Amp settings for Sessions 500

Craig Bailey · Posted 16 Feb 2020 6:26 pm

What amp settings are you using for a Session 500?

Thanks so much!
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Mullen G2, Mullen Discovery, GFI D10 Ultra,
'76 Rosewood Emmons PP, '79 Black Emmons PP
Telonics Amp, Stereo Steel, Fender Vibrasonic & many Telecasters (You can't have too many)

Dave Hopping · From: Aurora, Colorado

From the last time I used mine onstage-- Preamp vol 4,string effect off,low EQ +12,paramid 0,shift 300,high +3,presence +3,post gain 5,phaser off,master reverb 3,crossover inactive.BTW I was running the steel through an Alesis 3630 limiter into the front of the amp and controlled stage volume with that,so pre-gain at 4 and post gain at 5 might be a bit hot.I also have my VP connected to the volume pedal patch,which IMO works MUCH better with that setup.I was also using an old Alesis Quadraverb on the "Wet Echo Strat" setting,in the effects loop,so didn't need much from the internal reverb......For my $.02 worth the Session 500 is the bees' knees and very much worth using anytime the gig merits schlepping it around!

Jack Stoner · From: Kansas City, MO

I used a Session 500 for almost 15 years.

Bass plus 9
Mid minus 2 to 3 and 800 Hz
High and Presence 0 to plus 1

Greg Lambert · From: Illinois, USA

Thats a great amp. Weight is the only drawback if you dont have a back hoe to haul it.

autry andress · From: Plano, Tx.

Pre /gain 3 3/4 Low+8 Paramid -3 Shift 800 Pres +4 Post 5
Rev 4 to 5
Love that amp...

Craig Bailey · Posted 17 Feb 2020 11:22 am

Thanks guys. Can somebody post a picture of their settings?
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Mullen G2, Mullen Discovery, GFI D10 Ultra,
'76 Rosewood Emmons PP, '79 Black Emmons PP
Telonics Amp, Stereo Steel, Fender Vibrasonic & many Telecasters (You can't have too many)

Jack Goodson · From: new brockton,alabama (deceased)

craig, i set mine the same as my nashville 400,s....thanks jack

George Kimery · From: Limestone, TN, USA

FWIW.the best settings I ever had was Buddy Emmons settings. Jeff Newman published them in one of his news letters. There was a photo of a piece of paper that had all the steel players settings for the 500. I think it was from Scotty's convention and was posted by Gene Fields. I posted Buddy's settings a few times myself, but that was several years ago. Somebody will have those settings if they just read your post. My experience was the 500 sounded great if I used Buddy's settings, but I never could do near as good on my own.

You're in good company with a 500. It is the only amp I think that Joe Wright will use. There were at least two different models. Joe told me which model he preferred, but I don't remember which. I think the 500 and 400 pre- amps were the same. The power amps and cabinet size were different. I would recommend them as practice amps because they sound great and are not expensive.Once you get a neighbor and a hand truck to help you get it into your music room, it's not going to have to be moved..
again.

Jack Stoner · From: Kansas City, MO

The Session 500 and Session 400 have different EQ systems and thus not the same preamps. The Session 500 was the first Peavey amp that used their "Parametric MID" system. The original 400's have discrete components (transistors) where the Session 500 has IC Op-Amps.

There were two cabinet sizes for the Session 500. The original smaller cabinet (what I had) and the later larger cabinet. The electronics were the same, just the larger size as Peavey contemplated using an 18" speaker but that idea was discarded.

Craig Bailey · Posted 18 Feb 2020 4:09 am

If anybody could post a picture of the preamp setting of their Session 500, that would help me a lot
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Mullen G2, Mullen Discovery, GFI D10 Ultra,
'76 Rosewood Emmons PP, '79 Black Emmons PP
Telonics Amp, Stereo Steel, Fender Vibrasonic & many Telecasters (You can't have too many)

Jack Stoner · From: Kansas City, MO

The "Paramid" is the "Mid" that I listed.

Here is the front from the Peavey manual:

The Peavey manual can be accessed here:
https://assets.peavey.com/literature/manuals/80344001.pdf

Erv Niehaus · From: Litchfield, MN, USA

Craig Bailey · Posted 18 Feb 2020 3:39 pm

Thanks guys. This is very helpful.
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Mullen G2, Mullen Discovery, GFI D10 Ultra,
'76 Rosewood Emmons PP, '79 Black Emmons PP
Telonics Amp, Stereo Steel, Fender Vibrasonic & many Telecasters (You can't have too many)

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