Nashville 500??

Joe Yednasty · Post by **Joe Yednasty** » 18 Jul 2004 7:03 pm

Anyone use a Nashville 500? I'm buying one this week and was just wondering what I have to look forward to.

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"Eskimo" Joe Yednasty
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Bill cole · Post by **Bill cole** » 18 Jul 2004 7:05 pm

I think your talking about a session 500 one of the sweetest amps Peavey made but also one of the heaveyest

Eric West · Post by **Eric West** » 18 Jul 2004 7:13 pm

If it's Ooold, you might want to check toe speaker. Since they were front loaded without anything pushing the speaker paoer into the basket, they are only held into them by the glue.

It's not a common problem, but if you're gonna run a lot of extremely loud notes, or you hear an inordinate rattling, it's something to check out.

Mine lasted 24 years before letting go, of the hardest playing i can imagine.

Great amps. Nice extra features like the variable crossover, and other things.

EJL

Gary Stewart · Post by **Gary Stewart** » 22 Jul 2004 11:36 pm

Love my session 500, wouldn't trade it for any of them. Ive rebuilt Webb, and played through everything including my Standel, which was great except for its lack of power.

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Anders Brundell · Post by **Anders Brundell** » 23 Jul 2004 11:58 am

I use both a 20+ years old Session 500 and a new Nashville 1000, and they produce a fomidable sound together. The Session 500 has a chrystal clear sound and the Nash 1000 a smoother, softer sound. I can't make up my mind wich one I like best soundwise, so I play thru both.
The weight is no problem, really. I'm 58 and really not well trained physically, and I have no problems handling the two amps. But people with a worn out back will need something lighter, I guess.
I also must mention that my new TrueTone single coil pickup improved the sound a lot, and these two amps are very well capable of delivering that sound. The muddy lows are gone (I play a single 14 that goes all the way down to electric bass .105 dia E string), and now the lows are well defined with a very good string separation and resolution.
The Session is still a very good sounding steel amp, even compared with the new Nash 1000.

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