PRS MT100 First Impressions
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- čas přidán 12. 11. 2023
- I do a full dial-in and first impressions video with the new Mark Tremonti PRS MT100
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This is an amazing amp. Have had it for about a week and really impressed. I didn’t have any hum issues.
That's is great news on the hum , I have a mt15 and love the amp but hate the hum , it's has a great tone , I have mine at a tech right now trying to help the hum issue, would love the 100 watt
There is no reason to have hum in a clean channel these days, period.
Absolutely. They should know better.
We also don't know all the variables. Like is his power coming in clean, is there emf, does he have a quiet signal going into the Amp etc. He didn't mention at the beginning any of these things. Also supposedly more than one Amp he's tested has hummed. Maybe the problem is not with the amps?
I will say that a lot of amp designers at least from my knowledge when they have a dual channel amp, most of the time it's not one channel shutting off going to the other, but rather both are present in the circuit if that makes sense , just alternating. That could attribute to some hum.
I agree 101%!!
A room can eff up a perfect design
Nice demo. I'm glad to see it's not just a promotional review, so thank you for that. I felt that same way with the Engl inferno. It sounded really good, but in my head, I am going through all the other amps I own that can do the same thing that the Inferno can. Nothing sounded bad, but nothing unique about it. Unlike say the new Badcat Lynx. I really love that amp. Even though it broke down on me the first 2 hours, I unboxed it, and it was a over heating issue that I had to get my amp tech to fix. Other than that awesome amp. I think I will sit and wait until I actually get to try it when I go to the U.S. again, anyway great overview and killer playing.
I'm so stoked you got a unit to review! I'm dying to get my hands on a quad cortex capture! Demo sounds great
Looking forward to watching you give this an honest going over. I know I can count on you for that, big fella
Honestly, I think the lead and clean channels sound great. This is an amp I would have to play to see if I vibe with it. Great review !
Seems to be a great amp for us lovers of pedals 🤘😆
The fortin zuul should take care of the hum . Can't wait to try this amp with the mxr 10 band in the effects Loop it's such a game changer for any amp
Hey Jarrod I always look forward to your reviews they are really thorough peace ✌️ man.🍻🎸😈
Thanks for the review. This amp reminds me of a bare bones triple crown. I was planning on getting one for my bday, but I think I will go with the Archon 50 instead. It’s not bad sounding but I think the MT15 setup the bar really high.
The last 10 minutes of the video is giving me hope. I know we all had very high expectations for this amp and I loved the tone you got there at the end. Sounded excellent in the mix too. I’m excited for the comparison video. WHAT US CAUSING THE FREAKIN HUM??
Thanks for commenting, yeah, the last few minutes of the video I really got this thing dialed in a lot better in my opinion. I thought it started sounding a lot better.
Hopefully tomorrow, I can dial it in further and figure some more things out with it. the problem is, it's a very simple amp, there's no switches or special features, so dalling in the tone is gonna be a more straightforward approach and you get what you get for the most part.
Regarding the hum, yeah, it's really annoying to be honest with you. there's absolutely no excuse for that, especially on the clean channel.
Jarrod, try to play far from the amp, i know ur not a rookie but that probably the cause, anyway im no expert so please dont yell at me 😂 but still im not buying this amp until the last guy review it and approve it 😅 that dude from Sweden 😊
I agree the last few minutes of the video sounded awesome. Great playing my man! 😂
I think it has plenty of potential. Loving that D channel 2
Are you using the loop? Hum is probably from a ground loop if you are. My Archon 50 did that. If you could , try it without using the loop and let me know if the hum goes away?
Personally I love the spund of it without a boost. But the big driving point of this amp is the versitility of tone between all the channels.
How does it compare to the Archon 100 for you? I know we have discussed that amp before and I remember you saying you were a fan.
Good question. it's less fizzy and a little drier than the Archon, I think I would probably preferred this over the archon if memory serves correctly.
So it has three very good sounding and usable channels. If you’re a blues guy like me the ODS channel is really cool. The high gain channel sounds fantastic boosted. I was wondering what was going to be disappointing about an amp with a sub $2k price tag , for me the hum is a deal breaker. If they fix it I’ll buy one, until then I’ll wait.
I left some commernts on some other channels , this amp really does nothing for me its okay at best .. Ill say you have done the best in making it sound good. Thanks for your time in making good content brother
Hi Jarrod, please do a shootout with the PRS-MT15. I'd like to hear the difference in tone between the two. THANK YOU!!
