Nashville 112 report

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 19 Mar 2005 4:42 pm

Randy, "mids turned off" or set to -15 cut is two different things.

At -15, whatever frequency was selected would be attenuated by 15 DB. It would be amost like having a notch filter and cutting out the selected frequency.

Being an amp tech, I probably look at it different.

Jay Jessup · Post by **Jay Jessup** » 20 Mar 2005 5:32 am

Randy,
I tried the mid cut at 800/-15 like you (very clearly, I thought?) suggested and it does help, in fact I think it is what Wanda Cooper said Billy suggested I try when I let them know I was less than thrilled with the tone.
I also tried the Mesa studio preamp and this is what I found, sounded about the same so I activated the 5 band EQ section, left high and lows flat, made a pretty good cut at 750, sounded better but still had the 'honk' made a cut at 240, honk's gone! The honk also went away with the -15/800 cut but I thought the amp was still a little thick sounding. I am sure I have beat this topic to death so I am just gonna go play it enough to get that speaker broken in.

Jay Jessup · Post by **Jay Jessup** » 20 Mar 2005 5:34 am

whoops-double post I guess I can't delete it myself?[This message was edited by Jay Jessup on 20 March 2005 at 05:36 AM.]

Wayne Franco · Post by **Wayne Franco** » 20 Mar 2005 10:58 am

Just tried that setting. It basically took all of the honk out. Very clean with good low end clarity. All I am using is the Hilton strait into the amp with reverb on about 3.5. The high seemed just a very little bit bitey but the black box should sweeten that up. That adjustment that Johnny does really is quite amazing. Very touchy, just a little up from -15 takes the effect away real quick. I even messed with the shift to see if anything worked any better. By the way I have E-66's on my Fessy. Less than 750 took away some of that nice low end. I think that setting is a real keeper. Thanks a lot you guys.

Roy Ayres · Post by **Roy Ayres** » 20 Mar 2005 11:48 am

After using my 112 at the Panasoffkee jam (with Jack Stoner) and at Ernie Cawby's Monday Night Gospel Barn twice, I have developed enough confidence in mine that I will be using it at the Deep South show in Gulfport, the Southern Illinois show in Benton, Ill. and at the Saluda. S.C. show. My Nashville 1000 has been relegated to the bedroom as my practice amp. I use the same settings on both amps and get a tone that seems to my subjective evaluation to be the same. I love it!

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Tony Rankin · Post by **Tony Rankin** » 21 Mar 2005 7:18 pm

Randy,

I tried Johnny's settings and they sound great to me. Thanks for posting them.

Tony

Dave Zirbel · Post by **Dave Zirbel** » 6 Apr 2005 8:02 am

I love this little amp! It hasn't let me down yet. It is warm and punchy and has plenty of power. If I have to play any louder than the N112 can handle, I'll put a mic on it. The only thing I use besides the reverb and volume pedal is a Matchbox 60. I turn the mids to zero and the shift straight up, but I think the mids on zero cancels out the shift. The only problem is on my last gig I got some feedback with the pre and master gains both on 5.

I was skeptical at first and never knew about "speaker break in time" but the thing is a lot smoother sounding now compared to when I first got it.

Dave Z

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Al Terhune · Post by **Al Terhune** » 15 Oct 2006 10:02 pm

I thought I had remembered reading what Randy had said about Johnny cutting the mid down all the way "off" with the presence taken down to almost off, too. It's the best setting for me.

Al

Mike Brown · Post by **Mike Brown** » 16 Oct 2006 6:58 am

Here is an article that I wrote a year or two ago about the eq circuit of the Nashville Series of amplifiers; http://www.peavey.com/media/pdf/steelguitar/nashvilleseries_tonecircuit.pdf

Understanding the eq circuit may help you in locating that "sweet spot".

Tony Harris · Post by **Tony Harris** » 16 Oct 2006 8:51 am

For those players who've experienced it - or for Mike Brown who may know technically what happens - what does the speak do as it 'breaks in'? I've heard about this in hi-fi speakers. Does it gain top? Lose Top? Gain bottom end? Mids?..... In what way does it get better?

