Kustom Dual 30 RC User Manual

OWNER'S MANUAL
Dual 30RC
Congratulations on the purchase of your new Kustom amp! Your Dual 30RC model
successfully draws on more than 30 years of amplifier design and manufacturing
experience at Kustom. This amp was planned from the ground up by our engineers to
offer top-notch tone and dependable performance. Inside this manual, you'll find useful
information about the amp's features and some suggested settings to illustrate its tonal
capabilities. We wish you many years of enjoyment with your Kustom amplifier.

Kustom Dual 30 RC Specifications

General

Power Output	30 Watts
Number of Channels	2
Reverb	Yes
Speaker Size	10 inch
Inputs	2 x 1/4 inch
EQ	3-band

Summary

Health and Environmental Precautions

Hearing Loss Hazard

Warning about exposure to high noise levels causing permanent hearing loss.

Electrical Safety Warnings

Instructions to avoid electric shock and referring servicing to qualified personnel.

General Operating Precautions

Precautions regarding water, ventilation, heat sources, and proper location for the unit.

Important Operating Instructions

General Usage and Safety Guidelines

Instructions covering reading, keeping, and following all operating and safety guidelines.

Power Cord and Maintenance

Guidelines on power cord handling, supply types, unplugging when unused, and servicing.

Front Panel Controls Overview

Input Jacks

Description of CD/Tape and Guitar input jacks for practice and instrument connection.

Lead Channel Controls

Explanation of Lead Gain and Lead Volume controls for distortion and output level.

Rhythm Channel Controls

Explanation of Rhythm Level control for the clean channel's output.

Equalizer Controls

Details on Bass, Mid, and High EQ controls for tone shaping.

Effect Controls

Description of Reverb Level and Chorus On/Off/Level controls.

Indicator and Power Controls

Explanation of the Jewel Light indicator and Power switch.

Rear Panel Connections

Speaker and Line Outputs

Description of Speaker Out and Line Output jacks for external connections.

Effects Loop and Footswitch

Explanation of Effects Loop I/O and Footswitch Jack for external devices.

Suggested Settings Guide

Clean Rhythm or Country Guitar

Settings for clean sounds, rhythm, country lead, and funky rhythm guitar styles.

Blues Lead or Mellow Crunch

Settings for blues or softer rock songs, suitable for leads and rhythm parts.

Alternative/Harder Edged Rock

Settings for a cutting tone, suitable for rhythm or lead in harder rock music.

Heavy Metal/Maximum Crunch

Starting point for 'notched out middle' sounds associated with metal and heavy alternative.