My first time pitching you. Killer review of the MT15. Not to mention you can just hold it around like a lunchbox and gig with it. Nicely done! I’ll be looking for more of your content
When you scooped the mids it's crazy how close it sounded to the AJFA tone. Definitely a faithful Boogie recreation. Great video. Subscribed! Also, PRS is aware of the noisy effects loop and I believe (but I could be wrong) that they'll repair it. Though I could just be talking out of my ass.
Thank you very much Brandon! Will play a show next week with the PRS MT15. If it's a pain in the ass live, I'll definitely do something about the fx loop. 🤘
@@CarstenStepanowicz I have send back my first model of PRS MT15 because of the noisy fx loop. Same problem with the new. So I have swapped 3 tubes (two is enough to fix the humm coming from the the fx loop). I use it for recording, rehearsal and live without any problem for a year now.
@@CarstenStepanowicz On the PRS website, you can find the schematic for the tubes and their positions. Change the tube in V5, FX loop tube for a lower gain like ECC82/12AU7, and the tube in V6, the phase inverter for an ECC81/12AT7.
The problem (?) with the mt15 as a bedroom is the volume knob. You can choose between to loud and to quiet on the other side... thats not sensitive enough. In this case the lunch box size doen't make sense to me. So the engl fireball 25 with all the extras in it is much more beneficial and sounding awesome!!
I agree the volume knob is sensitive but it's possible to get a decent volume level for home use. The ENGL compared to the MT15 is very different soundwise. And apart from the built in noise gate they are identical if I'm not mistaken. Plus the ENGL is more expensive. 🤓
Hi mate, really good review! Can you really gig with it without putting a mic to the amp? I mean, can it hold the volume vs a strong drummer? Thanks for the review!
Hi Carsten, could you compare the MT-15 to the DSL20HR (which you reviewed also) with a few words? Why and in which scenario would you choose one over the other? How would you describe the low end tightness, saturation etc .. ? Thanks!!!
Ive owned this amp for 6 months...love it..i play on a peavey 212c with a v30 and t-75 in it...killer tones...i use a Schecter Demon...pretty fun..not a Boogie but close enough for $800 vs $2000...btw great demo
As a modern metal guitarist who plays in Drop E, I use this amp with presence, mids and treble at around 3 o clock, bass at around 12, gain at around 11, with a TS mini in the front with tone at around 2 and no gain and it can sound really djenty. But then I can adjust the settings and get a really sick sounding death metal tone, it's a really great amp, not to mention the cleans are also really smooth
@@CarstenStepanowicz Not at all really, the low tunings work great, I even play in double drop C in some songs and it holds up really well. The only issue I have with it is the lead channel volume, it gets really loud really quickly and it only starts to sound really good at a volume that would annoy other people in the house, so I need to get an attenuator for that. Although I don't have much experience with valve amps and headroom etc, as this is my first valve amp, I can't complain.
@@CarstenStepanowicz So nice to hear that you can actually open it up and enjoy fully. Lots of amazing gigs to you in that case/ Best wishes and thank you for the fast reply.
"I mean, if you tried a Marshall with the treble on 10 you'd probably die instantly" LMFAO. Marshall's are probably my favorite amps, but you're NOT wrong... XD
Same here! I love my Marshall amps but they can become piercing as hell when you overdo it with the treble or presence knob. The PRS is definitely a bit more chilled. 🙂🙌
Awesome Michael! I think it's really one of the best for its price. The ENGL Fireball 25 looks also pretty tempting with 2 x 6l6 but it's also more expensive.
I doubt that it's the only one. There are some 15W "practice" valve amps out there which are loud enough for band settings. My Laney IRT Studio for example is only on 1-2 in my room. Never had it over 5-6 in any case. Btw a totally underrated piece of gear imho.
It’s not the only one. I own it and it’s a great amp and loud as hell but my Jet City JCA22H is plenty loud through a 4x12. No problems with volume in a band setting.
