The good the bad and the ugly.

Gordon Borland · Post by **Gordon Borland** » 31 May 2005 9:29 pm

I have been practicing with my new Fender Steel King for a few days now. The next step is to pull the Nashville 400 out of the trunk and do an A B test. When I get the Sessions 2000 back from the repair shop I will do the same with it. In my opinion the Nashville 400 is good. It has never let down and I have owned it since 1988. The sessions 2000 is bad for gigs but not bad for recording. (It is great for recording). The reason it is bad is because I have not been able to figure out how to use it. The amp is not bad it is user error that makes it bad for me. The Steel King sounds wonderful right out of the box and with just a few adjustments to the mids it is the sound I have been wanting. In my opinion the Steel King is ugly. It is short, fat (deep) and just ugly to look at. Well Iam short fat and ugly to so maybe like dogs resemble their owners amps we love might ....uh..sorry..I better get back to woodsheding.
I play a 1976 MSA D10 8X4 and still have a G string on the top of the C6th. I say that so the newbys will know not to take this as gospel from a pro but just a personal opinion from a weekend warrior that just wants to give a little feedback.

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Gordon Borland
MSA D10,NASHVILLE 400,SESSIONS 2000,PEAVEY,Fender Steel King. ADDVERB,SOME WIRES AND A BATTERY.

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Billy Carr · Post by **Billy Carr** » 1 Jun 2005 1:19 am

I've been coming out the back of my NV-1000 (line out) to the line in on the back of my FSK. Playing through both amps. Good sound. I use my NV-112 for steel shows and jam sessions because it's lightweight and has a very good clean sound. Of the three amps, I don't know which one sounds the best when you play them one at a time. All three have one thing in common though. When I lower my low C to A w/8th pedal then all three sound like they want to distort. I may need to turn the lows down on each one. I hadn't actually tried to find the cause yet.

Gordon Borland · Post by **Gordon Borland** » 1 Jun 2005 8:44 am

Billy, I took the Nashville 112 home to try it out when it first came out. It
is light but it is not for me. It could not handle "Night Life" (Willys song night life)
and that tune gives any amp a gut check.

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Gordon Borland
MSA D10,NASHVILLE 400,SESSIONS 2000,PEAVEY,Fender Steel King. ADDVERB,SOME WIRES AND A BATTERY.

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 1 Jun 2005 10:45 am

I have no problem with Night Life on my 112. I can hit the low note on the 6 chord without any breakup or distortion. That's on stage with the pre gain set at 4 and the post at 6.

George Redmon · Post by **George Redmon** » 1 Jun 2005 11:43 am

Boy..i have to go with Gordon on this one..I talked to the fellow that works at Peavey, and who post on this Forum, told him i played ONLY C6th, at moderate levels..His advice was to NOT buy this little amp...but the weight, and portability of this little amp, just got the best of me..so i drove almost 300 miles, to a store that had one in stock, with steel in hand, i set up, plugged in, and whailed away..on the high, and mid range, it was great, turned the bass up, lowered my .074 string, it cracked....it took 5 hours of driving and 30 minutes to know that the fellow Forum Brother that works at Peavey was right, the Nashville 112 amp was not for me! it's back to hauling my Webb...

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Whitney Single 12 8FL & 5 KN,keyless, dual changers Extended C6th, Webb Amp, Line6 PodXT, Goodrich Curly Chalker Volume Pedal, Match Bro, BJS Bar..I was keyless....when keyless wasn't cool....

George Redmon · Post by **George Redmon** » 1 Jun 2005 12:03 pm

Mike Brown is the Forum Brother who works at Peavey, whom i had the conversation with about this amp...sorry, i forgot to mention that.....

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Whitney Single 12 8FL & 5 KN,keyless, dual changers Extended C6th, Webb Amp, Line6 PodXT, Goodrich Curly Chalker Volume Pedal, Match Bro, BJS Bar..I was keyless....when keyless wasn't cool....

Mike Brown · Post by **Mike Brown** » 1 Jun 2005 12:56 pm

George, thanks for trying the Nashville 112 amplifier. I recommend that you try the Nashville 1000 amplifier.

The Nashville 112 will work for the most common C6th tuning. Lowering the pitch of some strings might cause the speaker to "bottom out" though. On the other hand, many steelers are now using the Nashville 112 in a C6th situation. If you or any player "lowers the C to an A and press the 8th pedal", any amp might bottom out. That is a very low note for an open back cabinet to reproduce using a 15" speaker, much less with a 12" speaker. However, the Nashville 400 and 1000 amps work well in this situation. Reproducing low frequencies requires more power also.

The ironic thing about the Nashville 112 is that it is the fastest selling steel amp that we have introduced yet, bar none. And many C6th players have responded favorably with its ability to handle C6th tunings. But, every amp has its limits.

Mike Brown
Peavey Electronics Corporation

George Redmon · Post by **George Redmon** » 1 Jun 2005 1:19 pm

Thanks mike..that is the same advice you told me a few months ago..i was really interested in the 112 because of size and weight...and i have NEVER..EVER distorted a BW15 yet...i have two of the old Nashville 15" speaker cabs...i don't distort those...I must admit, i do use a whole lot of bottom end...thanks for all your help

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Whitney Single 12 8FL & 5 KN,keyless, dual changers Extended C6th, Webb Amp, Line6 PodXT, Goodrich Curly Chalker Volume Pedal, Match Bro, BJS Bar..I was keyless....when keyless wasn't cool....

George Redmon · Post by **George Redmon** » 1 Jun 2005 2:07 pm

Mike here is a picture of the two Peavey Nashville 115 Cabs, that i play steel through in my studio...man those are sweet old cabs, and they have NEVER BEEN OUT OF MY HOME..just like NEW!

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Whitney Single 12 8FL & 5 KN,keyless, dual changers Extended C6th, Webb Amp, Line6 PodXT, Goodrich Curly Chalker Volume Pedal, Match Bro, BJS Bar..I was keyless....when keyless wasn't cool....

Gordon Borland · Post by **Gordon Borland** » 1 Jun 2005 4:18 pm

When I bought my MSA D10 in 1988 I owned a 1974 Fender Twin Reverb. The twin needed repair. I saw many local area steel players using Peavey amps. I traded the twin in on my Nashville 400. It has been a work horse but it sounded "naked" without an effects unit. I bought a Peavey Addaverb and that has been my rig until now. Did you ever hear what a BBE sonic maxmizer can do for an old worn out cassett tape? That is the kind of effect the Fender Steel King is doing to my MSA. I have the supersustain pickups on both necks. My first steel "hero" was Dicky Overby when he was playing for Johnny Bush and the Bandaleros. He used a Fender Twin Reverb and I may have just imprinted on the Fender tone. Iam just giving the kind of feedback I like to read from others. Iam not trying to sell anything or take away from anything. I admire Peavey and Mike Brown for their attention to our instrument.
nowiamgoinggopick.

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Gordon Borland
MSA D10,NASHVILLE 400,SESSIONS 2000,PEAVEY,Fender Steel King. ADDVERB,SOME WIRES AND A BATTERY.