My personal favorite is the Walker Stereo Steel, it's just the one that works for me!! I've tried several different amps and when I tried the Stereo Steel I knew that was it for me.

You'll probably be like the rest of us need and to try many different amps to find the one that works for you.

Sincerely,
Bob
Session 500
2-Nashville 400
Session 400 Ltd.
DPC 1000
ProFex II
Nashville 400 DUAL Preamp.
Peavey Nasville 112 Speakers w/1203-4 Black Widows

[This message was edited by Bob Knight on 13 November 2003 at 05:57 PM.]

Let us know your opinion on these settings.

Bob

[This message was edited by Bob Knight on 13 November 2003 at 06:04 PM.]

The Peavey mod, or another one made by LeMay, are installed for tonal reasons, and generally are thought to be an improvement over the non-modded Nashville 400.

It might be good if you knew if your 400 has the mod or not. If the serial number is past a certain digit (a search would probably reveal what digit), then your 400 has the mod. Or, if it is an older 400, (like mine), it may have had the mod installed after market.

I played a 29 performance run of the "Always, Patsy Cline" show with a 1963 Maggie (Magnatone 440). It was one of those gigs where if you could hear yourself you were too loud. I brought the SS to the first practice, tho, to establish some ground rules

[This message was edited by David Deratany on 13 November 2003 at 08:37 PM.]

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The Peavey units are not to be surpassed by the high priced combos, fad rack units or the "holy grail vintage" tube amps

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Whew... I beg to differ. I personally own the following amps:
Peavey NV400
PV PX300
Peavey Classic 50-212 (all tube)
Fender Vibrolux (all tube)
Evans FET500 Large Cabs (2)
Kendrick 118 (all tube)
Marshall DSL2000 (all tube)

I tried out a NV 1000 and it wasn't for me.
... and my baby:
VHT 2/90/2 All tube hand built power amp which is actually two separate 90 watt all tube amps in a rack mount configuration.

These are expensive and heavy. You can easily purchase two NV 1000s for what you will pay for just one of these amps. They are just the amp, so you will need a preamp and speakers.

While I am a huge Peavey fan, to state that their amps are the equal of high end tube amps is not accurate. There is no free lunch. You get what you pay for. I think Peavey does an excellent job with their amps and is a great buy. In addition to the peavey amps, I also own a PV Van Halen, Dyna Bass, 2 profex II units, and an older PV guitar which is really nice. So, it's not that I don't like PV.
I use the VHT amp with a Mesa Boogie or Evans Preamp with a TC Electronics verb into two pacific cabinets with 15 inch black widows. This system is simply a step above the Peavey gear and sounds it. I have well over $3000 invested in it. Is it three times better than a NV 400 or 1000? No, but it clearly is superior.

First of all, the Nashville 1000 was never intended to sound like a tube amp, but maybe it does have some tube characteristics to some players. I personally prefer a solid state amp for my steel guitar and a tube amp for electric six string. It's subjective and as you notice here, everyone seems to have a different preference.

To provide a brief overview of our involvement in the steel guitar community, we introduced our first true steel guitar amplifier in 1974 and it was called the Session 400. Scotty and Peavey have been the major sponsors of the St.Louis Steel Guitar Convention since 1976, we have introduced more steel amp models since that time than any other amp manufacturer. We are also a sponsor at the Texas Steel Guitar Jamboree. I, as well as several authorized Peavey dealers(who are also steelers)participate on this Forum daily. You can inquire about Peavey products by calling our toll free consumer phone line at 1-877-732-8391 Monday through Friday from 8am-5pm CST.

I could go on and on with our involvement of the steel guitar community, but I think that the bottom line is that we are more involved than any major amplifier manufacture in the world. I invite your inquiries.

Dave Doggett, the Nashville 1000 has a paper cone. Always has.

Jeff, we began installing the Peavey mod kit into Nashville 400's starting with serial number 08575482. All Nashville 1000 amps have this kit incorporated into its circuitry.

You may post all the other amps you wish, and I believe you how much you like them, but the facts remain, the overwhelming amps that steel players use; is the Peavey.

As dear friend Mike Brown says, "sound is subjective". And indeed it is. But if there was ever a consensus when it comes to a PSG amp, it is Peavey, HANDS down.

I love my Fender Twin reverb when playing my pre war Rick bakelite steel. But NO way would I ever be happy with this amp on my PSG's. They simply are too warm for the sound that is in my head (and the sound I must have) when it comes to the PSG. And that sound has never come from any amp but a Peavey.

And from the looks of thing, I do not believe I am alone,

I laud Hartley Peavey and all his crew (including Mike) for their dedication to us.

BTW, I got the Vactrols for the Encore 65 out of Allied Electronics for $3.79 ea. Thanks for the help.

When did you post the note on the Peavey website about the purpose of the Pre-EQ out & In on the front panel of the NV400? The NV400 manual was kinda ambiguous about these jacks intended purpose. Thanks for clearing that issue up. Now I gotta get two more long cables for the foot pedal.

Emmons SD-10, Dekley S-10, Nashville 400, DeltaFex, Encore 65, Express 112 (Who's Peavey?)

[This message was edited by Ray Minich on 14 November 2003 at 09:42 AM.]

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Sierra U-12 Crown Gearless, Peavey Nashville 400,
1971 Fender Twin Reverb,
Peavey Tubefex,
Peavey Stereo 212,
Peavey TT Bandit w/ex speaker. Regal Reso, Tele, Strat, 1970 Les Paul Std.

Nothing on the market (even "boutique" amps) could have competed with it.

Period.

Regards, Joe H.

Question for Steve Stallings: How would you compare the VHT to the ProfexII into the NV 400 and PX300? It may not be fair to compare the 2 channel power amp rig to any single amp. I think most folks would be very pleased with a Profex II into 2 NV 400,s or 1000,s. Certainly you would be getting a great value for your investment with that rig.

Just my few cents worth.

... and I'll say this, if a Peavey steel guitar amp is good enough for Buddy Emmons, Lloyd Green, and the countless numbers of the other 'big guys' hey, they are more than good enough for me.

[This message was edited by Gino Iorfida on 16 November 2003 at 08:39 AM.]

Brad Sarno

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