Past and Present

John,
The "goose" (honking midrange) is gone! I love it!
Regards,
Buddy Emmons

Hi John,
Well, you can add me to the list of worshippers. I took my Nashville 400 apart and fitted your kit, gave it a good clean up and, just like everybody else has found after fitting the modification, I am very pleased with it. All those things that are written on your website by players who have fitted it are dead true. I can almost hear my Steel Guitar breathing. The sound is brighter, the notes are clearer, almost acoustic sounding at times, the treble frequencies really shimmer now and, strangest of all is that the notes now seem to ring forever.
Good job.
Regards,

Graham Hay
Disneyland,
Paris, France

My Nashville 400 returned last week with the LeMay Super Mod. I played two shows this with it this weekend (one indoors and one outside) and so had the chance to test it out under a variety of conditions. It worked great! It produces a much warmer, rounder sound - probably too much bass and mid response for my personal taste, so I rolled the lows off more than I usually would. Still, much sweeter and more full than before. It has much more power than previously. The first thing I noticed was how loud it was when the volume pedal was only about 1/4 on. There's a lot more volume and power in reserve, so right foot technique needs a little modification as well. The sustain is also drastically improved. I had thought that sustain is primarily the function of the guitar - mass, materials and so on - but the notes ring and ring, and the harmonics sound like bells. The sliding harmonics - what Jeff Newman used to call "shooting arrows" - are like a weapon. I can now do those high-range John Hughey kinds of things because the sustain and clarity are consistant at all frets. But the most remarkable difference is the enhanced string separation. The notes all ring out so clearly and well defined that where I used to be able to coast by with adequate right hand technique, I'm gonna have to clean it up because the mistakes jump out too. So what was once an ordinary, flat, boxy, solid-state 400 is now a ringing, singing tone machine. Tone may ultimately be a function of the hands, but good equipment helps. This little aid is gonna improve my playing. Remarkable, and well worth the price.

Mark Tomeo

John,
All I have to say is thank you for selling your product!!! My Nash 400 sounds ten times better. That midrange problem is gone. Keep up the great work.

Marcus Nebraska
Chicago, IL

Mr. LeMay,
Received my amp back from you yesterday and just put it back in the cabinet. The sound is fantastic!!!! Thank you so much for your effort and the professional manner in which you did business with me. I would highly recommend your product to anyone. I am very pleased!!!

Thank you again for everything.

Best regards,
Joe Fortune

Hello from Norway.
I have just bought an old Session 500 in the US, and are waiting to get it to Norway soon. I also own a Nashville 400, which I have modified using your kit ordered from you about a year ago. I'm really satisfied with my Nash now after having modified it!! When I get my "new" Session 500, I will order a mod kit from you on that as well.
Thanks in advance - from Norway.
-Sveinung

Hello John,
I've been a Master Electronics & Communications Tech and Broadcast Engineer (1st Class) for the past 35 years. I installed the Super Mod kit in my Nashville 400 last night. WOW!! That mod is fantastic! It sounds like a $1000 amp now! I'd recommend this amp mod to anyone who owns a Peavey! Many thanks!

Al "Buddy" Parr
Warsaw Virginia

Hi John, just wanted you to know I installed the kit and my Nashville 400 sounds great! The honky harsh stuff is gone and its crystal clear. My LeGrande III now sounds like I want it to sound when the stage volume level is up. The tone cuts really clean on the high mids and high end and the notes have the separation I've been looking for. Thanks for a great product.

Jerry

Hello John thank you for the Super Mod kit for my Nashville 400 and Profex every thing is working just perfect. What a sound, clean rich sustaining tone, you can hear all the strings clean and clear, it's like having a new steel guitar a new amplifier and a new Profex, thank you very much John.

Kai Erik Skaar
NORWAY.

John,
It's in and working! My Session 500 sounds great at home. I am sure the biggest difference will be out on a gig but I have not been playing these last few years so I don't know when I will get to try that part out. It was a challenge putting in the kit but I enjoyed it and now the amp sounds much better and weighs 4.5 lbs less (it's still a real boat anchor because of that cabinet and the remaining transformer). Thanks again for all your time and effort in coming up with this kit and making it available at what I think is a very reasonable price.

Jay Jessup

John,
I received my mod kit for my ProFex II on Tuesday and promptly installed it. I just wanted to drop you a line to tell you how great I thought it was. I've been happy with my ProFex II and didn't think I would have much of a need for a mod kit. I was on the Steel Guitar Forum and read posts from people just RAVING about how great it made their ProFex's sound. Like I said, I have been happy with mine and didn't think it could sound much better. Boy was I wrong. Your mod kit took a good thing and made it GREAT. Well, I won't go on and on as I'm sure you've heard all this before, but I wanted to let you know that I am thrilled with the improvement in my ProFex due to your kit.