Clarification:..Loud enough to hang with other 50 & 100 W tube amps-live and loud. Most, if not all are plenty to play with a band /drummer .. The EVH LBX S sounds killer, but gets a little lost when really pushing the volume..The PRS has the edge with the 6L6 or 5881 tubes and huge transformer. It's over built for a 15W amp (..kind of cheating..) : )
I own mt15 couple of years ..great amp:)in the past I had mesa single rect,Jvm410,5150..engl..all this amps tooo powerfull and to heavy to carry :) Ive sold my amps..and boufght mt15..no regrets-as you said,its cover rehearsal,gigs and bed room practicing-some of the mt 15 had hum noice in fx problembut not all of them----- and You are..great guitar player mate:) cheers
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zu neuem Mt 15! Steht Dir sehr gut, geiles Video 🥰👌War bei meinen damaligen auch, der Schwachpunkt ist der Fx loop! 12au7 im fx loop Slot hat Abhilfe geschafft aber, trotzdem schade!
Danke danke! Wenn ich ihn zum recorden nehme, brauche ich den FX Loop nicht wirklich, aber ich teste ihn nächste Woche live. Mal schauen ob mir der FX Loop da auf den Sack geht. 😄
I'm playing my Bugera 6262, a 120-Watt Valve amp connected to 4x12 v30 in the middle of the night with a person sleeping almost next room... and that's WITHOUT A MASTER VOLUME knob/ DO NOT fall for the marketing bs... If the amp is good, it's good for bedroom as well (unless you want the best tube driven tone/record and album or dunno). I have also heard that prs mt15 has a really bad volume knob which jumps rapidly in volume making it really sh1te to play at low volumes. Not sure if true with all units, though. Do not be afraid of 50, 100 Watts amps even in apartments... go for it... test it... send it back if needed but try it for yourself... I am so glad that I have tested Bugera 6262 with 2x12 and now with 4x12 because I know that a bedroom amp = nothing but a marketing BS. Please note, that I would rather take 1x12 and a 50W head for a gig than heave a 4x12 and +-24kg of the 100-Watt head. For pure joy, fun, practice I cannot recommend a 4x12 and a 100-Watt head enough... Again... try it for yourself. The only downside you really need to be aware of is size and weight. Especially the second one if you are a smaller person like myself. Still heaved all by myself upstairs ;) Want 4x12 Mesa in future which is 10kg more and that I am afraid... I will need some help with.
@@CarstenStepanowicz 😂🤣 167cm @ 69kg here so... I know what you mean... I barely reached the handles on both sides of my Harley Benton 4x12 (it's smaller than most other 4x12 and it weighs +-38kg). Still akwaryd and super dangerous for your back/health. If I ever come out of my small room it would be with a small head (probably 50W) and a 1x12. 2x12 might be lighter (+- 24kg with v30s) but it is super akwaryd and even more dangerous when putting down/lifting up as you have to get super low. 2x12 vertical might be a consideration but still...
@@tgchan If you don't need the thump of a 4x12 live a 1×12 or 2x12 is absolutely fine as you mic the cab anyway. It's all about preference/convenience. ✌️
You know I like your stuff, Carsten, but here I noticed how you SCREAMspeak quite a lot like many us-youtubers do. Please don't go too much in that direction, because everything else is great: Playing, content, choices.
This amp is just Awesome... 27,5Wrms measured, a beautifull clean when you pull the boost on, a real clean channel that can take any low to mid gain overdrive or distortion, and if you want more?! The 2nd channel is a pure high gain monster, couple it with a tube screamer in front and a 10 bands EQ in the loop and you will end with one of the best distortion I ever heard!! Obviously with those 2X5881 tubes it can drive my 4X12" like a 100W amp and I can gig or rehearse with it😯 Headroom, sag, natural harmonic distortion, all that goodness in a lunchbox, just AWESOME!! PRS hit hard with that one❤
Bedroom? Bedroom?!!?!? Fricken bedroom?!?!?!?!? Unless your bedroom is a mid sized club this amp is way too loud for bedroom. With a 2x12 V30s it shakes walls barely opened up and it is ear damaging loud when running at the sweetspot
@@CarstenStepanowicz I certainly have, most Plexies, Boogies, 5150s, Supergroups etc, none of the are marketed as a "lunchbox practice amp". I would like o see someone's face who ordered one online without hearing it first and intended to use it as a home practice amp :D
@@ilmisxx2 Right! I would describe a Plexi as a wall shaking and ear damaging amp. The PRS MT-15 is a bit nasty when it comes to the volume knob but personally I have no problem at all to dial it in where it could be used in a flat without disturbing your neighbors. Maybe the neighbors in Germany enjoy more electric guitar music, I've never had any complaints so far. 😂
@@CarstenStepanowicz well at bedroom practice volumes it sounds less than stellar and once it opens up it's way loud, 90dB+ loud. To me practice volume is something you can run 24/7 without creating issues with the neighbohrs and MT15 is way too loud for that
This channel is slowly becoming one of my favorite guitar channels.