Already working on the mark II
Great finger picking dude! That kind of rythmic finger style blended with the Julia Chorus(with a touch of Lag) makes me feel like im out at sea on a sunny day with a light breeze pushing me to far off lands. Its that feeling of leaving all worries and past prooblems behind.
Ive heard with the MT15 that replacing the effects loop tube with something lower gain lowers the noise floor. Same with the input stage. Wonder if that works for the 100watt too. Worst case a noise gate should fix some of it i assume
If you replace the cheap unsheilded cables that connect to the effects loop with thicker shielded cables, the hum is pretty much eliminated. An amp tech can do that in 10 mins. Simple!
15:45 when you finally unscooped it and left the bass knob low it really sounded great.
Great review mate, seems like a great amp. If you can swing it (hint hint Motor City) maybe throw the PRS 50w Archon in there when comparing to the MT15, would be interesting to see what differences you can discover, and what the pricepoint value of each is.
It almost sounds great, like what you want a rectifier to sound like.
Anyone’s amp have a delay when switching from lead to clean
at least your honest like always
That's very disappointing. The hum on the clean channel made me replace the MT15 3x until I gave up. That's sad we still have this issue on the MT100 apparently.
I was super excited for this amp to come out. Just seems somewhat meh. Clean crunch then high gain. The stealth can do clean and crunch on the first channel. Then you have heavy (blue) and heavy AF (red) channels. It does sound good. I’m not running out the door to buy it. Can’t wait to see it against the stealth and maybe the engl. Awesome video as always.
I agree. The lead channel on the MT100 sounds pretty good. I think I’d get some good use out of that channel. But I already own three of the top dogs of high gain (6505+, 5150 stealth 100w and Engl savage 120 MKII). I can cover all grounds with what I already have. To be honest I feel like I don’t even need the Engl. I’m more of a 5150 guy.
I don’t know man. It sounds ok. If it was an episode of keep it , or sell it. I’d say sell it!
😂. I fvcking agree.
Agreed unfortunately
Stellar demo on the MT 100 Jarrod 🎸. Great job once again..! The lead channel is the only one I'd find usable for my honest liking. Each to their own. I'd sell 2 of these to get the ENGL 670 Founder's E though with all usable channels. Cheers my friend 👍
Hey Tony count my thanks for commenting. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
The lead channel is definitely growing on me. I'll see how it sounds compared to other amplifiers tomorrow. I can't wait to do that video for you guys
@@TONEWARSgearshow Thanks a bunch for doing the comparos tomorrow😊. A bit off topic....but it would be super cool if you can get your hands on a Fortin NATAS OD pedal (Sweetwater) may send you one for a demo. It's pretty badass! No pressure 😊
What cabinet would you suggest?
Motor City guitars is such an awesome guitar store.
Channel 3 sounds great, it definitely has some Ubershell/Mesa Rectifier DNA on it. I'm exciting to see your next shootouts
Jerrod Voodoo Labs has a midi switcher you can use to switch amp channels. I appreciate the video.
Yesss🤘🏼🤘🏼
Hey man, what a cool review, can you do also comparison Mesa Grid Slammer vs Ibanez TS808HW (with exactly the same like Tremonti’s setting) incl the MT100. I’m not sure but because it sounds more brutal when you play it on the Grid Slammer than TS808HW that I heard on his live video recently
Thanks for commenting, I'm glad you like the video. I'll see what I can do
My wife and I saw Alter Bridge back in February and Marks tone was HEAVENLY. I’m really curious what his secret is.
old school POD lolol
He runs 8 Boss Katana's in stereo configuration behind the stage. Hidden.
His hands
@@TheCyberMantis😂
Can we use the Helix to switch channels on this thing?
Unfortunately not
You make every amp sound good. Fair and thorough demo. After the ENGL SE-ENGL Savage-Stealth 100 shootout, I'm not sure any amp can stack up to that range of brutality and versatility. The MT isn't quite in that class, for me at any rate. Still, in today's market, and for what you get, it's reasonably priced.
The ENGL FE smokes this amp, but it's also twice the price.
The Sonzera 50 has noise issues because of a crappy effects loop, but not hum. This amplifier might have a bad power tube or something. That music shop most definitely shouldn’t allow a customer to purchase it until they can figure the hum issue out.
great video. do you plan on doing victory kraken mkII?
Thank you, I want to but it's hard to get ahold of one.
Mt15 vs mt100 would be interesting
yeah man, was waiting for your review!. in the market for a new amp are you affiliated with sweetwater?
