PRS MT 15 Mark Tremonti Signature Amp Demo Video by Shawn Tubbs

In-depth demo video of the PRS MK 15 Mark Tremonti Signature Amplifier.
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[@dlammey88]

2 years ago I was in a lesson session with Mark Tremonti and as we had extra time before the back stage tour he pulled up a Shawn Tubbs video and talked about how great of a player you are and if we’ve seen your videos. Super cool!

[@ShawnTubbs]

Thanks so much, David. Mark Tremonti is a killer player and I'm truly flattered that he would mention me. Thanks again David.

[@dlammey88]

Shawn Tubbs His practice rig for the Last Hero Tour was a prototype combo amp (MT15) apparently and a J Rockett GTO for OD. So I don’t know if he found out about those pedals through you or what, but you obviously have done a lot for getting JRAD products to the public. But yeah, he was showing the class a way to slow KZbin videos and he’s like, “Here’s what I’m currently learning” and it was a snippet of a tastey lick you did in a demo. So cool!

[@jayteesgear]

This is correct. Hes mentioned Shawn many times‼️

[@spotmfd9431]

Great demo. This might be the best 15 watt amp under $1000.

[@somedudefromohio365]

I'll say! I got one over several other amps, including the archon. Half the price, crushing gain and a helluva clean channel.

[@brianmckenzie1318]

Best demo of this amp I've seen. Most demos dime the gain immediately and only show that side. Thanks for showing the versatility! Inspirational playing...as always!

[@mikedenkinger9570]

I completely agree. Is a very nice counterpoint to some of the more metal - oriented demos. Not that I don't enjoy those! But I think that it's a good perspective because I'm not always chugging away..... Shaun always does such a great job on his demos and really helps you make objective decisions.

[@dale8809]

Got one of these a couple weeks ago and for the money, it is awesome. Comparable to many amps way above this price point. And it is so freaking loud... seriously with a full band at full volume it still cuts through.

[@ShaneStoneOfficial]

Didn't expect this tone. Looks and sounds phenomenal

[@ArielPosen]

Killer as always, Shawn!

[@tpadgett2]

Ariel Posen knows what is killer. That's for damn sure. Two of my favorite players and def most trusted reviewers on the planet.

[@rockstardr]

Ariel Posen you or the Anderton's guys gonna get ahold of this amp?

[@ShawnTubbs]

Thanks so much Ariel. Hope you're doing well!

[@miachevydude]

I love the high gain channel on this amp,not overly noisey,but articulated cleaner distortion tone is the best way i can descibe it.Just wish it was avaliable with 2 seperate 1x12 speaker cabs,then i'd be sold on it.

[@blewzman]

A delicate flower? Sir you would be the unsuspected shredder who picks up a guitar in a music store and makes everyone stop in their tracks. Love your demos and your playing

[@robsaag3998]

I've got the Archon 100, and that boost option for the clean channel is exactly what it's missing. I'm gonna have to pick one of these up-awesome demo, Shawn!

[@rikshredder]

A delicate flower! HAHAHA!!! Bruise easy, hahaha! Too funny, Shawn. Awesome to see and hear your demo diversity! The problem is it's YOU so everything sounds great!

[@RicardoRivera-vh3ol]

Love your absolutely musical playing! I have never subscribed so fast to any of my favorite channels. Keep up the good work.

[@XMetalChefX]

Cameraman: "So Tubbs, what we shooting with for this one? Single cut? S2? C2? Strat? Tubbs: "Yes"

[@RMOSCOLA]

Finally, someone showing the amp can do something other than metal. Great video brother

[@ladyjulia4038]

Wow I came to check out the amp and was pleasantly surprised by some badass playing

[@philroselle1514]

Just smoking opening, wow!!

[@tempest63132]

This is the best review of this amp yet...by far! Great work!

