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Topic: Nashville 400 or Nashville 1000
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Richard Brandt
Member From: Waymart, Pennsylvania, USA
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posted 12 July 2004 03:56 AM
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Which one do you like the best and why. |
Paul King
Member From: Gainesville, Texas, USA
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posted 12 July 2004 05:18 AM
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Richard, I just last evening played through a Nashville 1000 for the first time with a full band. I am still getting adjusted to the difference in sound but I believe the 1000 sounds better to my ears. There is a huge difference in reverb in the 2 amps and the 1000 packs more power.The 1000 also has better lows. I have used a Nashville 400 for years and will continue to do so on occasion. |
Ray Minich
Member From: Limestone, New York, USA
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posted 12 July 2004 12:56 PM
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Which one weighs more? My NV400 gets a might heavy after the first 100 yards of lugging  |
Mike Brown
Member From: Meridian, Mississippi USA
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posted 13 July 2004 06:32 AM
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Nashville 400 weighs 60 lbs. and the Nashville 1000 weighs 57lbs.. Hope that this helps. |
Ray Minich
Member From: Limestone, New York, USA
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posted 13 July 2004 07:43 AM
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Mike, not enough difference to notice after 100 yards. I'll stick with the NV400. Thanks for the info. [This message was edited by Ray Minich on 13 July 2004 at 07:44 AM.] |
Larry Moore
Member From: Hampton, Ga. USA
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posted 13 July 2004 07:59 AM
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I have one of each and like them both.
It is a toss up for which one I use just which is closest to the door.
Peavey makes the best...........
Larry |
Paul King
Member From: Gainesville, Texas, USA
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posted 13 July 2004 09:56 AM
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I just carried these two amps 100 yards, the 400 in the left hand and the 1000 in the right hand. At the finish line my left shoulder was drooping a little. Actually I like both amps but this new 1000 sure sounds great to me. |
Vann Cranford
Member From: Ayden, North Carolina, USA 28513-7004
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posted 13 July 2004 05:39 PM
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Like many of you, I also have both the 400 and the 1000. I was talking to my Peavey technician about the electronics in both amps. He analyzed the electronics in both amps and confirmed what I told him that I was hearing. I hear better highs from the 400 and better lows from the 1000. The Mid Range sounds very similar in both amps. I like my two 400s when playing my Marlen guitar, and my 1000s sound better with my Emmons. I have owned much of what Peavey has made in the past 30 years and I am glad that I have both the 400 and 1000; not to forget my 1978 Session 400! |
Joey Ace
Sysop From: Southern Ontario, Canada
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posted 13 July 2004 06:16 PM
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It's obvious to most of us, but for the benifit of Newbies I'll add:The Nash 400 is no longer in production.
The Nash 1000 is. |
CrowBear Schmitt
Member From: Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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posted 14 July 2004 01:15 AM
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that's why, i've got a Nash1000 and quite happy w: it |
Joey Ace
Sysop From: Southern Ontario, Canada
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posted 14 July 2004 05:31 AM
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That's why I got a N400 and am happy with it. (The N1000 was not being produced) Neither is a bad choice. |
Jerry Van Hoose
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posted 14 July 2004 05:35 AM
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Nashville 1000. I really like the addition of the post equalization patch feature for outboard effects as well as the low impedance output that I've used for direct recording. The larger cabinet, even though it weighs less, also gives a better low end response. Looks pretty darn good too...with the Peavey logo. Easier for wife to load and unload in truck?...etc. |
Erv Niehaus
Member From: Litchfield, MN, USA
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posted 14 July 2004 07:16 AM
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When the wife is doing the lugging, I take the Session 500!
Erv |
CrowBear Schmitt
Member From: Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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posted 14 July 2004 07:52 AM
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yer a lucky stiff Erv !
have you yet to find that kitty asleep in the case when you open it ?
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Erv Niehaus
Member From: Litchfield, MN, USA
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posted 14 July 2004 02:09 PM
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CrowBear,
The Session 500 is an open back and has lots of room for the cat in there. Do you know what I did when my cat got run over by the steam roller?
I didn't do a thing: I just stood there with a "long puss"! 
