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Topic: Anyone else Rethinking the NV112?
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John Bechtel
Member From: Nashville, Tennessee,U.S.A.
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posted 02 October 2005 10:41 PM
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Well, this should make Mike Brown a little happier than he already is! After carting my heavier All-Tube amp. on Sat. and having had to have someone else load it in my YUKON to come home, although I'm very happy with the sound of my amp. I think it will soon do me in and I'm very seriously considering Trading it off for (2) New Nashville 112's and especially after hearing Paul Franklin using (2) at our Super Jam Sat. night. If I'm correct he only added Delay to one Amp. His sound was outstanding and as good as anyone's sound all day long! Plenty of volume also! The biggest factor involved for this old~man is the weight! I think one more time out of the house will do me in! I hope I can make it to the Dealer! I've actually owned 8-Pairs of Peavey Amps since ’82 and had no complaints about any of them! “Here we go again”!  ------------------
“Big John” Bechtel
’04 SD–10 Black Derby w/3 & 5 & Pad
’65 Re-Issue Fender Twin–Reverb Custom™ 15” Eminence
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Steve Dodson
Member From: Sparta, Tennessee, USA
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posted 03 October 2005 12:12 AM
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Anyone know which speakers Paul Is using in the Nashville 112?[This message was edited by Steve Dodson on 03 October 2005 at 12:18 AM.] [This message was edited by Steve Dodson on 03 October 2005 at 12:18 AM.] |
Mike Brown
Member From: Meridian, Mississippi USA
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posted 03 October 2005 07:17 AM
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John, yes you made my Monday morning. Thanks for considering the purchase of the Nashville 112 amplifier. Paul Franklin used stock Peavey Nashville 112 amplifiers in St. Louis. |
Brad Sarno
Member From: St. Louis, MO USA
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posted 03 October 2005 07:21 AM
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John, I was there too. What I noticed by the end of the day was that the guys who had a pair of NV112's had a MUCH bigger, fatter, sweeter, clearer, and louder sound than any of those guys with a single NV400. Much more full. They didn't mic the amps at that jam, it was the steel amps under their own power. I have noticed that the 112's sitting on the floor give a bigger bottom end than when elevated. Two of them together is pretty darn huge sounding. (And portable).Brad |
Brad Sarno
Member From: St. Louis, MO USA
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posted 03 October 2005 07:24 AM
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And another thing I noticed. The guys with NV400's had the yellow limiter light blinking quite often indicating that they were using all the amp had to give. They just didn't fill the room nor sound as sweet as the NV112 pairs. Brad |
Frank Parish
Member From: Nashville,Tn. USA
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posted 04 October 2005 03:54 PM
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I've always noticed you get more bass response when the amp is on the floor. I never understood a bass player that would put his amp in a chair. I'd rather tilt it up to me if I couldn't hear it but I never really see the need for it. I heard the NV112's in St. Louis and it made me think about them too. I'd have to take a pair out on a gig to really tell. For me, it's hard to tell by just sitting around and playing by myself at home. I'm still using a pair of the mid 70's Session 400's with the mod kits I got from you Brad and they sound outstanding, maybe better than ever before. |
Jack Stoner
Sysop From: Inverness, Florida
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posted 04 October 2005 04:47 PM
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One problem with sitting an amp on the floor and below where you are either sitting or standing. You don't really get a true feel for how loud it is. You can think you are just about right and actually be blasting the audience. With the amp up at "ear" height you have a more realistic feel of how loud you are playing. I dont' have any problems getting enough low out of either the Nashville 1000 or 112 with the amps on an amp stand. |
Peewee Charles
Member From: Waterloo,Ontario, Canada
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posted 04 October 2005 04:49 PM
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Orderd my second 112 from Mike, hopefully have it for the weekend, playing 1000 seater night club, I can hardly wait to kick butt with the 2/112's......they are the best, live & in the studio, nothing but great complements from everyone, love this amp!!!!!! Ed |
Dean Parks
Member From: Sherman Oaks, California, USA
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posted 04 October 2005 05:44 PM
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At a NAMM show a couple of years back I saw an amp stand that was basically a big folded horn, which routed the "back of the cabinet" sound out to the front, and tilted the amp and raised it slightly too. The fullness it added was great. It was light weight molded black plastic of some sort.Has anyone tried this with the 112? And what was it called, I can't seem to find it on the Net. |
Frank Parish
Member From: Nashville,Tn. USA
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posted 04 October 2005 07:41 PM
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Jack,
I can agree with that up to a point. For me, having an amp in a chair or in a stand keeps me from hearing the rest of the band because all I hear is me. This causes me to play very low so I can try to get a balance. Having the amp on the floor of a stage that is say two feet or more high gives you more response from the depth of the stage. At least that is my experience for playing live. I don't play theaters and seldom mike the amps. I want to hear the whole band so I can get a good balance with them not being too loud or too low in volume and also and most importantly, I can hear how well I'm in tune with myself and the rest of the band. What each of us hear is subjective. What I think is enough bass may seem too much if you heard it and vice versa. I will say that to the best of my recollection Paul Franklin was using the NV112's on the floor in St. Louis. I may be wrong about that but I thought that's where I seen them. Also I think that's where Randy Beavers had his and most of the players at the steel show in Nashville last time I was there in July. [This message was edited by Frank Parish on 04 October 2005 at 07:45 PM.] |
John Bechtel
Member From: Nashville, Tennessee,U.S.A.
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posted 04 October 2005 08:34 PM
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Dean;
It's called Sound~Enhancer. Type in www.smithsoundproducts.com and click to get all the info. about size and cost. Drew Covington used one with his Nashville 1000 last Sat. night and I noticed a big improvement in Lows. I had one at one time, but; they don't fold up and are kinda bulky to store, unless you have a garage or utility shed! (Or a Band~Trailer) I live in a Mobil~Home! Dah¡ They do work very well. Drew had a great sound!------------------
“Big John” Bechtel
’04 SD–10 Black Derby w/3 & 5 & Pad
’65 Re-Issue Fender Twin–Reverb Custom™ 15” Eminence
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Sonny Priddy
Member From: Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA
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posted 06 October 2005 07:35 PM
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I Play My NV.112 Every Week End In A Large Building And Never Run My Master Gain Over 3 or 4 It Has All I Need. SONNY. GFI. LDG Sho-Bud. NV.112 & 1000------------------
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