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Richard Brandt

 

From:
Waymart, Pennsylvania, USA
Post  Posted 12 Jul 2004 2:56 am    
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Which one do you like the best and why.
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Paul King

 

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Gainesville, Texas, USA
Post  Posted 12 Jul 2004 4:18 am    
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Richard, I just last evening played through a Nashville 1000 for the first time with a full band. I am still getting adjusted to the difference in sound but I believe the 1000 sounds better to my ears. There is a huge difference in reverb in the 2 amps and the 1000 packs more power.The 1000 also has better lows. I have used a Nashville 400 for years and will continue to do so on occasion.
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Ray Minich

 

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Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
Post  Posted 12 Jul 2004 11:56 am    
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Which one weighs more? My NV400 gets a might heavy after the first 100 yards of lugging
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Mike Brown

 

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Meridian, Mississippi USA
Post  Posted 13 Jul 2004 5:32 am    
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Nashville 400 weighs 60 lbs. and the Nashville 1000 weighs 57lbs.. Hope that this helps.
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Ray Minich

 

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Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
Post  Posted 13 Jul 2004 6:43 am    
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Mike, not enough difference to notice after 100 yards. I'll stick with the NV400. Thanks for the info.

[This message was edited by Ray Minich on 13 July 2004 at 07:44 AM.]

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Larry Moore


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Hampton, Ga. USA
Post  Posted 13 Jul 2004 6:59 am    
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I have one of each and like them both.
It is a toss up for which one I use just which is closest to the door.
Peavey makes the best...........
Larry
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Paul King

 

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Gainesville, Texas, USA
Post  Posted 13 Jul 2004 8:56 am    
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I just carried these two amps 100 yards, the 400 in the left hand and the 1000 in the right hand. At the finish line my left shoulder was drooping a little. Actually I like both amps but this new 1000 sure sounds great to me.
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Vann Ray Cranford

 

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Kinston, N.C. 28501-1571
Post  Posted 13 Jul 2004 4:39 pm    
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Like many of you, I also have both the 400 and the 1000. I was talking to my Peavey technician about the electronics in both amps. He analyzed the electronics in both amps and confirmed what I told him that I was hearing. I hear better highs from the 400 and better lows from the 1000. The Mid Range sounds very similar in both amps. I like my two 400s when playing my Marlen guitar, and my 1000s sound better with my Emmons. I have owned much of what Peavey has made in the past 30 years and I am glad that I have both the 400 and 1000; not to forget my 1978 Session 400!
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Joey Ace


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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Post  Posted 13 Jul 2004 5:16 pm    
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It's obvious to most of us, but for the benifit of Newbies I'll add:

The Nash 400 is no longer in production.
The Nash 1000 is.

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CrowBear Schmitt


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Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
Post  Posted 14 Jul 2004 12:15 am    
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that's why, i've got a Nash1000 and quite happy w: it
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Joey Ace


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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Post  Posted 14 Jul 2004 4:31 am    
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That's why I got a N400 and am happy with it.

(The N1000 was not being produced)

Neither is a bad choice.
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Jerry Van Hoose


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Wears Valley, Tennessee
Post  Posted 14 Jul 2004 4:35 am    
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Nashville 1000. I really like the addition of the post equalization patch feature for outboard effects as well as the low impedance output that I've used for direct recording. The larger cabinet, even though it weighs less, also gives a better low end response. Looks pretty darn good too...with the Peavey logo. Easier for wife to load and unload in truck?...etc.
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 14 Jul 2004 6:16 am    
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When the wife is doing the lugging, I take the Session 500!
Erv
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CrowBear Schmitt


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Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
Post  Posted 14 Jul 2004 6:52 am    
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yer a lucky stiff Erv !
have you yet to find that kitty asleep in the case when you open it ?
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 14 Jul 2004 1:09 pm    
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CrowBear,
The Session 500 is an open back and has lots of room for the cat in there. Do you know what I did when my cat got run over by the steam roller?
I didn't do a thing: I just stood there with a "long puss"!
Uff-Da!

[This message was edited by Erv Niehaus on 14 July 2004 at 02:10 PM.]

