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Topic: Miss the Session 500 sound blues |
Anders Brundell
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Posted 17 Jul 2013 8:33 am |
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The old Session 500 was worn out years ago and is now replaced by a NS 1000. I miss the Session's crystal clear sound badly but can't get something nearly close on the NS 1000, no matter how I set the knobs and how many 4 letter words I yell 
Any hints on what to do?
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 17 Jul 2013 8:49 am
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You might want to give this a try - it's for sale here on the Forum right now.
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=249154
Now the 2000 is 24 pounds lighter than the 500, (70 lbs. vs. 94 lbs.) but you can always put a few bricks in the bottom if you miss humping a heavy amp around.  |
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Bo Legg
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Posted 17 Jul 2013 11:04 am
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That nv 2000 ain't no s500
I have most of the Peavey Steel guitar amps but I used the 500 mostly. But since I got this little stomp box I'm not afraid to take any one of my amps to the gig and know it's going to sound good.
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Chris Templeton
From:
The Green Mountain State
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Posted 17 Jul 2013 11:14 am
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I remember Buddy saying that the 500 was a favorite of his. The phase shifter is very nice. Buddy did a spectacular version of "You Are So Beautiful" using that amp with the phase shifter. Barry is right, it has a little weight problem.
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 17 Jul 2013 11:36 am
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| But since I got this little stomp box I'm not afraid to take any one of my amps to the gig and know it's going to sound good. |
I used to get similar results on the gig with either of these two. If you put the booster second in line it would actually boost your simulated talent..
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Dale Rottacker
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Walla Walla Washington, USA
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Anders Brundell
From:
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Posted 18 Jul 2013 12:49 am
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Thanks for all hints! I've tried a large number of EQs and different kinds of boxes to get the Session 500 sound in my NS 1000 but all have failed. I can't understand why there's such a big difference between the two. Maybe the only solution is to get me a second hand 500.
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Mike Sweeney
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Nashville,TN,USA
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Posted 18 Jul 2013 8:21 am
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It's like comparing apples to oranges. The 100 has a digital switching amp. The 500 is just a big old transformer. Plus the cabinet on the 100 is more open in the back. Too many variables.
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Jack Goodson
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Posted 18 Jul 2013 8:37 am sessipn 500 w/12 inch speaker
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| i just got thru making a cabinet for my session 500 amp. have tried it thru the esp15c speaker, a 1501-4 bw, but the best of all is thru the 12 inch emmince....thanks jack |
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Richard Sinkler
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Posted 18 Jul 2013 8:44 am
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Of the Peavey amps, the 500 was my favorite. The one I had was a lemon and kept breaking down. Was in the shop as much as it was on stage. I am sure it was just my particular amp and not every 500. The sound was to die for. I would love to have another. Before the 500, I used a Session 400 and would rather die than use that amp again. After many trips to the local Peavey repair station, the music store took the 500 back and gave me a new Nashville 400 in exchange. Been using that NV400 since 1984.
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Gene Jones
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Posted 18 Jul 2013 8:45 am
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In my opinion, the Session 500 is the very best amplifier ever made for the steel guitar.
.....but, it was heavy, and I managed to use it only until about my 80th birthday.
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Richard Sinkler
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Posted 18 Jul 2013 8:49 am
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| Gene Jones wrote: |
In my opinion, the Session 500 is the very best amplifier ever made for the steel guitar.
.....but, it was heavy, and I managed to use it only until about my 80th birthday. |
Only until 80? Way too soon to stop using it.
True, that bad boy was one heavy mother. But, I would still tote one around today if I could afford to buy one somewhere.
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Paul Wade
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Daniel Policarpo
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Posted 19 Jul 2013 3:53 am
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That nv 2000 ain't no s500
I have most of the Peavey Steel guitar amps but I used the 500 mostly. But since I got this little stomp box I'm not afraid to take any one of my amps to the gig and know it's going to sound good.
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I also use that pedal. I thought I was the only one who used it. good little pedal. |
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Gene Jones
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Posted 20 Jul 2013 10:35 am
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I fudged a little in saying I used the 500 until age 80.
Actually, my last use of the 500 was at about age 70, when working staff on a country music theater show. It was a "set-down" job so I left it on the stage between performances. It was so heavy that I didn't think anyone would (or could) steal it, and they didn't.
I hated to let it go but finally sold it and reverted to my stereo-steel rig for the remainder of my working days. It weighed about the same but came in three pieces which made it easier to haul around for an old guy. 
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Damir Besic
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Posted 27 Jul 2013 5:18 pm
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| Gene Jones wrote: |
In my opinion, the Session 500 is the very best amplifier ever made for the steel guitar.
.....but, it was heavy, and I managed to use it only until about my 80th birthday. |
yep, I agree with every word you said....
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Jack Stoner
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Posted 28 Jul 2013 1:45 am
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I had a Session 500 (original small cabinet model) and agree it was the best Steel Guitar amp that Peavey built.
Put the OPA2134 op amp chip "mod" in the NV1000. It makes a big difference. The chip mod (op amps in the preamp section), in the NV1000 I had (its been sold) made the amp sound almost like my NV112. It didn't sound like an amp with a digital power amp section. |
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Lane Gray
From:
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Posted 29 Jul 2013 12:49 pm
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IMO, the 500 had the best tone of all of Peavey's steel amps, with the Session 400 a close second.
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at how close that old 400 sounds to my 500, which to me is a very hard amp to beat.
