NGD/NAD (Westone/Kustom content)

HarrySeven

Two very recent acquisitions...

Firstly, an ‘80’s Westone Clipper, courtesy of @Grangousier:

https://i.imgur.com/D6fbVCx.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/gq3ueA2.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/TJWPZy0.jpg

It’s very lovely, utterly ‘80’s-tastic and plays great. A nice nostalgic touch is the Route 66 dealer sticker, which was a shop I frequented a lot in the mid-‘80’s.

Secondly, a very battered ‘70’s Kustom Tuck’n’Roll KB150-1...sadly missing the Tuck’n’Roll sleeve:

https://i.imgur.com/XahdP7P.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/pm1uYrv.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/qixiSk7.jpg

A bit of a spruce-up meant that it looked marginally better...

https://i.imgur.com/ojHVKC1.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/SCGazZq.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/cPl6rhf.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/qsMLM5V.jpg

There’s a lot of work to do cosmetically* as well as electronically, so it should keep me occupied for a while.

Just as an FYI, here’s what a minty version looks like:

https://i.imgur.com/uo6twQR.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/S5txCbt.jpg

*Along with sorting the metalwork, I’m either going to be importing a S/H vintage sleeve or fabricating one from scratch.

Funkfingers

HarrySeven said:

https://i.imgur.com/gq3ueA2.jpg

Have you not already got several of these? 

HarrySeven

Funkfingers said:

Have you not already got several of these? 

Not at the moment...

grayn

Had that amp been at the bottom of the sea?  Enjoy the restoration.

Neil

I can see hours of fun for you over the dark autumn nights Harry. 

guitars4you

Forget that Westone went pointy headstock - but what a cool colour

Kustom - Another line that Baldwin purchased - And who can forget the covering - So distinctive - Offered a host of quirky colours

HarrySeven

grayn said:

Had that amp been at the bottom of the sea?  Enjoy the restoration.

It was the former owner’s gigging amp for over 25 years. Originally, it had the T’n’R sleeve, but he removed it at some point in the ‘80’s for ease of transport (if you’ve ever owned one, you’ll know why!) - it’s also been in storage (in his garage) for a long time, which hasn’t helped!

bassbora

That guitar is very cool and that colour is amazing

Sarge

Missed this, gorgeous players those Korean necks, my Westone spectrum series ii sp5112 is the same colour/controls.
fantastic bang for the buck, nice score! 

HarrySeven

Sarge said:

Missed this, gorgeous players those Korean necks, my Westone spectrum series ii sp5112 is the same colour/controls.
fantastic bang for the buck, nice score! 

Ta!

Kittyfrisk

That Westone looks really great 
Weren't you giving stuff away due to relocation... about a week ago?

Funkfingers

Kittyfrisk said:

giving stuff away

First I've heard of that! 

Kittyfrisk

Funkfingers said:

Kittyfrisk said:

giving stuff away

First I've heard of that! 

I shit ye not   https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/196852/collected-free-stuff-neck-blanks-portastudio-mixer-amp-etc#latest

Funkfingers

I did not say that the giveaway was non-existent. Only that I had not been informed of it. 

OTOH, H7 probably correctly guessed that most of that pile would be of limited interest to me.

HarrySeven

Funkfingers said:

OTOH, H7 probably correctly guessed that most of that pile would be of limited interest to me.

Correct.

Sassafras

Some of those Kustom amps were pretty good. They sounded better than they looked.

McToot

Love that Westone - a brand that I have a particular soft spot for. My first proper guitar was a 1984 Concord. I've since had a Thunder 2a as well. 

maltingsaudio

West one made some great guitars, but nearly all of the Floyd ones I’ve come across have damage where the Floyd post went into the body. I suspect mostly down to pilot error but why so many pilots?

ICBM

Sassafras said:

Some of those Kustom amps were pretty good. They sounded better than they looked.

Nah... they looked amazing. At least when they’re in good nick. They sound good, but not fantastic unless you specifically want that fuzzy 70s solid-state sound - which I do love, but not all the time.

Modern Kustom amps do sound really good though, even right down to the cheap practice amps - always better than you would expect for the size and price. And the valve Coupe series are really great - they even have a bit of Tuck’n’Roll on them too...

HarrySeven

ICBM said:

Sassafras said:

Some of those Kustom amps were pretty good. They sounded better than they looked.

Nah... they looked amazing. At least when they’re in good nick.

Agree 100% - one of my favourite-looking amps from the H7 formative years. I can remember seeing my first one (and being gobsmacked by it’s craziness) like it was yesterday...

Jalapeno

The Kustom deserves a full restoration, though no idea how to sort out a new sleeve !