Thanks so much for commenting, I hope you enjoy the video. yes I am affiliated with them as well but since I borrowed this amplifier from motor city guitar, I wanted to be respectful to them and just put their link in this video.
thats respectfully understandable, and how do i go about doing that, is there a promo number i give them when i make a purchase?
@@TONEWARSgearshow
I really like that Lead channel.
To me this amp sounds like a metalzone going through a really good speaker
Which do you prefer man,the mt100,or the friedman jel?
Tough choice...for what I do, the MT100 would be more suitable
@@TONEWARSgearshow Understood. Happy Holidays 😊
Did you double check to make sure you didn't have a ground loop? The fact that you have a hum even on the clean channel is very suspect. I would test the amp when you return it just to confirm it is still prevalent. Great demo.
No ground loop. I even have it plugged into the hum buster
Ok so I love the amp- the hum in the effects killed it for me. I’ll probably send it back
Nice job sir! #WeMakePRS
Thank you!!
OMG....I hope this thing is good 2 go.....I'm still going to wait before I buy. But I hope it's solid and successful from the get/go.
Edit: 17 minutes in, and I'm not hearing anything that is magical at all. Which is what I have thought from all the reviews I have watched. It's a damn shame too. I own an MT15, which I love. But I haven't even liked the MT100 so far. Go figure....
Agreed, if J can't get it to sound insane, I'm moving on, it's just sterol to me.
@@MrGuitarmike2222 Thanks so much for commenting. I think towards the end of the video I got it sounding about as good as I could. it's growing on me a little bit. maybe tomorrow I can find some new tricks to make it sound even better before I do the shootouts. stay tuned..
It’s two bad that the amp doesn’t offer midi, or the option to run 2 of the 3 amps together in stereo.
It would be really cool to be able to place a rat or fuzz pedal in front of the clean channel, and able to run it in stereo with either channel 2 or 3.
Nonetheless, The midi would really help with switching the amp channels, in conjunction with using FX pedals.
Tremonti didn’t want that so this is what we get. Old school raw power with three separate pre amps and channels.
Try out the new Orange OR30 maybe. I heard good things
Great demo! New suscriber. Please take captures for the ToneX 🙏
Like the script logo.
I think I like the founders edition Engl better. No offense to PRS and Mark Tremonti. ---- Yeah, there is a price difference between the two of them but still prefer the Founders.
There are dozens of amps in this price range (albeit used) with more options from both a functional and tone standpoint
I’ll eventually get an MT 100 when they start showing up used. It sounds pretty good!
But I suspect if you shoot it out against nicer amps (EVH Stealth, Splawn Nitro ), it may not stack up.
Great review! Hum is a really big thing. In the stage you have powerfull lights, screens, and many factors to make hum, so if the amp carry his own noise, it will be a big issue. Mark is not using the chinese ones, he owns the usa prototypes.
What a bummer. That hum is a dealbreaker for me, it sounds worse than a 5150 from all the vids I've watched. I watched some experienced amp techs talk about some of their other amps, specifically regarding the noise floor. Looks like they continue to still use the same poor design choices.
THAT ROOM ! ! !
mine does not have any of the hum yours has. especially on the clean channel.
Interesting...I wonder what the deal is?
@@TONEWARSgearshow I plugged a couple pedals in and got some hum through the effects loop, but not bad. Of course the gain up has the normal hum. I need more testing.
ok so I did some more testing. And I was getting a hum on over drive and lead channels but not clean. Clean has no hum even cranked. Overdrive starts humming when gain is 75% or more, Lead starts 60%. and this is with guitar volume turned off. It changes when I move the amp around the room. I wonder if it picking up something in the room? It does not go away with Gates or filters. Maybe I need some kind of power filter, if thats a thing. I usually have the gain at 1/2 or lower, so it fine. but would like to figure out what it is.
Ok about 36 minutes in and have to say that that thing sounds great in a mix. Little Update I'm having growing pains with my Uber Ultra. I haven't played it in a good 3 weeks and I used a different guitar so took me some warming up on it. Even though I've been playing a lot just not on it its funny how these amps can almost paralyze u sometimes. Lol
So... the Uber-Ultra is not the HOLY GRAIL of metal amps? I'm shocked. 😐
Thanks for commenting. Some amps just takea bit to dial in and some just don't work for us. I'm still on the fence with the MT100. Tomorrow is another day
Ok Pausing 13 Seconds in. Fringers and Toes Are Crossed. And GO!
100 sounds like a wet turd to me.
The 15 had that "congested top end" because it was built to like a 50, then throttled down. There's a video floating around that shows how to open it up. Takes about 30 minutes if you know what you're doing. BTW it's advertised as a 15, but a bunch were tested for output, and they average at 24.8
This amp is a beast! Really!
