The Kustom 200 is a Kustom amplifier. Close alternatives include the Kustom 2.0 100 Watt 1X12" and the Laney LX35R. It pairs well with the Carl Martin PlexiTone and the ThorpyFX The Dane.
Kustom 200
Kustom · amplifier
The Kustom 200 is the mid-1960s head that made the brand visible from the back of a hall: a sparkling naugahyde 'tuck and roll' covering borrowed from car upholstery, in blue, red, silver and gold. Electrically it is a solid-state design putting out around 100 watts into 8 ohms across two channels with two inputs each, and its onboard reverb has a softer, more diffuse character than the clangy spring tanks typical of the period.
- practice
- drive
- clean
- tank
- gigging
- spring
- reliable
- mid
Good for
- Live
Genres the Kustom 200 is commonly used in
- Acoustic
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Kustom 200
Carl Martin PlexiTone
Carl Martin
19% matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Carl Martin PlexiTone gives it high gain to fill it with
ThorpyFX The Dane
ThorpyFX
17% matchInto a transparent tone, ThorpyFX The Dane brings the fuzzy it's missing
Carl Martin Crunch Drive
Carl Martin
17% matchCarl Martin Crunch Drive's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Kustom 200 delivers it
Boss BF-2 Flanger
Boss
10% matchBoss BF-2 Flanger's analog warmth voice goes after Kustom 200 in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Kustom 200's own transparent character
Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer
pedal
7% matchWhat Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer brings here leans toward dynamic — that's worth building a pairing around
EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath
EarthQuaker Devices
6% matchRun EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath in Kustom 200's effects loop, clear of Kustom 200's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Boss RV-6 Reverb
Boss
6% matchKeep Boss RV-6 Reverb in Kustom 200's effects loop, clear of Kustom 200's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz
Black Arts Toneworks
tonal matchBlack Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Kustom 200 delivers it
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Kustom 2.0 100 Watt 1X12"
Kustom
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Laney LX35R
Laney
93% similaritysimilar tone character
Marshall Origin 20 Combo
Marshall
92% similaritysimilar tone character
Traynor TVM15
Traynor
91% similaritysimilar tone character
Fender Mustang LXT50 Combo Amp
Fender
91% similaritysimilar tone character
Peavey Decade Too
Peavey
91% similaritysimilar tone character
Kustom HV30 Tube
Kustom
91% similaritysimilar tone character
Fender Bassman Combo Amp
amplifier
90% similaritysimilar tone character
Vox VT20X
Vox
90% similaritysimilar tone character
Fender Mustang LT40S
Fender
90% similaritysimilar tone character
PRS HDRX 20 20-Watt Guitar Amp Head
PRS
90% similaritysimilar tone character
Marshall Valvestate 8080
Marshall
90% similaritysimilar tone character
See all alternatives to the Kustom 200 (cheaper + boutique) →
Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Kustom 200?+
The closest matches in character are the Kustom 2.0 100 Watt 1X12", the Laney LX35R, the Marshall Origin 20 Combo.
What pairs well with the Kustom 200?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Carl Martin PlexiTone, ThorpyFX The Dane, Carl Martin Crunch Drive — The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Carl Martin PlexiTone gives it high gain to fill it with.