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Topic: Peavey Delta Blues 115 as a steel amp |
Jerry Bull
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Republic, MO, USA
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Posted 12 Feb 2010 8:45 am |
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I have a Delta blues that I really love for the Tele, but I am wondering if some of you tech guys could tell me if there are upgrades (maybe different tubes)that can be done to it to make it have a cleaner tone at higher volumes. At lower volumes it sounds really nice, but when pushed it doesn't seem to have the clean headroom that my NV112 does, which is a no brainer considering the Delta Blues is not intended for steel in the first place. I Just like the tube tone of the Delta Blues at low volume.
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John Billings
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 12 Feb 2010 9:45 am
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Jerry,
I have used mine in the studio, but live, it's still breaks up to early. I put in a huge Hammond power transformer, and a beefy Dr. Z output tranny. It helped a lot. But the power tubes just ain't got the oomph. I bought the amp to have a 15" speaker amp for my Baritone Strat. The amp sounds great with that, and with my Teles. But for steel? At studio levels it sounds great! But that's about it. |
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Mike Brown
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Meridian, Mississippi USA
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Posted 12 Feb 2010 7:30 pm Delta Blues
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| The amp was designed for six string electric guitar. The eq is a "classic" style, so you probably won't get what you need out of it for steel. The mid/shift circuit of the Nashville Series is much more suitable. Also, the DB is a 30 watt amp and the Nashville 112 is 80 watts, the "400" is 210 watts and the 1000 is 300 watts. |
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Bob Carlucci
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Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 12 Feb 2010 8:00 pm
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They sound ok for lower volumes, but a Fender tube amp is a better choice for steel.. They just don't have enough headroom... EL 84 tubes are sweet sounding, but WILL break up with a steel pretty easily.
For awhile I used a Delta Blues jumped to a vintage Bassman head with a 1x15 cab, and still didn't have the headroom needed for loud gigs..
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Jerry Bull
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Republic, MO, USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2010 10:07 am
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Thanks a bunch guys for your input, that pretty much confirms what I expected but I just had to ask.
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Tom Cooper
From:
Orlando, Fl
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Posted 13 Feb 2010 7:15 pm delta blues
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| Hey Jerry. I have a Delta blues amp and a Nash 400. I use the Delta blues amp only for straight non pedal steel. Its perfect for that old Herb Remington type 40's sound. I tried my pedal steel through it and it just fatigued my ears, something happens with the extra strings,metal mechanisms, or maybe the extra coil windings, who knows, but pedal steel just likes higher watt, higher headroom amps. If you were playing rockabilly, western swing or classic country it might work, but for most modern pedal steel applications not the right tool. What I do to warm up the sterile solid state sound is to simply put a tube preamp in the chain. It isnt perfect but I swear it adds the bounce and attack and overtones that are lacking in the solid state setup. I use a presonus tube pre. A poor mans tube amp in a box. There are other boxes, the Black box,etc. Try that on your Session 500. I put a better, cleaner tube in mine. A 5751 RCA. Not a bad way to go especially on a budget. TC |
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Papa Joe Pollick
From:
Swanton, Ohio
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Posted 13 Feb 2010 7:27 pm
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| I just bought a non-working Delta blues 1X15 and was thinking it probably would be a good sounding lap amp.Hope so.Still waiting on Peavey to give me some info on shipping to repair. |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2010 7:38 pm
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| Beefing up the transformers makes a big difference. |
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Tom Cooper
From:
Orlando, Fl
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Posted 22 Feb 2010 7:39 pm delta blues
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| I have a gig in March where I have to play nonpedal in one set and pedal in the next and dont want to bring the Nash 400 and the Delta blues so I was fooling around with the Delta blues and noticed the clean channel was really bassy and the other channel with the pre turned down to 3 and the post up to 7 really sounded pretty good for my pedal steel. I should also mention that I have a 5751 RCA tube in V1 first position. I like the cleaner, glassier sound of the lower gain tube. Have in all my amps. Couldnt believe it actually sounded great with no ear fatigue. I have yet to try it at rehearsal but I think it will work. Sure beats dragging around a Nash 400. God that's a heavy amp! I am quite strong and still have a hell of a time with it. It's like a twin. Just ugly heavy. A dolly only helps so much. I may use the Delta for everything now. I forgot to mention also I have the steel going through an acoustic guitar preamp mixer also. I use it to plug 2 instruments into the Delta blues as it has only one input.Dont know if that helps with the steel, but try the 2nd channel with the pre low and the post high and a lower gain tube in v1. may do the trick. TC |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 25 Feb 2010 2:26 am
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Great 30 watt guitar amps, not sure if I would modify one at all. Very bright for Steel and not sure how you could overcome the headroom issue.
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