Kustom KGA16 - 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 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, again depends on taste.
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 and 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 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. 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. 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, low end, and reverb 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.