recorded Peavey Players

[Bearden Coleman]

What are some great examples of Peavey's being played on recordings? I'm not as interested in what players used live, but recorded.

I started thinking about this when I read an old post about Lloyd Maines using a Session 400 on one of my fav Richard Buckner albums. It's a great tone!

Thanks!

[Doug Earnest]

Buddy Emmons great Christmas album was recorded using a Peavey Vegas 400, according to the tablature book for that album, purchased from the Buddy Emmons site.

[Henry Schuellerman]

When I saw the title, I immediately thought of Richard Buckner / Bloomed and got excited, so I wrote out a whole thing about the song "Gauzy Dress in the Sun". Then I saw you already referenced him LOL.

But my god isn't Richard Buckner one of the greatest songwriters ever?? I have gotten really into his music this year. His songwriting just blows my mind.

It had me wondering, I was curious if any other 90s / 2000s folk or alt-country albums I love dearly were using solid state peavey amps. Like Red House Painters, Mojave 3, Sparklehorse, etc.. Couldn't find much but I'll report back if I do

[Dave Campbell]

i think that there's a good bit of buddy emmons' early to mid seventies (post session 400 introduction) recorded output that was a peavey. i feel like steve young's "renegade picker" album is a good example of buddy with a session 400. i'm not 100% sure that's what he's playing on the album, but it sure sounds that way. if it isn't i'm getting rid of my session 400s and buying whatever he was playing!

[Chris Templeton]

Through much of the 80's, Buddy used a Session 500 and recorded with it too. He favored the phase shifter on it.

[Bearden Coleman]

When I saw the title, I immediately thought of Richard Buckner / Bloomed and got excited, so I wrote out a whole thing about the song "Gauzy Dress in the Sun". Then I saw you already referenced him LOL.

But my god isn't Richard Buckner one of the greatest songwriters ever?? I have gotten really into his music this year. His songwriting just blows my mind.

It had me wondering, I was curious if any other 90s / 2000s folk or alt-country albums I love dearly were using solid state peavey amps. Like Red House Painters, Mojave 3, Sparklehorse, etc.. Couldn't find much but I'll report back if I do

So So good

[Greg Vincent]

It had me wondering, I was curious if any other 90s / 2000s folk or alt-country albums I love dearly were using solid state peavey amps. Like Red House Painters, Mojave 3, Sparklehorse, etc.. Couldn't find much but I'll report back if I do

Well Henry I used a Nashville 400 for much of the steel on this album, released by a band in Los Angeles that I was in during that era. We crossed paths with the Mojave 3 folks from time to time, and Sparklehorse was also an influence.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Rf2jtbdVQ

I had a bear of a time wrestling with the midrange on that amp, but it was super dependable, built like a tank, and LOUD if needed.

[Bob Hoffnar]

An interesting thing to look at is Paul Franklins tone pre and post working with Mark knopfler. From what I understand he used peavey before his work with Knopfler. There is a very big difference in tone.

[Ron Hogan]

This is a Peavey

https://youtu.be/bfneWIGa_xI?si=2X1L_R2uqKhHRvcw

[Charles Bell]

Lloyd Green says (in his interview series with Paul Franklin) that the Gene Watson version of Farewell Party released in 1979 was done with a Peavey amp. He doesn't say which one, though.

[Ricky Davis]

Mike uses it LIVE too.....>
https://youtu.be/ORq1KcZ-hSQ?si=NI3J8T3sH6K0UcPv
Ricky

[Tiny Olson]

Lloyd used a Peavey, Session 400 on Farewell Party. I was in attendance at that session (Sound Emporium) as I was Gene's road steel player at that time. Lloyd used the Session 400 on several of Gene's earlier albums as well. I'm pretty sure I recall Lloyd telling me he used a Fender on Love In The Hot Afternoon.

When Sonny Garrish started doing Gene's recordings he also used a Session 400. A few years later I started doing all of Gene's recordings and I too used a Session 400. After the first three albums I played on I started using a Nashville 400 on Gene's stuff. When it comes down to it, the original Session 400 is my all time favorite Peavey amp.

[Henry Schuellerman]

It had me wondering, I was curious if any other 90s / 2000s folk or alt-country albums I love dearly were using solid state peavey amps. Like Red House Painters, Mojave 3, Sparklehorse, etc.. Couldn't find much but I'll report back if I do

Well Henry I used a Nashville 400 for much of the steel on this album, released by a band in Los Angeles that I was in during that era. We crossed paths with the Mojave 3 folks from time to time, and Sparklehorse was also an influence.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Rf2jtbdVQ

I had a bear of a time wrestling with the midrange on that amp, but it was super dependable, built like a tank, and LOUD if needed.

Woah this is so cool- thank you for sharing. Really wonderful album and steel playing too, I want more people to hear this. Still playing around or on records?

