Nashville 112 re-Evaluation

Tore Blestrud · Post by **Tore Blestrud** » 10 Oct 2003 4:44 am

The 112 will be avileable in Norway shortly, but at a retail price of $1150 (8000 Norwegian kroner)

I can't be that good?

Mike Brown · Post by **Mike Brown** » 10 Oct 2003 11:28 am

I followed up with the Peavey dealer about the Nashville 112 in question that originally started this post. He stated that a potential customer signed this same Nashville 112 out to demo this past Wednesday and paid for the amp on Thursday morning.

This has been an interesting post and I hope that this is evidence that we try to follow through with our promises.

I can be reached toll free here at Peavey by calling 1-877-732-8391 Monday through Friday from 8AM-5PM CST and welcome your input.

The Nashville 112 and Nashville 1000 amps are the hottest amps on the market. If you haven't tried one, I invite you to do so.

Daniel Vorp · Post by **Daniel Vorp** » 17 Oct 2003 4:07 am

I just received a new 112 yesterday. I set it up and played thru it and was very well pleased, even surprised at what I heard. "High Definition" is a good description. Clean and clear with great string seperation, very nice highs and lows. I'm playing an MSA Millennium and using a Hilton pedal. I plan to take all 42 pounds of it out Saturday night to see how it performs in a live band environment. Mike Brown I'd say Peavey has hit a homerun with this amp.

Mike Brown · Post by **Mike Brown** » 17 Oct 2003 4:58 am

Thank you David. Just keep in mind that 80 watts won't compete with a 200 watt bass amp that might be on the bandstand. Hope that you are miking or running direct for monitoring.

Thanks Again.

Larry Bell · Post by **Larry Bell** » 17 Oct 2003 7:09 am

What Mike says is true.
Works great for practice or 'unplugged' type gigs, but when the bass player and guitar player have at it, the 112 is a mite puny. Be prepared to mic it if it's your only amp.

All-in-all I find the 112 to be a pretty good amp. It sounds like a Peavey -- as one would expect -- some like that, some don't. Truth be told, I like it much better in combination with my Standels or Session 400, but it is a perfectly adequate practice/rehearsal amp.

My only complaint -- and it's a pretty minor one -- is that I think they voiced it a bit dark for my taste, probably to compensate for the 12" speaker. I just set the bass control a bit thinner than usual for Peaveys (0 to +3 instead of +6 or more) and goose the treble and presence a bit and it sparkles just fine. I rely on it for the high end in a stereo configuration and find the tweaks are necessary.

It works great as a more lightweight way to go stereo. I use mine with a Standel and find them to be a pretty good combination. Standel has a 15" Altec and a different tone than the 112 -- makes for a great contrast.

Good job, Peavey. Thanks for hanging with us, Mike.

Earl Foote · Post by **Earl Foote** » 17 Oct 2003 7:50 am

Ok, we will just have to agree to disagree.

I think the NV112 makes a fine gigging amp. How loud do you guys play anyway?

Larry Bell · Post by **Larry Bell** » 17 Oct 2003 8:02 am

It's a headroom issue for me, Earl. I like to have a bit to spare at the end of the volume pedal for dynamics. The only gig I've used the 112 solo for was a blues gig and tended more toward the C6 style playing with low voiced chords. The bass guitar kinda ate up the low end and I just didn't have the punch I like. It was ok for the high end. My 70W Standel works fine by itself for the same gig. The 15 makes a lot of difference. I guess I'm just not happy with any single 12 amp I've ever played through in a medium-room gig situation.

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Daniel Vorp · Post by **Daniel Vorp** » 17 Oct 2003 9:50 am

I plan to use it as a practice amp and for small rooms. We are not a loud band and can mic it or go direct if necessary. That may not even be necessary. I'll find out Saturday night. I have a Webb for the larger rooms or if I know I'll be getting into a higher volume situation. I was attracted to the small size and light weight. Basically, if I don't need to carry the heavy weight of the Webb amp then why do so? If I need the power of the Webb then I'll carry it.

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 21 Oct 2003 7:40 am

To their credit, at least Peavey is addressing our needs. Mike and his co-workers (Peavey) are the only major manufacturer that makes such acommodations. Mike has said several times that this amp was designed as a practice amp. It cannot be fairly compared with a 200-watt anything! Practice amps are designed to provide low-to-medium volume levels in a small package. Sometimes, they will suffice in small live venues (such as in a church), but that's not what they were designed for! I know people who use multiple "practice amps", as well as people who mike incredibly small amps. Yes, miking a small amp will make it louder, but it will never make it sound like a 200-watt amp. (Duh?) Using them in pairs or threes will make them louder, but even three 80-watt amps just won't do what a 200-watt amp will do. Yes, I know the math, but I also know "real world" performance. I think everyone should cut Mike (and Peavey) some slack here, and just thank him for his presence.

If you want a "gig" amp...buy one! And if you want a practice amp, buy one of them, too. But remember, the two (despite all your multiple-amp "stacking", speaker-swapping, and miking efforts) will never be the same.

End of story. [This message was edited by Donny Hinson on 21 October 2003 at 08:42 AM.]

Earl Foote · Post by **Earl Foote** » 21 Oct 2003 7:55 am

I stand corrected

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 21 Oct 2003 3:08 pm

No slight was intended, Earl!

I just got the impression that many players out there thought this amp (or a pair of 'em), would replace the venerable 400, 1000, or some other "full powered" steel amp. And as Mike said, it wasn't designed to do that. If you, personally, can get by with 80 watts and one twelve inch speaker playing PSG, you are quite lucky...and certainly in the "minority" (compared to most steelers).

Good for you!

seldomfed · Post by **seldomfed** » 21 Oct 2003 3:09 pm

Well I used the 112 again at another rock club last Fri. where the gig was much louder than the typical country gig. An alt-country/blues thing I was asked to sit in on. Mic'd it and it did fine. Pre was 5, master vol. was 5. That's it man. I again was amazed. (course, we only practiced once so perhaps I was playing a 'practice' amp) Also did a medium size wedding last week with the 112 and didn't have to mic it. I'd call it gig amp. I don't under stand what watts has to do with it?. If you have a sound you like, and you can put it out in the room effectively, and everybody can hear it, what dif. does it make? I've mic'd a litte Supro tube amp for guitar and it's killer. I've used the little Smokey amp (.5watts) in the studio thru a 15" speaker cabinet to record leads and it sounds like 200watts in the mix! I always use a little AER Compact 60 for acoustic guitar and lap steel and XLR into the PA. This sound is amazing. We did a gig in an indoor staduim this summer and I filled the place with steel. To each his own. For me, what ever I take to the gig is my 'gig' amp

chris

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Earl Foote · Post by **Earl Foote** » 21 Oct 2003 3:51 pm

Sorry Donny, I not thin skinned as my previous post would make me appear! I guess I didn't convey the "I'm just joking" nature of my comment too well.

I admit I just play E9th so I don't really appreciate the lower range of chord voicings you D10 guys have to deal with.

One thing I noticed about this about this amp is that it is well-made, very solid.

Larry Bell · Post by **Larry Bell** » 21 Oct 2003 5:11 pm

Chris,
You know the studio doesn't count.

But I am impressed that you played a loud gig with the 112 and got away with it. Didn't work for me. I missed my 15 on the low notes -- definition just wasn't there. Dif'rent strokes.[This message was edited by Larry Bell on 21 October 2003 at 06:25 PM.]