Just purchased, from Steel Guitar Nashville where I found a great price, a new Peavey Nashville 112 to replace my Nashville 400 for my steel playing. I had been a bit wary because most reviews (essentially all positive) are from E9 players and I wondered how the 12-inch speaker would hold up with the lower strings on my Universal. It all seems good at this early stage.

The smaller and lighter amp will make my back much happier. And with the cute headphone out and external in, I don’t need my mixer any more to play along with recorded music, aloud or through phones.

It’ll be fun to give it whirl during the next gig.

Great concert last night by They Might Be Giants at the Michigan Theater. Best of all being guests of drummer Marty Beller’s. John (or was it John?) got the crowd to come to its feet  and move towards the stage before the first tune where it stayed throughout. Playing a theater, with those darn seats interfering with movement and energy, is different from playing a club. For an Ann Arbor crowd, it was pretty animated though, according to John (or was it John?) not nearly as wild as the crowd at the gig the night before. In Grand Rapids of all places.

Ann Arbor sure ain’t what it used to be, if Grand Rapids can out wild it. But I digress. Thanks to TMBG. Thanks to Marty.