NV112 or NV 400

Randy Carson · Post by **Randy Carson** » 6 Jul 2005 7:52 pm

I was one of the first guys to get a 112 and it sounded bad. There was no way to EQ my way out, but now im hearing all these great things said, and of course i like the weight.

Im just wonder if I got a bad one, so if you PV guys had to choose power not being the issue which one would you take for sound/tone?
Randy

Billy Carr · Post by **Billy Carr** » 7 Jul 2005 12:57 am

I played through NV-400's for years and was always happy with each one. When I play where I have to travel and load and unload equipment I take my NV-112. Turn up the lows and turn down the highs with the shift on 800 and mid on about 7:00 and that gets me what I want to hear from my Carters.

John Daugherty · Post by **John Daugherty** » 7 Jul 2005 5:15 am

Randy, I still have my 20 year old NV400 but haven't used it since I got the NV112. I like the sound I get with the 112,but I have never had an amp that I could not get a decent sound with. Maybe that is all in my mind. I don't play for myself,I play for the audience.

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 7 Jul 2005 6:25 am

Many have problems setting an amp with the Parametric EQ. They want to set it like a common tone control or even an active tone control and if it's set that way it will not sound quite as good.

The "Paramid" control in the Peavey amps should be set at approx 800Hz and the MID on the cut (minus) side. I set my NV112 at 800 Hz and approx -2.5. I set my NV1000 the same on the MID and when I had a Session 500 and later a Nashville 400 they too were set to 800 Hz and approx minus 2.5 to 3 on the MID. If you set the MID control on the plus side it will tend to get bassy.

My other settings on the NV112 are Low +12 and the High and Presence on approx +3 (depends on how new the strings are).

Another setting I see, is guys will put the MID on the plus side and then try to get the mids and bright by setting the High and Presence on a very high plus number - just doesn't sound good to me.

Randy Carson · Post by **Randy Carson** » 7 Jul 2005 9:27 am

I would still love to hear of a guy with PV experience tell me which one they would take for tone and tone only,if set right.
Bring it on and thanks for the comments so far.
Randy

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 7 Jul 2005 2:21 pm

Randy, having owned a Session 500, a reissued Session 400 LTD, a Nashville 400 with the factory tone mod, a Nashville 1000 (still have it) and now a Nashville 112, and a rack stereo system, the only thing I've used on jobs since I got the 112 is the Nashville 112 because of the sound.

I don't know what "sound" you are looking for, but if you can't get it with a 112 you'll never find it.

Leland Ogle · Post by **Leland Ogle** » 7 Jul 2005 3:28 pm

I have a NV400, two Session 400 Ltds, and a NV112. For tone, the NV112 beats them all hands down IMO. I use the same settings on all of my amps. Cut the mids, boost the bass, eq at 800, and the Jerry Newberry settings on the highs and presence.
Works for me.
Lee

Billy Carr · Post by **Billy Carr** » 7 Jul 2005 8:24 pm

For tone & tone? It would be close between the 112 & 1000. On a 1 to 10 scale, I would put the 1000 at 10 and the 112 at 9.25 I use both the 112 & 1000 as well as a FSK. The edge goes to the 1000.

Randy Carson · Post by **Randy Carson** » 7 Jul 2005 8:36 pm

Thanks guys,
you've helped. btw i knew there was a few people that got a good 1000, consider yourself lucky.
thanks
randy