PRS HDRX Amps: The Story Behind the Design | PRS Guitars
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- PRS HDRX amps bring power and balance. Featuring a newly-documented Hendrix Touring Circuit, the PRS HDRX amp is heavily inspired by one of Hendrix’s personal amps purportedly used at Woodstock, which Paul Reed Smith and PRS Amp Designer Doug Sewell were able to study. The PRS HDRX is designed to push the high-end so it is very clear, but not so much that it’s harsh, so the amp shines without glaring and allows for aggression that can be backed off for smooth, sweet tones.
Signal Chain Notes: The signal from the HDRX 100 & 50-watt amp heads (seen in-frame) was sent to mirrored speaker cabinets (out of frame) and close mic'd with a Byer Dynamic M160 on one speaker & a Shure SM7 on another. These close mics are accompanied by one of Paul Smith's custom-built room mics. These mic signals were sent to multiple custom-built RCA tube-driven mic preamps and were recorded through a UA Apollo x8p and ProTools.
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Hey, Paul...I was at Woodstock. Hendrix played on Monday morning, as I recall. LOTS of people had left earlier, so the acoustics in the natural amphitheatre was naturally amplified. I remember Jimi as playing way too loud...sorta like I used to do with my '65 Twin Reverb amp. But, the reason was the lack of absorption since the crowd was so thinned out. So, it wasn't Jimi's problem...it was the acoustics of the outdoor venue. No idea if that makes any sense, in terms of amp/guitar building.
Incidentally, that's where I met Carlos Santana and Mike Shrieve. A sort of coincidence. Be well. Keep up the transformative good work. [I got the SE Santana in 2002. Still plays great.] Thanks. Dr. Gary K.
Oh baby... *chef's kiss*
I recently watched an interview you had with Paul where you both talked about Machine Gun. I’ve been obsessed with the song ever since. So cool to hear him play it!
Love you Tyler!
@Jon Oz when the video starts Paul is playing Machine Gun by Jimi Hendrix. I’ve been listening to the “ Songs for Groovy Children: The Fillmore East Concerts” versions for about a week now
Get Outta Here Rich Boy
@@arkram_68 I don't even watch MIW, but your post is childish and full of jealousy.
PRS is my favorite local Maryland company. It’s so great having the coolest guitar company in our backyard
Paul's smile when playing Machine Gun really says it all
Paul is the most passionate guy in the business and I am happy to support his business!
Goddamn, Paul. You're going to have to calm down. MY FINANCES CAN'T TAKE IT.
@@Music_is_fun Congrats... Way to brag about having more money? Do you want a cookie or something?
Mine can
You guys just NAILED it! That thing is special. Kudos to all of you playing beautifully on it as well
Coming back to this video to confirm after having my HDRX 50 for almost a year now, and it was worth EVERY PENNY. Definitely a lot cleaner sounding in person, not that typical Super Lead sound. Sounds just like the album in real life, can’t explain it. The bottom end absolutely GROWLS on open chords.
I love the concept. You’ve shed some light on a bit of unknown history here. I appreciate that.
I’ll also appreciate the circuit being released on some guitar amp forums.
My deepest respect for this project. As always 🖤
These sound incredible - fantastic job PRS!
This is amazing!! Imagine having the opportunity to unravel a piece of history
Thanks Paul and Doug for doing this. I must have this amp!
I just bought my first PRs and man I appreciate the craftsmanship. It’s truly like no other guitar 🎸
My first PRS DGT will be here next week
I love vids like this. Get introduced to guitarists I’ve not heard of. Not to mention the information on recreating a very historical amp.
PRS does it again!! Another TONE present!!!
The amp sounds GREAT !!! Nice work !!!
That smile on Paul's face. Sounds great.
This is the one amp i must have. To play along with such an accurate tone is a dream come true. It's like Hendrix is asking if you want to try his rig out. So cool.
That outro jam was astonishingly good.
This amp is so good it makes me want to cry.
Very awesome. You can tell the passion in the stories as they are telling them! Would love to play through this amp and cab!
Paul's passion is very infectious!
It seems like in the past few years, PRS has ventured into what some call copying Fender or Marshall, but it seems pretty clear to me they are *improving* and creating a new PRS specific character out of that process. I love my Silver Sky, and this amp sounds stellar. Amazing work, y'all!
Why not improve on what you love about musical gear ? I can get behind that.
@@maximumguitarage they did improve. the Silver Sky is better than Fender's own Strat and I own a Fender Strat.
The closer PRS gets to Gibson, Fender or Marshall, the better their stuff is. The more PRS original their stuff is, the more bland it is. Best PRS guitars are Singlecuts and Silver Sky, the rest has no character
Watching Paul talk about music can bring anyone joy, can’t wait till I can afford this 😂
I'm not going to talk about the cost of this amazingly beautiful amp, my god every playthrough in this video was such an amazing sound!
I hope i get the chance to play this amp in person one day
After seeing how much Paul cares about his products, I had to have me a PRS guitar. Love it.
i bought one in 1992 and still have it 30 years later. one of the best I've ever owned.