Mike Archer · Post by **Mike Archer** » 16 Oct 2006 10:31 am

ive used several amps in the past
evans webb fender i gotta say the nash112
is the best yet and the most bang for the buck you can spend big bucks for the custom
jobs but mabe not be as happy
for me im staying with the 112

Mike Brown · Post by **Mike Brown** » 17 Oct 2006 7:50 am

Tony, I compare the breaking in of a speaker to a new set of tires for your automobile..................................

At first, new tires make the ride still and a bit bumpy, then after a few thousand miles the ride is quite comfortable and the vehicle handles well. Then, when the tires start to show wear and tear, it is time to change them out with new ones.

Naturally, a set of tires will wear out sooner than a speaker, but it is the same principal. I believe that all can relate.

Mike Brown
Peavey USA

Brint Hannay · Post by **Brint Hannay** » 19 Oct 2006 10:51 pm

I hate to be a lone dissenter, but I wonder if there's anyone out there who feels like I do. I was impressed by all the testimonies on the Forum enthusing about the NV112, so I bought one when I had a small group/small venue gig coming up in a few days. Trying it out at home, with a GFI SD-10 with stock GFI-II pickup, A Super Pro with stock PUs, and a Pro III with stock PUs, I found that the tone varied from unpleasantly nasal to hideously nasally ugly, no matter what I did with the tone controls, and I tried literally everything. From full cut to full boost and everything in between at every frequency spot on the mid frequency control, every setting of treble control with all the above, likewise the presence control. Luckily, the guy at the music store I bought it from was a friend--I couldn't get rid of it fast enough! It doesn't have a footprint significantly smaller than, say, a Steel King, and as far as weight is concerned, I use a hand truck. For those that like or love their 112s, that's fine--I just wonder if I'm the only one who doesn't like it. Who knows, maybe the one I got was defective--but it was in a sealed box.[This message was edited by Brint Hannay on 19 October 2006 at 11:53 PM.]

Chris Bauer · Post by **Chris Bauer** » 20 Oct 2006 5:00 am

Sonic tastes are obviously pretty individual things, Brint, but my money is on your having stumbled onto one of the rare defective amps.

Ernie Renn · Post by **Ernie Renn** » 20 Oct 2006 11:20 am

Buddy had it set like this with the Zum (8-28-06):

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Mike Wheeler · Post by **Mike Wheeler** » 23 Oct 2006 4:54 am

I tried the Johnny Cox settings that Randy Beavers mentioned above, and was amazed!! Very cool sound with my Dekley U12. I think I'll keep on using them. Thanks, Randy!!

Roger Kelly · Post by **Roger Kelly** » 23 Oct 2006 5:34 am

I just bought a pair of PV Nashville 112's from Bobbe Seymour a couple of weeks ago and have been using both 112's though my RV-3 for a "Stereo" type sound. I am using the settings that Johnny Cox uses, per Randy Beavers post above, and find that I can get
a real good clean sound from the 112's. I place my speakers about 3-4 ft apart behind me on stands. My RV-3 settings are Mode-7,
Balance 8-9 o'clock tweeked to conditions/taste, Tone-11 o'clock, R.Time-12 o'clock. These are Ballpark settings. What works for me........ may not be for you.
One Nashville 112 was enough for me to use in small rooms. Plenty of volume and headroom.
Two 112's will be able to handle any place that I may be playing in the future, I believe.
My report on the 112 is that you get a Great looking, light weight relatively speaking,
settings easy to adjust, clean sounding Steel Guitar Amplifier, along with knowing that Peavey customer service is second to none, if you ever need help from the factory, makes this Amplifier the best "bang for the buck" on the market today..... in my opinion.

Mike Brown · Post by **Mike Brown** » 23 Oct 2006 1:13 pm

Almost 100% of the replies and comments that I have received or read from players has been of a positive nature. It only shows that our circuit designs are are "in the ballpark of subjective sounds". Hopefully next time we will knock it out of the park!

Thanks for your support of Peavey products!

Mike Brown
Peavey Electronics Corporation

Paul Warnik · Post by **Paul Warnik** » 25 Oct 2006 12:35 am

I like mine

Thanks to Dyke Corson (Corson Music-Champaign,IL) for the great price!-I know some dedicated Peavey players will dispute this but IMHO this is the best product that Peavey has developed for pedal steel players in the last 20 or more years of their operation-Can't believe there was a time I lugged around a Session 500 and a Session 400