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Topic: installing Burr Brown chips in NV112 |
Phil Halton
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Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2007 9:11 am |
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I got my BB chips a while back, but can't do the mod myself. I have an amp tech friend who'll do the job when he gets the time, but I wanted to know if the instructions I got with the chips are all he needs. I got two sheets with the chips: one sheet with instructions on removing the chassis, and another sheet with what looks like a circuit board schematic. I kind of expected some more in-depth instructions. Is that all he'll need, or am I missing something?
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Michael Haselman
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St. Paul
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Posted 27 Nov 2007 9:20 am
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No more instructions needed. I did this, and as soon as you remove the chassis you'll see the chips that you'll be replacing and the polarity. Piece-o-cake.
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Michael Pierce
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Madison, CT
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Posted 27 Nov 2007 11:44 am 112
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| Agree wholeheartedly. If I can do it using only those directions, anybody can. Only caveat is that, according to Peavey, this will void the warranty on the amp. Does make it sound great though. mp |
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Andy Sandoval
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Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2007 1:18 pm
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| How exactly is the sound changed? I mean what's different about it? |
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Terry Sneed
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Arkansas,
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Posted 27 Nov 2007 1:25 pm Burr Brown chips
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Phil, it's really easy to do. I know about as much about electronics as I do brain surgery, and I done it. Just follow the instructions. The only problem I had was unpluging the reverb wires. The whole plug thingy comes out, not just a single wire at a time, like I thought it did. 
But to answer your question, yes, that's all your tech will need.
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Henry Matthews
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Texarkana, Ark USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2007 2:05 pm
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I put the chips in both my Nashville 400 and my Nashville 112. Wow, what a difference in both amps. The best way to describe the difference is it made the highs much sweeter sounding, the lows much warmer and just a tighter sound resembling a tube amp sound. It also took out some nasal midrange. You can set everything flat on the amps and they sound good, do some tweaking and really get some great tone out of either amp.
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Henry Matthews
D-10 Magnum, 8 &5, dark rose color
D-10 1974 Emmons cut tail, fat back,rosewood, 8&5
Nashville 112 amp, Fishman Loudbox Performer amp, Hilton pedal, Goodrich pedal,BJS bar, Kyser picks, Live steel Strings. No effects, doodads or stomp boxes. |
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Michael Haselman
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St. Paul
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Posted 27 Nov 2007 2:20 pm
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I agree about the sound. It's hard to define, but just better "steel" tone, if that means anything. Probably not, but not being a complete tone nazi that's the best I can describe it. And I never had to unplug the reverb, I don't think. Just pulled it out far enough to replace the chips.
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Tom Gorr
From:
Three Hills, Alberta
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Posted 28 Nov 2007 8:45 pm
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| Henry Matthews wrote: |
| I put the chips in both my Nashville 400 and my Nashville 112. Wow, what a difference in both amps. The best way to describe the difference is it made the highs much sweeter sounding, the lows much warmer and just a tighter sound resembling a tube amp sound. It also took out some nasal midrange. You can set everything flat on the amps and they sound good, do some tweaking and really get some great tone out of either amp. |
That's about the best explanation and I concur 100%. (PV Vegas Mod) |
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