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Topic: Peavey Session 500 amp settings
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Dave Wheelhouse
Member From: Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom
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posted 25 October 2006 03:59 AM
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Hi, could anyone please help? I've just aquired a session 500 mark 4 (thinking of fitting lemay/burr brown upgrade). What would be the best amp settings? I play a Sheffield twin 10 PSG 9 + 8 with George L p/us, Tommy White on E9th & a PF 1 on C6th and using a peavey pro-fex 2. Best wishes, Dave. UK. |
autry andress
Member From: Plano, Tx.
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posted 25 October 2006 04:29 AM
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Pre Gain 5 (31/2) Low +12(15) paramid -3(-6) Shift 800
high +6 (-3) Presence-6 (+4) Post gain 5 (5) RV 5 (4)
I had 2 different 500's 1 with B/W & 1 with JBL. These were my settings I used on the amps.
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Jack Stoner
Sysop From: Inverness, Florida
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posted 25 October 2006 04:55 AM
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I used a Session 500 for 15 years. Generally, I set the EQ, Low +9, Mid shift at 800Hz and -2 to -3. Both the High and Presence slightly plus (approx +1).That worked for both a PP Emmons with stock single coil pickups and a Franklin with Lawrence 705 pickups. |
Gene Jones
Member From: Oklahoma City, OK USA
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posted 25 October 2006 06:12 AM
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This list was done by Peavy at one of the ISGC shows many years ago when the Session 500 was in it's prime. I've posted it several times, but it's always interesting to review it again and see the diversity of settings among different players.  ------------------
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Jack Stoner
Sysop From: Inverness, Florida
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posted 25 October 2006 11:45 AM
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One note, if you set the paramid at zero, not plus or minus, then it's bascially "out of the circuit" and where you set the frequency has no affect.This is for all the Peavy amps that have the Paramid EQ controls, including the NV112. |
Curt Langston
Member From: ***In the shadows of Tulsa at Bixby, USA***
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posted 25 October 2006 12:05 PM
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That' true Jack. A lot of folks do not realize that. Also many people do not know that whatever you set your mid shift setting to, will determines whether you cut or boost the frequency you have set on the frequency knob.
Most players cut the 800Hz to-4. The rest of the EQ settings are pretty easy to dial in.
My settings on ANY Peavey amp is as follows:
LOW + 8-10
Mid shift - 4-5
Freq. 800 Hz
High + 3-4
Presence + 2-3 This has worked well for years! [This message was edited by Curt Langston on 25 October 2006 at 02:08 PM.] |
James Stewart Jr
Member From: St. Clair Shores, Michigan, USA
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posted 26 October 2006 12:07 AM
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Even though I am what you'd call a beginner ---I have found the best sound to my ears is using Jeff Newman selection from the chart above which I saw years ago. I don't like a lot of reverb therefore I set my reverb at 3.
I also run the 3 cord pedal patch hookup which did give a better sound.
But the most noticable difference was to purchase an amp stand from one of our forum members which gets it off the floor by 8 inches and slightly tilts it back. The sound "Throws" better.
James,Jr.------------------
1975 Sho~Bud Pro III Custom (8-7)
1981 Peavey Session 500
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Dave Wheelhouse
Member From: Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom
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posted 26 October 2006 01:25 AM
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Hi Guys,
Thanks a MILLION x a MILLION for ALL your help & advice. If you would like to see my PSG go to www.The British Steelies Society web site, click on pictures & look for anything titled with "SHEFFIELD"
BEST WISHES, DAVE. |
George Kimery
Member From: Limestone, TN, USA
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posted 26 October 2006 05:53 AM
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Here are the settings that Jeff Newman put in a news letter. I used these when I was playing the 500 and was very happy with the sound.Pre 3.5, Low -11, Paramid -6, Shift 800, Hi -3, Post 5, Rev 4. My experience with the 500 was that it was difficult to get set right until I got these settings. |
Ken Byng
Member From: Southampton, England
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posted 28 October 2006 04:52 PM
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Hi Dave
Your link isn't working. Incidently, for those people on this forum who get the chance to look at Dave's Sheffield steel guitars, I think that mechanically they are the best British pedal steel I've ever seen.I had a Session 500 many moons ago and it was a real dog. It had an intermittent fault that even Peavey UK couldn't sort out, and the best thing I ever did was to chop it in for a Nashville 400.[This message was edited by Ken Byng on 28 October 2006 at 04:54 PM.] |
Bob Lawrence
Member From: Lwr Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada
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posted 30 October 2006 08:21 PM
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Try this one:
http://groups.msn.com/TheBritishSteeliesSociety/_homepage.msnw?pgmarket=en-gb ------------------
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Bob Lawrence
Member From: Lwr Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada
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posted 30 October 2006 08:23 PM
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Click on the pictures to enlarge them. Check out this picture : rancois'PSG 
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