I stumbled upon this 2001 Jim O'Rourke album last week (producer/composer with bands like Wilco & Sonic Youth) from a movie. Did some digging on the steel playing, and found it was Ken Champion. Turns out he has also played on other great Drag City (record label) albums, like Red Apple Falls by Smog. Anyway, his tone on this song sounded Peavey-ish to me, very crisp/clean/modern. Gorgeous song https://youtu.be/DssjusVkNCg?si=yPGXQanm1aeWpXOT

[Greg Vincent]

Thank you for listening, Henry! I’m not recording much pedal steel these days
—mostly Dobro. (Much easier on the ol’ back!) Some of my earlier pedal steel playing can be heard on CAKE records, and some of that is also the Peavey.

My Peavey days are most definitely behind me, but that trusty Nashville 400 and I did see many campaigns together…

[Dennis Detweiler]

Buddy used a Session 400 on the Live At The Convention album 1977.

[Fish]

In February 2014, I asked Buddy in an email what amps and guitars he used during his beloved Los Angeles recording era between 1968 and 1974. Here's his reply:

  "I used a Sho~Bud guitar once while in California and that was on the first Ray Charles session. I had picked it up during a DJ convention and it was the first job I used it on. My mind was wandering the first night so I have no recollection of what songs were recorded with the Sho~Bud. It wouldn't stay in tune so I brought The Blade in the second night and finished the album with it. A Peavey amp was used on all sessions. Never used a Sho~Bud guitar in LA after that. The rest of the songs you mentioned ("I'm Helpless When You're Gone" by Don Everly, ""Rainbows" by John Sebastian, and the entire Suite: Steel album) were with The Blade. The photo on the album cover of Suite Steel is me playing The Blade."

Steve Fishell

[Dave Campbell]

In February 2014, I asked Buddy in an email what amps and guitars he used during his beloved Los Angeles recording era between 1968 and 1974. Here's his reply:

"I used a Sho~Bud guitar once while in California and that was on the first Ray Charles session. I had picked it up during a DJ convention and it was the first job I used it on. My mind was wandering the first night so I have no recollection of what songs were recorded with the Sho~Bud. It wouldn't stay in tune so I brought The Blade in the second night and finished the album with it. A Peavey amp was used on all sessions. Never used a Sho~Bud guitar in LA after that. The rest of the songs you mentioned ("I'm Helpless When You're Gone" by Don Everly, ""Rainbows" by John Sebastian, and the entire Suite: Steel album) were with The Blade. The photo on the album cover of Suite Steel is me playing The Blade."

Steve Fishell

....but wasn't the session 400 released in 1974? was there an earlier peavey amp? i know buddy was ahead of his time, but was he ahead of time itself?

[Fish]

Our hero was only human.

Buddy would have been mortified if he'd read this; I regret posting it.

Buddy's memory was as sharp as a blade. During our time together, he mis-remembered historical details only about three times. I'm not exaggerating. This might be number four.

After one interview, Buddy woke up later that night and wrote to correct an error he'd made. He couldn't sleep until he'd set me straight. He was a perfectionist.

[Steven Hicken Jr.]

Our hero was only human.

Buddy would have been mortified if he'd read this; I regret posting it.

Buddy's memory was as sharp as a blade. During our time together, he mis-remembered historical details only about three times. I'm not exaggerating. This might be number four.

After one interview, Buddy woke up later that night and wrote to correct an error he'd made. He couldn't sleep until he'd set me straight. He was a perfectionist.

I remember reading a post on the old forum a couple of years back. Not to drift the topic but I believe Buddy corrected it back then as someone questioned the 1974 thing. I'm pretty sure Buddy corrected it to using a Standel Custom Hybrid but unlike Buddy, my memory isn't sharp so I wouldn't like to say that for definite. There's a reason I have to log my own discography in an excel sheet

Back to the topic...I was going to mention straight away Lloyd's rendition of Farewell Party. It has already been mentioned but this is a favourite of mine not only for the playing but also the recorded tone. Of course, production methods at the time would have also coloured the tone in a lovely analogue way, but the tone is very Peavey like, in a good way.

Surely there must be some of the hits in the early to mid 80s recorded on Peavey's too? I wouldn't like to double guess recordings and steel players but this period was when Peavey's were really popular... and just before everything went mad with recording direct. I wonder if Johnny Bush's later albums were recorded on Peaveys with various players from the Texas scene?

Not quite hits...but a few of examples of my dad with my family band in the year 2000 are on this playlist. This was recorded with the ugly duckling of the Peavey world, the "Session 400 Limited". I'm obviously biased, but I do really like this sound and thought the Reissue 90s Limited amp got a little unfair criticism in the past on forum posts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyJF4Uk ... 7kY0U2dJpo

Steven Hicken Jr.