Kustom KGA30 - Manual (Page 4)

Suggested Settings
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. Reverb and Chorus depends on taste.
Rhythm guitar is mostly a clean full type of sound. A little less treble than the country sound and
a bit more midrange. Reverb and Chorus, again depends on taste.
Blues Lead or Mellow Crunch - this setting is particularly useful in blues or softer rock
songs and 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 but with more midrange and a “fat” bottom end. This
setting does not have as much gain as full out crunch, adjust the gain control to the amount of
distortion you desire. Blues usually has a reverb trail on the notes. Chorus is sometimes used
to create a vibrato style sound. Adjust to taste.
(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. )
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. Less
reverb is required as it tends to muddy up faster songs but Chorus give the tone a fatter
fuller sound. Adjust to taste.
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, Lows, Reverb and Chorus 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.