Thanks again,
Dave Alfstad

I have to agree with all of the other testimonials I've seen for the Nashville 400 Mod. I installed it last week and the change is phenomenal! Thanks for the RELIEF!

Mickey Adams
Band Leader
River City Opry
Jacksonville Florida

John:
I had a chance to use my system with the Profex II modification Saturday night. I don't need to tell you the difference it made. I am very pleased with the sound I had. I was working in a log building with very poor acoustics and the system still demanded respect. Thanks for the help.

Perry

After enjoying the mod on my Profex II so much, I just finished modding a Session 500 (it got a new speaker too) and a brand new Nashville 400. The Nashville had the Peavey Mod, however the LeMay Mod still did something great to it, it took that zzing out of the 3rd string...good!

J-D.Sauser

I just got the super mod installed in my Session 400 LTD. It has to be heard to be believed! That nasally honking is gone. The amp is very warm, but without any muddiness at all--very clear, great string separation. I've got a whole new amp!
Thanks, John!

Jeff Heard

I'm a poor choice as far as a technician on electronics go, but I know what my ear hears. I've had my ProFex II and both of my Nashville 400 amps modified by John Lemay. It was worth every cent and then some. I highly recommend the "Mod" to anyone on any piece of equipment that that is acceptable to John's modifications. He's the best and his mods are unbelievably good.

Bobby Bowman

Please send me another Super Mod kit for a Session 500. You installed one at the Texas Jamboree in Dallas. I just love it! You made a new player out of me! I still can't believe the sound and sustain I'm getting out of it. You have a super product!
Thanks Again

Autry Andress

I recently replaced the capacitors in my 74 and 76 Session 400s with John's parts kits. Excellent results. I didn't realize how weak my preamp was. The output has twice as much power and it's super clean.
Thanks John,

Dennis Detwiler

Hi John !
WOW !! I am, "ever-so", glad that I visited your Web page. Your site is excellent in content & video. Being an owner of an aged Session 500, what a great New Year's gift of the Free Session 500 mod. I installed the modification today and I am amazed at the difference it has made in the Amp. Your instructions were very explicit & easy to follow, making the project of the modification an enjoyable experience. You're right I LIKE the results!
I cannot stop at this point, I must have the Super Mod Kit for the Session 500. Thanks for the download of the Order Form. I think you have just saved me from buying a new amp. Order going off tomorrow.!!

Daniel B. Pickens

Hello John,
I have modified my Nashville 400 with the parts you have send me. Everything I have read about the mod is true, such as more gain,more bass, beautiful highs, mids are great. It is more a warm sound.
I am glad that I have done it and I will recommend your mod to every one here in The Netherlands that are playing with a Peavey 400 series amp.
Thanks again,
Sincerely,

Jack Hollenberg
The Netherlands

John:
I installed the modification kit into the Profex II and could not believe my ears. The sound is so clean and crisp. It is like night and day difference. This is a superb modification that everyone who uses a Profex should have. I will be upgrading my other three Profex in the near future.Again, thank you for the great "new" sound and your prompt and courteous service.

Kindest Regards
Mike Weirauch

John,
You made these Nashville 400's sound better than I ever thought possible. And my ProFex! Wow!
Thanks ever so much.

Terry Bethel
The Mel Tillis Show

Dear John,
I was surprised by the noticeable improvement to my stage rig after installing your Profex II mod kit. So I'm including a check for another one for my Studio rack Profex II. Thanks!
Take Care,

Mark van Allen
Loganville, GA.

Hello John,
Just a note to let you know that I now have the Super Mod installed in my amp (Nashville 400). I must say I am delighted. The Bass is great and the highs real smooth. What a difference! Gone is that Peavey harshness. I will certainly be recommending it to the lads here in Ireland and in the U.K.
Thank you for your advice and prompt service

Yours Sincerely
Alex Douglas
Belfast, Northern Ireland

John,
Your Mod on my Nashville 400 is better than I had ever hoped. It is awesome. Thanks for all you do.
Good Luck,

Bud Harger

Hello John,
This is my third Peavey Nashville 400 for your Super Mod. I can't say enough about the mod in that it makes the 400 breathe and open up the way I do when I use my inhaler when I'm having an asthma attack! I also want to order the remote reverb device that clamps on the leg of my steel guitar. Please find enclosed my check.
Regards,

Len Amaral

John,
I am very pleased with my Nashville 400 amp it has never sounded so good. The increase in gain is a much welcomed improvement. The bright switch feature is the icing on the cake. I am glad there is someone who cares enough about tone to take the time and trouble to develop such a wonderful process. Keep up the good work.

