can a sp peavey 112 be used for steel

Dave Baldwin · Post by **Dave Baldwin** » 24 Nov 2006 2:57 pm

i just got a sp 112 and was wondering how it would work for a steel any comments dave

Paul Norman · Post by **Paul Norman** » 24 Nov 2006 3:31 pm

It really is designed for 6 string.
The speaker and pre-amp needs to be
voiced for steel.

Bill Miller · Post by **Bill Miller** » 24 Nov 2006 5:10 pm

FWIW,one of the guys I play with has one for six string and my impression is that it would be really dry and brittle sounding for pedal steel. I assume they all have the 12 inch 'Scorpion' speaker which probably isn't an ideal choice for steel either.

Edited to add: Oops...you're talking about a Studio Pro. I thought you were referring to one of the old 'Special 112' Peaveys that pack 160 watts.

[This message was edited by Bill Miller on 24 November 2006 at 06:30 PM.][This message was edited by Bill Miller on 25 November 2006 at 04:27 AM.]

Don Discher · Post by **Don Discher** » 24 Nov 2006 7:31 pm

Does yours have the Blue Marvel speaker ? I just picked up a 3 month old studio pro and the reverb tank was dead.I took the tank out of my Nash 112 to try and the amp sounds pretty good, atleast good enough for practice.

Mike Brown · Post by **Mike Brown** » 26 Nov 2006 6:18 pm

You are referring to the Peavey Special 112? Let me state this.............any amp can be used for steel guitar applications. However, through our 30 plus years of designing and manufacturing steel amplifiers, there are certain characteristics that work best for steel guitar. Check out the Peavey Nashville Series here;
www.peavey.com

Bob Simmons · Post by **Bob Simmons** » 30 Nov 2006 6:55 pm

if you put a BW in that special it will kick