Having been a tube snob for decades, I never believed that I would come across a solid state amplifier that could "replicate" a tube amp with all they joy and feeling a tube amp brings. Then Fender came along with the Tonemaster series of solid state amps and after owning a Twin Reverb Tonemaster for a number of years. It sounds as good as a tube Twin Reverb at a fraction of the cost, a fraction of the weight and with no heat production. Spend a few hours (not minutes) with both, blindfold yourself and ask a friend to plug you into both amps dialing in the exact settings while alternating both amps a number of times in no particular order. You will hear and feel no difference. Through the years I've tried Line 6, Vox and other solid state amps and was disappointed. Not so with Fender. They got it right. At the end of the day, play through whatever makes you happy, but I strongly disagree that tube amps are superior in any respect. After 65+ years of playing and instructing professionally, I seriously doubt if anyone in an audience would be able to tell the difference between a tube or solid state amp---or even care for that matter! In my performances, I've never had anyone complain. That being said, kudos to Paul and everyone at PRS for producing beautifully crafted guitars. I have a collection of all the brands and popular models and while all of them have been great, my PRS Standard SE 2408 is as good as if not better than all of them. Great quality at a reasonable price. Thanks PRS!!!
@@FGC_Archer Evidently you missed the comments starting at :027 seconds of the video. Alex literally says, "These are things you can kind of do in the digital world, but it's not the same experience. You cannot replicate the feel of a great tube amplifier in anything other than a great tube amplifier". This is a fallacy in my and other professional guitarists' experience. Alex goes on to say, "A great tube amp will help you become a great guitar player" Really? There is no amp neither tube nor solid state that will help you become a great guitar player. If an amp exists that can do this, the manufacturers would not be able to keep up with production and orders. Only perseverance, dedication and practice will help you become "a great guitar player." At the end of the day, and if you take the time to thoroughly review and pay attention to the first portion of the video, you will realize that "this literally has EVERYTHING to do with this video". Other than that, I wish you happy picking!!!
I love my PRS guitars but I wish they'd would bring back the SE Kestrel bass and maybe add something new like the option for a maple fretboard this time. I think it's great that PRS has expanded their amp and pedal lineup, but it's a shame they don't have at least one bass in their SE line anymore.
Hey it’s that guy from CME! Not quite that nerdy- saw you on the Zzounds vid. Lol- nice job there! Shot that actual orange NF3 today as I am working with them! Not far away in Salisbury and love me some PRS! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
@@locochang6533 It says on the back of the headstock. "Built by Cor-Tek Musical Instrument co. LTD. Indonesia. The serial number will probably start with CTI (Cor-Tek Instruments)
You guys need to fix the MT15. It's an absolutely unusable amp as it is. Change the master volume knob to an audio taper and space the components properly so that the whole thing doesn't buzz. You took an Archon 50 circuit and just shrunk the size down without any considerations for EMF and expected it to just work. It doesn't.
@@recub13 yep, there's multiple different versions with various upgrades. There's videos about it. Mine is stamped 2018 on the boards. Has the 6L6's and the upgraded harness, with those white clips to hold it up. The lead channel needs a noise gate obviously. But that's somewhat expected. The one I have does exactly what it's supposed to. I'm not sure what people expect. Yes, the master volume pot has shitty taper. Doesn't stop me from using it.
@@andrewbecker3700 some people expect the amp to play for them. I have an MT15 and it's my 2nd favorite amp of all time,right behind my Archon 100w. I have Diezels,Friedman,Boogie,Suhr,Marshall,Fender,Ampeg,SWR. Don't know why these people complain like they do.
Alex sold me my first big muff and a fish and chips eq at Midwest exchange in Bloomington Illinois a good long while back. Ever since then he keeps popping up on TH-cam. Pretty cool! Still have those pedals
It's not the FX loop. It's EMF across components. They took the Archon 50 circuit and just shrunk it down without spacing the components out properly. It's a badly designed amp.
@@Bandersnatch786 It has nothing to do with that. The noise issues ARE unshielded cables coming in and out from the FX loop circuit, if they replaced this with shielded wire, there'd be NO noise!!
@@JohnWikuit’s not that easy either unfortunately. The physical placing of the loop jacks next to the power transformer is also a major contributor to the problem. They would need to redesign the circuit board and I don’t think that’s happening.
PRS, should make the new SONZERA 20 in a head format. Everything else they make is available in a head so why not the Sonzera 20 ? Not everybody wants or needs a combo. A head would surely sell just as well as the combo. PRS, if you're listening, feel free to respond or better yet release a SONZERA 20 Head. I'll buy one and so will many other guitarists. Thanks !
