The Steel Guitar Forum

Does anyone have a copy of the schematic for a Session 500 power amp section or a complete section for sale?

Thanks Jeff Campbell

The GFI Ultra is a very good guitar, I have one and is not heavy to carry and stays in tune really good!!!

JC

Sorry , I posted on the wrong date.

The stock speakers are very good speakers , you can go broke trying all kinds of different ones. Take time to set down and really make several tone adjustments with the controls first before switching hardware out ,could save a lot of $$$ and time.... JMHO
JC

I have recently went through 5 pots with 3 that were identical and none of them worked like they should. The 3 that were alike all had different effects on the tone and output levels ... not to mention having to remove a gear piece off the shaft and it having a flat spot to try and work with to set ...

The store is very much open... I was there yesterday and several times in the past. I love going there and they are always super nice to me!!

I'm looking forward to get to play in this one , Can't wait!!

JC

It's sad that most of the shows has gone to this , there is a lot of it happening at shows to.. folks think they pay to get in to have a spot to get up and sing.

JC

Hi Rick, I found a couple that I had and I will put one on here in a day or so soon as get it edited down to just the one song... I wish I had the one from New Years Eve we did and you played on it but Julia wasn't recording that night...
JC

I remember playing there some during the late 80s and 90s ... was always good music , sadly now it is all gone. If they don't realize it by now , their income was from a large group of folks that drove a long way to stay there and hear the traditional music and had the money to spend!! Looks like th...

I agree, good point John. I think your figures are correct. The real problem I see is that the majority of the VFWs, bars, and honky tonks pay the same, or less, in 2016 than they did in 1983. It's more to the less side...last place I played they thought $50 a night was to much and wanted to go to ...

Just a thought about the MSRP of this amp.In 1983 I bought new Peavey Nashville 400 @ 30% off for $385. Using an inflation calculator, that amp cost me $916 in today's money with a MSRP is $1310. That made me think way back to just about that same time frame and my Session500 new was around $1000 a...

To be honest there is no way I would put that much money in one amp .... not even a tube amp.

Erv Niehaus wrote:$1,800, you can buy 5 or 6 time proven Peavey amps for that price!

I am thinking my old Nv400 and Session 500 are going to be used for awhile longer until they kick the bucket...

Stu Schulman wrote:I'm gonna need a session 115...How Much?

$1800 without the extension speaker is what is being said.

I still think that bringing one out in public this way was a bad idea, they should have mad a few and took some time to pass them around and get feedback from folks out playing all the time to see what changes may need made. I myself will not carry all of that to get a stereo sound that has no effec...

Add another hundred to it...their saying $1799.. to much for my pockets!! and that don't include the external speaker.
JC

I'm not a fan of amps with onboard effects built in them , to many things to go wrong and can be a one unit costly mistake! I am like Rick Campbell , my Nv400 and Session 500 with the Profex unit Rick gave me is all I want. I took the Profex apart to give it a little TLC clean pots etc.. found it wa...

I have tried a few different modeling amps and honestly just my opinion , for a traditional steel sound I have never seen one that works.. I have a Peavey Nv 400 and a old Session 500 that I don't see any ever beating those amps..
JC

So sorry Mike to hear your mom is not doing well... our thoughts and prayers for her ,you and Joanie!!
Family is always first! There is always next year to play...take care and safe travels!!
JC

The last 15 years I've worked I traveled and stayed in hotels a average of 6 nights a week every week , once I booked a room (I did mine all online) they take your credit card and supposed to hold the room until the day you check in. They WILL charge your card that day even if you dont show up, the ...

I have a Holy Grail unit I use some and a Fender FRV 63 ... The FRV 63 has the true sound of the first reverb units that were made and used tubes. I however really like the unit I replaced in my Session 500... It is made by MOD , its the long tank style but has 3 springs instead of 2. What once was ...

Buddy WAS the best!!! all are great players and are different in their own ways and that's what makes them all awesome players!!

If you previously had experience playing another guitar..etc.. yes that would help , however if your going into this with steel being your first instrument I don't recommend taking all that on at the same time or even before the steel if it is what your goal is. You will need every waking minute, ho...

Did Zum go out of business too? I thought I recently seen they were selling some double necks for $2500?? that seems way less than they should be !!?