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Francis Chamberlain
From:
Franklin, KY, USA (deceased)
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Posted 22 Aug 2004 10:29 am |
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| I got myself a new Nashville 112 amp a few days ago and I just wanted to say that I am well pleased. Thanks to Peavy for building such a good little amp. I still have my Nashville 400, but I would say that most of the time I will be taking along my 112 instead of the 400 due to it's size and weight. |
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c c johnson
From:
killeen,tx usa * R.I.P.
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Posted 22 Aug 2004 12:33 pm
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| You won't be sorry. A great amp in all respects. I don't even take my Pro-Fex anymore. CC |
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Alan Pagliere
From:
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Posted 22 Aug 2004 9:28 pm
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One question I've wondered about, but never seem to get a really definitive answer about. I play a Universal and spend a lot of time in B6th mode. So I wonder about the ability of the 112 to give good bass and good string separate in the bass.
Do most of the players who rave about the 112 play E9?
I have a Nashville 400 and love it. Mike Brown and his gang recently gave it an overhaul (just getting back up to specs after a long life) and it's really lovely now, like new. But, if I were to consider a 112, I'd need to know how the bottom end holds up.
Anyone have any comments to throw in on the topic? Thanks very much. |
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Mike Brown
From:
Meridian, Mississippi USA
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Posted 23 Aug 2004 5:26 am
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Thanks for purchasing the Nashville 112 amplifier. I'm glad that you like it.
Actually the N'Ville 112 was targeted for E9th tunings and as an in home rehearsal type of amplifier, but so far everyone who has tried the amp using C6 tuning has proved me wrong. Oh well. So, we will have to wait until we get a few "testimonials" from those who play a 12 string. I do know that Jeff Newman owned Nashville 112 and he played a 12 string. Thanks for asking. |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 23 Aug 2004 5:47 am
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Funny - I was just going to start another 'NV-112' thread when I saw this one....
I've just begun playing 'Always - Patsy Cline' at a large (400+ seat) dinner theatre in Ft Myers. I took the 112 to rehearsals, telling myself that, once we set up on the main stage, I'd add the NV-1000.
Well, as you've probably guessed by now, the 1000 is still at home, and I'm happily playing through the 112 on the set. This amplifier is amazing!
As for the 'E9' question, the show can, of course, be covered on the front neck, but I elect to play several songs on C6 - it's probably 75-25% in favour of E9, but the amp handles both tunings really well.
The sound-man has a 'line' from the back of the amp, but tells me he's putting hardly anything into the PA (and he insists I'm not playing too loud!  ).....
So - thanks again, Mike; I love it!
RR
PS: This is a good production, but I have to issue a disclaimer - the pianist is an over-playing lunatic! As he's also the Music Director, we have yet to figure out how we're going to approach this problem. He CAN play, but seems to think that 'more notes' equals a more profound experience for the audience....[This message was edited by Roger Rettig on 23 August 2004 at 07:12 AM.] |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 23 Aug 2004 6:09 am
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Oh, and a 'PS'...
If you'd have told me a few months back that I'd be enjoying the sound of my steel through a 12" speaker, I'd have laughed....
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Jeff Lampert
From:
queens, new york city
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Posted 23 Aug 2004 6:14 am
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Francis,
I have both the 400 w/factory mod, as well as the 112. I play C6 extensively through the 112. The 400 has a more extended bottom, but I always felt was a little floppy. The 112 is considertably tighter. Like Roger, I am currently using the 112 for any indoor gig. IMO, the 112 is a revelation.
Jeff |
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Mike Brown
From:
Meridian, Mississippi USA
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Posted 23 Aug 2004 1:42 pm
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Roger, concerning your bandleader/pianist..........................I
can't solve everything! Ha! |
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Bill Bosler
From:
Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 23 Aug 2004 2:16 pm
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| I just got a Nashville 112, I won't have it on a gig until this weekend, but I'm really impressed with its ability to handle low freqs. I play a Remington Steelmaster tuned to b0b's A6 tuning and it handles the low F# with no speaker rattles or buzzing in the case and man, is it LOUD. I DON'T like the cut-out in the top panel of the case, though. There's no protection for the knobs when I'm schlepping stuff in and out of my van. |
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Alan Pagliere
From:
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Posted 23 Aug 2004 4:57 pm
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| Thanks all, for the down and not so dirty on them low notes. I will keep it in mind as my back gets weaker and weight (not mine, but my amp's) becomes more of an issue. That is the first time, though, that I've heard about the exposed knobs. Interesting. |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 24 Aug 2004 4:33 am
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Well, Mike - maybe Peavey should consider it!
I envision a rack-mounted filter that will eliminate not only the pianist in question, but also poorly-intonated fiddles....
Maybe the Peavey 'Pro-Fix'? Just a thought, and not too difficult for you chaps....
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Jim Peters
From:
St. Louis, Missouri, USA, R.I.P.
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Chuck McGill
From:
An hour from Memphis and 2 from Nashville, R.I.P.
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Posted 25 Aug 2004 3:49 am
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I recently played on a local Telethon. There
were various amps on stage for guitar but
I stupidly decided to go light and not take
my Nashville 112. Big mistake. I just played
two songs but I missed my amp. The 112 fits
like a glove and sounds great for C6. |
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Mike Brown
From:
Meridian, Mississippi USA
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Posted 25 Aug 2004 9:48 am
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| Thanks for the comments and support guys. Hope to see you at the St.Louis show. |
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John Steele
From:
Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 25 Aug 2004 12:25 pm
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Roger,
You could always try this solution, thought up by Ray Brown (and executed on Oscar Peterson during a live date).