Wow, thank you! That means a lot to me! 🤘❤️
Carsten has mad skills and makes everything sound great.
Cool Video, Great playing to! I should be receiving mine today! I cant wait to try it out on a few different cabinets I have to.
Thank you very much Johnny! Have fun with the amp! 🤘❤️
man your singing voice is really good aswel !!
Thank you! 🤘
New sub here and great playing, you reminded me why I bought this lunchbox amp again. Hail the MT-15!
That makes me happy! And welcome to the channel! Enjoy your MT-15! 🤘❤️
Great tone I really enjoyed your demo
Thank you very much! 🤘❤️
I’m just starting out with my channel finally got a joyo zombie 2 and I’m working on it 🤘🤘
My first time pitching you. Killer review of the MT15. Not to mention you can just hold it around like a lunchbox and gig with it. Nicely done! I’ll be looking for more of your content
Thank you very much! Glad you like it! 🤘
Its great how this beast tightens up the Tone Zone.
They work together nicely! 😄✌️
When you scooped the mids it's crazy how close it sounded to the AJFA tone. Definitely a faithful Boogie recreation. Great video. Subscribed!
Also, PRS is aware of the noisy effects loop and I believe (but I could be wrong) that they'll repair it. Though I could just be talking out of my ass.
Thank you very much Brandon! Will play a show next week with the PRS MT15. If it's a pain in the ass live, I'll definitely do something about the fx loop. 🤘
@@CarstenStepanowicz I have send back my first model of PRS MT15 because of the noisy fx loop. Same problem with the new. So I have swapped 3 tubes (two is enough to fix the humm coming from the the fx loop).
I use it for recording, rehearsal and live without any problem for a year now.
Awesome! Which tubes did you change?
@@CarstenStepanowicz On the PRS website, you can find the schematic for the tubes and their positions.
Change the tube in V5, FX loop tube for a lower gain like ECC82/12AU7, and the tube in V6, the phase inverter for an ECC81/12AT7.
@@ederiel Awesome man! Thanks for the info. 🤘
Great amp. Love the intro song variation of John Petrucci's 'damage control'.
It is a killer amp! Haha, yeah heard the song before and got clearly inspired by Lord JP. 😄🙌
Was just jamming on mine then I saw this lol , my favorite amp I've ever played through!
Haha, definitely. Had some bad luck with this model. The noise floor in the gain channel is insane but the sound is incredibly good indeed. 🤘❤️
Very nice sounding amp. I particularly like the lead tones, more driven than distorted, and that’s without a boost pedal.
That's what I like too! It almost feels like you'd have a pedal engaged but you keep the dynamics of the amp. It's fun to play!
The problem (?) with the mt15 as a bedroom is the volume knob. You can choose between to loud and to quiet on the other side... thats not sensitive enough. In this case the lunch box size doen't make sense to me. So the engl fireball 25 with all the extras in it is much more beneficial and sounding awesome!!
I agree the volume knob is sensitive but it's possible to get a decent volume level for home use. The ENGL compared to the MT15 is very different soundwise. And apart from the built in noise gate they are identical if I'm not mistaken. Plus the ENGL is more expensive. 🤓
@@CarstenStepanowicz The only solution is to get both.
🤘🙂
Great channel man! Cheers from México!
Thank you very much! Glad you like my stuff! 🤘
You are such a great guitar player my friend, you can make anything sound kickass!!