Jackie Harmon
Sherman Tx

OK John,
I've held off letting you know how the mod worked (Nashville 400) as I wanted to give it a good test. After getting the kit, I took it to a local player/repairman and had him put it in. Took him about 2 hours.
Played a gig in a small room that week (couple nights) and then this past week in a huge venue. 2 different rooms, 2 different sound systems. It played incredibly. Our sound man on the gig this week was also the engineer on the CD project last year. Very capable. He was extremely complimentary on the sound/tone.
I also took it too a club where a good friend of mine (Gary Carpenter) had 2 other N-400's on stage and put it up there for him to try. He was astounded.
Therefore, I am now going to sell my Tubefex/DPC-1000/Pacific cabinets, if you know anyone who may be interested. I will be posting it as well. I will probably also sell my Evans, which I have had for the last 14 years. It's got a JBL E-130 in it, which I may try in the N'ville 400, just for grins.
Thanks again.

Danny

Hi, John:
I got the Session 500 SuperMod kit in Friday's mail. I was away all weekend, so I didn't get at the installation until tonight. The kit was extremely easy to install, given your very clear instructions. I took my time, and everything went well. Then I sat down to play, and wow!! It's everything they claim it to be! I feel as if I have a new amplifier! The tone is terrific, and I seem to have much more gain (is that normal or was there possibly something amiss before the upgrade? I had no distortion or other apparent problems). I typically use a Goodrich Steel Driver II, and the system even sounds great without it now! I'm just so pleased!!
best regards

Don Walters
Regina, SK, Canada

Hi John:
I took my ProFex/DPC750 setup to a friend's house and we set up an A-B comparison to check out the mods you recently did to my ProFex. My friend has an identical setup except of course, his ProFex does not have your mod in it. Using the same equipment and the same patches, we sat for a while and listened while we switched back and forth. I must say that my rig sounded clearer and brighter than his, and both of us agreed. I am very happy with my rig now since your mod seems to bring out the midrange and "presence". It sounds excellent and I think my friend will be getting in touch with you to have his done as well.
Thanks again for the prompt service.
I'm a satisfied customer!

Jim Sprague

John:
Thanks a million ! I'll look forward to firing it up for some more great sound. I still can't believe the difference in these Nashville 400s. It's the sound I've been looking for all these years.
Regards,

Dave Smith

Hey John,
Got my Profex II back and it sounds great!! The Vegas amps you did for me are getting killer tone!
Thanks!!
Dyke Corson

"Just got my Nashville 400 back together after John's SuperMod. I've never heard a better sounding amp of it's class. Everything is better - sustain, tone, string separation. When you tune "the beats out", it sounds like the volume goes up a notch. From now on this is the amp I'm taking on 1 or two nighters. I highly recommend John's Mod to everyone."
Thanks John.

Dave Little

"David, I totally agree with everything you stated about John's Super Mod. I received my Nashville 400 last week and really like the sound. I had previously had John modify my Session 400 Ltd. and really liked the work he did on it. I also have an Evans Amp with a JBL that I play, and I like the sound of the Super Mod as well as the Evans. I think most steel players that want that bite and edge would like John's Super Mod."
Regard

Gene Piper

"John did a great job on my Vegas 400. It totally transformed the sound of the amp. I also replaced the Black Widow 1502 with a 4 ohm JBL, and I now have one of the best sounding steel guitar amps I've ever heard. I get a great guitar sound out of it too."

Jerry Gleason

"I have the FIRST SUPER MOD. Clean and clear, in your face real steel tone finally. I am a tone freak pure and simple. This is clean, like no other amp you have ever heard. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain."

Larry Behm

Hello John,

I just wanted to let you know that the Vegas sounds great. I took it out for the first time last night. I missed that amp when it wasn't working. I'm really glad to have it back, and sounding better than before! I'll help spread the word.
Regards,

Dave Zirbel

Hi John:
I just wanted to let you know that the Session 500 really sounds great!!! I used it this weekend. For the first time, "It's all there". From the highest to lowest strings, I can actually hear the individuality, rather than a composite mush. I'm extremely happy with the highs and lows. I'm a happy camper. Thanks so much.

Marty Winn

I installed the mod a few weeks ago and tried it out on the last 2 gigs. It make a big difference! I would highly recommend it to anyone who has the Profex.
Jon Smorada

John,
The first Nashville 400 amp you did for me was super, the best I've ever heard. I'm getting ready to send you the second amp probably this week. I'm looking forward to the second amp as I'm sure it will be as good or better than the first. I've had nothing but great comments and praise on the first amp that you did for me.
Thanks again!
George Edwards
Kitty Wells Show
Nashville, TN

Hi John:
Just a note to let you know I got the Session 400 LTD mod kit and installed it a couple of weeks ago. Worked out great, the amp does sound noticeably better. I was having a lot of problems with a sort of harshness to the sound especially on strings 2 & 3, that's gone now and the string separation is better also. I used the amp Saturday night at a casual gig and it sounded really good, we had a guest sound man and he commented on the great signal coming from the amp balanced out to the board - he was really enjoying the sound of my rig.

Bill