? for Mike Brown(amp voicing)

Steven Welborn · Post by **Steven Welborn** » 24 Jan 2002 10:49 am

the subject of amp voicing has started me burning with curiosity and I gotta ask now. I hope it's not too time taxing to elucidate. Take a basic simple amp. Would this involve the E.Q. parameters of bass, mid, treb. Does it also involve the OHM rating of preamp output? Which parameters and specs would tend to favor the steel and which dont? (Sorry man..hate to be a headache

).Thanks Mike, SW

Steven Welborn · Post by **Steven Welborn** » 24 Jan 2002 11:50 am

anyone else of course welcome to shed their knowledge as well.

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 24 Jan 2002 3:25 pm

I'll take a stab. Voicing can relate to the inherent EQ in the overall amp and the frequency response of the speaker.

e.g. many of the Peavey "guitar" amps are designed with the rock musician in mind and the amp/speaker "voicing" is designed for what most guitar players want. This is not to say that one of the "guitar" amps can't be adjusted to give a satisfactory steel guitar response.

Same with the "steel" amps. My Nashville 400 works great with the steel, because it's "voiced" for steel. I also use my Telecaster with it (once in a blue moon) but it doesn't have the "bite" that "guitar" amps do or my Transtube Fex rack system.

Steven Welborn · Post by **Steven Welborn** » 24 Jan 2002 9:05 pm

I should've included the speaker as part of the overall voicing components. Thats an adjustable of course. Im wondering what (specific) specs/parameters (Khtz) in typical 3 band e.q.'s favor a steel vs. 6 strg.guit(rock). I would guess that an over all wider band width,from lowest low to hghest highs would favor a steel. A more narrow, midrangy e.q. for 6strng guit. bite.Knowing this stuff might aid in choosing between non steel guit. amps. If their spec sheets were available that is.Here's an example where it might help: You hear an amp in one store sounds pretty good(big store,huge room). Drive across town to another store(small room) hear another brand...sounds good too. Same prices,comparable amps (power/spkrs), and good reps. Your kind of paranoid and you just KNOW if you had them both side by side for an A/B test at some gig, one would really sing sweet and the other would be comparatively lackluster.No way to know for sure which one it is.But instead of flipping a coin, you could compare e.q. spec's

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Mike Brown · Post by **Mike Brown** » 30 Jan 2002 6:44 am

Just as Jack posted here, it's not just one thing that distinguishes a steel amp apart from a six string electric amp. Over the 27+ years that Peavey has been designing and manufacturing steel guitar amps, we have learned something with every new model.

We have refined the speaker voicing and construction, what the amplifier requirements are and how it should react and what equalization circuit works the best to adjust the critical mid range frequencies, but also provide flexibility for the remainder of the frequency spectrum. The cabinet construction and materials are also a vital part to the overall amp voicing.

Time and input from players are important in the design of a steel amp and no one has more experience than Peavey Electronics Corporation.

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 30 Jan 2002 8:32 am

MIke:
I just want to thank you for your e-mail and the information on the mod kits for the Pro-Fex II and the Nashville 400 that you sent me. Please be advised that I got ahold of my local Peavey dealer and ordered the mod kits. I thought that this info was germane to the subject at hand re: amp voicing.

Thanks again, Erv

Ernie Renn · Post by **Ernie Renn** » 30 Jan 2002 10:37 am

I use my late '70's Peavey LTD for both steel and my Tele. I love the sound of both. I set the amp for the Tele and have an old MXR 6-band EQ on the steel for just a few more lows. Everything else is the same. I get plenty of bite with the Tele and plenty of warmth with the steel.

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Mike Brown · Post by **Mike Brown** » 1 Feb 2002 7:26 am

Erv, thank you for the input and for your purchase of the kit. If you ever have questions about Peavey products, please let me know and I(or anyone at Peavey)will be glad to assist you. Thanks for using our products.

Mike Brown
Peavey Electronics Corporation

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 1 Feb 2002 8:58 am

Mike:
I actually bought 3 mod kits. I've got 2 Nashville 400s and a Pro Fex II.
Can't wait to hear how they'll sound!
Thanks Again, Erv