Thank you very much Andy! 🤘❤️
I just got my MT15 and its amazing! I love it
That's awesome Carlos! Enjoy! 🤘❤️
Hi mate, really good review! Can you really gig with it without putting a mic to the amp? I mean, can it hold the volume vs a strong drummer? Thanks for the review!
Glad you like my review! This thing is loud enough to compete with a very hard hitting drummer. 🤘❤️
For someone who hates clean sounds… you sound really dope
Thanks bro! ✌️❤️
Hi Carsten, could you compare the MT-15 to the DSL20HR (which you reviewed also) with a few words? Why and in which scenario would you choose one over the other? How would you describe the low end tightness, saturation etc .. ? Thanks!!!
@@VC279 I think a separate video makes sense because I receive the question quite often! Stay tuned! 🤘😂
It is a great amp.
💯🤝
Ive owned this amp for 6 months...love it..i play on a peavey 212c with a v30 and t-75 in it...killer tones...i use a Schecter Demon...pretty fun..not a Boogie but close enough for $800 vs $2000...btw great demo
Thank you! V30+T-75 = awesome combination! 🤘
Wow !! Beautiful sounding Amp - can it really be set to a useful bedroom level, or would a attenuator still be required therefore ?
You can't go wrong with an attenuator but I use it as a bedroom amp at home and haven't gotten any complaints yet. 😄
Hi just got this amp and found this. Love the tone your getting. Was this speakers or impulse? What was used? Great video
Congrats to your new amp! It's a miced (Shure SM7B) 2x12 Blackstar cab with Seventy80 speakers. ✌️
As a modern metal guitarist who plays in Drop E, I use this amp with presence, mids and treble at around 3 o clock, bass at around 12, gain at around 11, with a TS mini in the front with tone at around 2 and no gain and it can sound really djenty. But then I can adjust the settings and get a really sick sounding death metal tone, it's a really great amp, not to mention the cleans are also really smooth
Awesome! Sounds like a decent setting. Do
you have issues with low tuning and low wattage amps regarding head room?
@@CarstenStepanowicz Not at all really, the low tunings work great, I even play in double drop C in some songs and it holds up really well. The only issue I have with it is the lead channel volume, it gets really loud really quickly and it only starts to sound really good at a volume that would annoy other people in the house, so I need to get an attenuator for that.
Although I don't have much experience with valve amps and headroom etc, as this is my first valve amp, I can't complain.
Awesome video thanks for it 🖤🖤🖤
Glad you like it! 🤘
Revisiting after 5 months :) Do you still have it and use it?
I still have it and enjoy every second of it. It has become my fav live gig amp. It's light & brutal sounding. 😁🤘
@@CarstenStepanowicz So nice to hear that you can actually open it up and enjoy fully. Lots of amazing gigs to you in that case/ Best wishes and thank you for the fast reply.
This is my gig amp and yes, I do boost it with an OD but I can easily gig/practise with the master volume on approx 9-10 o'clock
Awesome Chris! Will try mine live next week! Which OD do you use and what is your gain setting on the amp?
@@CarstenStepanowicz I use a boss looper pedal so I use the built in mid boost OD and gain on max 👍
Gain max on the amp + Mid boost OD from the Boss looper? You take no prisoners Chris, wicked! 🤘😂
@@CarstenStepanowicz presence 10, bass 5, muds 10, treble 0, gain 10 😉
Sounds MOSH 🤘
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You have my complete approval to take ME higher Carsten #NoHobo 🤣
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Is this loud enough without mic in? How big of a venue,
This thing kills 100 watt amps 🤘😎
"I mean, if you tried a Marshall with the treble on 10 you'd probably die instantly" LMFAO. Marshall's are probably my favorite amps, but you're NOT wrong... XD
Same here! I love my Marshall amps but they can become piercing as hell when you overdo it with the treble or presence knob. The PRS is definitely a bit more chilled. 🙂🙌
Carsten how r u man ? I been wanting thst Amp since it first came out! I think it is the best lunch box for the price point !
Awesome Michael! I think it's really one of the best for its price. The ENGL Fireball 25 looks also pretty tempting with 2 x 6l6 but it's also more expensive.
