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Topic: Peavey Pacer--Suitable For Steel?
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Lawrence Lupkin
Member From: Brooklyn, New York, USA
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posted 08 September 2006 03:23 PM
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I'm playing a gig tomorrow where the backline contains a Peavey Pacer. I'm not familiar with the amp. Is that suitable for steel? I believe it will be miked.Thanks!
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Jon Light
Member From: Brooklyn, NY
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posted 08 September 2006 03:46 PM
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I just looked it up----solid state 45 watt 12" speaker amp. Doesn't sound like it's ideal but it could work, mic'd, I guess. If the tone stack is in any way similar to the PV Classic VT I have (tube power amp but solid state preamp), here's what I found----bass pretty high, mids cut to ZERO, treble, as much as you need to cut thru the bass but not enough to hurt anyone.
Hope the amp works for you. Too bad they couldn't provide something more appropriate for a country music festival. |
John Poston
Member From: Albuquerque, NM, USA
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posted 08 September 2006 03:53 PM
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Jon's take sounds right to me. I used to have one years ago as a guitar amp - never tried steel though it. It will probably stay pretty clean, though somewhat bright/shrill for steel at higher volume. Should be ok if miked - keep the treble low and the bass high but lookout for speaker distortion. I recall the spring reverb tank being fairly decent - build by beautiful women under climate controlled conditions in Monroe, WI. |
Darvin Willhoite
Member From: Leander, Tx. USA
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posted 08 September 2006 03:53 PM
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I have one that sounds great with a steel. They had the same basic circuitry as the old Session 400's, and LTD's. The stock speaker was a little weak, so I put a 12" Black Widow in mine for a while which sounded great. The BW was overkill, so I replaced it with an Eminence of some sort that sounds good too. The original reverb was kind of cheesy, so I put a long, triple spring tank in mine which helped tremendously. If the room is very large it will need to be mic'ed. Brad Sarno's website did have an article about how the Pacer evolved into the Session 400.------------------
Darvin Willhoite
Riva Ridge Recording
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David Cobb
Member From: Chanute, Kansas, USA
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posted 08 September 2006 04:58 PM
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Before I purchased a proper steel amp I fooled with a Pacer which I had sitting around.
These are decent amps for beginning 6 string players, but totally unsuited for steel, even at living room volume.
Borrow a real steel setup, quick. |
Darvin Willhoite
Member From: Leander, Tx. USA
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posted 08 September 2006 06:54 PM
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David, why was yours unsuitable for steel? Bad tone? Not enough power? Distortion? Mine is very well suited for steel, the sound is really close to my Nashville 112 except for the reverb. ------------------
Darvin Willhoite
Riva Ridge Recording
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Lawrence Lupkin
Member From: Brooklyn, New York, USA
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posted 09 September 2006 06:43 AM
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Thanks everyone. I'll just bring my Nv 1000. I was just trying to facilitate band changes as there will be quite a few.Cheers! |
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