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Topic: Fiddle thru a nasvhville 400 - what sounds good?
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DJ Sillito
Member From: Lethbrige, Alberta, Canada
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posted 17 January 2001 03:02 PM
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Do any of you fellow steelers have a fiddle in the band especially one who plays thru a nashville 400? Our fiddle player is looking for the right combo of effects and settings. Right now it sounds kind of "muddy" . This amp should be able to produce a clear bright sound. Anyways this is a little of the steelin topic but there is such a good variety of opinions and advice on this forum. I would appreciate your help. |
rayman
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posted 17 January 2001 03:16 PM
I play fiddle and steel in the same band. I would definitely not use a 400 for fiddle. They tend to cut the highs and lows. I play a Peavey Acoustic 112 specifically designed for acoustic instruments and its killer. It has two separate channels with separate equalization. The Zeta pickup on the fiddle also makes a big difference. These days you need an acoustic amp to really do the job. |
chris ivey
Member From: sacramento, ca. usa
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posted 17 January 2001 03:43 PM
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friend scott joss plays fiddle for dwight yoakam(sp) and uses nashville 400s with paper center discs instead of the aluminum to give a warmer sound. he doesn't seem to have a problem with them. |
Jack Stoner
Sysop From: Inverness, Florida
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posted 17 January 2001 03:52 PM
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We had a fiddle player from Ocala sit in about a month ago. I think he's working with Freddy Carr. He had a Nashville 400 and a Goodrich Volume pedal. Sounded great. |
boppa
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posted 17 January 2001 04:05 PM
I play fiddle and steel in our band. I use a Peavey Bandit 112 with sheffield speaker. Like Rayman say,s it has two channel,s.I like the sound.I play thru a peavey Ranger 212 on steel and mix with the 112. I had a n-ville 400 with mod kit and never did like the sound. steel pickin===jim harper |
Lee Baucum
Member From: McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) - The Final Frontier
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posted 17 January 2001 07:34 PM
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The owner's manual that came with my old Nashville had suggested settings for steel (E9 and C6), guitar, and fiddle. Do you have those settings? I'll look them up for you, if you don't have them.Lee, from South Texas |
Mike Brown
Member From: Meridian, Mississippi USA
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posted 18 January 2001 06:29 AM
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Hello!
I wasn't involved with steel guitar at the time that the Nashville 400 was introduced, but I have been around quite a few fiddle players during my service here at Peavey and almost all of them used the Nashville 400. When I was working as an artist rep here at Peavey, the Nashville 400 and the original Session 400's were being used everywhere by fiddle players and still is today. The only other Peavey amps that I have seen being used for fiddle applications are the Special and Special 130 amps.However, Peavey endorser Hoot Hester is presently using a Nashville 1000. He stopped by the Peavey demo room at Scotty's in 1999 and tried the amp out and it sounded great to me. By the way, fiddle settings are provided in both the 400 and 1000 operating guides and are available online from our website. If I can be of assistance, I can be reached here at Peavey toll free at 1-877-732-8391. |
DJ Sillito
Member From: Lethbrige, Alberta, Canada
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posted 19 January 2001 10:43 AM
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Thanks for the replies. Our fiddle player uses the suggested amp settings from the owner's manual. I guess he's also looking for a good effects combo to give his fiddle a little dimension I guess. Does anyone use chorus and/or delay and/ or reverb? etc. And does using the mute on the strings take away from a clean clear sound? When he plays straight thru the amp ( no effects) and with the suggested amp settings it still sounds a little "muddy" so to speak. Any thoughts? |
Drew Howard
Member From: Mason, MI, U.S.A.
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posted 19 January 2001 02:51 PM
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The fiddler in my band uses a Fishman wedge amp. Sounds great. Before the Fishman she used a Crate. They are pricey though, around $1000. Your fiddler might want to experiment with different pick-ups. But for me, a lot of the sound comes from the instrument and the hands.cheeers,
Drew Howard |
dixieflyer
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posted 20 January 2001 09:02 PM
Nashville 400
Fender blackface deluxe reverbbut for a true acoustic sounding fiddle I use a Boss AD-5 Acoustic pre-amp
this unit has chorus, reverb, feed-back killer, and a great preamp section.
It also has Body, and Mic distance adjustment. I have one for sale $225 |
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