Uff-Da![This message was edited by Erv Niehaus on 14 July 2004 at 02:10 PM.] |
Roy Ayres
Member From: Starke, Florida, USA
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posted 14 July 2004 02:28 PM
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Mike,A lot of steelers like myself are "up there in years" and weight is a very, very important consideration. I was just wondering about something today: I set the master volume control on my Nash 1000 on 5 and the preamp volume between 3 and 6 -- 3 for the bedroom and 5 or 6 for rooms with up to a couple of hundred people. Why doesn't Peavy make a steel guitar amp similar to the 1000 circuit wise, but with less power and perhaps a 12" speaker in an attempt to reduce the weight significantly? Or is such a thing technically possible? I have to hire a local kid to load my amp in the car for me and hope I can find a good Samaritan when I get to my destination. I wouldn't mind investing in two different amps if I could get one with about half the output of the 1000 and down around 40 pounds or less. Such an amp would suffice for most of the places I play, and I would have to load its big brother only for the larger rooms. Could this be done, or is it just a matter of supply/demand?[This message was edited by Roy Ayres on 14 July 2004 at 02:30 PM.] |
Lee Baucum
Member From: McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) - The Final Frontier
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posted 14 July 2004 02:41 PM
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Roy, it sounds like you are describing the Nashville 112. It weighs about 42 pounds.Click Here ------------------
Lee, from South Texas
Down On The Rio Grande |
Roy Ayres
Member From: Starke, Florida, USA
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posted 14 July 2004 04:09 PM
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Thanks, Lee. I looked at it on the link you gave. Looks like it would exactly fill the bill for me. Thanks. |
Paul King
Member From: Gainesville, Texas, USA
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posted 14 July 2004 04:26 PM
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Buddy Emmons has a project out called "One For The Road". On the cover it shows Peggy loading his steel in the trunk while he is holding a drink. I always thought Emmons was the only one who could get his wife to load his equiptment but I guess I was wrong. I cannot get mine to load a 400 or 1000 amp. |
John Daugherty
Member From: Rolla, Missouri, USA
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posted 14 July 2004 05:29 PM
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Hey guys, You gotta think like "bring mohammad to the mountain". I haul my NV400 with a little 2-wheel luggage cart that folds up (miniature hand truck). Haven't figured out the steps yet. The only solution I have for that so far is wait til some big bruiser comes along, then look sick. |
Samuel E. White
Member From: Greeneville TN.
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posted 14 July 2004 05:39 PM
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I made my NV 400 a lot lighter. I took the B/W speaker out and put in a Emunince Delta Lite speaker in and it is a lot lighter now. I also run a second Delta Light speaker as they are 4 Orms each where the Black Widow is 8 orms.I run from speaker to speaker and it is a very clean sound.
Sam White |
Jim Smith
Member From: Plano, TX, USA
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posted 14 July 2004 05:46 PM
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Sam, be careful. It sounds like you're running the two four ohm speakers in parallel, yielding two ohms. Serial would give you eight ohms, but that is difficult to wire with speakers in different cabinets. |
John Floyd
Member From: Somewhere between Camden County , NC and Saluda S.C.
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posted 15 July 2004 04:21 AM
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No Doubt Peavey has a winner in The NV 112, but I would have liked to see a Downsized 1000 with a digital power amp like the 1000 about 150 -200 watts and a 12" Black Widow.When Peavey finally releases its Neo Black widow, you should see some impressive weight reductions in all amps that use it. I believe the NV-1000 is the weapon of choice for most steelers, Just look around at the steel shows and see what most are using. Lots of NV 1000's in the tune up room. ------------------
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Samuel E. White
Member From: Greeneville TN.
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posted 15 July 2004 03:41 PM
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Jim Smith How are you doing?? Are you still playing that 13 string Fessy.The way I have my Speakers hooked up is I run the two wires off the speaker in the Nashville 400 to a female connector I put on the backof the Amp and the same on the extra speaker box. Then I just plug a cord in each jack.What am I getting for Oms now???
Sam White |
Jim Smith
Member From: Plano, TX, USA
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posted 15 July 2004 04:29 PM
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Sam, that's parallel so you're running two ohms. |
Jeff Lampert
Member From: queens, new york city
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posted 20 July 2004 08:38 AM
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At the time I got the Nashville 1000, the 400 (with factory mod) was immediately relegated to a rehearsal amp. The 1000 had a tighter bottom and livelier highs. The same darkish middle, common to Peaveys, but not "boxy" sounding like the 400. Overall, a definite improvement. Since then, I got a 112, so the 400 is in a bandmembers house for rehearsals. IMO, the 400 just does not sound as good as Peaveys latest products.------------------
Jeff's Jazz
[This message was edited by Jeff Lampert on 20 July 2004 at 08:43 AM.] |
Mike Brown
Member From: Meridian, Mississippi USA
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posted 20 July 2004 12:01 PM
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Sam, you "did" describe a Nashville 112. Here's a link from our website;http://www.peavey.com/products/shop_online/browse.cfm/action/details/item/00459770/wc/1A1B31/fam/1B3/tcode/1/nashvill.cfmHowever, when we designed the Nashville 112, the idea was to create an amp from a power amp design that was already being used in our product line. We selected the speaker and the preamp is identical to the Nashville 1000. If we would have spent the engineering time to "create" another digital power amp, the Nashville 112 would not be on the market now. Granted, it would make the amp lighterweight, but the amp would cost more due to a digital design. In addition to "creating" a small steel amp for rehearsal and small room gigs, we tried to keep the retail cost at what the Nashville 400 cost back in 1999, which was around $629.99 I believe, ie; a mid priced steel amp which is exactly what players were wanted. I think that we exceeded all expectations with this amp and we appreciate the support of it. However, we always welcome input from our customers. It's our customers who help us in offering products at musician prices. Mike Brown
Peavey Electronics Corporation
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Jack Turlington
Member From: Toccoa, GA, USA
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posted 21 July 2004 06:19 PM
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I've used a PX300, which has the same digital power amp and BW speaker as the NV1000, thru a Profex II, for a while now. When I went back and used my NV400 for a couple of nights, The PX300 hasn't been out of the basement! At least with my LeGrande III w/ BL710's, the tone I get with my NV400 is much better. |
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