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Jim Snowman Mitchell
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Leesburg, Alabama
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Posted 23 Jun 2010 7:40 am |
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Does anybody out there know how to make a Nashville 112 sound some what like a Session 400 an get that vintage tone like the old amps?
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Sho-Bud & Jackson steel guitars
ONLY Peavey Amps
Goodrich & Fender volume pedals
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Larry Bell
From:
Englewood, Florida
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 24 Jun 2010 2:36 pm
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It won't be easy. I've owned both. The original '70s Session has discrete transistors. Warmer, richer, less honk. Completely different amp. For the sake of ten extra pounds, I'd stick with the Session. Unlike many players, I've had no luck dialing in a Nashville 112 despite lots of settings recommendations.
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Jackson Steel Guitars
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 24 Jun 2010 3:06 pm
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As Chris pointed out you are trying to make "oranges" sound like "apples". It can't be done.
The Nashville 112 is a great little amp, sort of like a boutique amp, but it is different. The 400 has a 15" speaker, the 112 has a 12" speaker, the total difference in electronics components as Chris noted and finally the difference in the EQ system.
Each has it's own characteristic sound.
There is the Op Amp replacement "mod" but even that won't make the difference, you still have all the same differences. |
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Jim Snowman Mitchell
From:
Leesburg, Alabama
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Posted 26 Jun 2010 12:59 pm Re
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Thanks for the coments that's what I was afraid of
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Sho-Bud & Jackson steel guitars
ONLY Peavey Amps
Goodrich & Fender volume pedals
Walker seats |
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Butch Pytko
From:
Orlando, Florida, USA
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Posted 7 Jul 2010 7:57 am
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Jack,
Excellent point on the 400 & 112 comparison. It confirms what my EAR has been hearing these years that the 112 was available! It's very very important that we all remember Peavey's original design concept on the 112. It was meant to be a PRACTICE AMP! All the stuff that happened afterward about the 112 working in playing job situations was like a happenstance/accidental type thing. Steel players found out that the 112 "COULD" be used for all kinds of playing venues--but for my ear--it just doesn't have that hearty sound that the bigger amps with the 15" speakers have. |
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