Peavey stereo chorus 212 with BW anyone?

Dag Wolf · Post by **Dag Wolf** » 7 Jan 2003 1:02 am

Has some of you guys tried out the peavey stereo chorus 212? The one I have with stock speakers has a lack of lows for steel.

Has anyone tried to replaced the stock speakers with Black Widows?

I`m gonna try to hook up my NV 112e speakers and check it out.
The amp gives 2x130watts so this should be enough in most situations I guess.

Also a great benefit with this amp are the left/right preamp output and left/right poweramp input. This means you can put in whatever preamp and/or stereo effect you want!

If it sounds good for steel then this combination will be a great way to go stereo and still only have 1 combo amp to haul around.

Chime in - opinions are welcome!

Dag

Dennis Wood · Post by **Dennis Wood** » 7 Jan 2003 6:42 am

I have a Stereo Chorus 212 I replaced the orignal speakers with JBL's. Big improvement in the lows but it's still a six string amp and kinda rich in the mids. I have used it for steel but mostly use it with my Les Paul at Church and don't move it around. The JBL's added considerable weight.
I think there is a steel mod available for the 212 now.
dw

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Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 7 Jan 2003 6:38 pm

Dag, the B/W's will help a little, but not as much as a mod kit. Yes, there's a LeMay mod available for that amp, and I recommend it highly! Before the mod, my S/C-212 amp (with Scorps) was barely cuttin' it for steel...really "honky", and had very little bottom. The mod kit gave the amp a new lease on life, and a huge improvement on the bottom end! String separation was better too. The Scorps are quite rugged, and have held up well (I've only zapped them once in 10 years)...a decent speaker for steel.

IMHO, had Peavey put analog-type (continuously variable) controls on the digital delay, and incorporated a 5-band equalizer, this would have been the perfect steel amp. For a combo amp, it does a good job, and the chorus is great, too. (Second only to Roland's.)

seldomfed · Post by **seldomfed** » 9 Jan 2003 2:14 pm

I have a Stereo Chorus 400 that I have used for guitar since I purch. new in '85. It's a rock solid rig. I did the LeMay mod and replaced the Scorpions with BW's this year - so I hope I didn't kill the reliability.
But it's like a new amp now! Although heavy!, so I also added wheels. The tone is much smoother for steel now. Highs are very smooth. Mids are controlable. The lows are slightly better but not amazing - they're still 12" speakers after all. It's 120w per channel with a nice chorus. This amp at the time was the poor man's Roland Jazz Chorus. Well made Peavey. It is a loud guy - Like having two Special 130's in 1 box! This amp has paid for itself 100 times over - thanks again Peavey.

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[This message was edited by seldomfed on 09 January 2003 at 02:16 PM.]