Nashville 112 Hum and hook up

Sam White R.I.P. · From: Coventry, RI 02816

I have a new nashville 112 and I have a hum in it. it is not a loud hum but a little more than i think should be in it. I have it hooked up from my volume pedal to the input High Gain and I have another cord from The Volume pedal to the Pre EQ Patch send. It sounds fantastic. Is there a better way to set this Amp up?? I'm not using any other equipment I'm going Direct.I do put the Izzy Plus on once in awhile but man that thing wears the battery out in about 3 to 4 days.
MIKE BROWN I would like you in on this subject.
Sam White

Bobby Bowman · From: Cypress, Texas, USA, R.I.P.

Sam,
Are you in a room with reostat controls or fluorscent lights? Could be your problem.
Mine are as quiet as a church mouse pissin' on cotton.
BB

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If you play 'em, play 'em good!
If you build 'em, build 'em good!

Mike Brown · From: Meridian, Mississippi USA

Hello Sam, first of all thanks for purchasing the Nashville 112 amp. Does the amp hum with nothing connected to the input? If so, turn the reverb control down/off. If it still hums, I recommend that you return it to a dealer and/or heed what Bobby's suggestions are. The proper connection is illustrated in the operating guide that came with your amp. However, I recommend that you use the 3 cable hookup, ie; one cable from the output of your guitar straight into the HIGH GAIN input on the amp. Cable #2 from the pre eq send jack to the input of your volume pedal and cable #3 from the output of your volume pedal to the pre eq return jack on the amp.

Hope that this helps. If not, contact me at 1-877-732-8391, ext. 1180 on Tuesday or speak with any of our Customer Service reps on Monday.

Happy New Year!

[This message was edited by Mike Brown on 02 January 2005 at 05:42 PM.]

Sam White R.I.P. · From: Coventry, RI 02816

Boby no I do not have floresent lights in my steel Room.I have my computer in hear white the steel and Amp. It is like a Hiss Hum but kind of low.

Mike Brown I thank you I just hook up the Nashville 112 the way you said and it sounds great but I still have that hiss and hum sound in it it is not loud but you can hear it a little more than a low sound. I have a Emmons La Grande III with a Bill Lawrence pick up in it. I think I want to put a Emmons single coil in it.Thanks Again and a super little Amp I love it.
Sam White

George Kimery · From: Limestone, TN, USA

Sam, the new 112 I bought also had a hum. I called Mike and he said it sounded like one of the amps that escaped quality control with the reverb wires soldered backwards. He suggested I take it to my nearest Peavey dealer, which I did. they took it apart and switched the wires in just a few minutes. That took care of it. It was quite as a mouse after that. BTW, it only hummed when I would turn the reverb up past 4, so that may not be your problem unless it hums more when you turn up the reverb.

George Kimery · From: Limestone, TN, USA

Sam, a regular Lil Izzy is supposed to go 3000 hours on one battery, so I think something is wrong somewhere. Are you disconnecting the cord when not in use? Plugging in the cord activates the battery. I have both the regular and plus Izzy's and never had a problem with battery drain. I don't use them since getting the Hilton Pedal, but I only changed batteries a couple of times a year when I was using them.

Farris Currie · From: Ona, Florida, USA, R.I.P.

MIKE,now i am full of questions!i have been fighting to get a good sound for awhile.after reading your post awhile ago,i said i'm going to try hooking up that way in my session 400 limited.now what is it doing different,than guitar to pedal,and pedal to input on amp.now i'm not much knowledge on amps.but my sound scared the heck out of how much it changed.i was ready to burn everthing.thanks so much Mike
farris

Bill C. Buntin · From: Cleburne TX

Farris, You are not alone Pal. When I first started hooking up the way Mike just described, it scared me too. But believe me, its the best way I've ever found. I talked to Weldon Myrick one time about this. The best tone you can get from your pickup is with the pickup fully loaded. Hooking up the way Mike suggests does that. Thats why its such a radical difference. After I got used to the 3 chord set up and tweaked out my tone settings etc. I wouldn't go back to the old way. The older amps of course didn't have a loop to do this with. I love the newer peaveys for that reason. they give you two loops. My 112 is as quite as that mouse at Bobbys church too. Just my 2 cents.

Farris Currie · From: Ona, Florida, USA, R.I.P.

