Best way hook up equipment

[Grahame Marshall]

Could some one please help me I have the following I'm trying to connect correctly

GOODRICH 120 PEDEL
PEAVEY NASHVILLE 112 AMP
CARTER PSG

I tried following the guide in the Peavey instruction manual but it dosent sound right.

I'm trying to get a more softer tone out of the amp, the settings they recommend seem to be harsh

By the way I'm using GEORGE L PLUGS AND WIRE

Warm regards Grahame

[Brad Sarno]

Carter PSG straight to the INPUT jack of the Goodrich Volume pedal. That's that jack closest to your toe.


Goodrich Volume Pedal OUTPUT jack to the first input jack of the Peavey.


Set the PRE GAIN knob at about 10 o'clock.
Set the LOW knob at about 2 o'clock
Set the MID knob at about 9 o'clock
Set the SHIFT knob at about 12-noon
Set the HIGH knob at about 12-noon
Set the PRESENCE knob at about 12-noon

Set the REVERB knob to taste
Set the MASTER knob to set your actual loudness


This should get you in the ballpark, and I'm sure others can offer some even better tone settings.


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[Lane Gray]

Brad's numbers look fairly good, although I'd run the lows a little hotter.
The Presence knob controls the "ultra-highs", I like to say it's the "sharpness" knob while the High knob controls the brightness. If it sounds harsh or glassy while still being about as bright as you like, turn the Presence down two numbers, and the High up one.

EDIT: I hate to tell you this, but it usually takes a while before you can get your right hand to make good tones. Almost all novice player get tones they hate, but that goes away with practice. PICK IT HARD. The biggest problem with poor tone is that people are afraid of hitting the strings hard: and hitting them hard is the best way to make them sound good.

[Donny Hinson]

For a softer tone, use plain ordinary guitar cables. Get rid of the George-L cables, as they tend to over-emphasize the highs.

[Jerry Overstreet]

If you are using the pre eq volume pedal circuit with the 2 extra cables as Peavey recommends, as described in a pdf from this page written by Mike @ Peavey:

http://peavey.com/support/steelguitaristinfo/

you might try plugging straight from gtr>vp>amp bypassing the vp circuit.

[Craig Baker]

If anyone can figure out how a guitar cable can emphasize or over emphasize highs, please let me know the trick. Seems like it would save a lot of circuitry.

Best regards,
Craig Baker 706-485-8792

cmbakerelectronics@gmail.com

C.M. Baker Electronics
P.O. Box 3965
Eatonton, GA 31024

[Rich Upright]

Mmmnn...Gotta have a 15" for the right tone. Or at the very minimum...2-12"s.

Don't think 1-12" will cut it. Of course I could be wrong.

[Lefty]

What finger picks you use has an effect also.
I use old style National steel picks, but also have Dunlop aluminum and Dunlop brass picks.
Aluminums are less bright than steel, and brass are the least bright.
I use the brass on some of my banjos to soften the tone (something most steel players can appreciate).
Lefty

[Drew Pierce]

Brad's numbers look fairly good, although I'd run the lows a little hotter.
The Presence knob controls the "ultra-highs", I like to say it's the "sharpness" knob while the High knob controls the brightness. If it sounds harsh or glassy while still being about as bright as you like, turn the Presence down two numbers, and the High up one.

EDIT: I hate to tell you this, but it usually takes a while before you can get your right hand to make good tones. Almost all novice player get tones they hate, but that goes away with practice. PICK IT HARD. The biggest problem with poor tone is that people are afraid of hitting the strings hard: and hitting them hard is the best way to make them sound good.

Agree with Edit completely, Lane. Also, picking distance from the changer is a major tone factor. Brighter toward the changer, fatter toward the nut.