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Anyone out there have any experience and opinion on the fairly recent Peavey Nashville 1000 amp ? Thanks in advance-

Cindy, I don't have one but one of my friends does. MUCH better dynamic range than the 400. I liked it even though I play a Webb.

Hey Cindy, I've enjoyed mine. My new CD can be sampled on www.bobstrum.com
I hope YOU like the sound! Bob

Hi Cindy, I have a new Nashville 1000 , I like it ok, I'm not 100% convinced it's my final amp though. I came off of a Twin with a 15" JBL with my Sho-Bud, a Nashville 400 with my Carter and now the Nashville 1000 with my Carter. I like the amp but still feel it is very strong in the mids. At the convention in the Peavey Room, Lloyd Green spoke of his settings with the Nashville 1000 which were minus 12 1/2 on the mid knob which is fully to the left or off, whatever, and 800 for the shift. I think these are pretty common settings. I somehow think my 400 was more to my liking, but I sold it..oh well..

As far as quality, I think it is a very well built and constructed amp and will probably give great service.

I still think the next generation Peavey's should offer a little more , or less, mid control. Many other players who use the Nashville 1000 have also commented on the reverb and how they use an external reverb unit rather than the Peavey reverb for a better sound.

One thing is for certain though, it is a very good bandstand amp and can put out the sound, it is very loud, very clean and not all that heavy. It is a good amp and maybe I just need to spend more time with it.

Keep up the great playing
TP<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Tony Prior on 18 September 2002 at 04:37 PM.]</p></FONT>

Cindy,
Great amp, I am playing none~pedal though one, works great, you really can't go wrong with Peavey...

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Cindy, I bought the first Nashville 1000 to hit Lubbock , Texas about 3 or 4 years ago..Its a great sounding amp and no problems what so ever..

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Moved to 'Electronics' section.

I actually had ordered two of these until I heard from a couple of folks that did not share the same viewpoint as those above. This concerned me enough to actually cancel the order. I did subsequently have the opportunity to play through two of them. I just didn't get a warm and fuzzy feeling from them. I know folks rave about them, so I'm a little puzzled. I guess that is one of the reasons we have different brands of things... different strokes...etc

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Steve Stallings
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I've played thru lot of them at jams and whatnot (I also use either my Webbs or ShoBuds), and they sound great, but they sound like a Peavey. Nothing wrong with that, but you can spot a Peavey sound. If you like that sound, it's a great amp. Good tone, lotsa power, not too heavy, etc. If you LIKE the sound of Evans or Webb, for instance, there's no way to get the Peavey to sound like that, no matter how you set the tone controls.

I especially like the sounds I've heard Lloyd Green and Buddy Emmons get through Peavey amps.

Plenty of power,and really clean.

What Kenny said, & I'm VERY happy with mine.

Hi Cindy.

FWIW... The ISGC had a long line of N1000 amps that were mic'd. I did see a few Twin Reverbs brought on stage.

I thought the sound in the main hall was fantastic. Must be pretty good amps for so many players to be happy playing live.

Ron

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Yes the line of Nashville 1000's was strong and impressive at the convention. I have one , I like it and I'm happy with it. But lets not loose sight that most of the players had there own up front effects racks with whatever they used . They made adjustments with their own rack gear. They all did sound great though. Buddy was one of many who did use his own rack gear in front of the amp.

tp<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Tony Prior on 20 September 2002 at 03:03 PM.]</p></FONT>

cindy try a mesa boogie heartbreaker amp they have and greatsound lots of power ibeen using one for about ayear get lots of good coments on sound same size as peavy 1000 alot of steelplayers using mesa equipment these days guitar centers carry these good luck

I played Peaveys for about 10 years and somehow never could get that Fender sound I'd gotten used to. I now use a rack rig for large venues and a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe for small gigs. The rack rig features a tube preamp and I use Boss effects. This is the sound that works for me. Mine's very light weight compared to most of those rigs. E-mail me for details.

I still have my Peavey Musician Mk IV (amp head) available for emergencies and gigs where I gotta be really loud. It's pretty hard to break but not my favorite sound. It seems to me that lots of Peavey owners, if not most, use some type of processor/preamp on the front end.

Tony, just for your info, the SHIFT control sets the desired frequency that you wish to cut or boost using the MID control. So, if you adjust the SHIFT control to 800Hz., you have the capability of cutting or boosting 800Hz. by 15db by using the MID control. No boost or cut at a particular mid frequency would be with the MID control set at 12:00(straight up). So, Lloyd wasn't actually turning the mid frequencies down or off, but actually cutting the mid range at 150Hz. by 15db.

To clear up any confusion to owners of the Nashville 400 or 1000, just look at the way the faceplate of these amps are screened and it will make more sense. It is good to understand how eq circuits work as it can either 'make your sound' or 'make your amp eq not to your liking'.

Mike Brown
Peavey Electronics Corporation

<SMALL>cutting the mid range at 150Hz. by 15db.</SMALL>

Mike, in your example about Lloyd, don't you mean he was cutting the mid range at 800Hz. by 15db?

You are correct. I re-read the post again and it was a 15dB cut at 800Hz.. Sorry, but I was trying to make a point that customers that I have explained this to, didn't know that the MID and SHIFT controls work in conjunction with the other. Most players that I explain this to don't know that the two controls effect the each other. <FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Mike Brown on 18 October 2002 at 06:22 AM.]</p></FONT>

This coming Monday I'm embarking on a tour across Eastern Europe with a brand new Nash 1000 and my trusty Sierra.I'll have a full report upon my return. -MJ-

Cool Mike; are you going to the "former Soviet Union" or just the old satellite states?

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<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Greg Simmons on 18 October 2002 at 12:16 PM.]</p></FONT>

Ljubljana,Slovenia then on to Skopje,Macedonia followed by Kosovo then some days off in Frankfort(Octoberfest yeah!) and then on to Sarajevo,Bosnia then back to Frankfort and then home.Mostly Nato,U.N. and U.S. bases - two weeks altogether. It should be interesting... -MJ-

Safe travels, and have a good time

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