Doug Sewell is a tube amp genius. The early stuff he did for Paul were the best; simple controls, nothing fancy, sounded good any way the knobs were turned. His amps when he was on his own are amazing. Paul was lucky and smart to scoop him out of Texas.
I was so excited to get the MT100 the day it became available to the public but after 4 mins of plugging it in and playing it, the lead channel completely died as well as a loud constant hum on the clean channel. Even after checking all the tubes, it still didn’t fire back up. I sent it back and got myself a Revv Generator 120 MKIII and I’m very satisfied with it but I was so disappointed that the MT100 I got was such a lemon. Turns out there are a lot of other players who had similar issues with theirs. The MT15 was such an awesome amp (which I still have) but the 100 needs some serious work in the QC department.
@@papa_pt I totally agree with you on this. I have the 8515s in a CE 24 and the bridge pick up is like one of my favorite pick ups of all time. I mean it just it has a sound that I think is really really awesome. I’m incredibly discriminate when I come to pick up I know what I like but like I like that pick up only it’s one of only like two or three that I would say that about that many many I’ve played.
Having been a tube snob for decades, I never believed that I would come across a solid state amplifier that could "replicate" a tube amp with all they joy and feeling a tube amp brings. Then Fender came along with the Tonemaster series of solid state amps and after owning a Twin Reverb Tonemaster for a number of years. It sounds as good as a tube Twin Reverb at a fraction of the cost, a fraction of the weight and with no heat production.
Spend a few hours (not minutes) with both, blindfold yourself and ask a friend to plug you into both amps dialing in the exact settings while alternating both amps a number of times in no particular order. You will hear and feel no difference. Through the years I've tried Line 6, Vox and other solid state amps and was disappointed. Not so with Fender. They got it right. At the end of the day, play through whatever makes you happy, but I strongly disagree that tube amps are superior in any respect. After 65+ years of playing and instructing professionally, I seriously doubt if anyone in an audience would be able to tell the difference between a tube or solid state amp---or even care for that matter! In my performances, I've never had anyone complain. That being said, kudos to Paul and everyone at PRS for producing beautifully crafted guitars. I have a collection of all the brands and popular models and while all of them have been great, my PRS Standard SE 2408 is as good as if not better than all of them. Great quality at a reasonable price. Thanks PRS!!!
this literally has nothing to do with anything in this video.
@@FGC_Archer Evidently you missed the comments starting at :027 seconds of the video. Alex literally says, "These are things you can kind of do in the digital world, but it's not the same experience. You cannot replicate the feel of a great tube amplifier in anything other than a great tube amplifier". This is a fallacy in my and other professional guitarists' experience. Alex goes on to say, "A great tube amp will help you become a great guitar player" Really? There is no amp neither tube nor solid state that will help you become a great guitar player. If an amp exists that can do this, the manufacturers would not be able to keep up with production and orders. Only perseverance, dedication and practice will help you become "a great guitar player." At the end of the day, and if you take the time to thoroughly review and pay attention to the first portion of the video, you will realize that "this literally has EVERYTHING to do with this video".
Other than that, I wish you happy picking!!!
@@natedanna9155 oh good. Another irrelevant essay.
Proud owner of a 2 Channel 'H' with 2x12 cab.
I have the MT100 and the clean channel and OD channel are superb even if you don’t play high gain much.
Alex brought over to my house a plexi and some Mexican fajitas. Tasty!
I love my PRS guitars but I wish they'd would bring back the SE Kestrel bass and maybe add something new like the option for a maple fretboard this time. I think it's great that PRS has expanded their amp and pedal lineup, but it's a shame they don't have at least one bass in their SE line anymore.
Hey it’s that guy from CME! Not quite that nerdy- saw you on the Zzounds vid. Lol- nice job there! Shot that actual orange NF3 today as I am working with them! Not far away in Salisbury and love me some PRS! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
What the difference between PRS guitars and PRS SE guitars? I legit don’t know
PRS SE guitars are made in Indonesia. PRS from S2 and up are USA made.
@@pedraw thank you. I bought a McCarty 594 from guitar center. I have no idea how to tell where it was made.
@@locochang6533 it's most likely a Indonesian made PRS. If SE appears anywhere on the headstock then it's an off shore model
@locochang6533 it's an SE. You won't just throw 5 grand plus without knowing where the guitar was made.