[@PedroEvil12]

I'm great Tremonti fan and this demo was great If you know Mark you know that the amp can do Metal High Gain sound but you woundn't expect that it would be so versatile

[@ShawnTubbs]

Yeah, Mark is a killer player!

[@adamr8878]

WOW. That opening tune.. Shawn, awesome work man..

[@viirus6785]

when you come for the amp, and stay for the impressive guitar playing. Great fucking job bro!

[@StuartHerbert]

Thank you for this demo. Did you get the chance to see how well that clean channel takes pedals? This could be a VERY interesting little amp indeed.

[@ShawnTubbs]

I did try pedals in front of the clean channel. It seemed to work better with higher gain od and distortion pedals. Thanks for watching!

[@dethstormpx4]

I'm so glad you did this demo Shawn. I have one of these on order. Great demo!

[@danieldebiaze9379]

Une des meilleures vidéos sur j'ai pu voir et écouter,! Quel feeling et quel jeu ! Le guitariste fait 90% du son même si PRS a sorti la une super pépite avec ce 15 watts Tout lampes et 2 canaux, équilizer séparé ! Pour 550€! Je pense en prendre un bientôt 😋👍🎸

[@rjeff753]

Just his video just makes it that much harder waiting on mine to get here!!!!

[@addicted2tone349]

I'm not really a metal guy.. This amp way more versatile sounding than I'd have ever imagined.

[@andrewmarinkovich8657]

Excellent review! Amp sounds great and is something I'd certainly consider buying based on what I see here. Thanks!

[@rockstardr]

BOOM! Yes! Thanks Shawn. I've been waiting on a good demo of this amp

[@Firebrandrock]

Agree....I’m lucky to have two vintage Marshall checkerboard 4x12’s, one is a 1974 with original green back Celestions.....16ohm, 25w...just amazing. The second cab is a 1976 with the black backs....yeah....a pain to move around but there’s nothing like a 4x12 that’s Chungking....love your videos, love your style and playing ability. You sound great man!

[@ShawnTubbs]

Thanks so much, Glenn!

[@SatellitesInTheCity]

This demo was excellent! Thanks for all the info and tones...

[@jjjennings2802]

Another killer video Shawn! It'll post on Royer's FB page tomorrow morning. Love your playing!

[@ShawnTubbs]

Thanks so much John! Hope you're doing well!

[@MrSteney]

Killer demo. I only wish the boost on the clean channel was footswitchable.

[@heathbrinker8431]

MAN U SHOULD TAKE THE SONG U CAME UP WITH FOR THE VIDEO,AND PUT IT OUT TO THE PUBLIC !!! KILLER RIFFS

[@Firebrandrock]

I recently installed a new Neo 60w Creamback in a 1x12” cab (open back) and it’s superb.....

[@JayJayden45]

Ahh I've been waiting for a decent demo of this amp, it sounds fantastic!!

[@BV_Beve]

Sounds great Shawn. Man that's a lot of tubes in a small space !

[@YMESYDT]

You are absurdly talented

[@xchump]

That opening! Love it!

[@DamianS1893]

Rock On Shawn! Great playing and demo

[@Papa_O.A.M]

Love that DGT brother! Is that an enony fretboard or just a dark rosewood? Also, I love your playing/demo's. You are a true inspirstion for me to get better and keep playing. I love the guitar and I can see/hear that you do as well and your videos show that! Keep up the great work brother!

[@masterspin7796]

Nice review!..mine is supposed to show up sometime in may cant wait..

[@fatherjacques]

Great demo. You should have video courses on Jam Track Central!

[@distractedification]

so many nice PRS

[@samerbata]

Great demo of high gain amp!! 😊 Very musical tones 😊

[@Babs42]

Love watching you play. Keep it up!

[@garyz0611]

Awesome review of an insane amp....oh and as always fantastic guitar playing....I will be adding this amp to my arsenal.

[@dantahoua]

Probably paralleled single ended 6L6. There is not so much amp made this way, I just know FxAmp made like this. Great demo as usual.

