PRS Archon 50 MKII - Super Versatile - High Gain and Cleans

Just got this amp a couple days ago but got a few requests to put a quick demo together. Going to put together a promo full demo soon!

[@timhayes751]

Man I been looking into these u helped me decide I'ma get one lol.nice riffs

[@gentlewolf1279]

That's awesome dude! And thanks!

[@Procyon58]

Thanks for showing the thick sounds this amp is very capable of. I'm loving that mid attack! Does your guitar have Fishman pickups? That could also be the reason for that.

[@gentlewolf1279]

Glad you liked it! The guitar is loaded with a Seymour Duncan JB. I removed the Fishman pickups.

[@GlennWDavisII]

How are you liking it after having it a bit and playing more through it? Final thoughts? Pros and cons? I'm about to start shopping for a new guitar and amp. Been leaning towards this amp lately. Loving the tone. Decent price too.

[@gentlewolf1279]

I like this amp more and more. I’ve had a little bit more time to dial in my specific sounds and figure it out. It has a very smooth gain structure, and I find the controls are very dynamic. I have a number of other high gain amps like the dual rectifier, and the 6505, and I think this amp can hang with them all day. I’m probably gonna do another demo of this amp this weekend now that I’ve had time to sit with it. I would recommend this. Cheers.

[@GlennWDavisII]

@@gentlewolf1279 Appreciate the response and info man. Good stuff. Can’t wait to see the follow up video

[@briand2026]

@@gentlewolf1279

[@briand2026]

I have a like new plugged into 2x's for sale archon 50 let me know if you have any interest???? great price

[@gentlewolf1279]

@@briand2026 I already own one. Thanks

[@JC-nu5io]

How do the Newer Archons compare to the USA Archons?

[@gentlewolf1279]

Ive had both... sound essentially identical. Both are great!

[@paulsayed]

did you have any issues with your FX loop? I just got one and I've got this crazy hiss whenever I plug a cable in the return.

[@gentlewolf1279]

I haven't actually used the loop on this amp yet. However, I do find this amp is noisy compared to my other amps. As you turn the volume up I get a good amount of hiss. The amp sounds great but that's my only complaint.

[@paulsayed]

@@gentlewolf1279 interesting! The one I have doesn’t really have a lot of noise issues going straight into the amp. It’s only when you plug into the FX loop where you get this crazy hum and hiss. The hum can be solved with a noise gate but the hiss is impossible. I wonder if it’s a quality control issue.

[@felinekaiju4517]

@@paulsayed Were you using a gate that's capable of 4 cable method?.

[@paulsayed]

@@felinekaiju4517 yup! I ultimately returned it. Talked to PRS support and everything. It’s just a noisy FX loop

[@felinekaiju4517]

@@paulsayed thanks for the reply. I'll keep that in mind. If I get one, I might just run some tests and see if it's a ground loop issue.