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Alan Rudd

 

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Ardmore, Oklahoma
Post  Posted 17 Feb 2008 5:49 pm    
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Is this the original speaker for earlier NV 400's or a replacement. Should it have a silver dust cover vs. black?
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David Higginbotham

 

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Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
Post  Posted 17 Feb 2008 6:30 pm    
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Alan, I am certainly not Mike, but I can tell you that the 1502 was made with both the black and silver center caps. Although I personally haven't seen an original NV-400 with the black center, I have to assume they were originals at some point.
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Alan Rudd

 

From:
Ardmore, Oklahoma
Post  Posted 17 Feb 2008 8:03 pm    
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Thanks, Dave!
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James Morehead


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Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
Post  Posted 18 Feb 2008 6:26 am    
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I believe the 1502 is a bass speaker. Was not the 1501 stock in the NV 400?
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Jack Stoner


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Kansas City, MO
Post  Posted 18 Feb 2008 9:19 am    
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The original speaker was a 1502 (same that was in the Session 500). They started using the 1501 around 1989/90. The change to the 1501 is the reason these models needed the tone mod and why Peavey eventually made the tone changes a production change in (I think) the fall of 96.
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Larry Hamilton

 

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Amarillo,Tx
Post  Posted 18 Feb 2008 10:17 am    
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Alan, I had a 1502, no cap, in an Evans and it sounded just great. I much later replaced it with a 1501 SB and couldn't really tell much difference. Both are really fine sounding speakers. Larry
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Alan Rudd

 

From:
Ardmore, Oklahoma
Post  Posted 18 Feb 2008 3:34 pm    
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Very good, guys! That answers all questions for me. Thanks again!
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Mike Brown

 

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Meridian, Mississippi USA
Post  Posted 19 Feb 2008 8:59 am     1501 vs.1502
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The demand that steel guitar amps have a "chrome dome" is the reason that we maintained the aluminum dust cap. There was a short period of time where we used the paper dust cap, but returned to the "chrome dome" due to popular demand.

Yes, the 1502 was used both in steel amps and for bass applications.
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Alan Rudd

 

From:
Ardmore, Oklahoma
Post  Posted 19 Feb 2008 10:19 am    
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So, it was by popular demand that the chrome cap was put in steel amps. Ok! Thanks!
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Bobby Boggs

 

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Upstate SC.
Post  Posted 19 Feb 2008 8:21 pm    
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Ok, but were the 1st 1501's DT's? I know the 1501's used now are shallow baskets.....Thanks...bb
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Mike Brown

 

From:
Meridian, Mississippi USA
Post  Posted 20 Feb 2008 6:51 am     BW's
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Originally, all BW's were shallow basket speakers. All but the 1501-4 ohm BW changed to the DT version when we began using a KEVLAR cone material which was introduced in the mid '90's. We maintained a shallow basket on the 1501-4 basket specifically for the steel guitar amplifiers that use a paper cone.
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Curt Langston


Post  Posted 20 Feb 2008 9:24 am    
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I believe that the "DT" stands for deep throw.
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