OWNER’S MANUAL
KGA10
Thank you for purchasing the Kustom KGA10 model guitar amplifier. Kustom has
listened to musicians throughout the world and stands proudly behind each and every
one we make. It was designed with your needs in mind. Feature laden, great sounding,
able to adapt to all kinds of music, this amplifier really delivers what you have been
looking and waiting for.Whatever style you choose, it’s ready!
Kustom, with a 30 year tradition of excellence in design, proudly delivers to you this
amp and rewards you with a rugged and dependable amp designed and engineered
in the USA. Again, thank you for your purchase. Please take a few minutes to learn
about all the professional features that are built in.
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1.) 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.
2.) Drive Switch - this switch turns the overdrive circuit on or off. When engaged the gain control then
determines the amount of distortion added to the sound.
3.) 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 “bluesy” tone. As you increase
the gain, you add tremendous amounts of distortion to the signal for a harder edged “crunch” tone.
4.) Voice - this is an overall tone control. It is a specifically designed control that in the extreme counter-
clockwise position, will give a full bodied sound with lots of midrange tones. By increasing this control,
you proceed to boost the bass and treble regions but reduce the midrange content of the sound.
5.) Volume - this control is the output volume control for the entire amplifier. It follows the tone circuit.
6.) Headphone Jack - this is a 1/4” 3 conductor jack for plugging headphones. 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 control on the channel you are on. It will disconnect the internal speaker when plugged
in. This will allow quiet practicing.
7.) Power - this switch turns on and off the AC power to the amp.
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. )
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Clean Rhythm or Country Guitar - these settings are the basic clean sounds and for
general rhythm guitar, country lead guitar, funky/chunky rhythm sounds. Usually, country guitar
is a brighter, more trebly edged sound. The bottom end depends on what type of guitar you are
using.
Rhythm guitar is mostly a clean full type of sound. A little less treble than the country sound and
a bit more midrange.
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Blues Lead or Mellow Crunch - this setting is particularly useful in blues or softer rock
songs. 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 with a bit more midrange and a “fat” bottom end. Not as much gain
as full out crunch, adjust the gain control to the amount of distortion you desire.
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Alternative/Harder Edged Rock - this setting will deliver more of a cutting tone.
Whether used for rhythm or lead sounds, it will “cut” through the drums and get you
heard. If you need more “grundge”, increase the gain control for more distortion. This
style of music requires a slightly thinner, harder edged tone full of midrange.
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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 and low end 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.
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