I’m proud that PRS was given the opportunity to make this amp as opposed to others it’s proof of there quality as a company(and I’m a fender guy)
This is definitely Paul's passion project 😁
Paul is taking over the guitar playing world. I love it, such a cool story and sounds great.
Me sitting here waiting for the PRS SE A50E Acoustic-Electric Guitar Blue Matteo
to go on sale. Then I'll be selling my soul for a PRS HX Amp. Great job as always PRS
Jesus dude! This is beautiful
That purple circuit board is the icing on the cake.
Marvellous Mike Ault 🎸🎵🎶👍👍👍. Crazy big sounds ❤️
This ACTUALLY sounds like Hendrix. Despite being one of the most beloved guitar players of all time, I don't think I've ever heard anyone nail his tone. This is something special, guys.
Check YT for Randy Hansen.
Please.... 🙄
I've never been big on PRS amps but this sounds great.
This is awesome to see. Was it an Anderton’s video a few years back where Paul was talking about testing every capacitor. This is an amp I can see myself saving up for
☝️THIS
And not only that, you need a fuzz, rotary (univibe) and wah.
So its not only the amp.
Great job Paul 🎶🎶🎶🏆🎸☮️
PRS Baritone. I want so bad. Let's get one going boys!!
Inviting Randy Hansen to play it would have been insane !
Good god! And Phillip sayce
I do not have the money to spend on this kind of thing, but damn I'm convinced. That seems to be my feeling about PRS products in general. I am always blown away by the time, energy, and passion spent in producing prs products. Some day, I will have to aquire this amp as well as a core series PRS and probably a silver sky too.
buy the HDRX 20 instead . the head is only $799 and cab is $399. I got both. They are incredible.
@@sixslinger9951 didnt exist when i made this comment! thanks for letting me know. ill have to check it out!
Mark Lettieri: _A good guy._
EHX EL34B- tubes, interesting choice , I’ll try them in my astoria.
randy is such a great player
Amazing!!!
Nailed it!!
It wont be official until Johan Segeborn demos it on his channel
I wish I could afford this, It's so perfect, I'd sell my soul to own this amp. PRS has officially become my favorite amp builder!!!
Why don’t you look into what it takes to build a tube amp. Buy a Tweed Champ kit or something. It’s not a magical process and it doesn’t take a lot of work to just copy something. It’s good way to get into building amps though.
you now can afford it. The 20 watt version is only $800
Awesome!
Good job sounds right !
Go Paul Go ! 👍🎸
looks and sounds great, I watched Tyler's video on MUSIC IS A WIN earlier
The intro sounds like something Robin Trower would get for sound. It's cool. It would be interesting to see what Robin thinks of these new amps.
Idc how much I am getting one of these
Man you're screwing me over because Hendrix is my man
omg! wow very nice
@mrpeterhonore is going to love the story of the circuit board at 21:52. :)
super cool
You and Doug hit it out of the park once again..you guys are running out of parks I swear!!
Wow, what a machine. Love the tones. Question for Paul, Can these amps do the Gilmour clean tones too?
Gilmour was using Hiwatts with tons of headroom. I’m sure it’ll do cleans to an extent but not those huge singing Floyd clean leads.
Amazing to see PRS grow from being one of the best guitar luthiers to becoming one of the best amp manufacturers.
Be nice to see this for the JMOD, and others.
Nice!
i got my amp today and it blows me away… now i did also buy a boss waza attenuator so i could play it at a reasonable volume… wow
Did you get 50 or 100 watt ?
Doug used to be such a clean cut architect, Paul, what have you done to him!?
Is there going to be a hand-wired version?
OMG has Paul stooped to using a pedal? Sounds great!
Sorry if it was ready mentioned, is this a Bass circuit?
Aloha from Hawaii 🏝️
I'm from Rockville, Maryland but currently live in Hawaii for many years and since I don't play professionally for a living I got back into playing again after about 8 yrs and wanted a smaller amp like a 40-50 watt and ended up getting a Peavey Vyrpr VIP 2 40 Watt and loving it. The built-in effects are great, I haven't even used the app to get the extra effects. It only cost me $249.
So how much is the 50 watt and how many different effects does it ofter ?
😎🤙🎸
Grande Paul
Awesome sounding amp! Would love to have one but I can't afford most of the PRS stuff 😂
just too cool ooooooooo yes .
OG Mike Ault at the end, speaker cone cry 20:48, really wish Celestion would address that...
Can we hear it with no efects?
It's striking how much the thing sounds like a bassman
would be curious to see how this compares to the PRS HX / DA, given that was also based on a Hendrix-owned Marshall Plexi circuit in addition to a Duane Allman-owned Plexi circuit
I’m happy to be the cynic here.
It’s the same amp…but now it has the Hendrix Family logo/seal of approval.
Money grab.
@@richardjohnson8546 The HX/DA has a master volume, switches altering circuit voicings from a super bass to super lead in 3 separate parts of the circuit (pre-amp, EQ stage and power amp stage) as well as 2 different pre-amp gains (low and high). This amp has none of those.
