And a big K.Įverybody says that Kasino is just Kustom with a different paint job. The third and final phase of the Kasino stuff was a parallel to the Kustom 'Big K' era, and have more traditional styling, black tolex, and blue faceplates. Kasino's second line in 1972 had slanted-front heads (just like Kustom's redesign) with pinstripes now encroaching onto the heads themselves, and names like 'Snake Eyes' and 'Natural'.

This head seems to be a bit of a rarity in that a separate head is not listed in the surviving price lists and literature. 8x10 combos with built in tilt-back casters. The first line of Kasinos had numbers like 100 and 200 on the grill cloth, and were all giant combos with flat-front chassis, aluminum trim, and pinstripes. Despite prevailing wisdom, Kasino started in late 1970 or early 1971 according to printing dates on the pricelists and catalogs that have survived. ġ974 - the company changed hands again, and began what collectors call the 'Big K' era of tolex-covered, otherwise kinda generic '70s amps. Lines were based on power, the '100' (50W) and '200' (100W) series.ġ972-1973 - Bud Ross left the company and the amps changed to a slanted-front style with blue light-up push buttons for power and polarity. I say it was a little bit of both.ġ965-1971 - they have the 'classic' flat-front look of the Kustoms many of us have seen. Some say it was a way to market amps to players who didn't want the sparkled vinyl of yesteryear, some say it was a way to distribute similar amps in the same market via different dealers.

Kasino was a sub-brand of Kustom, without the fancy tuck and roll. WE HAVE A WINNER! Let's see what I've won!

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