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Topic: Practice Amp Recomendation |
Ollin Landers
From:
Willow Springs, NC
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Posted 1 Nov 2004 1:25 pm |
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I have been using a Line 6 POD with headphones to practice with at home.
I usually run the POD into a Mackie 1202 so I can blend practice tapes to play along to.
I'ts ok but headphone fatigue and not to mention the sounds just not there.
I would like to buy a small practice amp that sounds good at extremely low volumes. I live in a detached garage apt that's not very well sound dampened and have extremely close neighbors.
Will a Nashville 112 or 400 give me decent sound at low volumes. My old Sessions 400 was just too hard to control. Or should I look for an alternative? |
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Jeff Lampert
From:
queens, new york city
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Posted 1 Nov 2004 1:31 pm
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The Nashville 112 is an absolutely perfect amp for using in practice. I doubt very much that there is a better choice, IMO.
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Jim Peters
From:
St. Louis, Missouri, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 1 Nov 2004 1:54 pm
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| Ollin, I have a NV112 that is a great amp for practice, and a very good amp for playing out(according to most reports), but before the NV112 I used a PV bandit that works very well, and can usually be found used for around $125. JP |
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Ben Carneval
From:
North Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 1 Nov 2004 4:09 pm
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Ollin:
I have a nashville 112 and use it at extreme low volume for practice and it's excellent.
Get one.
Ben |
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Daniel Vorp
From:
Burlington, NC USA
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Posted 2 Nov 2004 5:00 am
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| Another vote for the Peavey 112. Basically it's a no brainer choice. You won't regret it. |
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rpetersen
From:
Iowa
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Posted 2 Nov 2004 5:17 am
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Hi Ollin - If you don't want to spend that kind of money - I just use a Peavey Blazer amp for practice - no effects on it, but sounds real good for a small amp with an 8" speaker - you can pick them up for $50 - $75 used.
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Ron Petersen &
The Keep'n Tyme Band
Mullen Universal 12 - 1975 Session 400 - Nashville 1000
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Mike Brown
From:
Meridian, Mississippi USA
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Posted 2 Nov 2004 5:47 am
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As always, thanks for the support.
Mike Brown
Peavey Electronics Corporation |
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Richard Gonzales
From:
Davidson, NC USA
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Posted 2 Nov 2004 6:14 am
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| I got a Peavy 158 Blazer for my grandson to play electric guitar. Wow! I set that baby up per instructions and played my Millennium thru it and the tone is about 70% of my WEBB. Low volume of course with only 15Watts. But I only paid $70 on Ebay and it is like new. What a surprise, good job PEAVY!! |
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Frank McBride
From:
Clendenin, West Virginia, USA
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Posted 2 Nov 2004 7:48 am
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| The NV 112 has a headphone jack in it, one great amp. |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 2 Nov 2004 7:52 am
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And I picked up a Peavey Backstage 35 which has Reverb and a Headphone out..for $50..( Pawn Shop prize) Our bands Tele picker used this amp for our bands demo recording sessions which we recently completed..great little amp..
t |
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Michael Brebes
From:
Northridge CA
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Posted 2 Nov 2004 8:20 am
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| You might want to try some different headphones as well, something that doesn't ride directly on the ear. I think the AKG 240M headphones are real good for that. No overblown bass and the speaker cups are big enough that they usually don't ride on most people's ears. A studio headphone that minimizes the fatigue factor. $90-100. |
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J Fletcher
From:
London,Ont,Canada
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Posted 2 Nov 2004 6:01 pm
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| I just bought a Roland Micro Cube, and I love it. Strictly for practicing in the living room by myself. Nice sounding reverb to boot. 2 watts, 5 inch speaker, 7 lbs 5 oz. Sounds way way better than you'd expect, just not very loud. Costs around $125 US......Jerry |
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James Morehead
From:
Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 2 Nov 2004 9:26 pm
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Get a Traynor Reverb Mate 30. It's 30 watts and can be used with headphones. Has a 10" speaker. can be bought new for $100--$125. It will play small gigs and isvery light weight.
Forgot to mention, it also has a line out for the mixer, and is a two channel amp.[This message was edited by James Morehead on 02 November 2004 at 09:32 PM.] |
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Mark van Allen
From:
Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Posted 3 Nov 2004 6:21 am
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Ollin, You can't go wrong with a Nashville 1-12, great amp for gigging at moderate levels as well. I just got one of the Roland micro-cubes. Tiny and perfect for super-low volume practice. It will break up a bit if you really lay into it (steel pickups are much higher output than the guitars it was designed for) but has nice effects, headphone out and CD inputs. It will get a nice practice tone at whisper volume, I can use it in the same room while my wife's watching TV... and if you also play guitar, it will knock you out. BTW, I miss Columbia, lived there for many years. Great town!
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Fred Shannon
From:
Rocking "S" Ranch, Comancheria, Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 4 Nov 2004 5:50 am
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[This message was edited by Fred Shannon on 06 December 2004 at 02:32 AM.] |
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Mike Brown
From:
Meridian, Mississippi USA
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Posted 4 Nov 2004 5:58 am
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| Fred, it was designed for six string electric, but you never know...... |
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