But… in a world full of little club stages and micro rehearsal rooms it would be nice to have an half power switch on it… or: a two channel 50watts version!
Pls PRS make us happy again!
This amp is weird lol it sounds good through a mix and better though bigger speakers or monitors. Alone it’s kind of blah to me. But with a mix it cuts and the meat is there in its own way. Great video brother to me it’s honest review. I may give it a shot
My complaint about the Archon 100, was the hum and noise/hum when the loop was engaged, even after it was supposedly fixed. That was annoying that in this day and age, they couldn't make an amp without hum and a noisy loop.
Disappointed it's made overseas. Oh well.
Great demo again, man.
It's not in the same league as an amp like the Revv Generator 120, a Diezel, Engl, Friedman or Bogner, in my opinion.
Thanks bro for another demo.
Thanks for commenting, I agree, that hum needs to be addressed by PRS. they need to get rid of that issue.
In a cheap lunch box amp, it can be acceptable but not on something that's just under $2000
my archon was just before prs apparently fixed the hum issue, 2014 if im right, i did the mod myself and my archon is 100% cured. no loop hum. the mod effectively lowers the signal output from the send, thus lowing the noise floor.
@@TONEWARSgearshow agreed
@@TONEWARSgearshow Exactly, I recall when I got my Archon 100...I was like, are you kidding me? I paid for a noisy ass loop? Lol.
I mean, my Bogner and Revv have silent loops. Even my Mesa does.
I really like the crunch channel, but it honestly sounds nothing like any Dumble I've ever heard 😂 Maybe if Mr. Dumble made metal amps!
Id say the hum is going to be a wiring issue, i seen a channel where someone took the MT15 appart and changed and rerouted some cables to fix the problem and i think later 15s didn't have the hum.
But you would think that they would have solved that issue on version 2 so to speak
Im also surprised the range on the nobs are quite narrow. I know mark wanted it to be set so straight up would be a great starting point but it looks like it was done in away to where you couldn't screwup the tone so to speak. Sort of made it dummy proof 😂😂
i think mt need to do engl or mesa sig amp!!!
Is it me but does it sound fizzy or fuzzy
I feel like there’s a constant hiss that’s as loud as the amp tone. Third review I’ve heard the same thing.
The mark Tremonty demo sounded terrible
I got mine in today. It’s dead quiet outside of the lead channel and the hum on that is just from the gain control.
@@bifm3651 no hum on the clean channel? I get to try mine out tomorrow night ....so would you say Is it a keeper?
Got farther in the review - it’s from the pedals. If you run the amp dry it is completely silent.
At what point do high gain amps even have a separation of sound and personality at this point. Every amp on ur wall has a similar tone. All preference I guess... Once you find ur favorite tone. Stick with it.
Lets get honest, He's being nice. Its ovious he does not like it as much as he's fav's.
I think I prefer the Archon
That hum sounds like a ground loop hum.
Man I bought an mt 15 and dude…. The effects loop isn’t usable. It hums and crackles and sounds so bad.
MT100 vs EVH stealth 100?
Doing that today
@@TONEWARSgearshow I’ve got mine today and I’m struggling with liking the gain structure. I may exchange it for a 100 stealth. Just not blown away. I’ll play with it some more for the next week or so before I make a final decision
I am not hearing any audio. Ok. It corrected itself.
That damn hum still haha It is why I couldn't keep my mt-15. It drove me mad.
Still rocking my MT-15 lol. 100 watt to much for my needs.
High end sounds grainy and fizzly like the Mt-15
They should have put all of the
cash in the crunch.
Nobody really uses clean channels and switches to scream channels that much anymore anyways, right??
Just have a seperate clean amp and amp switcher.
-Or roll the damn volume back and get through those clean moments, lol!
This could have been so much simpler with MORE functions,
-NFB adjusters/footswitchable
mid/gain/master, etc.
I have a keen feeling herds of these are going to get returned🎯
I just wanna’ geek out with Tremonti &
his monster stash of ripping high gain amps💯
To your question….the guy who’s initials are on the front does
I said the exact same thing when I heard the other videos sounded very very sterile five years for what ?give me a break for this price id rather get a fireball 100 or a Victory kraken mk2 50 watt or definitely a 100 watt stealth used
Or the BadCat LYNX.
agreed!!! just picked up a ENGL fireball 100 to pair with my mesa mark IV in a stereo rig...sounds amazing!!!
It’s like an MTse 😂, cool amp it was $999
This is hard to listen to right after your Engl SE FE demo.
