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Sandra Dobbins

 

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Post  Posted 25 Mar 2017 10:29 am    
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I have 2 Nashville 400 amps. I have a Goodrich L120 stereo volume pedal. Does any body know what the settings would be for each amp?
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Don Drummer

 

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West Virginia, USA
Post  Posted 25 Mar 2017 11:28 am     settings
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Start with both the same.
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Sandra Dobbins

 

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Alabama, USA
Post  Posted 25 Mar 2017 11:45 am    
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Just thought they would be set different
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Mike Wilkerson


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Luther Oklahoma
Post  Posted 25 Mar 2017 11:55 am    
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Food for thought use a boss stereo delay pedal or find a good used Peavey ProfexII and you will not regret it.... Slim
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Charlie McDonald


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Post  Posted 25 Mar 2017 12:05 pm    
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Even if you set them differently you won't create the kind of space that a little stereo delay has. Doesn't take much to create a lot.
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Mike Perlowin


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Los Angeles CA
Post  Posted 25 Mar 2017 4:25 pm    
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Tone is subjective, and like beauty, is in the eye (ear) of the beholder. Don't rely on us for this kind of thing, twiddle with the settings on each till you find the tone that you like.

A cool thing you can do with 2 amps is to have both stereo chorusing, and stereo delay. I hooked up a chorus with one input and 2 outputs,and then hooked up a mono delay unit, set 100% wet, to one of the lines from the chorus. When I turned it on, only the signal to one amp was delayed.

I found I could use either the chorus or delay at any time. When I tried to use them together I felt they they conflicted with each other.

Remember, effects are like hot chili peppers. A little goes a long way.
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Kevin Fix

 

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Michigan, USA
Post  Posted 25 Mar 2017 5:38 pm     Nashville 400,s
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Used them like that back in the early 90's. I put the amp settings the same on both amps. Used a stereo chorus to drive both amps. Also used a delay pedal also. Made a stereo effect sounds. I ran two channels through the PA. The sound would sweep back and forth through the mains. Was one heck of a sound. Set the Nashville 400 EQ settings close to the settings that Peavey recommends for pedal steel and you will have it pretty close.
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Kevin Fix

 

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Michigan, USA
Post  Posted 25 Mar 2017 5:44 pm     Nashville 400,s
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Drive both amps from the outputs on the chorus pedal. Don't drive them off the volume pedal. Sounds way better from the stereo chorus pedal.Use a very light chorus setting. A little bit of settings will go along way. Don't forget to muse some reverb.
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Kevin Fix

 

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Michigan, USA
Post  Posted 25 Mar 2017 5:45 pm     Nashville 400,s
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MUSE should be USE.
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Len Amaral

 

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Rehoboth,MA 02769
Post  Posted 26 Mar 2017 7:48 am    
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Reverse the speaker wires on the terminals on one amp. Sounds huge using two amps and only take a few minutes.
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ajm

 

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Los Angeles
Post  Posted 26 Mar 2017 8:43 am    
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Len: "Reverse the speaker wires on the terminals on one amp."

Since they are the same model of amplifier, if they are sitting next to each other, won't this make the whole thing sound thinner?

They should be out of phase with each other if you do this, and will/may cancel each other out.

This is assuming that you are not using any external effects, in which case all bets are off with regards to phase relationships.
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Len Amaral

 

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Post  Posted 26 Mar 2017 9:07 am    
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JD Maness did this on two of his Evans amps. I heard them in person from the fellow who bought these amps. HUGE sound. I did it also with several of my amps. You won't hurt the amp by reversing polarity. Try it and see if you like it. Costs nothing and takes a few minutes to reverse the wires.
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Mike Perlowin


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Los Angeles CA
Post  Posted 26 Mar 2017 9:33 am    
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You may or may not like the out of phase sound. Perhaps the best thing to do would be to install a switch and compare the sounds and see which you prefer.
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Mike Brown

 

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Meridian, Mississippi USA
Post  Posted 27 Mar 2017 1:53 pm     Nashville 400's with volume pedal
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Sandra, there are no "hard and fast" rules to set the equalization, but I would set them identical.
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Sandra Dobbins

 

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Alabama, USA
Post  Posted 27 Mar 2017 2:24 pm    
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Thank you all.
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