Thanks BILL,i thought mabe i was cracking up!!i been playing this a m,and getting highs i never been able to touch,usually steel falls flat on its face now, don't matter that high stuff crystal clear,and the bottom end wow.got my mind going wild!!i'm only using one effects in my session 400,what is the other one for?what if a man had more jacks on volume pedal?or mabe 2 volume pedals side by side??using 2amps.same effects,set each amp different??oh hell, i dreaming now.i know one thing,it sure got my attention!!now i need a sack full of cords!!haha,mabe 2pickups on guitar,and 2outlet plugs on guitar.look out sho-bud,drill more holes!!! farris

Farris Currie · From: Ona, Florida, USA, R.I.P.

ok guys,i've been practicing like this for much of the day.mabe it's just my pro3 or i don't know,but i've been playing the John Huey highs,stuff i've never been able to do in the past.used to just fall on its face.now crystal clear.i'm using a hilton pedal,with a old Peavy session 400 amp.and that thing is talking.i'm fixing to pull out my old sho-bud professional,give it a try.dang why does it take so many years to learn something like this.i have fought all this time, traded equipment, did everthing i knew.Look out Bobbe, i'm comming to Nashville ha ha , always something to learn.Mike Brown is #one for information.i need to study more, farris

Mike Brown · From: Meridian, Mississippi USA

Thanks Ferris.

Bill C. Buntin · From: Cleburne TX

Farris, you are right. Mike is the MAN. He's helped me a bunch.

ANd Peavey still makes the best steel amp.

Thanks from me too Mike.

Farris Currie · From: Ona, Florida, USA, R.I.P.

Where do i add DD3 delay and RV5 rev.I have a pre EQ patch what is that for??session 400amp limited.don't want to make the smoke boil!!haha, farris

Scott Appleton · From: Ashland, Oregon

My nash 112 is a little hissy especialy if you get too much gain on the front end. I have been able to tone it down with my 2101 in the post patch. overall the amp performs well although it is not exactly what i expected it to sound like from reading everyones
reports.

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Mullen S12 Almost Mooney
71 Tele, Regal 45
Sho Bud S10 NP
Line 6 Flextone 3 + JBL D130, Nash 112

Farris Currie · From: Ona, Florida, USA, R.I.P.

well,after trying all morning different things,i finally took all digital delay,reverb,and all out.i kept getting destortion,i can't handle that.i want clean sounds,highs crystal clear ect.i was about to think my speaker was bad.but after going back to straight amp.all is fine.presence.and sensitivy drive me up the wall as well.reverb on 4-5.got so much,bass wide open,mid,and shift 12Oclock.mabe it's small room,mabe it's me,mabe it's guitar.I thinking about getting the axe!!! drive a man to drinking more!!!keep trying,never can get the sound i want to hear. farris

Farris Currie · From: Ona, Florida, USA, R.I.P.

Last night,i changed picks,was using thin national vintage,i looked at them,and said those sure are light.i reached in stool,and got 2 heavier gage,jeff-fran picks.messed around with them,shaping ect.sat down,and i couldn't believe the difference in my sound.all got so solid,i played for 2hrs.after that,i was happy for one time.it's amazing how one little change can do so much.it's in the hands,and delivery no doubt about it. farris

Brad Sarno · From: St. Louis, MO USA

Sometimes when trying to figure out low levels of hum, it's a good idea to see if the hum is actually an acoustical vibration from the power supply transformer. My 112 does it a little bit. Most power transformers have some degree of this. If you unplug one lead to the speaker, this will tell you right away if that's the case.

Brad Sarno

Ray Riley · From: Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Thanks guys for the hook-up. My brand new 112 from BoBBE is the sweetest thing this side of Standel. Makes the sho-bud s12 just plain sparkle.Thanks Ray Riley

John Daugherty · From: Rolla, Missouri, USA

Farris, when all else fails, read the directions.
Your NV112 manual has pictures of the varies hookups. It also has pictures of settings on the amp. The "mid" control is a bit touchy. When mine is past 12 o,clock I start to get a flat "Mooney" sound. By backing the "mid" off a little bit, you will find a "sweet spot".
If you got one of the older manuals with yours(as I did) there is a mistake. Look on page 9. The post EQ "send" should go to effects "input" and "return" to effects output". If it is shown this way, you have the corrected manual. If not, correct it. The downloadable manual on the Peavey website is the correct version.
I am more than pleased with the sound from my NV112. Some effects units are noisy and you have to adjust their gain to reduce noise. That is why I use "Lexicon" which is as quiet as it gets. I do not hear any hiss when mine is adjusted properly......JD

[This message was edited by John Daugherty on 29 January 2005 at 08:07 AM.]

Farris Currie · From: Ona, Florida, USA, R.I.P.

HEY JOHN, i don;t even have a nv112,i'm using the old stuff,session 400, and nashville 400s ect.mabe one day i get something new enough it will have a book with it. i was hooking up the loop way until yesterday,then it started destorting,so i went back the old way,guitar to pedal,then to high sit of amp.just gotta save my pennys i guess.
farris

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