The Steel Guitar Forum

If you had a choice between a Nash 112 or a 400 which would you pick for guitar and why?

I'll weigh in and say I really like my Nashville 400 because of the mid range sweep, and overall cut and clarity. It's a reasonable weight, with casters and has the speaker slightly tilted upward in the cabinet, so I find I don't have to put on a stand to sound good and cut through. Haven't played a 112 but I'm sure you'll get some good input here

Thanks for the response Bryce. Appreciate it

There is no such thing as too many amps, as we all know. I have both. I use the 112 for practice in the basement and it really sounds great with a Sarno Black box, turned it into a smooth sounding amp, and tamed the harsh highs. I used the N-400 for playing out in larger settings, especially such as outdoors that needed a lot of power. I felt naked with the 112 outdoors, but the N-400 could be heard for blocks. Its big however, and it was definitely easier to handle with casters to roll it.

Billy,
Just to offer somewhat of another view point
The sweepable mid control on the 400 is a game changer!

Graham Bland wrote:Billy,
Just to offer somewhat of another view point
The sweepable mid control on the 400 is a game changer!

The 112 also has this.

I have both, and I prefer the 400 over the 112, but not by a whole lot. I notice the 112 doesn't quite sound as good on the low notes of the C6. If I crank up the bass for the C6, it makes the E9 sound less than ideal. My guess is the 1502 Black Widow in my 400 vs the 12 Blue Marvel (?) in the 112.

I have used the 112 on my past half a dozen gigs. Strange thing, on my 400 (200 watts) I set the master all the way up and my pregain at around 4. On the 112 (80 watts), I have to set the master only half way up and the pregain at 2-3 for the same venues. Don't know what to think about that. Both are great amps.

The question was "which would you pick for guitar"

I would choose the 112, because you can crank the amp up and get just a bit of hair on the note. I never could do that with a 400 unless it was just horribly loud.

I guess a great number of people looking for a guitar amp would not have either one for a present. Its certainly not ever going to be a Deluxe Reverb cranked to 7 sort of sound from either Peavey.

Doug Earnest wrote:The question was "which would you pick for guitar"

I would choose the 112, because you can crank the amp up and get just a bit of hair on the note. I never could do that with a 400 unless it was just horribly loud.

I guess a great number of people looking for a guitar amp would not have either one for a present. Its certainly not ever going to be a Deluxe Reverb cranked to 7 sort of sound from either Peavey.

Wow, totally missed the "guitar" part. I assumed by guitar that he meant steel guitar.

I have both a Nashville 400 and Nashville 112. Some folks,me include;thought the 112 would carry a loss in sound because of the loss of overall weight. The 400 weighed 60lbs, the 112 weighed 42. That it wouldn't cover a large venue, like the 112 would be weak, I was wrong. I heard Joe Wright play through a 112 at a steel show in an auditorium iSatsuma. He had me sold the 12 inch speaker put out the sound and then some.I am quite sold on the 112. Because of it being lighter than 400, I have one as my go to amp.I still have my 400 but as a backup.