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Topic: settings for my peavey |
Andrew Yanchick
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Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 24 Sep 2013 2:21 pm |
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| As a relatively newbey I would like to know what settings I should use on the only amp I have.A Peavey Bandit 65.Thanks ,Andy |
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 24 Sep 2013 2:55 pm
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The Bandit lacks a "shift" knob, so getting the very best sound might turn out difficult.
Start with all 4 knobs in the middle, you won't want to "pull for thick".
As you're playing something, turn the bass up til it gets boomy, then back it off. If you play an S-10, you can probably run it all the way up
Next, the mids, you'll PROBABLY want to cut them a bit. As you noodle, move the knob. It'll probably go from "thin" to "honky", find the small space in between.
Then the highs: adjust it to where it's just a little less bright than you'd like, then raise the presence: which is Fredonian for "ultra-high".
No matter WHAT amp you have, that procedure will get you about as close as you'll get to a great tone.
Cliff's notes version:
Lows; "warmth" and bottom, don't let it get boomy
Mids; "flavor", this kinda defines your tone
High; brightness, this knob controls your "twang factor"
Presence; ultra highs, this gives "sparkle" in moderation, piercing sharpness with too much.
Everybody's hands will give different tone, so I shy away from giving specific numbers. Especially if you qualify as a newbie, because n00bs have the highest likelihood of playing with a timid or indecisive right hand. You can't get good tone til you pick it like you mean it.
That said, I bet that procedure will get settings similar to the following:
Lows, 8.5 to 10
Mids, between 3.5 and 6
Highs, 5 to 6
Presence, 5 to 7
(Edited to get the knob numbers right)
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Dave Grafe
From:
Hudson River Valley NY
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Posted 24 Sep 2013 3:03 pm
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| What Lane says, plus you will want to use a decent reverb unit with it... |
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Jim Williams
From:
Meridian, Mississippi, USA - Home of Peavey!
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Posted 26 Sep 2013 7:01 am
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Interesting info. I have a Nashville 400. I've always wondered exactly what the "Presence" knob does and how it should be set. Also, how much reverb do most folks run on the '400? How much pre-gain and post-gain? I want a clean sound- old country stuff, etc. I have noticed that when I play my old '37 Gibson Lap Steel, I have to add a LOT of lows or the steel is very thin sounding. Is this common of these old guitars, or do I have some type of pickup or electronics problem inside? Bad cap perhaps? The little Rogue on the other hand has a much fuller sound, but of course doesn't play anywhere in the same league as the Gibson.
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 26 Sep 2013 11:21 am
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Peavey reverb has never impressed me. If I use it on my Peavey amps, I run it about 3 on uptempo and 5 on ballads.
If you want clean tone, run the post gain/master volume at 10, and use the pre to control the volume.
Some folks like some grit to the lap steel (if you do, consider a tube amp, they break up much nicer), in that case run the pre gain between 8 and 10 and the post/master control your output.
You might need a pickup rewind on the Gibson: can you put an ohmmeter across it?
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Steve Lipsey
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 10 Dec 2013 9:37 am
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and if you want to play loud, you might cut back on the bass, to give yourself more clean headroom - I've found (IMHO) that heavy bass eats up headroom, and your amp doesn't have too much to spare, if in a band situation....
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