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Topic: Peavey 112 -- Perfect practice amp? |
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Posted 5 Sep 2003 5:19 am |
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| There's been a lot of talk about the great sound of the new Peavey 112 and how it can handle real performance demands, but after reading the owners manual on the peavey website, it also looks like it's also the best practice amp out there. Not only does it have headphone input but it also has an input for a CD/Tape player for easy play-along practicing. When you consider these features together with the great reviews it's getting for tone, light weight, and ability to play at performance levels, it sounds like a great little amp. |
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David Mason
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Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 7 Sep 2003 6:14 am
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| If you're looking strictly for headphone practice performance, it's hard to beat a little mixer from Rolls or Behringer - you can input a CD player, tape deck, metronome, Band-In-A-Box etc. and drive your phones all for around $50. |
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Bobby Lee
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Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 7 Sep 2003 8:29 am
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My steel guitars don't sound too great going straight into a mixer. I have a little Behringer 4-channel in my music room that I use when nothing else is set up, but the steel tone from it is uninspiring.
The Peavey Nashville 112 would sound much better, I'm sure.
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Posted 7 Sep 2003 3:08 pm
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Actually, I just figured out a perfect solution for amps that don't have headphone jacks (and even those that do). It's the Tascam CD-GT1 CD player. Normally, you would use this device by plugging your instrument directly into it. You can then play along with a CD while listening through headphones. The only problem with this method is that you lose the benefit of your amplifier's preamp and any effects you might want to use.
Here's what I've done. I plug my guitar into the amp as I normally would. Then I run a cable from the amp's "preamp out" jack into the "line in" jack of the Tascam. Now, I can practice with headphones and get the benefits of my amp's tone. Better still, I can run a cable from the "line out" on the Tascam into the "power amp in" on the amp. Now I can practice with the CD playing both my instrument and the CD through my amp.
This method will work with any amp that has "preamp out" and "power amp in" jacks.
Want more? How about the Tascam's ability to slow down the CD without changing the pitch? This allows you to get those licks down. How about being able to change the pitch of the CD without altering the tempo? How abouta built in electronic tuner? This Tascam unit is really terrific. |
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