[@ShawnTubbs]

Thanks, Vincent!

[@dzonyyya]

Man, that intro jam is killer. I love the little fingerpicked riff, stuck in my head now forever I think. Is that a particular song or just you jamming out?

[@ShawnTubbs]

Thanks so much!! I write a short song around every product I demo.

[@voltnerstudios2115]

Never seen you or videos before. No idea why! This was awesome. Great review and amazing playing. Brilliant! Subscribed.

[@ShawnTubbs]

Thanks so much for the kind words and for subscribing!

[@Steveisnothereanymore]

Very enjoyable demo!

[@tom0ocadoo]

good god great tone and playing

[@jegl1012]

Another great video. That is a cool amp...the tubes color switching is very bad ass.

[@andrewcompton3366]

Wow! Crazy good!!

[@gelatosamurai]

Love your work Shawn!

[@ShawnTubbs]

Thanks so much! I really appreciate that.

[@funfreq9282]

Wow! Nice sounding amp! The only way it could have been better is if they had embraced the digital side and put in a reactive load and IR loader.

[@stiflersmomz]

I know it's only 15 watts, but given that, how is the clean headroom for an amp of this wattage?

[@ShawnTubbs]

It's really clean for a 15 watt amp.

[@therealkickers5166]

Thanks for this demo which covers everything you could possibly use this nice amp for. Can you avoid that breaking point you mentioned, when playing clean and "Digging into it"? Maybe by rolling down the guitar volume? I would love to be able to play all clean somehow without getting that crunchy tone when hiiting the trings harder. I know, over all it's a gain amp, but maybe there's a way to play it all clean?

[@__Timothy__]

Great job...really well done!

[@dfifty2]

The MT15 sounds incredible in your opening tune Shawn !! Wich settings you've used here...? it has absolutely nothing to do with the demo of the highgain chanel......and of course, your playing is killer like always

[@Firebrandrock]

Smoking review.....incredible how much gain the lead channel has.....wowza.....sounds great.....

[@StillLivinginthewoods]

Damn, I already wanted one of these bad enough!

[@lorencing]

Thx for the demo. Have you had any noise issues with the FX loop, especially when using digital reverbs? Have you maybe played it with 4 cable method?

[@KRayxKodessA]

Great playing!

[@gwcfeb03]

Really enjoyed the wide range of playing on this great review. Thanks!!!! Curious how bedroom+ volumes can sound and if the gain comes through on low power.

[@ShawnTubbs]

Thanks for watching Bill! It's excellent at bedroom levels. The majority of the gain is based on preamp gain.

[@tonypalacios]

Great Job Shawn...The Best

[@jegl1012]

Another outstanding video man! - Out of curiosity.. Do you warm up before you shoot your videos?

[@ShawnTubbs]

Thanks very much! I don't consciously warm up. It takes a bit of playing to get sounds up so by the time I'm done with that and ready to record content I'm warmed up as I'll ever be. ;)

[@wildebassman]

Great review, one question. How is the noise floor on the clean channel?

[@brianewert6667]

Question: When the treble boost is pulled does it doing anything to the gain or is the gain set, and turning the knob only affects the amount of treble? Nice job on the review, glad to see that the lead channel is capable of some mellower crunch :)

[@ShawnTubbs]

Thanks for watching Brian. The amount of gain is static that the treble boost adds to the clean channel. Turning the control only adds or takes away treble.

[@Fremioz]

Goog melody,sound very good

[@hawg427]

Great review.

[@Jstall7543]

Cool song!

[@JamesRussoMillas]

Oooh this versus a Mesa Mini Rec...

[@ShawnTubbs]

Both great amps.

[@JamesRussoMillas]

David Hesson I mentioned the mini rec because MT used Rectifiers for a while and this amp is voiced very similar. Nothing like a Mark, I don't think

[@freerun1080]

Damn.. I totally forgot what it was that i wanted to know about the amp:D Please, is the intro you've done for this available as an mp3 or something, somewhere?? I'd reaaaaally love to get it:D Killer Player!!

