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Topic: Peavey Nashville 112, is it a winner?? |
Bob Bartoli
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Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2006 11:19 pm |
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| whats everyone take on the new Nashville 112, I've been using an Old Paevey LTD with a 15" but she sounds mid/honkey, is the Nashville 112 better?? on the fence???thanks in advance for your input..Bob |
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sonbone
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Waxahachie, TX
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Jack Stoner
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Kansas City, MO
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Posted 14 Nov 2006 2:51 am
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| If you read all the posts in the Electronics section it will answer your questions. Do a search for the nashville 112 in the electronics section. Many posts on it. |
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Mike Wheeler
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Delaware, Ohio, USA
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Posted 14 Nov 2006 4:05 am
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| Although I have, and love, my 112, if it were my LTD, I'd do the new mod kit that Ken Fox has posted. That would make the LTD a killer tone monster amp. Then I'd be covered for any gig I might come up with. |
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Doug Earnest
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Branson, MO USA
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Posted 14 Nov 2006 5:42 am
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| I recently acquired a 112. Pretty darn good little amp! I would gladly trade it for an LTD, though..... |
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Chris LeDrew
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Canada
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Posted 14 Nov 2006 5:54 am
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My Session 400 sounded honky until I took some expert advice and turned the shift and sensitivity to 10, the mids off, treble and presence at 2 or 3, and the bass at about 8. It took care of the honk. Now it's my amp of choice for everything.
However, no amount of tweaking could help me get rid of the mid-range honk in the Nashville 112. Its EQ does not work like a Session 400, and I gave up trying to get it to suit my sound. I'm not saying I thought it was a bad amp, it just did not deliver the sound I wanted. I think the major issue is that everybody likes a different sound. I've heard some players dial in that honk and really enjoy it. Others want that warm, old school sound. I think those who are used to the Nashville Series of amps will do fine with the 112 - I just couldn't dial in a tone, being used to the Session 400. |
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Larry Bell
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Englewood, Florida
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Posted 14 Nov 2006 5:59 am
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Mike Wheeler has the idea
You already have the HOLY GRAIL, if you are talking about the ORIGINAL (70s-early 80s LTD400 -- NOT the Session 400 Limited). You may just need new filter caps
The 112 is a great little amp but, IMHO, Peavey has been reaching for the great steel amp tone they achieved in the Session 400 and LTD 400 in the 70s. They made lots of changes and added lots of features but I feel that the amps lost their soul. Please note that this is ONLY MY OPINION. I'll take my old Session 400 over ANYTHING Peavey has made since. The LTD is the same amp in a smaller cabinet. The Sarno/Fox mod is the way to go if you caps are starting to dry up and the amp needs a general 'going over'. Send it to Ken. You won't regret it. Of course, if it ain't broke there's no need to fix it. 
Once again, just my opinion.
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Jeff Lampert
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queens, new york city
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Posted 14 Nov 2006 6:29 am
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| whats everyone take on the new Nashville 112 |
It's not so new anymore. It's been out a few years. Peavey has sold tons of these amps. If you read the posts like Jack suggested, you will find that the overwhelming response is that it is a very good sounding amp. It's light-weight makes it particularly flexible and vesatile solution for both rehearsals and gigging in small to medium sized clubs. Many people gig with a pair since they are so light, giving the extra punch they might want for a large club while still maintaining the light weight and flexibility advantages of using one when only one is needed, which is most of the time. I won't do any name-dropping, but if you read the threads in the Electronics forum, many major players are using them as their amp of choice. IMO, it is the best thing Peavey has ever done, their fantastic earlier amps not withstanding.
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 14 Nov 2006 10:40 am
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I recently had the pleasure of playing a Rains PSG through a Session 500, and, after a bit of tweaking,got a very pleasing tone.
Then I put the Rains through a Nashville 112.
It took longer to find a decent tone, but it was still a bit honky.
I put a Boss GE7 graphic equaliser in the signal path, and got a tone out of the Nashville 112 comparable to the Session 500
Incidentally, I was very impressed with the Rains. |
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Greg Cutshaw
From:
Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 14 Nov 2006 11:06 am
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You really have to try this amp (112) yourself. I had no luck with it at all. The tone did improve with a few months of use and I was able to improve the sound by using extreme midrange shift positions. Either my Webb amp or my Fender Steel King blows it to bits in terms of warmth, clarity and bass without having to cut the mid range. You really need to try both of these amps yourself before you buy anything. The reverb in the Webb and Fender amps are also much deeper and more tube like.
Greg |
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