Session 2000

David Weaver · Post by **David Weaver** » 25 May 2003 6:51 am

I have had one for over a year and I could not get the sound out of it I wanted. I have a PX300 and the RC2000 but I thought every preset was wrong.

I quit using it and got a Session 500 that I liked better. Finally, with some determination I went on a dial turning rampage and wow...The thing actually will do what I want it to do.

The Session 2000 just takes a lot of work to get there and dial turning is tough. It's programming...not dial turning.

Still I may be better off with the 1000, although the Session 2000 sure sounds good now.

What is your experience with this amp?

Ron Randall · Post by **Ron Randall** » 25 May 2003 10:41 am

Hi
I have the same set up.
I liked maybe 2 of the factory presets. What worked for me was finding a basic preset that was close; one without delay,chorus, etc.

Next was to put the St (steel) at the front of the preset. This gives you four choices of amp sounds.

I too got very frustrated trying to find the sounds I knew were in there. I try to think of all this in 2 parts. The first part is the amp(preamp) itself. Finding the right amount of bass, treble, mid, and the amp modeler you like (classic, modern, nashville,session). Second part is adding the efx. The efx part is definitely programming. It is that way on all efx processors: profex, transtube fex, lexicon, TC electronics, et al.

I thought it was very odd that few of the presets used the St in front of the patch. Looking back I think most of the presets are from profex, transtube fex.

I agree that it is difficult. It does have the same knobs that any basic amp has. Get the sound/tone first then add efx.

It should be the ultimate system. Stereo, plenty of power, great efx, a remote controller/tuner.

There have been some posts recently about the Session 400 and settings people like. I am gonna try that today. I'll make a blank preset, put St in the front and choose the Session amp. Then dial in the contour(shift) , bass, treble til I get some TONE.

Ron

jlsmith48 · Post by **jlsmith48** » 25 May 2003 11:33 am

After using a Profex II for years, I bought a 2000. The first 6 months I had it, I wanted to dump it in the toilet. I am computer illiterate and that is what the 2000 is. A DAMNED COMPUTER !!! But after getting a little braver, I realized that I could not screw it up; so I experimented and low and behold, I now love it and thanks to Mike Brown and Peavey,it is the only amp I use on the job. Along with the Carter programs, I also loaded Jeff Newmans Profex II settings. I now have more sounds than I'll ever use. I think I'll keep it !!!!! Unlike most,I don't use the PX 300 or the RC 2000. I am not going to carry all that stuff around after putting away 2 Session 400s and a ProfexII. Just wasted equipment in my bandstand applications!!

Gary Walker · Post by **Gary Walker** » 26 May 2003 9:59 pm

David, I too have the 2000 combo setup and have used it once and tried every way to get the sound that I get from my Session 500 without success. The 500 with a mod kit is warm as you would want and has the bite that you need also. The 2000 ability to get the same tone eludes me and I'm frustrated. I have little or no need for any effects except digital reverb and I use an Alesis Nanoverb for great verb.

Mike Brown · Post by **Mike Brown** » 27 May 2003 5:46 am

Yes, I can feel your frustrations as well. I felt that same way(and still do)when I try something new on my home computer. After all, the Session 2000 is a computer and as with a computer, it takes time to learn and then dial in "your sound". However, if you own a Profex II, the Session 2000 programming is not any different than the Profex II and once you program one preset, then the rest is a repeat process. What we did during the R&D process of the Session 2000 was to recruit(with the assistance of Jeff Newman)the top steelers from across the U.S. and have them program what "they" prefer as a preset. These are located on bank B and are copied on bank A, only bank A can be altered and stored. Bank B is stored in ROM(read only memory) and cannot be altered.

Those of you who do own this model and have become well versed on the functions and programming know that this is a far more advanced amplifier than anything available. If you have questions, I invite you to contact me here at Peavey and I will be glad to assist you. I can be reached toll free at 1-877-732-8391.

Mike Brown
Peavey Electronics Corporation

Ron Randall · Post by **Ron Randall** » 27 May 2003 3:06 pm

Thanks Mike Brown

I tried a blank preset with the St up front and nothing else. Session amp chosen in Mode.
Tweaked the knobs and found some tone I did not know was there.

Ron
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Mike Brown · Post by **Mike Brown** » 28 May 2003 5:33 am

Keep experimenting as there are tons of ways to configure the preamps and effects.

Jim Florence · Post by **Jim Florence** » 7 Jun 2003 9:36 am

I bought one of the first 2000s built and I am still learning to love it more as time passes. I too was computer illiterate and was not into processors, that made it take me longer to learn to use it. I wouldn't take for it now, even though I'm just scratching the surface on learning to use it.
Jim