Kustom Creator & Founder Bud Ross with a new friend at the 2004 Arlington, Texas guitar show! Click anywhere on the picture to see more from the show! The 2004 Arlington, Texas guitar show was a huge success and a whole lot of fun! We stayed busy speaking with people that stopped by to comment and flashback to the 60's & 70's! It seemed as if everyone that stopped by owned a Kustom at some point in their life. It was without a doubt the most colorful and talked about booth there. In fact, we were best in show! We could have sold every piece we brought, but of course they weren't for sale! In fact, we bought more! Thanks for the help and participation of fellow collectors Neil Leverenz and Randy Bacus, both from Fort Worth, John Compton (aka JC) from Chicago, John Opilowsky from Phoenix, and Mick Sutliffe from Santa Clara, California. Special thanks to Neil Leverenz for bringing Kustom founder Bud Ross to the show. Neil and Bud go back to the early days of Kustom in Chanute, Kansas. Of course it was a special treat for everyone that had the opportunity to meet Bud, especially me! He was very gracious and took the time to speak with everybody that wanted to speak with him. Of course during the two days he was here, we quizzed him with every question we could think of to learn how it all started and what kept it going. Believe it or not, Bud was in his mid-20's when he started Kustom!