Some day he's not around, take a long piece of very strong clear cellophone tape, and run it firmly along the front edges of all 88 keys, from one end to the other.
That way he can hit all 88 at once, and save alot of energy.
Ray's alternate idea was to casually toss a handful of ball bearings into the piano cabinet, on top of the strings, right before the performance.
By the way, in keeping with the thread, I like Peavey amps. Thanks Mike Brown.
-John
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Gary Preston
From:
Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Posted 25 Aug 2004 6:12 pm
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| All i can say about the new Nashville 112 is that Bobbe Seymour played one at my Gospel Steel Show in January and he sounded as good on the C-6 th as the E-9-th . This little amp has plenty of muscle to say the least . By the way he sold it when he took it off the platform . Enough said . Gary . |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 25 Aug 2004 7:10 pm
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I'm DEFINITELY buying a second one!
RR |
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Buck Reid
From:
Nashville,TN
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Posted 26 Aug 2004 4:23 am
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| Last year in St. Louis,i waited until the peavey room closed and then sat with Mike Brown for about an hour playing through these amps. I was amazed at the volume and definition i could get on the C6th neck......that along with the warmth that 80 watts gives you was very impressive to me. Granted,i don't play a 12 string but i feel like we gave them a real good workout. I'm really looking forward to getting mine! |
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David Nugent
From:
Gum Spring, Va.
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Posted 26 Aug 2004 11:46 am
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| Let me start off by saying I am well pleased with my Nashville 112. I also have a rack system, but so far I have not had a playing situation that this amp cannot handle, so the rack system sits pretty much idle. The only thing I see as a possible improvement would be to move the effects loop to the rear of the amp. This may enable we players who use a delay pedal to attach the effect to the amp with velcro and leave it plugged in on a more or less permanent basis, thus eliminating one more step when setting up for a gig. I noticed that Evans has done this on the new SE 200's and thought it was a great idea. If you happen to read this post Mike, is this feasible? |
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Jeff Lampert
From:
queens, new york city
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Posted 26 Aug 2004 11:40 pm
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This past Wednesday I played an outdoor gig. The band brought a huge PA (powerful Crown head, big JBL cabinets with 2 15" and a horn in each one!!). It was overkill. Anyway, everyone got miked. I brought the 112 since I knew I'd be sent into the PA like everyone else and I'm still trying to figure out what this little amp can and can't do. I set the amp as a stage monitor, a little on the loud side which is how I like it. Unbelievably, 1/2 way through the first set, they band leader reduced my PA volume to close to nothing, and told me to play a little lower!! Now admittedly, the band was not playing real loud, but it was still an outdoor gig in the middle of a park with no wall behind us to help reinforce the sound. The amp sounded very nice as expected, but this is starting to get ridiculous. I now feel that there is no place I can't use this amp. Obviously if it's a stadium or very loud outdoor gig, then it probably will fall short, but any gig I play like that would almost be guaranteed to have everyone in the PA. So the question is why do you need a 200 watt amp, when this 80 watt amp appears to do everything. At any point where you would truly need 200 watts, you'd have a PA taking the burden, so what's the point?? One other thing I should mention with this amp is that if you drive it real hard, it breaks up in a sweet way. Not as nice as a tube amp, but pleasant none the less, IMO. I don't think Peavey and Mike B. fully realize yet just what a great, innovative amp this is.
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[This message was edited by Jeff Lampert on 27 August 2004 at 12:46 AM.] |
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Darvin Willhoite
From:
Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 27 Aug 2004 5:02 am
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The Nash 112 makes a great Jazz amp too. I love the sound I get through it with my hollow bodies. It blows my old Polytone away, which was the Jazz standard for years.
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Riva Ridge Recording
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Mike Brown
From:
Meridian, Mississippi USA
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Posted 27 Aug 2004 6:15 am
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Jeff, we did our homework when disigning the Nashville 112. But, it has exceeded every expection that we had of it so far. I call it the "sleeper". Good things do come in small, lightweight packages don't they?
For those who are wondering about this model, drop by our demo room at Scotty's convention this labor day and check our products out.
Mike Brown
Peavey Electronics Corporation |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 27 Aug 2004 6:28 am
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Darvin
Me too! I don't have an arch-top any more (since I foolishly parted with my '58 Super 400!), but I do have a Gibson 'Lucille' (really an ES-355 with some unfortunate cosmetic changes!) and it sounds wonderful through my NV-112. So, though, does my G&L ASAT, and I've already stated above how pleased I am with the sound of my Emmons.
Like Jeff, I'm starting to wonder why I need anything more than this great amp (except two, so I can spoil myself with a little 'stereo'...)
Roger R. |
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Chris Brooks
From:
Providence, Rhode Island
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Posted 27 Aug 2004 6:38 am
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I concur with you guys about the volume (and great tone) on tap from this little package. It is the loudest 80 watts I have ever heard. I NEVER get Master volume over 6!
BTW, it handles my H & K Rotosphere 'virtual Hammond' sound without complaints, too.
Great job, Mike and the folks at Peavey!
Chris
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Mike Brown
From:
Meridian, Mississippi USA
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Posted 27 Aug 2004 12:40 pm
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Having sufficient headroom is very important. If the 80 watt Nashville 112 is enough for you, then use the 112. But, don't put yourself in situation where you might blow a speaker from the lack of headroom, especially with a C6th or 12 string tuning as low frequencies tend to "eat" headroom.
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