Designed
by noted amp builder James Brown, the 100 watt
Double Cross boldly redefines high-gain guitar
amplification with a broad spectrum of stunning
new tones and user-modified features.
The Double Cross platform consists of three
distinctively voiced channels: Rhythm, Lead
I and Lead II. Each Lead channel can be modified
by users via four separate function switches
which are located at the four end points of
a "Cross" design on the control panel.
These switches are not simply EQ parameters:
instead, each uniquely blends additional 12Ax7
tube stages, letting players actually alter
the Gain/EQ/Attack structure of their preamps
– modifications usually not offered to
consumers unless they take their amplifier to
a knowledgeable technician to be permanently
"modded."
In general, the two Lead channels are voiced
differenctly, with Lead I catering to a modern
heavy tone and Lead II crafted for a more tradtional,
high-gain "cranked amp" lead tone.
The four switches on each Cross are: (1) Bright:
which alters the tone to enhance high-end response
and tighten the low-end; (2) Gain: which boosts
the preamp gain; (3) Tight Stage: which adds
chunky, vintage-style gain like a classic amp
when fully cranked; (4) Thick Stage: which offers
rich, aggressive tonal qualities with complex
harmonic content. These four functions may be
activated, omitted and blended in any combination
to create a wider choice of tones than any other
high-gain amp on the market.
"Having worked on high-gain amps for years,
I always noticed how adding more gain usually
causes so much compression that you lose all
your dynamics and note definition," explains
James Brown. "Although the Double Cross
offers tremendous amounts of gain and distortion,
it adds the extra tubes in a new way that doesn't
change your dynamics or sacrifice the touch
sensitivity, regardless of the amp's settings."
All three channels of the Double Cross provide
separate Gain and Volume controls – a
standard Kustom feature – as well as independent
Bass, Middle, Treble and Presence controls.
There is also a global Master Volume and a Boost
Volume control that can be activated with the
Double Cross's 5-function metal footswitch (included).
A speaker cabinet-emulated Direct Out, drawn
from Kustom's Coupe Series amplifiers, has evolved
to offer two signal options: (1) the tonal coloration
provided by a Slant-style 4x12 cabinet or (2)
the distinct sound of a Straight-style 4x12.
The rich, punchy tone of Kustom's D.I. signal
has been revered by professional musicians and
is now even better.
Special features include an all-tube, footswitchable
effects loop, a 6L6 / EL34 bias switch for changing
output tube types, a Tight input jack that tightens
the attack response of the entire amplifier,
and a 5-function footswitch that activates each
channel, the Boost function, and the effects
loop.
MIDI Capable!
The Double Cross's footswitch functions can
be activated by sending MIDI patch changes to
its MIDI IN. Programming is simple... plug in
your MIDI footswitch(or cable from effects device),
send a patch number change, footswitch the Double
Cross as required, and Press & Hold the
MIDI Save button on the back of the amp. From
then on, the amp will return to this footswitch
setting whenever it receives this particular
patch change. And the amp's regular footswitch
can still be used, too!
KUSTOM
DOUBLECROSS VALVE AMPLIFIER
DOUBLECROSS
£1,999.00
• 100 Watts RMS Power
• Lead 1, Lead 2 and Rhythm Channels
• Normal & Tight Input Configuration
• Bass, Middle, Treble & Presence Controls
per Channel
• 5 x 12AX7, 1 x 12AT7 Preamp Tubes/Phase
Inverter
• 6 x 6L6 or 6 x EL34 PowerTubes with Bias
Switch
• Gain Control per Channel
• Master Volume per Channel
• Variable Boost (footswitchable)
• MIDI In
• Effects Loop (footswitchable)
• Direct Out with 4 x 12 Cabinet Emulation
• Footswitch – 3 Channels, Boost &
Effects
• 12 (H) x 27 (W) x 10.875 (D)
• 43lbs/19.5kg
Chief
Designer James Brown
Demonstrates the Double Cross
Kustom's
Mark Hunter
takes an in depth look at the Double Cross
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music stores.
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