need advice- protecting knobs on Nashville 112

[Lynn Kasdorf]

My nice pristine Nashville 112 (which has become my favorite amp) suffered a blow to the master gain pot the other day.

Even tho I always put it in a cover before setting in the car, something whacked it. I got to the gig and the pot shaft was bent and the pot was electrically damaged because when turned up loud, it caused a low freq rumble.

ANYWAY- I seem to recall seeing an aluminum knob guard that somebody was selling- maybe on ebay. It was a piece of simple angle stock that was cut to size and designed to screw into the top of the amp and provide a corner where the cabinet is cut out.

I am a machinist and can easily make my own. I figured I'd get input from you folks on a good design. If you have a pic of the ones that somebody is selling, that would help too.

It will be a compromise between protecting the knobs from impact and usability. That is, the farther down the guard comes the better, except that this will make it hard to read the labels.

[John Groover McDuffie]

Search Amps & Accesories" for "Knob Guard"

[Jim Eaton]

You can see photo's and order a "Knob Guard" on my website - www.jimeatonmusic.com
JE:-)>

[Danny James]

To protect the knobs on my Nashvill 112, my wife made me a cover for the amp. I cut out a piece of 1/8 inch thick Plywood the size of the front of the amp. She made a pocket inside the amp cover and sewed the piece of plywood in it.

It works very well and covers the speaker screen as well as protecting the knobs.

[Bo Borland]

I bought a Knob Guard from Jim E and don't think about it anymore.
I may be guilty of overkill but, I use a D2F soft case inside a Dan Bentley fiber case.

[Russ Little]

Lynn,
I built one out of a piece of oak
and painted it black. It works great
Looks Great and was easy to fab.
Took about 15 minutes to build

[Paddy Long]

I got a knob guard from Jim for my NV1000, not only does it do a brilliant job of protecting your knob !!
it also looks spot on ----- and did I mention shiney !!

[Don Sulesky]

I'm sure the knob gaurd is a great help in protecting the knobs.
I think the 1st thing is you should be more careful how you pack your amp.
That goes a long way in saving the knobs.
I don't have a knob gaurd and as yet have had no problem because I take care in how I load and unload my amp in my truck, but accidents do happen.
I'll give you that.
Don

[Jim Eaton]

Taking care of your amp when "YOU" move or pack it is one thing, but as you said "stuff happens"!
One Knob Guard user had his amp knocked over face first off of his amp stand on to the cement of a patio at a BBQ gig by another band member trying to get to the power strip to plug his amp in and the impact was hard enough to jar a wire connector loose inside the amp, but not one knob or pot was damaged in the fall!
I have not received any reports of NV-112's with a Knob Guard installed being damaged since I started selling them.
JE:-)>
Knob Guard - Don't leave home without one!

[Lynn Kasdorf]

Why the heck did Peavey put that cutout in the top to begin with? I guess so that you can see the knobs from above. Seems silly.

..and to generate a small cottage industry for knob guards!

[Steve French]

Why, indeed? I've wondered about that many times. Peavey's service department is great, but they must be tired of fixing broken pots. I take pretty good care of my stuff, and still the master volume pot on my NV 1000 got slightly bent somehow.

I have two Knob Guards, one each for my Session 2000 and the NV 1000. They work as advertised, and look pretty good, too.

They do seem a little pricey for what you get. Do-it-yourself types could easily make something of wood that would serve the purpose.

The downside is that they do make it harder to see the knob positions.

Steve

[Lee Baucum]

Hmm. Time for Jim to start working on the new and improved "See-Through Lighted Knob Guard".

[Whip Lashaway]

Forget the knob guard. Get a road case. Island Cases, out of Long Island, has them real reasonable. Just go to ebay and search for your amp case and they will be one that comes up. I've dealt with them a couple of times and they are great. I've bounced my amps all over the USA with no trouble. Highly recommended.

[Bill Ford]

Jim,
Have you considered lexan? It can be shaped (like metal), transparent...should look good, even if you have a custom covered 112, it will match. 1/8" thick should give good protection, and still be easy enough to bend. We used it at work for machine guards, used sheet metal brake to form it.

BF