Yes engl more pricey iam poor mountain man rocker !they say it's cheaper in the country they lie ! All of them they lie hahaha 😆 😂 🤣 🎄🤘☄️💥🛸
@@michaelgallegos8811 😄🙈
Mt 15 or Mesa 25, mini rect bro,?
If you have the money, grab the Mesa! 🙂🎄❤️
Saugeiler Amp aber auch ein Saugeiler Gitarrist 😊
Vielen Dank, das freut mich! 🤘
Nice! Btw. believe it or not, the amp is around 28 to 30 Watts RMS. Definately not a bedroom mate. Nice vid!
I believe everything you say. I have a large bedroom and deaf neighbors (now). 🤘
Even at minimal volume its loud on 7 watts. And i got a triple 150w still loud asf
If you're a bit careful with the volume knob you can get a good level for home use out of it. Triple 150 is awesome!
Better head archon 50 or mt15 in bed room?
15 for sure!
Killer tone! Lovve this amp..It's the ONLY lunchbox amp with enough balls to pla live and loud with a band...Nice work! GGreat amp!
Thank you very much! Will try it live next week. I'm hyped! 😄🙌
I doubt that it's the only one. There are some 15W "practice" valve amps out there which are loud enough for band settings. My Laney IRT Studio for example is only on 1-2 in my room. Never had it over 5-6 in any case. Btw a totally underrated piece of gear imho.
It’s not the only one. I own it and it’s a great amp and loud as hell but my Jet City JCA22H is plenty loud through a 4x12. No problems with volume in a band setting.
Clarification:..Loud enough to hang with other 50 & 100 W tube amps-live and loud. Most, if not all are plenty to play with a band /drummer .. The EVH LBX S sounds killer, but gets a little lost when really pushing the volume..The PRS has the edge with the 6L6 or 5881 tubes and huge transformer. It's over built for a 15W amp (..kind of cheating..)
: )
@@sb6232how do you think it compares to the Marshall dsl 20 hr?
I own mt15 couple of years ..great amp:)in the past I had mesa single rect,Jvm410,5150..engl..all this amps tooo powerfull and to heavy to carry :) Ive sold my amps..and boufght mt15..no regrets-as you said,its cover rehearsal,gigs and bed room practicing-some of the mt 15 had hum noice in fx problembut not all of them----- and You are..great guitar player mate:) cheers
Thank you very much! 🤘 Glad you enjoy your MT15! ✌️
All amps sound fine on clean. Let's move on to the gain.
🙂🤟
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zu neuem Mt 15! Steht Dir sehr gut, geiles Video 🥰👌War bei meinen damaligen auch, der Schwachpunkt ist der Fx loop! 12au7 im fx loop Slot hat Abhilfe geschafft aber, trotzdem schade!
Danke danke! Wenn ich ihn zum recorden nehme, brauche ich den FX Loop nicht wirklich, aber ich teste ihn nächste Woche live. Mal schauen ob mir der FX Loop da auf den Sack geht. 😄
Fucking great review on these amp, what speakers on that cab, they sounded killer with the PRS
Thank you very much! They're Celestion Seventy 80. ✌️
I have this amp, don´t have "crunch" only "Lead" sound.🤘
It's a heavy distortion, indeed Jorge! 🤘
Macher 👌
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So geil ! Ich freue mich für dich :-D ich wünsche mir dann mal ein DT Cover :-D
Danke Danke mein Lieber! Ist in Planung, aber das Zeug ist so schwer! 😄
@@CarstenStepanowicz Sitze aktuell an Answering The Call. Klappt gut. Soll dann auch mal hier auf YT landen ;-)
@@ruhrpottflo2249 Stark bro! Bin gespannt! 🤘🤘🤘
I don't know if a 24 watt head through a big cabinet is a bedroom amp...
You can reduce it to 7 watts. 🙂
I'm playing my Bugera 6262, a 120-Watt Valve amp connected to 4x12 v30 in the middle of the night with a person sleeping almost next room... and that's WITHOUT A MASTER VOLUME knob/ DO NOT fall for the marketing bs... If the amp is good, it's good for bedroom as well (unless you want the best tube driven tone/record and album or dunno).
I have also heard that prs mt15 has a really bad volume knob which jumps rapidly in volume making it really sh1te to play at low volumes. Not sure if true with all units, though.