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Roy Ayres


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Riverview, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
Post  Posted 14 Jul 2004 1:28 pm    
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Mike,

A lot of steelers like myself are "up there in years" and weight is a very, very important consideration. I was just wondering about something today:

I set the master volume control on my Nash 1000 on 5 and the preamp volume between 3 and 6 -- 3 for the bedroom and 5 or 6 for rooms with up to a couple of hundred people. Why doesn't Peavy make a steel guitar amp similar to the 1000 circuit wise, but with less power and perhaps a 12" speaker in an attempt to reduce the weight significantly? Or is such a thing technically possible? I have to hire a local kid to load my amp in the car for me and hope I can find a good Samaritan when I get to my destination. I wouldn't mind investing in two different amps if I could get one with about half the output of the 1000 and down around 40 pounds or less. Such an amp would suffice for most of the places I play, and I would have to load its big brother only for the larger rooms.

Could this be done, or is it just a matter of supply/demand?

[This message was edited by Roy Ayres on 14 July 2004 at 02:30 PM.]

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Lee Baucum


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McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
Post  Posted 14 Jul 2004 1:41 pm    
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Roy, it sounds like you are describing the Nashville 112. It weighs about 42 pounds.

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Roy Ayres


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Riverview, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
Post  Posted 14 Jul 2004 3:09 pm    
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Thanks, Lee. I looked at it on the link you gave. Looks like it would exactly fill the bill for me. Thanks.
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Paul King

 

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Gainesville, Texas, USA
Post  Posted 14 Jul 2004 3:26 pm    
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Buddy Emmons has a project out called "One For The Road". On the cover it shows Peggy loading his steel in the trunk while he is holding a drink. I always thought Emmons was the only one who could get his wife to load his equiptment but I guess I was wrong. I cannot get mine to load a 400 or 1000 amp.
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John Daugherty


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Rolla, Missouri, USA
Post  Posted 14 Jul 2004 4:29 pm    
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Hey guys, You gotta think like "bring mohammad to the mountain". I haul my NV400 with a little 2-wheel luggage cart that folds up (miniature hand truck). Haven't figured out the steps yet. The only solution I have for that so far is wait til some big bruiser comes along, then look sick.
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Sam White R.I.P.

 

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Coventry, RI 02816
Post  Posted 14 Jul 2004 4:39 pm    
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I made my NV 400 a lot lighter. I took the B/W speaker out and put in a Emunince Delta Lite speaker in and it is a lot lighter now. I also run a second Delta Light speaker as they are 4 Orms each where the Black Widow is 8 orms.I run from speaker to speaker and it is a very clean sound.
Sam White
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Jim Smith


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Midlothian, TX, USA
Post  Posted 14 Jul 2004 4:46 pm    
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Sam, be careful. It sounds like you're running the two four ohm speakers in parallel, yielding two ohms. Serial would give you eight ohms, but that is difficult to wire with speakers in different cabinets.
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John Floyd

 

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Post  Posted 15 Jul 2004 3:21 am    
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No Doubt Peavey has a winner in The NV 112, but I would have liked to see a Downsized 1000 with a digital power amp like the 1000 about 150 -200 watts and a 12" Black Widow.

When Peavey finally releases its Neo Black widow, you should see some impressive weight reductions in all amps that use it.

I believe the NV-1000 is the weapon of choice for most steelers, Just look around at the steel shows and see what most are using. Lots of NV 1000's in the tune up room.

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Sam White R.I.P.

 

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Coventry, RI 02816
Post  Posted 15 Jul 2004 2:41 pm    
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Jim Smith How are you doing?? Are you still playing that 13 string Fessy.The way I have my Speakers hooked up is I run the two wires off the speaker in the Nashville 400 to a female connector I put on the backof the Amp and the same on the extra speaker box. Then I just plug a cord in each jack.What am I getting for Oms now???
Sam White
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Jim Smith


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Midlothian, TX, USA
Post  Posted 15 Jul 2004 3:29 pm    
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Sam, that's parallel so you're running two ohms.
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