I’ve been mainly playing guitar lately but a surgery is forcing me back to the steel for a few months. Not necessarily a bad thing.
However when I fired up the Nashville 112 today, I was getting very low and distorted volume. I’ve cleaned the effects loop with deoxit. I’ve tried different cables. Google seems to think it’s either a cracked solder joint somewhere or a failing ic chip. Thoughts on that?
Additionally, are these things even serviceable? I know a lot of modern pc board amps are pretty much not worth fixing once they fail. I’ve got my steel running through my Princeton right now, might try my deluxe later until I get this addressed or buy a replacement.
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Ronald Sikes wrote: 4 Apr 2026 8:46 am
Peavey still has there repair center going. You may not be far from them.
I’m probably 3 hours out of Meridian. I
A buddy did give me a contact there last night. Not sure the amp is worth two 6 hour round trips and the money to fix it, tbh.
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Stephen Cowell wrote: 4 Apr 2026 12:29 pm
First thing to try is bypassing any loops with a short 1/4" cord... cleaning jacks doesn't always work... the 'normalling' contacts are hard to reach.
Next thing is to open the amp and clean/re-tense the Molex connectors. This fixes most PV-itis.
I cleaned the jacks and jumpered the effects loop. No change. I’m down an arm for a couple months, but will crack it open when I’m able to.
Hi Thomas,
You say you jumpered the EFFECT loops. Did you jumper the Preamp Out to Power Amp in on the back of the amp? The infamous switching jack is in the Power Amp IN connection.
Typically, if it is a switching jack, the amp simply won't work.
But you are mentioning distortion.
I know this is probably redundant, but have you eliminated any other possible source of distortion, ie, volume pedal, cables, effects?
If not, the first thing to do is go directly from your steel to your amp and see what happens.
If your amp needs servicing, a Nashville 112 is definitely worth repairing.
You can take your amp to Peavey, but they will not repair it while you wait. Those days are gone.
The best thing would be to remove a few screws and take the chassis out, pack it securely and send it in for repair.
Peavey Service Center has pretty much stopped taking in 'out of warranty' repairs, but it can be arranged.
Or if preferred, John Fields (Peavey Engineer) has a repair business at his home. He will work on almost anything and since he was involved in the design of the NV112, he will know what to look for.
You did not mention if your NV112 is original or has been modded (ie, Ken Fox mod). If it has been modded, I don't know that Peavey or John will work on it.
Also, is it a black know (built in Meridian) or White Chicken Know, built in China? Some difference in the circuitry.
Let me know if I can be of service to help you get this resolved.
Bill
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AUTHORIZED PEAVEY, George L's, Goodrich dealer. I have 2 steels and several amps. My current rig of choice is 1993 Emmons LeGrande w/ 108 pups (Jack Strayhorn built for me), Goodrich OMNI Volume Pedal, George L's cables and Peavey Nashville-Session 112 or 115.
Bill Ferguson wrote: 5 Apr 2026 4:57 am
Hi Thomas,
You say you jumpered the EFFECT loops. Did you jumper the Preamp Out to Power Amp in on the back of the amp? The infamous switching jack is in the Power Amp IN connection.
Typically, if it is a switching jack, the amp simply won't work.
But you are mentioning distortion.
I know this is probably redundant, but have you eliminated any other possible source of distortion, ie, volume pedal, cables, effects?
If not, the first thing to do is go directly from your steel to your amp and see what happens.
If your amp needs servicing, a Nashville 112 is definitely worth repairing.
You can take your amp to Peavey, but they will not repair it while you wait. Those days are gone.
The best thing would be to remove a few screws and take the chassis out, pack it securely and send it in for repair.
Peavey Service Center has pretty much stopped taking in 'out of warranty' repairs, but it can be arranged.
Or if preferred, John Fields (Peavey Engineer) has a repair business at his home. He will work on almost anything and since he was involved in the design of the NV112, he will know what to look for.
