What amp do you use?

Dennis Manuel · Post by **Dennis Manuel** » 8 Apr 2010 1:32 pm

Trying to find out what the most used amp is. Look forward to the replies.

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 8 Apr 2010 1:34 pm

Evans FET-500LV
Fender Steel King

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 8 Apr 2010 1:41 pm

my bet is on the affordable, reliable nashville 400...

...smartest basic workingman'$ choice.

Dennis Wood · Post by **Dennis Wood** » 8 Apr 2010 1:45 pm

Evans FET-500LV small cabinet.

Stu Schulman · Post by **Stu Schulman** » 8 Apr 2010 1:58 pm

Peavey LTD,sometimes Fender Vibrosonic.

Gary Newcomb · Post by **Gary Newcomb** » 8 Apr 2010 2:05 pm

71' Fender Vibrolux w/ Weber speakers.

I tried the NV 400 thing for awhile but the creamy breakup sounds better to my ears.
Only misgiving is that on certain stages, I have to do battle with that Fender icepick frequency. It hurts ussssss!

Mickey Adams · Post by **Mickey Adams** » 8 Apr 2010 2:19 pm

Fox Mod-Nashville/Vegas 400
TC Furlong Cabinets, Avalon 737SP Preamp
1981 Mesa Boogie MKIIC w/15" EV

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 8 Apr 2010 2:33 pm

ok, stu...i actually take my ltd400 first everywhere i go!
i just know any nv400 will cut any gig...

i've never heard fenders cut it in the heat of barroom battle...for me anyhoo....

Ryan Barwin · Post by **Ryan Barwin** » 8 Apr 2010 2:46 pm

Music Man 115RP
NV400

Ray Leroux · Post by **Ray Leroux** » 8 Apr 2010 3:39 pm

Been using my session 400 for 25 yrs and still love it. Never lets me down and I never struggle for tone. RAY

Stu Schulman · Post by **Stu Schulman** » 8 Apr 2010 3:50 pm

Chris,I had a Nashville 400 for a short while and The compressor bugged me,it seemed to always clamp down at the wrong time...Maybe I'm just too loud,Having said that one of my two LTD's always seems to break,I've only had both working correctly for a few months.

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 8 Apr 2010 3:53 pm

I have a pair of NV-112s that have performed flawlessly for about six years now - I really like them, and I can lift them, too.

My two NV-400s just sit at home, but now I have Ken Fox' excellent new steel amp - I've yet to use it professionally, but it's going to be great, I know...

John De Maille · Post by **John De Maille** » 8 Apr 2010 3:56 pm

I still have my LeMay modded, Nash 400 and my Nash 1000. Presently, I'm using my Walker "Stereo Steel Amp". The Stereo Steel is not new, but, new to me and I'm learning to appreciate it.

Charles Davidson · Post by **Charles Davidson** » 8 Apr 2010 4:33 pm

NASHVILLE 112 For the last four years.Indoors or outdoors it DOES the job.

My old back loves it to.

Wish this little jewel had been around forty years ago. YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.

Mike Archer · Post by **Mike Archer** » 8 Apr 2010 4:43 pm

nashville 112....

this amp is amazing even in large rooms

it kicks butt

Chris Bauer · Post by **Chris Bauer** » 8 Apr 2010 4:57 pm

My ears love my Webb, my back loves my Nashville 112, my memory loves the LTD I never should have gotten rid of, and my practical self loves almost anything I don't have to carry, especially if I can put my Sarno Tonic pre-amp in front of it.

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 8 Apr 2010 5:05 pm

My new Fox Vintage steel-amp is stunning-sounding, and is beautifully made - it's also extremely light (not much more than a NV-112!)

Much of what I'm hearing, though, is probably the therapeutic effect of hearing a real tube amp after so many years of solid-state rigs. My last tube amps were my MusicMan amps that I used in the Old Country in the '80s, but even they had a solid-state stage in them.

I won't get rid of these 112s, though - I stand by all I've ever said about them.

Steve Leonard · Post by **Steve Leonard** » 8 Apr 2010 5:12 pm

Pair of Nashville 112s for me too. Nashville 1000s and Evans stay at the studio most of the time.

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 8 Apr 2010 5:12 pm

I've been using my Nashville 112 since December of '04 and it's amazing! It's perfect for shows and for home use. "Redgold Beauty" gets her amazing sound through this amp and so will her new friend, a Jackson BlackJack Custom, in the future.

Brett

Jerry Hayes · Post by **Jerry Hayes** » 8 Apr 2010 5:38 pm

For a more "Mooney" flavored tone I use my MusicMan HD212 One Fifty with two 12" Electro Voice speakers. It's without a doubt the heaviest amp I've ever encountered but it's worth the weight. For some gigs I use my old Randall Steelman 500 with a 15" JBL speaker............JH in VA.

Frank Parish · Post by **Frank Parish** » 8 Apr 2010 5:40 pm

I've had my 75 Session 400 since 84 and it's still a great amp. The one I use most these days is the Fender Steel King, best amp I ever heard and best reverb too.

Mike Ester · Post by **Mike Ester** » 8 Apr 2010 5:56 pm

Been using a Peavey Session 400 Limited in a wedge cabinet for years. But I just recently bought a Nashville 1000.

Stu Schulman · Post by **Stu Schulman** » 8 Apr 2010 6:10 pm

I would really like to try a 112 hard to find up here.

Jaclyn Jones · Post by **Jaclyn Jones** » 8 Apr 2010 6:11 pm

I have a Steel King and a NV400 that sit at home since I recieved my Fox Vintage Steel amp. Love the sound of those tubes!

Tony Dingus · Post by **Tony Dingus** » 8 Apr 2010 6:14 pm

Nashville 112. My ears and back love it.

Tony

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