What amp do you use?

Don Hinkle · Post by **Don Hinkle** » 8 Apr 2010 6:18 pm

I played a NV1000 for my 1st year of steel playing.. I have recently tried a steel king and I absolutely LOVE it. As a matter of fact, I now have 2 steel kings. Big outside festival type shows will have me using both of them at once. Will I "need" both, prolly not, but man will it sound GOOD!
I Sold the NV1000 - good amp but lots of "honky" midrange to my ears.

Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 8 Apr 2010 6:21 pm

For steel-only gigs, my '76 Session 400 always gets the first grab. For double-duty, I generally prefer a Twin.

Scott Shipley · Post by **Scott Shipley** » 8 Apr 2010 6:32 pm

An early '80s Peavey 100w tube amp (model unknown, originally a 4x10) with a solid state pre-amp. 3/4" Birch baffle, and a 15" JBL M-series, reconed by Woody Woodell with an aluminum dust-cap. Amp has been recovered with Fender brown vinyl with oxblood grillcloth, complete with a Bassman tag, leather handle, purple go-light, and tilt-back legs.

Clyde Mattocks · Post by **Clyde Mattocks** » 8 Apr 2010 6:38 pm

I've used my NV-112 almost exclusively since I got it over three years ago. Once in a while I take my twin or my Session 400 out to see if I really like it that good. I always go back to the 112. Lexicon outboard reverb, though.

Shane Glover · Post by **Shane Glover** » 8 Apr 2010 7:29 pm

LTD 400 for steel and Mesa Boogie Lonestar for Tele !

Jody Sanders · Post by **Jody Sanders** » 8 Apr 2010 7:52 pm

I alternate between a N-400 and my trusty Session 400. Jody.

Paddy Long · Post by **Paddy Long** » 8 Apr 2010 8:23 pm

Nashville 1000/Revelation Pre
or
DPC750/Rev Pre -- Nashville 115E cabinets x 2

Dave Hopping · Post by **Dave Hopping** » 8 Apr 2010 9:51 pm

NV112,or for the heavy lifting

a Session 500

Jim Lindsey (Louisiana) · Post by **Jim Lindsey (Louisiana)** » 8 Apr 2010 11:46 pm

Mar 1976 to Aug 1976: Peavey Series 260 Standard with 15" Speaker Enclosure

From 1976 to 1983: Two Session 400 amps.

From 1983 to 1985: Session 400 (Left), Session 500 (Right)

From 1985 to 1987: Session 400 (Left Stereo), Session 500 (Center Dry), Session 400 LTD (Right Stereo)

From 1988 to 1988: Nashville 400 (Left), Evans FET 500 (Center), Nashville 400 (Right)

From 1989 to 1991: Nashville 400 (Left), Session 500 (Center), Nashville 400 (Right)

From 1991 to 1995: Session 500 (Left Stereo), Session 400 (Center Dry), Session 500 (Right Stereo)

From 1996 to 2010: Two Nashville 400s (LeMay type Peavey mod)

Alan Harrison · Post by **Alan Harrison** » 9 Apr 2010 4:31 am

Evans SE-200 with a 1501-4 Black Widow/Neo Magnet. Great tone, light weight and plenty of umph.

Paul E. Brennan · Post by **Paul E. Brennan** » 9 Apr 2010 4:50 am

Peavey Reno and Mesa Boogie Studio Preamp.
Fender Twin '65 Reissue for guitar.

Wade Medlock · Post by **Wade Medlock** » 9 Apr 2010 7:15 am

I'm trying to rehab a 1959 or 1960 Guild 99-J 30-watt tube amp I played in elementary and high school (I'm 64 now!).

Ransom Beers · Post by **Ransom Beers** » 9 Apr 2010 7:19 am

Vegas 400 & as soon as I get tha $$$$ gonna get the chips from John LeMay & mod the pi$$ outa it!!!Maybe make it sound like a Mullunses,hee,hee.

Glyndon Woosley · Post by **Glyndon Woosley** » 9 Apr 2010 8:16 am

I'm using either my Session 400 or Fender KXR200. Both of these seem to do a good job.

Michael Pierce · Post by **Michael Pierce** » 9 Apr 2010 8:40 am

Odd man out. I use a Bogner Alchemist head (20/40 watts) with a Rick Johnson Cabinet/Weber California. The Bogner has beautiful cleans.

Shawn Canning · Post by **Shawn Canning** » 9 Apr 2010 8:41 am

I genarally use (and like) a Nashville 400 but I have an old Traynor Mark III I sometimes schlep around for double duty gigs or just to change things up. It's got a cool tube vibe, lots of headroom and sounds completely different(but also weighs more!) than the NV 400.

Paul Wade · Post by **Paul Wade** » 9 Apr 2010 9:31 am

1976 session 400 with JBL-E120
1990 Vegas 400 with peavey black widow 1501
1985 session 400 limited peavey 1504

p.w

Dale Bessant · Post by **Dale Bessant** » 9 Apr 2010 9:52 am

Vegas 400 with Black Widow ....... great amp and warhorse....

Rick Lodholz · Post by **Rick Lodholz** » 9 Apr 2010 10:11 am

I have a cheap CRATE amp at home that I use with my Carter Starter and have a NV 400 gone thru and intense modded by Ken Fox waiting to be hooked up to the 74 Sho-Bud LDG I have coming...need a new VP for the LDG yet...

Regards

Rick Lodholz

Tom Wolverton · Post by **Tom Wolverton** » 9 Apr 2010 11:40 am

Peavey Session 400 LTD (small cab) with 15" SICA
or
65 Showman head into a single 15" Rick Johnson cab with a K130 JBL.

Pete Macomber · Post by **Pete Macomber** » 9 Apr 2010 1:39 pm

Evans se-200 or Peavey NV-112. I also have a mesa boogie studio 22 which is sweet for low volume situations.

Ransom Beers · Post by **Ransom Beers** » 9 Apr 2010 2:05 pm

Any of you Fresno pickers ever run across Jimmy Nichols?He's a friend from many moons ago,mah fishin' buddy!!!

William Isabell · Post by **William Isabell** » 9 Apr 2010 2:11 pm

Dennis Manuel wrote:Trying to find out what the most used amp is. Look forward to the replies.

NASHVILLE 1000 BUT WANTING TO DOWN SIZE TO THE NASHVILLE 112

Doug Childress · Post by **Doug Childress** » 9 Apr 2010 2:27 pm

In my home studio I use a Peavey Session 400 Limited with the Peavey Mod through a 15" Black Widow. For gigs I take a Nashville 400 Hybrid (Nashville 400 Amp through the 12" Blue Marvel Speaker). The Hybrid is 10 pounds lighter than the Nashville 400 with the 15" speaker.

Dave Grafe · Post by **Dave Grafe** » 9 Apr 2010 2:42 pm

I'm way happy with my Randall Steel Man 500 with a 4-ohm JBL E130 - actually I have two of them but have not had need to use both at the same time so far...

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