@@richardjohnson8546 it's not the same amp
bruh the beginning of him playing machine gun was the closest I've ever heard
Should have gotten Greg Koch to demo this amp. He would have brought the Gristle and not be so polite with it...and cranked this mother UP...
Truthfully he has but plays so crazy and fast that he doesn't do this amp justice This amp needs to breathe and have space to bloom Nothing against Koch just my opinion
@@paulcowart3174 Truth...never saw a Greg Koch demo worth anything...he's too spastic
The Robin Williams of guitar.
oh God no!
Paul you did it again. Something to go with my SilverSky. But 50 watts? Too much for my apartment. But I'm guessing your probably working on a 20/5 watt version? Make it I'll buy it.
paul do you know what the electric ladyland amp was?.. rain day dream away, watchtower, come on, voodo child.... dual showman, kramer was pretty vague about the exact setup..
You’re welcome
Poplar is an odd choice for cabinet material in a Hendrix inspired cab since his old 100 logo Marshall 1982 was a standard birch plywood cab .
I would love to see inside one of Hendrix 1966 100 logo marshall cabs to see exactly what speakers were in them .
The consensus is they had very ealry G12H speakers which would make them G12H25s rather than 30s as the G12M started out at 29 watts and the G12H at 25. They were bunped up to 25 watts and 30 watts respectively around Mid 1968.
Hendrix cabs likely had the 55Hz bass Cone G12H25s as well .
Sounds like choosing the Creamback H75 was proper choice as it's the closest available Celestion that also has higher power handling .
You just know Janie and her team put a copyright strike on this video too. Got to get that money!
i also use the g12h 75 watt creamback for jimi tone its sound more warmer then the g12h 30watt
Nice Machine Gun!!
I like how he says "he liked a lot of bass". Yeah Jimi always sounded robust even when just playing a strat which is a thinner sounding guitar. My silver sky has some extra bass that my awesome mexi strat with USA pickups doesnt have
The pickups being upside down had a lot to to with that
Are these amps limited?
We channeling Jimi? :)
I'm sorry, after designing Audio/musical PCBs for 45 years, I can tell you that "purple" circuit boards do not "add up" in the sound! But, your products sound great!
What mic were they using on the cab?
The signal from the HX 100 & 50-watt amp heads (seen in-frame) were sent to mirrored speaker cabinets (out of frame) and close mic'd with a Byer Dynamic M160 on one speaker & a Shure SM7 on another speaker. Those close mics are accompanied by one of Paul Smith's custom-built room mics. These mic signals were sent to multiple custom-built RCA tube-driven mic preamps and were recorded through a UA Apollo x8p and ProTools.
@@prsguitars thanks for the clarification. As you can’t see any mic’s on the cab in frame it makes it difficult to actually know what we were listening to.
Waiting for the mt100
i wanna get one, just can´t decide 50 or 100
Mama Mia!
I’m hearing this amp and all I can think is PRS needs to get John Frusciante as an endorsee. He’s made no secret of the fact that his biggest influence in terms of both sound and playing is Hendrix and I think if there is any one guitarist today who can do justice to the memory of Hendrix and his sound, is him. No doubt if he plays this amp, he’ll be jumping ship to PRS in no time at all.
Why no FX loop?
Paul - the best guitarist of all manufacturers.
You must not have heard many other ones…. Kingsley’s Simon Jarrett is on another level. To name one. Paul is a fine player, no doubt.
Like my 20 watt version!
🤔 did it matter that Hendrix played upside down? I mean paul is talking about the bass and trable values of Hendrix amp being odd.
So, instead of getting a Marshall 1959HW hand-wired (!) in England clone of Hendrix's amp for 2K EUR one can buy a PRS HX100 imported PCB and just assembled in the USA clone foe 3.6K EUR (Thomann prices). Like, who would actually do something irrational?
Because most of the legit Hendrix recording tones werent of those marshals he played live
@@kodykindhart5644 Modded Marshalls here and there? Sure. Still, no justification for selling import amp with no master volume in 2021 for 3.6K.
By the way this is almost the same with the previous gen Archons who were advertised and marketed as US made but looking inside you know they are Korean.
Just buy an nice old Marshall for that kind of money and be done with it and have an amp that will only go up in value
@@giominor88
Import tariffs. Same goes for Americans buying Vox Amps or anything else British. Like Morgan motorcycles.
@@travelinman482 the PRS amps are not US made. They just do a final assembly there. Unlike Mesa Boogie or similar truly US made brands.
PRS should look into making a Synergy module for Boutique Amp Dist. WHY? Because many of us who own real preamps would love to have a Archon, HX, Tremonti, Dallas, ETC... Without putting your awesome gear into plugins, look into Synergy guys, its a great way to get into the Boutique market for the players who would like to own these preamps in a module.
Take my money.
Is it an amplifier for clean sounds only?
no, this thing has killer overdrive when cranked, just like a plexi.
@@sixslinger9951 Ok can you please describe what pedals and pedal positions you are using for the Hendrix sound?