That SE really spoiled me
Just separate your power outlet circuits!!!! Run amps and instruments on there own outlets. Separate the grounds and neutrals in the receptacle boxes. And get rid of fluorescent lights. They make everything’s by hum!!!!
seems scratchy and noisy
ENGL SE-ENGL Savage-Stealth 100 shootout lets do it !!!!!
Love your reviews and your channel but please don't play Enter Sandman
i've been I long time patreon of Jarrod's. I pay jarrod 20.00 for every video that he plays Enter Sandman. Jarrod is the only guy who plays it in the same time signature as Lars.
@@benburnett8109 I’m not saying he played it bad he certainly played it wonderfully. I’m saying nobody should play it. It’s stairway to Heaven at this point.
@@iaconguitars4203I play it everyday. Exit night, enter light.
@@iaconguitars4203 Enter Sandman is the "rolls royce" of guitar riffs. Jarrod owns a Rolls royce. He also owns a 2019 Ford E350 econoline van. Jarrod also has Brand new tires on his E350. Those tires alone cost almost as much as it cost to make the Black Album. Therefore, Jarrod (haareed is his muslim name) has EVERY RIGHT to play one of the most iconic yet basic riffs ever written. I would write more but I am still pooping. This video was nearly an hour long and I already pooped my pants and now am trying to finish pooping in the toilet. I got my poop pants in the washer and kinda got cleaned up. But I still had a major duece to drop. I ate smoked turkey yesterday and burritoes today. I have IBS but I didn't think it would be an issue. I've started taking new meds but I still poop my pants on a regular basis. And Enter Sandman is the soundtrack of my "poopy pants." Everytime I've pooped my pants this past week Enter Sandman has been playing. I almost want to rename it "enter poopy pants."
Hard no on this one man. Sounds like hairy white noise around the note on the high gain stuff. The 2nd channel DEFINITELY not for the AC/DC type stuff! Lol!
Just not enough mid-forward presence on it for that.
Love your channel and glad to see you here. I hope you do lots of content as YOU, jARROD AND THE GUY MARRIED TO jESSICA LYNN are the only channels that I watch for HONEST CONTENT. When are you going to drop some more Helix presets??
@@benburnett8109 VERY soon! Also, he should call his channel “The Guy That’s Married to Jessica Lynn!”
Enter Sandman?
Sounds ok-ish but there's plenty of better amps in the same vein that do a lot more for less money
Man you can play guitar.
That low tuning I would have dropped the gain. Muddy to my ears.
Honestly, I thought the tremonti demo sounded pretty mushy and bad
EVH Stealth rules
$1800 for a Chinese pile of shit that’s why you have hum. Obviously they have been plagued with quality control issues in the past clearly, nothing has changed seriously shame on Paul Reed Smith, for making these amps in China. They could have easily made them in America and charged a little bit more than the og archon honestly, I feel they would’ve sold more. I don’t care how good it sounds. I would never buy it just based on where it’s made.
It’s made in Indonesia. Not China.
Idk many who are buying 100 watt heads these days especially if they already have issues
Yeah, this amp is not for me. I would literally compare it to the EVH Iconic,
but the MT100 has no "low power mode". It's 100 watts. Take it or leave it.
That’s how most 100/120 watt amps are. Mesa is like the only guys that offer that. None of my big boy tube heads have adjustable wattage.
@@Hadouken5150 I'm seeing power controls on a lot of amps these days. It's a great feature that a lot of players appreciate. It makes the amp more versatile.
The hum is definitely a deal breaker here…. Sorry PRS. Love the tone but just not ok being especially in the 100. The hum was bad enough I sold the MT15 I had even after it had went back to PRS and they said it was “in spec and nothing was wrong” Just too many other amps in the category without the hum for 2k
Lunch box amp. All you had to do is spend $45 on a cheap noise gate.I own this amp and use a Donner Noise Killer.
@@brianpark492 my guy I’ve got literally a dozen 100w high gain heads. Never had to use a noise gate on a CLEAN channel… also, I used my zuul plus (quite a nice noise gate) on the gain channels and still was having issues as the hum seemed to come after the loop circuit. Not sure if I just had a lemon or what
Yeah you shouldn't have noise from the clean channel. Not sure what's happening there? My clean channel is fine.✌
Your review of this amp is the best I've seen but not enough to make me like it. It's not a bad amp...just not right for what I do.
I'll stick with my MT15 for 2 reasons:
1) plenty of high gain for how I play.
2) My wife would divorce me if I bought another amp.