s and Behringers of today and whining that "they don't make'em like they used to". Well no, they have always made trash for consumers who want cheap things.

[Enzo]

JJTj, you are new here, so welcome to the forum.

Soundguruman here likes to make things up. He loves to see himself write things like everything sucks about Crate products. Best plan is to ignore it.

I find myself watching his posts, just as those guys with shovels at the end of a horse parade watch where they are going.

[Jazz P Bass]

What happened to crazycarl111?

[soundguruman]

JJTj, you are new here, so welcome to the forum.

Soundguruman here likes to make things up. He loves to see himself write things like everything sucks about Crate products. Best plan is to ignore it.

I find myself watching his posts, just as those guys with shovels at the end of a horse parade watch where they are going.

The fact is, the entire Kustom PA was made by Sanyo, and it was made to run on 100 Volts AC, in Japan.
(you can also find the same PA, sold under other names too, but it's just as bad, no matter what name is stuck on the outside)
Relabeled and sold as "Kustom" by somebody who bought the name.
Not made up, it's a verifiable FACT.
Just as others have bought the names, "Vox" "Ampeg" "Acoustic" and relabeled amps with the name, because only the name sells.

The point is, that the name on the amp does not make it the same as the original, in fact, not even remotely related to the original.
I can stick a Cadillac nameplate on a Volkswagen, but that doesn't make the Volkswagon a Cadillac, does it?

[J M Fahey]

The fact is, the entire Kustom PA was made by Sanyo,

Not true.
Sanyo is a *monster* sized manufacturer, and they don't make OEM products for small manufacturers serving a tiny market (such as GuitarAmps) .
Besides, Kustom designer clearly states in his NAMM interview Rick Kukulies | NAMM.org that they went to *China* (no, not the same Country as Japan ) and checked 3 possible manufacturers: "a large private firm, a large State run one, and a couple young guys who were just starting".
Not surprisingly, they went with the young guys.
No mention of Sanyo at all.
I doubt Sanyo (or NEC or Toshiba) will even *hear* anything less than a U$ 10 Million custom order.
But of course you can buy products they are already making , through a Distributor. Like anybody else.
Hey!! You will find ST, ON and Fairchild inside *my* amps, that does not mean *they* make them.
Saying anything like that shows deep ignorance about how the Electronics Industry works.

and it was made to run on 100 Volts AC, in Japan.

As an example (between tens of thousands) here you have the 1984 schematic for a Roland JC120 amp, where they explicitly show 4 (four) different power transformer wirings, for 100V , 117V , 220V , and 240V .

[Crate_GX-1200H_Owner_Newbie]

I know NOTHING about my GX-1200 H guitar amplifier. Also, I know nothing about electronics. However, I would like to know whether or not I can run a Vox DA5 through the GX-1200H guitar amplifier without destroying one or the other or both. I have noticed that a certain person on here does not like Crate. I would ask that person not to bother replying to this question. I have heard enough bad things about all amps while living around the world that I do not need to read it here again and again about X, Y, or Z. Thank you, sir, in advance.

[soundguruman]

I know NOTHING about my GX-1200 H guitar amplifier. Also, I know nothing about electronics. However, I would like to know whether or not I can run a Vox DA5 through the GX-1200H guitar amplifier without destroying one or the other or both. I have noticed that a certain person on here does not like Crate. I would ask that person not to bother replying to this question. I have heard enough bad things about all amps while living around the world that I do not need to read it here again and again about X, Y, or Z. Thank you, sir, in advance.

Crate manufactured the laughing stock of the pro sound industry.
There are quite a lot more than I, who will never buy another Crate amplifier. The customer satisfaction speaks for itself.
Post something in a public forum? you can expect replies. Not all of them are guaranteed to be to your personal liking...

[Jazz P Bass]

You are in luck.
The Vox DA5 has a Line Out/ Headphone Out jack.
Use that jack as the DA5 preamp output to go into the Crate GX-1200's input jack.
The manual specifically states that the DA5 jack can go to a mixer board. (Page 8)
Mixer board, guitar amp, same thing.
The DA5's speaker will be muted & the master volume will be your overall line out signal level.

[Crate_GX-1200H_Owner_Newbie]

You are in luck.
The Vox DA5 has a Line Out/ Headphone Out jack.
Use that jack as the DA5 preamp output to go into the Crate GX-1200's input jack.
The manual specifically states that the DA5 jack can go to a mixer board. (Page 8)
Mixer board, guitar amp, same thing.
The DA5's speaker will be muted & the master volume will be your overall line out signal level.

Thank you, Jazz P Bass, for answering my question. I appreciate your response and the PDF, which I was going to look for this morning. I have bought some gear on the cheap after many years of just plugging in a Fender Jazz Precision bass while playing in Japanese clubs, where a person often has very little control over the sound, unless of course you happen to be B.B. King for a day. I do my recording on guitar straight to an EDIROL, but as of late I have been thinking about getting specific sounds while starting to play with others as a guitarist instead of as a bassist. It is a totally different world. I was offered free Marshall stuff from a friend of mine who was sick of it after so many lugging it around North America, but it would have required too much coordination and travel. Further, at the end of the day I have found that most people sound pretty much the same regardless of what they use as equipment. Some folks, Wayne Kramer comes to mind, really do "play" their amps, but most folks are played by them. Of course, I am not referring to the troll who could not resist biting itself. I am above that sort of thing. Actually, of course, I am not above that. Again, thanks for your help and guidance. I appreciate being treated like an adult who actually cares about what he is doing.

[Crate_GX-1200H_Owner_Newbie]

Crate manufactured the laughing stock of the pro sound industry.
There are quite a lot more than I, who will never buy another Crate amplifier. The customer satisfaction speaks for itself.
Post something in a public forum? you can expect replies. Not all of them are guaranteed to be to your personal liking...

10 Reasons To Read Carefully Before Posting Soundguruman (Why write "man" there? Seriously, isn't "Guru" enough in regard to being an animate being? Do you have issues in regard to asserting your manhood?)
1. Singular plural confusion in your first clause.
2. Determiner confusion in the third clause.
3. Fourth and fifth clauses are, perhaps, part of a conditional construction, but the semantics are redundant in the clause complex as a whole.
4. Unclear pronoun reference in clause number six.
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5. When posting in a public forum that uses English as a medium of communication, please be aware that you are, of course, judged by your inability to respond in colloquial English.
6. As you are not a member of the "pro sound industry, " it would be circumspect not to speak or write for those such as Jazz P Bass who are.
7. There is a large number of people who never buy another X, Y. or Z product on earth, which does not lead to the conclusion that, say, the last Ford I owned did not get the job done for me. I won't buy another Ford, but that decision could change depending on the context of situation. Your inability to make logical connections in your writing is sad, to put it mildly.
8. Customer satisfaction does not "speak for itself," as a matter of fact. No person that I have been able to research has ever been able to use all sound products on this planet in order to make some sort of rational decision on which one is best for her or him. Customers are human. Humans make choices. Choices are made in context. Context is complex. Complexity is not yours to create for yourself and others as a substitute for reading carefully what others have written in context about a specific set of issues pertaining to them.
9. The fact that you did not help me in any way at all is indicative of your status as a troll on here. What a legacy you leave in the digital world!
10. I lurked on this board for a long time so was aware that you would be trolling within minutes, and you did not disappoint. Congratulations!

And now, your inner voice is screaming, "Back to me! Back to me! Back to me!," so we'll have another 1, 444 posts about you in the next six months or so. Okay, back to you, soundguruman!

[soundguruman]

Did it include a fire extinguisher?