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I'm considering purchasing a new Peavy Nashville 112 for use with my 1973 D10 Sho Bud Professional. I like a full rounded sound, with clarity throughout. Currently using a valve amp which sounds good at practice levels but breaks up with more volume. The only thing I use other than a Sho Bud volume pedal is a Keely Compressor. Any thoughts on whether this is a good choice?

Hi, Steve...
I think it's always best to try before you buy. I have a couple of them, use both at he same time, but next week end I'm going to use my NV400. Always good to know what your using is the best can have.

Is borrowing one from a friend an option?

Peavey ii2's are great for an all around amp at a reasonable price. I've used one for a couple of years. Live and in studio,
BB

Steve....You may consider purchasing an older, used model and installing the replacement chips that Ken Fox offers, they really do make a marked improvement IMO....Note: According to an earlier post by Ken, Peavey has redesigned the newer 112 models so that the chip "mod" can no longer be performed by the owner.

I've used the 112 in theatres,casinos & outdoors. Works great, but in a bar with loud people & a loud lead guitarist, forget it. You'll turn it up just to hear yourself & it will break up.

I would stay away from any nashville 112 at any
price,the reason being they tend to have the
control knobs break and fall off, also the vents
on top break and the new ones are unmodable,if
buying a peavey i would buy a older session400,
a older ltd 400, or a nashville 400,
I have had three nashville 112 amps, two new, one
used, and nothing but problems with all of them.
However the older peavey stuff was very good
bullet proof equipment.

Steve, I have a sessions 400 limited for sale and i will be in pennsylvania on the 13th of march. if interested let me know. thanks

Peavey Vegas 400 for sale...check "Amps for sale" section...Rene

I just got my NV112 and it sounds good right out of the box. I bought a 212 Chorus to stay at home. I really like the sound of it but it is heavy. Not sure why more people aren't talking about them.

Wasn't the 112 was meant to be more of a practice amp ? I love mine. No problems with it at all. I did install a guard for the knobs so I wouldn't break one off. I've used it outside and in auditoriums . I just miked it, no problems.

Tony

I don't want a really heavy amp anymore. My back is too old to lift it with hurting myself. The NV 112 works well. A friend of mine on the central coast had this 212 Chorus. I really liked it so I bought it for leaving at home. He had an old Session 500, maybe 400 that I could barely lift. I think that the overall weight/sound/reliablity of the NV 112 makes it a good choice. Protecting the knobs is a concern but that is something most of us can work with.

I use two Nashville 112's on the road and in the studio. Never had a problem with either one. They sound great. Get hard covers for them and you will never have a problem with the knobs breaking off. I have played them in large halls and loud bars with no problems with the sound. They have always been a clean sounding amp.

I don't understand, why so many people want to put down Peavey. Especially the NV 112. I have one, & it's a good amp. Sounds really great, has ample power, etc. I've never had issues, with knobs falling off...or anything like that. Albeit, Peavey is not "top of the line" gear.
I would love to buy a Mesa Boogie "Mark Five." Or anything that Telonics/Dave Beaty makes (Mesa, Arizona).
www.Telonics.com/
480-892-4444

If you want light go for a tech 21 blond and a magnam 44 amp into a 112 cab with a sica from ff .. both are stomp boxes so hardly any weight .. if you wanna go hi tech get a split powered speaker and a tech 21 .. oh and dont forget a
reverb pedal .. done for under 30 lbs and will sound way better than a NV 112 ..