Does the Nashville 1000 reverb bite?

Steve Stallings · Post by **Steve Stallings** » 18 Aug 2002 6:45 am

Ok... I want to know, someone told me yesterday that the Nasville 1000 reverb is just terrible. Is this the case? What is the problem... if any?

Bill Ferguson · Post by **Bill Ferguson** » 18 Aug 2002 10:24 am

Hi Steve, I have been using NV1000's for 2 years now. The reverb (or circuitry) does not bite, but it is not as warm as I would like. I have however found that a setting of 3-1/4 gives me just what I need and I do not use any effects with that.

If you try to get more reverb, it seems to get thin and digital sounding.

I would not let this stop me from using this amp, particularly if you use a delay, you won't even need that much reverb.

This is by far the best amp I have seen from Peavey.

Bill Ferguson

Ken Fox · Post by **Ken Fox** » 19 Aug 2002 8:39 am

I have heard this complaint before, mostly from people who were using Profex and other preamp/processors prior to getting this amp. Perhaps we are trying to compare it to that sound! A digital reverb is hard to beat, and an outboard one could be a viable answer for this otherwise great amp! I must admit, when I listened to Hal Rugg play one (in the Peavey Booth at the Dallas show) I had no complaints about the reverb in the one he was using. Perhaps I was just fascinated with his playing and touch!! If you still have a Profex, RV-2 or RV-3 around, give it a try in the Session 1000, might be all you'll ever need.
I would like to get the tank codes and see if it's a two spring reverb unit. If thats the case, it's an easy change to a 3 spring tank. If anyone has the codes, I'll be glad to look them up. A tank can be had for usually less than $20.00. Just a thought.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Ken Fox on 19 August 2002 at 09:41 AM.]</p></FONT>

Mike Brown · Post by **Mike Brown** » 19 Aug 2002 11:53 am

The Nashville 1000 reverb is a two spring, which was a change from the Nashville 400, which has a 3 spring. This was recommended for this amp by a Peavey dealer.

The two spring version met the approval of the pro players during our "Nashville Jam" and has been well received since the amp was introduced in 1999. But, the type and the amount of an effect is subjective to the individual player. Every player that I speak with is either using the internal reverb of the 1000 or an external digital reverb. It is very hard for a manufacturer to pinpoint just what effect the consumer prefers.

I'd like to hear your comments though.

Mike Brown
Peavey Electronics Corporation

ajm · Post by **ajm** » 19 Aug 2002 5:58 pm

I don't know how the signal path is laid out in this amp, but the volume level may affect the reverb level/amount due to how hard you drive the springs.

I have an older Carvin amp. The volume controls come before the reverb send/receive. At volume levels of 1-2 in your bedroom you'd probably set the reverb on 5. If you crank the volume to gig levels, a setting of 2-3 on the reverb is plenty. I've had similar experiences with Fenders.

Maybe it's not really a design flaw, but the amp has so much power it's tough to really crank it and get the juices flowing. I guess this is another point in favor of small amps.

Ken Fox · Post by **Ken Fox** » 19 Aug 2002 6:35 pm

This is true. The more the pre gain turns up the more signal is sent to the tank. An intersting amp I work on recently was the Fender Dual Professional, Custom Shop amp. it uses a ganged (double) pot on the volumes. !/2 turns up the volume while the other 1/2 of the ganged pots turns down the signal to the reverb drive, thus no user change in reverb levels are required due to changes in pregain levels. Great idea, and it works. However, the price of these amps is a little out of this old country boys range!