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i was wondering if someone could tell me the difference between the sessions 400 limited and the sessions 400 and if trading my nashville 400 for the limited would be a good idea. thanks

The Session 400LTD is the reissue model. I had one and had a helluva time selling it. It was mint condition and took 5 years and I almost had to give it away. I have a 96 model Nashville 400, with the factory tone mod, and prefer it over the Session. I like the Parametric EQ over the "standard" Active EQ that the Session amps have. I could never get a tone that I liked with the Session 400LTD. I've also played through an older Session 400 and didn't like it either, compared to the Nashville 400.

The Parametric EQ in the Nashville 400 is the same type that was in the older Sesion 500 and is in the new Nashville 1000.

(Session, not Sessions)

I Had Two Nashville 400's Sold Them Got Two Session 400's And A Nashville1000 Would Not Part With Them. Just My 2 Cents. SONNY.

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Hello Trap,
Thanks for considering our products for your performances. The electronic circuit for both the original Session 400 and the newer Session 400 Limited are similar circuits. The difference being that the older amp had a low eq control centered at 50 Hz. and the newer at 80 Hz.. Also, we included the PRE EQ pedal patch and POST EQ effects patches on the later version.

The very first version of the Session 400 came equipped with a special made JBL for steel applications. After we designed the Black Widow series of speakers, we incorporated our steel version of BW speaker which was the 1501-4. In 1995, we revamped the 1501-4 and introduced the 1501-4 ohm SB(shallow basket), which is what we use today.

If you have other questions, please feel free to contact me here at Peavey. I can be reached at 1-877-732-8391.

Are you referring the the Session 400 Limited (Wedge)? It is a very different circuit than the old Session 400. It has lots of IC chips in it, like the Nashville 400. I played one on a gig recently (with a Telecaster). It was awsome for guitar. I liked it as well as my old Session and LTD 400. Just my opinion, but I thought it was a very warm sounding amp with a lot of power!

Just to add, Mike may be more correct than I about the circuit, as I have not compared the schematics! I noticed a lot of ICs in it when I opened up for a peek. Did not mean to step on anyone there!!

No problem, Ken. You are correct, the older Session had a discrete transistor front end and the Limited had an IC driven front end.

The Session 400 Limited was updated and reintroduced in the mid to late '80's due to customer requests. There are differences between the two amps due to technology advancements, but it was intentional to voice them similar.

i have a limited and when i first got it i hated the mid range controls because they went from 0-10 instead of working like the parametric on my old session 500...for anyone owning one that cant find a the sweet spot heres some settings might be of help at least as a starting point....Low set to around 1......mid set to 0.......shift set to bout 1 er so.....highs and presence set to around zero.....i have a newer emmons and these settings seem to work on that amp for me...chas

I have a sessions 400 limited and I like it.It does have a little more thin sound than the old session 400,but if you work with it,it sounds just as good.You can run your effects pedals,like a chorus and a rv-3,in the effects patches.Have the settings where you want them and leave them out of the way.Then just use the peavey on off pedal to use them when you want them.In my opinion it works great.The amp also kicks butt in volume,has the DDT compession and so on.I have an older session 400 and a 75 model ltd 400.They all sound good,you just have to work with them,when your playing a gig.That is where the real adjustments happen.I almost never use the same settings playing out as I use at home.Everyone has their on way of doing things I guess.Tomsteel