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VOLUME

MID

HIGH

LOW

BASS

GAIN

VOLUME

CD/TAPE

INPUT

LINE OUT

GUITAR

INPUT

POWER

LEAD CHANNEL

RHYTHM CHANNEL

DIGITAL EFFECTS

LEVEL

PROGRAM

Quad 65 DFX

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6

7

8

2

3

4

1

BOOST

CHANNEL

SELECT

EFFECTS

ON

OFF

ON

OFF

LEAD

RHYTHM

1. HALL REVERB
2. SPRING REVERB
3. SLAP BACK
4. DELAY

6. CHORUS/REVERB
7. FLANGE/REVERB

5. CHORUS

8. TREMOLO

MIDDLE

TREBLE

PREAMP

NEUTRAL

BRILLIANT

PREAMP

USA

UK

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5

6

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8

9

16

4

2

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1.)

Line Output  - 

this is a 3 cond. XLR output jack for plugging into Lo-Z microphone inputs as found on PA or 

recording mixers. It is intended in place of external mics or used as a built in direct box. 

2.)

CD/Tape Input -

 this 1/4" 3 conductor jack will allow you to plug in a CD player, tape or any other source to practice 

along with. It sums the left and right signals into a mono signal. To control the volume of the source, adjust the output 
volume of the device.

3.)

Guitar Input Jack

 - this is a 1/4" 2 conductor input jack for plugging in your instrument. It is intended for guitars but 

will accept other instruments as well. 

4.)

Lead Gain - 

adjust this clockwise to increase the amount of distortion you add to the overdrive signal. Used in the 

lower ranges of the control, you get a less distorted sound, a "bluesy" tone. As you increase the gain, you add 
tremendous amounts of distortion to the signal for a harder edged "crunch" tone.

5.)

Boost- 

this switch will add more distortion to the lead channel. 

6.)

Low -  

this control is the bass control for the lead channel. It is passive and set to shelve frequencies at 100 Hz. 

Turning it fully clockwise, the signal is unaltered. Turning it counterclockwise, the low will be rolled off -12db. 

7.)

Mid -  

this control is the midrange control for the instrument channel  and is passive and set to shelve frequencies at 

800Hz.Turning it fully clockwise, the signal is unaltered. Turning it counterclockwise, the low will be rolled off -12db.

8.)

Preamp Switch- 

this switch selects which preamp style you are using. It will switch between the classic USA warm 

sound or Brighter sound famous in the UK.

9.)

High - 

this is the high frequency tone control for the microphone channel. It is passive and set to shelve frequencies 

at 3KHz. Turning it fully clockwise, the signal is unaltered Turning it counterclockwise, the highs will be rolled off -
12db. 

10.) Lead Channel On LED - 

when this LED light is on, it indicates that the Lead Channel is on. 

11.) Volume - 

this is a volume control for the Lead Channel ONLY.

12.) Channel Select Switch - 

this switch selects between the Lead or Rhythm Channel.

13.) Bass -  

this control is the bass control. It is passive and set to shelve frequencies at 100Hz. Turning it fully clockwise, 

the signal is unaltered Turning it counterclockwise, the low will be rolled off -12db.

14.) Middle -  

this control is the midrange control for the instrument channel, and is passive and set to shelve frequencies 

at 1KHz.Turning it fully clockwise, the signal is unaltered. Turning it counterclockwise, the low will be rolled off -12db.

15.) Preamp Switch -  

when engaged, this switch will boost the treble sound of the Rhythm channel. It boosts 3 KHz by 

+6 db.

16.) Treble - 

this is the high frequency tone control. It is passive and set to shelve frequencies at 3KHz on the instrument 

channel. Turning it fully clockwise, the signal is unaltered. Turning it counterclockwise, the highs will be rolled off -
12db.

17.) Rhythm Channel On LED -

 when this LED light is on, it indicates that the Rhythm Channel is on.

18.) Volume - 

this is a volume control for the Rhythm Channel ONLY.

19.) Effects On/Off -

 this switch engages the digital effects section.

20.) Effects Level - 

this control adds the digital effects section and mixes it into the main signal buss. Several different 

effects are available.

21.) Program Select - 

this switch will select any of eight different effects. 2- Reverbs, 2- Echos, Chorus, Chorus/Reverb, 

Flange/Reverb and Tremolo.

22.) Jewel Light - 

this jewel light lets you know that the amplifier is on.

23.) Power Switch - 

this switch turns on and off the AC power to the amp.

Back Panel - (not pictured) 

Speaker Out - 

this is a 2 conductor 1/4" speaker output jack. This will disconnect the internal speaker and allow an 

external speaker cabinet to be employed. Rating is 8 ohms. 

Line Output - 

this is a 2 conductor 1/4" line output jack. This will allow an external amplifier or mixing board to be 

supplied with the signal from this amp. 

Effects Loop I/O - 

these are 2-2 conductor 1/4" jacks. This will allow an external effects device or equalizer to be 

patched back in before the power amp section in this amp. One is send and the other is return.

Footswitch Jack - 

this is a 3 conductor 1/4" jack. This is for hooking up a footswitch to switch channels and to turn 

on/off the effects section.

Summary of Contents for Quad 65 DFX

Page 1: ...r 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 ...

Page 2: ...om com IMPORTANT 1 Read all safety and operating instructions before using this product 2 All safety and operating instructions should be kept for future reference 3 Obey all cautions in the operating instructions and on the back of the unit 4 All operating instructions should be followed 5 This product should not be used near water i e bathtub sink swimming pool wet basement etc 6 This product sh...

Page 3: ...nterclockwise the highs will be rolled off 12db 10 Lead Channel On LED when this LED light is on it indicates that the Lead Channel is on 11 Volume this is a volume control for the Lead Channel ONLY 12 Channel Select Switch this switch selects between the Lead or Rhythm Channel 13 Bass this control is the bass control It is passive and set to shelve frequencies at 100Hz Turning it fully clockwise ...

Page 4: ... guitar country lead guitar and 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 Crun...

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