Installing The Mod Kit For A Nashville 400

Paul King · Post by **Paul King** » 4 Aug 2004 4:27 am

I received the mod kit for my Peavey Nashville 400 last week. My brother is looking at changing it out but is concerned since he has seen the kit. For those who have changed them out how difficult is it and is it time consuming? What would be a fair price to have a dealer change out the kit? I need to get it done as quick as possible since I like the 400 better than the 1000 amp myself. Any info would be appreciated.

Mike Brown · Post by **Mike Brown** » 4 Aug 2004 4:59 am

Paul, I agree and highly recommend that you allow a seasoned tech install the kit. As you can see, there are many small components and this type of work can be tedius. Our shop rate here at Peavey is $45.00 per hour. I know that you will like the results.

Mike Brown
Peavey Electronics Corporation

Bill Crook · Post by **Bill Crook** » 4 Aug 2004 5:18 am

Paul............

I know you are in Texas and I am in Tennessee. If you are willing to pay shipping both ways, I will install the mod for you at no charge. Just take the chassic out of the amp and send it along with the mod kit. That will cut down on the shipping and such.

Personally, I think that Mike Brown at "Peavey" has a great rate for this procedure. And ,you can be assured that it will be done right.

Ray Minich · Post by **Ray Minich** » 4 Aug 2004 6:24 am

It's not simple. There are some tricky parts like a couple of components that are darn near underneath a potentiometer. Also, you wanna make a copy of the board layout and confirm all of the locations ahead of time to familiarize yourself with the layout, and electrolytic directions. A good kit of soldering aids and temperature controlled iron is a big help too.

IC Extraction tools and pin straighteners are good to have in the toolbox for the op-amps.

A wide range capacitor checker is good to have to confirm which one of the itty-bitty caps you have in your hands.

Letting Mike's crew do it saves a lot of hassles.
[This message was edited by Ray Minich on 04 August 2004 at 07:26 AM.]

Bill Terry · Post by **Bill Terry** » 4 Aug 2004 7:35 am

At the risk of topic drift...

IC Extraction tools and pin straighteners are good to have in the toolbox for the op-amps.

Also, do yourself a favor and put a socket on the board, rather than soldering the opamp directly.

I think my Nash had DIP sockets from the factory?

Paul King · Post by **Paul King** » 5 Aug 2004 6:03 pm

Thanks guys for the help. I wonder if there is anyone in the Dallas-Ft.Worth area who has changed the mod kit in a Nashville 400. I sure would like to have it installed quickly without having to send the amp off for the installation. If I have to send it off I will but I thought it would be worth a try to find someone close to my location.

John Fabian · Post by **John Fabian** » 6 Aug 2004 1:45 am

Carter Steel Guitars has sold and installed over forty of these kits.

The first time you do it, you'll probably spend more time removing the chassis, taking the pc board out, and re-assembling the amp than you will changing components.

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Paul King · Post by **Paul King** » 6 Aug 2004 4:33 am

John, I was not aware Carter Guitars did this kind of work. What kind of fee do you charge and would it be possible to bring it to you and get it done the same day if we worked a schedule ahead of time? I work as well as everyone else does and just cannot spare the time to take off for multiple trips.

Mike Brown · Post by **Mike Brown** » 6 Aug 2004 5:30 am

Bill, we have always used plug in sockets on the Nashville 400 series.

John Fabian · Post by **John Fabian** » 7 Aug 2004 2:43 am

Call me at 972 288-9100 for installation pricing of your kit.

Complete pricing for kit AND installation located is here:
http://www.steelguitar.com/others/pvamps/peavey.htm

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Murnel Babineaux · Post by **Murnel Babineaux** » 17 Aug 2004 7:35 pm

Cajun Classic Amps can install your mod. I've done many of them. You may contact me through our website.
www.cajunsteelguitar.com

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