You did not mention if your NV112 is original or has been modded (ie, Ken Fox mod). If it has been modded, I don't know that Peavey or John will work on it.
Also, is it a black know (built in Meridian) or White Chicken Know, built in China? Some difference in the circuitry.
Let me know if I can be of service to help you get this resolved.
Bill
Hi Bill. Thanks for the info.
Yes, I jumped it on the back of the amp and not the loop on the front. My apologies. I’ve swapped cables, and plugged direct in bith channels with my tele. Definitely the amp.
I bought the amp used some time ago, I’m assuming it’s stock but do not know. It’s US made, I’m guessing it was near the end of the US run. There’s no date on the white sticker. John is the contact that Tim Litchfield gave me. I’ve got a local guy that’s done good work for me on my vintage fenders, but we can’t find a schematic for the nv112.
I had surgery for a ruptured biceps tendon last week, so it’ll be a couple months before I can remove the Chasis myself. Hoping to pass the time by working on open position picking and blocking practice on the steel guitar. I’ve got it plugged into my Princeton right now, and that will serve the purpose until I can do something with the peavey.
AUTHORIZED PEAVEY, George L's, Goodrich dealer. I have 2 steels and several amps. My current rig of choice is 1993 Emmons LeGrande w/ 108 pups (Jack Strayhorn built for me), Goodrich OMNI Volume Pedal, George L's cables and Peavey Nashville-Session 112 or 115.
Take Bill's advice if you want Peavey to do the repair. Mail it to them. At today's gas prices, driving back and forth (twice if you wanted to go back and pick it up after repair) would be ridiculous.
Carter D10 8p/7k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup, Regal RD40 Dobro (D tuning), Recording King Professional Dobro (G tuning), NV400, NV112, Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open G slide and regular G tuning guitar) .
Bill Ferguson wrote: 5 Apr 2026 4:57 am
Hi Thomas,
You say you jumpered the EFFECT loops. Did you jumper the Preamp Out to Power Amp in on the back of the amp? The infamous switching jack is in the Power Amp IN connection.
Typically, if it is a switching jack, the amp simply won't work.
But you are mentioning distortion.
I know this is probably redundant, but have you eliminated any other possible source of distortion, ie, volume pedal, cables, effects?
If not, the first thing to do is go directly from your steel to your amp and see what happens.
If your amp needs servicing, a Nashville 112 is definitely worth repairing.
You can take your amp to Peavey, but they will not repair it while you wait. Those days are gone.
The best thing would be to remove a few screws and take the chassis out, pack it securely and send it in for repair.
Peavey Service Center has pretty much stopped taking in 'out of warranty' repairs, but it can be arranged.
Or if preferred, John Fields (Peavey Engineer) has a repair business at his home. He will work on almost anything and since he was involved in the design of the NV112, he will know what to look for.
You did not mention if your NV112 is original or has been modded (ie, Ken Fox mod). If it has been modded, I don't know that Peavey or John will work on it.
Also, is it a black know (built in Meridian) or White Chicken Know, built in China? Some difference in the circuitry.
Let me know if I can be of service to help you get this resolved.
Bill
Bill, I'm curious as to what "know" means in your descriptions of black or White Chicken. That's new to me.
I have a Nashville 112 (S/N 51350206)and love it. Purchased new from Scotty's in St Louis in 2006. I had a diode (D2 1N4148 at U1 input) go bad in 2018 and repaired it my self. Seemed fairly easy to me as I'm a retired EE and have the tools and test equipment to do the repair. All the documents I needed for the repair were supplied via email from Aubrey Fulton at Peavey.
AUTHORIZED PEAVEY, George L's, Goodrich dealer. I have 2 steels and several amps. My current rig of choice is 1993 Emmons LeGrande w/ 108 pups (Jack Strayhorn built for me), Goodrich OMNI Volume Pedal, George L's cables and Peavey Nashville-Session 112 or 115.
