Nashville 400 mod
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David Deratany
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Nashville 400 mod
What is it, what vintage 400's does it apply to, what's involved, where do you get the parts, etc.
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C Dixon
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There are two mods:
1. The LeMay mod
2. The Peavey factory mod.
They accomplish similar goals but each does it differently.
Do a search for either John LeMay or Mike Brown and send them an email. I am sure they will be glad to help you.
I know that John used to have kits he would send you. It was around 50 dollars several years ago. I have no idea what the Peavey mod costs.
Sometime in 1997 Peavey began incorporating their mod in all Nash 400's. Mike would be able to tell you the exact date and what serial numbers were before and after.
The mod is best described this way I believe; It permits each string to stand out separately when multiple strings are picked. Or as some say a slight muddiness to strummed strings was greatly improved.
More tecnically speaking it improves "inter-modulation distortion". A common anamoly in the design of audio amplifiers. What happens is this. If, only one string is picked it sounds clear. When more than one is picked they tend to clash with each other and the resultant sound is often referred to as "muddy".
Both mods improve this greatly. Each string sounds clear even though you pick more than one at a time.
God bless you in your quest,
carl
1. The LeMay mod
2. The Peavey factory mod.
They accomplish similar goals but each does it differently.
Do a search for either John LeMay or Mike Brown and send them an email. I am sure they will be glad to help you.
I know that John used to have kits he would send you. It was around 50 dollars several years ago. I have no idea what the Peavey mod costs.
Sometime in 1997 Peavey began incorporating their mod in all Nash 400's. Mike would be able to tell you the exact date and what serial numbers were before and after.
The mod is best described this way I believe; It permits each string to stand out separately when multiple strings are picked. Or as some say a slight muddiness to strummed strings was greatly improved.
More tecnically speaking it improves "inter-modulation distortion". A common anamoly in the design of audio amplifiers. What happens is this. If, only one string is picked it sounds clear. When more than one is picked they tend to clash with each other and the resultant sound is often referred to as "muddy".
Both mods improve this greatly. Each string sounds clear even though you pick more than one at a time.
God bless you in your quest,
carl
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Jack Stoner
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The mods, either John Lemay's or the Peavey, both add more lows and smooth the highs. It is what the Nashville 400 should have been to start with. With the mod, the Nashville 400 comes close to the old Session 500 in tone.
Both mods are almost the same with the exception the Lemay Mod changes one more capacitor than the Peavey mod. Both change out many of the Op-Amp IC's with different models.
Both mods do what they say they will. The Peavey mod is less than the Lemay mod for parts, but Peavey buys in higher quantities and has much better buying power than an individual or small business.
Both mods are almost the same with the exception the Lemay Mod changes one more capacitor than the Peavey mod. Both change out many of the Op-Amp IC's with different models.
Both mods do what they say they will. The Peavey mod is less than the Lemay mod for parts, but Peavey buys in higher quantities and has much better buying power than an individual or small business.
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Mike Brown
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