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Topic: Switching from the 500 to 1000 |
Rick Nicklas
From:
Verona, Mo. (deceased)
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Posted 16 Jan 2006 9:33 pm |
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I am looking at buying a Nashville 1000 and using my Session 500 as a practice amp. Would like to hear from some who have done this and how do you compare the 1000 sound and drive to the old 500?
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Rick
Kline U-12, Session 500, Goodrich L-10k
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 17 Jan 2006 2:55 am
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1000 is a fine amp..but does not sound the same...
Can't explain it..
When I had mine it was just way too strong in the mids for my taste..
others love them and swear by them
Kinda like my Session 400 sounds totally different than my Nashville 400...
( better for my taste)
Put them side by side, thats the only real way you can tell for yourself.. |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 17 Jan 2006 3:10 am
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I had a Session 500 for 15 years. I've got a 1000 and 112 now. The 500, in my opinion, has a slightly better sound - sort of like the difference between a Nashville 1000 and 112 - with the 112 having a more pleasing sound. Considering the weight difference whatever the very small difference in sound the 57 lb 1000 wins out.
All of the Peavey steel guitar amps are great amps and they all have their own "personality". If it wasn't for my "weight reduction" I'd still have the 500. I had one of the original "small cabinet" models. |
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Rick Nicklas
From:
Verona, Mo. (deceased)
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Posted 17 Jan 2006 5:32 am
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Do you guys think a better option would be to get two 112's? It seems to me after reading quite a few posts that this may be a better option.
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Rick
Kline U-12, Session 500, Goodrich L-10k
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Roger Francis
From:
kokomo,Indiana, USA
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Posted 17 Jan 2006 7:25 am
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2 112s sound great(MPO)but the best thing is to find what pleases your ears best,whith your rig, but that could be a long and expensive road if you don't have all of these fine amps at your disposal to try out.
So far i've had session 400, nash 400,vegas 400, fender twin custom, ss steel combo, profexII and nash 112s,which is not a lot compared to a lot of guys on here but i would have to say the 112s are the best for ME so far.[This message was edited by Roger Francis on 17 January 2006 at 01:26 PM.] |
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Jim Ives
From:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Posted 17 Jan 2006 9:13 am
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I have an Evans and a 112 and a 1000. The 1000 is my favourite amp of all three. The 112 I can transport most easily.
-Jim |
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Anders Brundell
From:
Falun, Sweden
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Posted 17 Jan 2006 4:37 pm
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The 500 has a razor sharp and clinically clean sound and the NS 1000 a much smoother and softer sound, and the 500 sounds a lot mightier despite it's 50 watts weaker. None of them can ever be played at full throttle, however. That would probably blast strip anyone in front of them.
I'm a single coil Stratocaster twang man so I prefer the 500 sound, but the rest of the band think the NS 1000 sounds better, so I'm the loud minority here.
A Twin Reverb with 2x12" sounds very thin and "small" in comparison to both these amps.
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Anders Brundell http://www.countryneers.com/
Sierra S14 E9/B6, Nashville 1000, Session 500, TubeFex, Behringer Virtualizer
[This message was edited by Anders Brundell on 17 January 2006 at 04:39 PM.] |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 19 Jan 2006 2:56 pm
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I think the 500 has better bass response, and consequently, more "punch". The 1000 has a nice, smooth sound, but like another poster said, it's very "mid-rangey", to my ears.
Some manufacturers purposely limit the bass response in amps to keep irresponsible customers from blowing the speakers. My biggest complaint with new amps is their weak low-end response, and lack of adequate tone shaping. Once you've played through a really "ballsy" amp, everything else sounds like something you'd buy at Radio Shack.  |
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Marlin Smoot
From:
Kansas
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Posted 20 Jan 2006 8:19 am
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I had a Session 500 with a JBL and loved it, I would still have it but it just weighs too much. If I had a house job, I would find another.
I have had several Nashville 400's and they all sounded great. Currently I use a vintage Session 400 with a JBL and find I love it too. I've used the same 1974 D-10 Emmons through all of these amps as it's always been my main guitar. PV has always made a great amp for steel players. The bigger cabinets may give off a bigger sound but I heard Randy Beavers play through a Nashville 1-12 and than man has tone to die for! |
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