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Topic: Evans/PeaveyNashville400/Webb comparison |
Gene H. Brown
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Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada
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Posted 28 Oct 2003 4:44 pm |
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To anyone who can give me some directione here, it would be appreciated. I am thinking about buying a new Evans SE150 and I would , like to know, without insulting anyone's product how this amplifier would compare to a Webb or a Peavey Nashville 400 which I already own. I have always liked the Peavey Nashville 400, but I am looking for a little warmer sound and I've never been around an Evans or Webb amp to test them out. What do you guys think in comparison please?
Thanks
Gene |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 28 Oct 2003 5:07 pm
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| First, we need to know if your Peavey has the mod kit. The difference it makes is very significant. |
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Graham Bland
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 28 Oct 2003 5:24 pm
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Gene,
If you are buying a combo amp,
find an Evans FET 500 LV
(Derrell Stephens) vintage amp.
You won't be sorry!!!!
Sonically
the best steel guitar combo amp ever made.
Case closed 
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Gene H. Brown
From:
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada
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Posted 28 Oct 2003 5:32 pm
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Thanks for the replies fellows. The Peavey Nashville 400 does have the Mod kit and it is the Mod kit especially designed for the BL710 pickup I have in my sho-bud, I believe it is a 20K mod re:Al Brisco. It did warm the sound up quite a lot , but I have heard some great things about Evans and I would really like to try one, but fat chance living way up here in no man's land. So Donny, what is your diognosis now, or do you still need some more info. Thanks a bunch fellows.
Gene
[This message was edited by Gene H. Brown on 28 October 2003 at 05:34 PM.] |
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Jerry Roller
From:
Van Buren, Arkansas USA
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Posted 28 Oct 2003 6:05 pm
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Graham or anyone, how do you recogize if an amp was built by Derrell Stephens? Also, who built he Evans HV500 in the '70s?
Thanks,
Jerry |
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Graham Bland
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 28 Oct 2003 7:07 pm
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Jerry,
I believe the company changed hands in the summer of 1995 so serial numbers before that date would be in the Derrell Stephens era...
Also the amp you are speaking of from the 70's was known as the hibrid which was a tube pre amp and transistor power amp.
Designed by Jim Evans
btw...FET stands for Field Effect Transistor
developed by the Germans in WWII era....
this is what gives the Fet 500 LV the TUBE type sound that makes that pre amp so valuable in this amp!!!!![This message was edited by Graham Bland on 28 October 2003 at 07:44 PM.] |
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Jerry Roller
From:
Van Buren, Arkansas USA
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Posted 28 Oct 2003 7:49 pm
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Graham, I have two LV500's. One I believe is an 80's and the other right in the change era I guess. Do you have to pull the chassis to find the serial #? Is there any way other than serial # to know who built it?
Thanks, Jerry |
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Graham Bland
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 28 Oct 2003 9:16 pm
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Jerry,
If you turn the amp around so you are looking at the back, look in the upper left hand corner of the chassis, the serial number
should be there along with Derrell's address
which was Shreveport, LA at the time he made my amp, but lived in Texarkana before that.
I will try to get a list of serial numbers of the Derrell Stephens era amps and post them.
Oh and btw Jerry...if you have two of them hold onto them because you'll never be able to replace them.[This message was edited by Graham Bland on 28 October 2003 at 09:20 PM.] |
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Mike Brown
From:
Meridian, Mississippi USA
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Posted 29 Oct 2003 6:33 am
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Hello Gene,
I invite you to try out the Peavey Nashville 1000 amplifier when you are in a position to do so. This model is the cleanest and best sounding amplifier that I've ever used, and I've tried them all.
Take everything into consideration before you purchase your amp, ie; factory support, price, 5 year warranty and the accessibility.
If I can answer any of your questions, call me toll free at 1-877-732-8391 and I'll be glad to assist.
Mike Brown
Peavey Electronics Corporation
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Larry R
From:
Navasota, Tx.
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Posted 29 Oct 2003 7:26 am
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Gene, the new Evans equipped with the Fane Spkr is a good choice. (You will have to request the Fane spkr). The tone is warmer to my ears even though the standard spkr is fine also. The large cab design really makes a difference with these new Evans'and even though the Fane and the Delta Imminence are slightly heavier spkrs, the amp is still lighter than the earlier model Evans' without sacrificing tone. You can also request the Delta Imminence (Large Magnet) which is a great spkr with warmth also. The built-in headphone jk is a must when trying to tune in noisy situations and did I mention the Lo-Z Line Out jk for going into a mixing board.
The other manufacturers you mentioned are fine workhorses also. Of course it's your ears you are trying to please and tone being a subjective thing, only you can make that determination.
Larry R.[This message was edited by Larry R on 29 October 2003 at 07:35 AM.] [This message was edited by Larry R on 29 October 2003 at 07:39 AM.] |
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