@@locochang6533 It says on the back of the headstock. "Built by Cor-Tek Musical Instrument co. LTD. Indonesia. The serial number will probably start with CTI (Cor-Tek Instruments)
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PRS amps ain’t doing so well these day no? Discount everywhere and even free giveaways at peach.
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you didn't even bother to show the HDRX fifty or 100. Sad.. they are hands down your best amplifiers.
Come on…who can use a 100w amp these days!
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You guys need to fix the MT15. It's an absolutely unusable amp as it is. Change the master volume knob to an audio taper and space the components properly so that the whole thing doesn't buzz. You took an Archon 50 circuit and just shrunk the size down without any considerations for EMF and expected it to just work. It doesn't.
I have a first run mt15. Sounds incredible and not overly noisy at any volume on both channels. Are the newer ones designed differently?
@@recub13 yep, there's multiple different versions with various upgrades. There's videos about it. Mine is stamped 2018 on the boards. Has the 6L6's and the upgraded harness, with those white clips to hold it up. The lead channel needs a noise gate obviously. But that's somewhat expected. The one I have does exactly what it's supposed to. I'm not sure what people expect. Yes, the master volume pot has shitty taper. Doesn't stop me from using it.
@@andrewbecker3700 some people expect the amp to play for them. I have an MT15 and it's my 2nd favorite amp of all time,right behind my Archon 100w. I have Diezels,Friedman,Boogie,Suhr,Marshall,Fender,Ampeg,SWR. Don't know why these people complain like they do.
Alex sold me my first big muff and a fish and chips eq at Midwest exchange in Bloomington Illinois a good long while back. Ever since then he keeps popping up on TH-cam. Pretty cool! Still have those pedals
Amazing video, I really wish all the companies had a video(or series) like this to provide each amps unique sound ✌
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Will you ever fix the MT15 fx loop? It is SO noisey, nigh unusable
Does the MT100 have the same issue?
It's not the FX loop. It's EMF across components. They took the Archon 50 circuit and just shrunk it down without spacing the components out properly. It's a badly designed amp.
i dont have that issue - but i dont know if there is a big difference between the US and EU Version - maybe?
@@Bandersnatch786 It has nothing to do with that.
The noise issues ARE unshielded cables coming in and out from the FX loop circuit, if they replaced this with shielded wire, there'd be NO noise!!
@@JohnWikuit’s not that easy either unfortunately. The physical placing of the loop jacks next to the power transformer is also a major contributor to the problem. They would need to redesign the circuit board and I don’t think that’s happening.
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I’d love a Sonzera but that hum is too much
Woah, nice to see Alex with you guys!
looking good Alex.
Can I play poosy turn red on it ?
Maybe consider rebranding them as PRS SE amps. For obvious reasons.
Very insightful comment. I couldn’t agree more.
PRS, should make the new SONZERA 20 in a head format. Everything else they make is available in a head so why not the Sonzera 20 ? Not everybody wants or needs a combo. A head would surely sell just as well as the combo. PRS, if you're listening, feel free to respond or better yet release a SONZERA 20 Head. I'll buy one and so will many other guitarists. Thanks !
Doug Sewell is a tube amp genius. The early stuff he did for Paul were the best; simple controls, nothing fancy, sounded good any way the knobs were turned. His amps when he was on his own are amazing. Paul was lucky and smart to scoop him out of Texas.
Nothing like the great line off guitars, you can buy much more for your hard earned money! 🤔
I was so excited to get the MT100 the day it became available to the public but after 4 mins of plugging it in and playing it, the lead channel completely died as well as a loud constant hum on the clean channel. Even after checking all the tubes, it still didn’t fire back up. I sent it back and got myself a Revv Generator 120 MKIII and I’m very satisfied with it but I was so disappointed that the MT100 I got was such a lemon. Turns out there are a lot of other players who had similar issues with theirs. The MT15 was such an awesome amp (which I still have) but the 100 needs some serious work in the QC department.
PRS amps and pickups have always been “meh”, but they look cool
Haven't tried the amps as for pickups, all I can say is the most recent 85/15 are excellent in the CE guitars. Low output A2
@@papa_pt they all just have thick tone, idk how to describe it, but their just different
@@dividedbytimestudios keep looking,you'll find the one that's right for you.
@@papa_pt I totally agree with you on this. I have the 8515s in a CE 24 and the bridge pick up is like one of my favorite pick ups of all time. I mean it just it has a sound that I think is really really awesome. I’m incredibly discriminate when I come to pick up I know what I like but like I like that pick up only it’s one of only like two or three that I would say that about that many many I’ve played.