PRS out-Mesa'd Mesa Boogie PRS MT-100

luckymethod

luckymethod

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PRS with the MT-100 has made the amp everyone wanted from Mesa Boogie for the last 20 years and I'm really looking forward to the guides people will post on how to tweak a model in the axe to make it sound like one of those channels... Or I'll take the official model thank you very much Cliff 😘

 
CrimsonKing said:
I believe it's actually based on the Archon.
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Yes, an even fancier 5150.

I don't get recto vibes from this at all, and that's where I spend most of my time. There's a lot of saturation I guess? But there's no thickness or depth here.

...hoping it's just the video or how that one's dialed in for the sake of everyone who pre-ordered.
 
the thickness/depth is the most prominent thing about that amp, lol.
paired with prs tremonti pickups, which are anything but thin sounding and mesa cabs, there is so much thickness you´ll puke from the amount of bass freq´s.
 
Rotti said:
Yes, an even fancier 5150.

I don't get recto vibes from this at all, and that's where I spend most of my time. There's a lot of saturation I guess? But there's no thickness or depth here.

...hoping it's just the video or how that one's dialed in for the sake of everyone who pre-ordered.
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The Archon is based on the 5150?
 
I don't love it to be honest , for the 5 years development, I think something like a Bogner sounds way better to my ears ,
even the cleans were just kind of sterile and thin , I love Tremonti and his old Creed Recto tones are huge , but this one kind of came off as generic hi gain amp . like a Blackstar , Hughes and and Kettner at least from the early clips
 
Randalljax said:
I don't love it to be honest , for the 5 years development, I think something like a Bogner sounds way better to my ears ,
even the cleans were just kind of sterile and thin , I love Tremonti and his old Creed Recto tones are huge , but this one kind of came off as generic hi gain amp . like a Blackstar , Hughes and and Kettner at least from the early clips
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Listened to the video and came away with the same thoughts...even the high gain tones sounded underwhelming. Hmm...Would take an Uber or Recto over that for sure.
 
I think it sounds fabulous. Mark's demo wasn't spectacular, but other demos sound better IMO. All 3 channels sound fantastic. Would love this amp in the Axe, but we can probably get there.
 
Thomas Obester said:
the thickness/depth is the most prominent thing about that amp, lol.
paired with prs tremonti pickups, which are anything but thin sounding and mesa cabs, there is so much thickness you´ll puke from the amount of bass freq´s.
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Nope, not doing it for me. There's a lot of low mids, but you can (I hope) hear the prominent clank in the palm mutes. You get that when you neuter the low end ~120hz. Try it with an EQ after pretty much any high gain model.

That said, you don't really want much going on in the low lows, but there's a right way to do it. With a narrow band put a solid boost just above your low cut. So, say you cut at 90hz, at 100hz (give or take) you see a spike.

This happens with amps that actually do the recto thing right... or modernized SLO. KSR, Omega, that kinda' stuff. Maintains clarity & cut, but palm mutes with a chunky thud.

Anyways, I dig Tremonti and he sounds heavy af live, so I'm holding out hope this is just a weakness in the demo, maybe it's how they mic'd... could be a lot of things. Listening to the demo again, I'm more convinced this is the case because of how he goes back to the cleans and now all of a sudden all of that clarity from the beginning is just gone. Sounds lo-fi like an old tweed, but not in a good way.
 
The MT15 is a bad ass little amp and sounds killer. I'm gonna wait until there are more clips / reviews to pass judgement on the bigger brother.
 
It seems like a perfect fit for a band like the Black Keys. I'd stay in the Boogie lineup for my money though.
 
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