Kustom KG100FX212 user manual

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OWNER’S MANUAL
KG100FX212 GUITAR AMPLIFIER
Congratulations on the purchase of your new Kustom guitar amplifier.
Your KG Model draws on decades of amp design and manufacturing
experience at Kustom. This model was built from the ground up to offer
world-class tone, useful features and reliable performance. Inside this manual,
you’ll find valuable information about the amp’s controls and specifications.
Being familiar with its features will help you effectively dial in different tones.
We wish

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FCC Statements 1. Caution: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. 2. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate

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KG100FX212 Control Panel 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 2 3 1. Input 1: ¼-inch input jack that is intended for electric guitars but will accept other instruments as well. This input provides the highest gain. It is considered to be the “normal” input. 2. Input 2: This ¼-inch input jack provides 6 dB lower gain so it will allow for a cleaner sound. It can also be useful when using pedals in front of the amp since it provides more headroom. If guitars are plugged into both inputs, they will mix

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KG100FX212 Back Panel External Speaker: This is a two-conductor, ¼-inch external speaker jack. (Note: This jack is wired in series with the amp’s internal speakers. Therefore, the internal speakers still function when an external speaker cabinet is added. For this reason, there is no minimum external speaker impedance load.) Footswitch: This amplifier provides foot-switchable channels and a “hidden” volume boost feature that works on either channel to help make solos stand out in the mix. The

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KG100FX212 Suggested Settings The following suggested settings will help you dial in a variety of popular tones. Keep in mind, these are starting points to get you up and running with your KG amplifier. Feel free to experiment to achieve your own signature sounds. CLEAN GUITAR These settings are for punchy clean tones that are commonly used in Pop, Country, Alternative and many other genres of music. Use the Rhythm channel with the tone controls set to emphasize brighter sounds. The Bass cont

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® Kustom KG100FX212 Specifications Output Power 100 Watts RMS 4 Ohms at 5% THD Speaker 2 x 12” 60 watt 8 Ohm Special Design 470K Input Impedance Hum & Noise -56dB Residual noise, all level controls 0% (minimum) Lead Gain 96 dB Lead Gain and Volume controls full 70 dB Lead Gain and Volume controls half way Clean Gain 60 dB Clean volume control full 45 dB Clean volume control halfway 75 dB Nominal Signal to Noise Volumes and Gain halfway Footswitch Kustom KACFS-100 / See Footswitch text in KAC

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KG100FX212 Signal Flow Diagram kustom.com

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KG100FX212 12 February 2010 kustom.com

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