Volume Loss on Nashville 1000

John Olynyk · Post by **John Olynyk** » 25 Jan 2003 11:45 pm

Last night I was playing in a band situation. I use a Goodrich H10K pedal & a Nashville 1000 amp. The drummer has a small powered monitor, & he plugs his monitor cord into the pre-amp out on the back of my Nashville 1000. In a while my volume started dropping, & in a few minutes, I had no volume at all . My first reaction was that the battery was dead in the volume pedal. So I got off the guitar & picked up the fiddle to finish the song , I noticed the fiddle had no volume either. I was thinking the worst then, DEAD AMP. The guitar player reached back & pulled the plug out of the back of my amp, & everything returned to normal.He said the cord went bad & replaced the cord & all worked again.. Question. why would a bad cord shut the volume down on my amp? And why would the steel guitar volume go down gradually rather than quick? Is this normal, has anybody else had this happen?? Or is the pre-amp plug on my amp bad? Maybe Mike Brown if you read this..<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by John Olynyk on 25 January 2003 at 11:48 PM.]</p></FONT>

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 26 Jan 2003 4:18 pm

Yes, a bad (shorted) cord will usually shut any amp down...no matter where it's plugged into the amp!

It's called a "short circuit", and anywhere in the signal path, it's a no-no. As to the "volume slowly going down", well...it probably had a "itty bitty short" at first, that turned into a "big 'un" as you kept crankin the pedal down to compensate.

Who knows? Unless it happens again, it's all useless speculation, anyway.

John Olynyk · Post by **John Olynyk** » 27 Jan 2003 1:33 am

Thanks Donny.. I didn't know a bad cord would do that.. I 'll keep an eye on it..

Mike Brown · Post by **Mike Brown** » 27 Jan 2003 8:56 am

Yes, a shorted cable connected from the preamp output jack on the rear panel can cause this type of problem.

Exchange the cable and recheck your setup. If I can be of assistance, don't hesitate to contact me here at Peavey. 1-877-732-8391.

Mike Brown
Peavey Electronics Corporation

John Olynyk · Post by **John Olynyk** » 27 Jan 2003 5:24 pm

Thanks Mike, yes I exchanged the cable & the problem is no more... I just never thought a bad cable would make the amp act that way..
I hope all fixes are as easy as that one.. John