Do not be afraid of 50, 100 Watts amps even in apartments... go for it... test it... send it back if needed but try it for yourself... I am so glad that I have tested Bugera 6262 with 2x12 and now with 4x12 because I know that a bedroom amp = nothing but a marketing BS.
Please note, that I would rather take 1x12 and a 50W head for a gig than heave a 4x12 and +-24kg of the 100-Watt head.
For pure joy, fun, practice I cannot recommend a 4x12 and a 100-Watt head enough... Again... try it for yourself. The only downside you really need to be aware of is size and weight. Especially the second one if you are a smaller person like myself. Still heaved all by myself upstairs ;)
Want 4x12 Mesa in future which is 10kg more and that I am afraid... I will need some help with.
All good points! 🙌 Luckily most of the times the cabs are on the rider. I'm 1,67cm and weigh 65kg. I'm having trouble to carry my MT15. 😂
@@CarstenStepanowicz 😂🤣 167cm @ 69kg here so... I know what you mean... I barely reached the handles on both sides of my Harley Benton 4x12 (it's smaller than most other 4x12 and it weighs +-38kg). Still akwaryd and super dangerous for your back/health.
If I ever come out of my small room it would be with a small head (probably 50W) and a 1x12. 2x12 might be lighter (+- 24kg with v30s) but it is super akwaryd and even more dangerous when putting down/lifting up as you have to get super low. 2x12 vertical might be a consideration but still...
@@tgchan If you don't need the thump of a 4x12 live a 1×12 or 2x12 is absolutely fine as you mic the cab anyway. It's all about preference/convenience. ✌️
Liked and subscribed. Got this amp 2 weeks ago myself. Absolute beast
Awesome, I agree! 🙌❤️
Nice Carsten...amp sounds great.as does the 78th take on the guitar playing 😉....excellent stuff again.mate🎸🎼🤘👌
🤣 Thanks Kenny!
You know I like your stuff, Carsten, but here I noticed how you SCREAMspeak quite a lot like many us-youtubers do. Please don't go too much in that direction, because everything else is great: Playing, content, choices.
Thank you very much for your input! I'll have an ear on that next time. 😂✌️
You Look like Clint from Sevendust.
You get 1 sound from this amp Multi Platinum!
🤘😄
This amp is just Awesome... 27,5Wrms measured, a beautifull clean when you pull the boost on, a real clean channel that can take any low to mid gain overdrive or distortion, and if you want more?! The 2nd channel is a pure high gain monster, couple it with a tube screamer in front and a 10 bands EQ in the loop and you will end with one of the best distortion I ever heard!!
Obviously with those 2X5881 tubes it can drive my 4X12" like a 100W amp and I can gig or rehearse with it😯 Headroom, sag, natural harmonic distortion, all that goodness in a lunchbox, just AWESOME!! PRS hit hard with that one❤
Totally agree! 🤘❤️🙏
Bedroom? Bedroom?!!?!? Fricken bedroom?!?!?!?!? Unless your bedroom is a mid sized club this amp is way too loud for bedroom. With a 2x12 V30s it shakes walls barely opened up and it is ear damaging loud when running at the sweetspot
You haven't played a Plexi have you? 😂
@@CarstenStepanowicz I certainly have, most Plexies, Boogies, 5150s, Supergroups etc, none of the are marketed as a "lunchbox practice amp". I would like o see someone's face who ordered one online without hearing it first and intended to use it as a home practice amp :D
@@ilmisxx2 Right! I would describe a Plexi as a wall shaking and ear damaging amp. The PRS MT-15 is a bit nasty when it comes to the volume knob but personally I have no problem at all to dial it in where it could be used in a flat without disturbing your neighbors. Maybe the neighbors in Germany enjoy more electric guitar music, I've never had any complaints so far. 😂
@@CarstenStepanowicz well at bedroom practice volumes it sounds less than stellar and once it opens up it's way loud, 90dB+ loud. To me practice volume is something you can run 24/7 without creating issues with the neighbohrs and MT15 is way too loud for that
Good amp, anything PRS is quality. I’ve played it a few times and for the price….great lunch box amp.
Well put! 🙌🙂