[@DalelCampbell]

Do you think you do a demo of the lead channel with a strat? I love the clean channel and want to see if the lead channel is usable for what I do. Thank you for a great demo either way!

[@paisteplayer1040]

6l6 tubes and large power transformers.. this amp doesnt feel any like a 15 watter.. And the fact they put full eq for each channel... A good delay and eq in the loop, these are monster little amps.

[@kellyjackson7889]

Sounds gud Shawn it still makes me wonder why you played the Diezel module like it was a plexi though

[@masterspin7796]

I got mine a week ago it was worth waiting the 4 months...

[@paulkielt9301]

To me a Pull Boost would be useful on the Lead channel as well. 15 Watts with two 6L6 power tubes means it's a Class A amp, or maybe I'm wrong?

[@dstateswimmer]

Honestly on the gain channel, it feels and sounds as if its already boosted. Me personally I like the versatility of this amp and keep it low gain, and boost it with a tube screamer for the lead tones. But if even if you have the gain at 12 o clock, its a monster

[@chrisyoung8062]

Shawn what do you think about using this amp, on the clean side, with pedals? Do you think it has enough headroom for that? Sort of as an alternative to the D20?

[@ShawnTubbs]

It's a very efficient amp for sure and has more headroom than the D20.The clean side of the MT takes pedals ok, but the D20 is better for that.

[@johnramsey7706]

AWESOME DEMO Sir!! That gold PRS through this MT 15...perfect combination!!! This will be my new amp acquisition soon!! Great clean and great high gain equally!! Cannot beat what you get for it's price range.

[@revonfyll]

Do you think that it is usable at home volumes? People suggest that it's really loud for 15 watts.

[@gktde9874]

You`re guitar-genius! That was absolute awesome. I like your playing even more than the amp. By the way... bought the amp. Sadly...there is no Shawn Tubbs-skill switch on the back ;-)

[@roncarter2188]

I bought this amp and tried to like it. Using different cabs, different guitars and I didn't like it sold it in two weeks of buying it.

[@spiritforsaken]

Excellent video! Would this amp be suitable for recording purposes in an apartment, in terms of getting a great tone without cranking up the volume too much? (Maybe using the half power switch?)

[@ShawnTubbs]

Yes, it would still sound great!

[@matthoward2179]

So, stupid question, but if I had an 8 ohm cabinet could I use one speaker cable from one of the 8 ohm outputs to the cabinet without damaging the amp or does it need to have two leads from the amp?

[@ShawnTubbs]

You're good to go.

[@seanwakeling2405]

Great review,what’s your favourite high gain bedroom friendly amp?

[@ShawnTubbs]

Thanks for watching Sean. There's a lot of great hi-gain low volume friendly amps out there for sure. The Friedman Runt series amps are pretty killer and Mesa does some great low volume amps as well but really for the price and versatility the MT15.

[@IanRLewis]

Direct out for recording? It's a tiny head that appears to be more for recording.

[@matthewnadolski6692]

A delicate flower my ass! Humble man...

[@n8dawg85]

Hi Shawn, great demo. In your opinion how would this go for a gigging amp? I favour edge of breakup + modded marshall style strat tones..looking for a reasonably portable amp sub 1k that still has great tones and good build quality..thanks!

[@ShawnTubbs]

Thanks, Nathan! The MT15 is a really good portable amp. If you're wanting "edge of breakup" style tones it might be a bit aggressive but that can be a relative thing. There have been some other amps that have come out since the MT15. Revv released an amp called the D20. It a 20-watt all-tube amp with IR loading tech embedded. It's not a channel switching amp like the MT15 but if you're more pedal-based I would check that out for sure.

[@calebleger]

Anybody ever told you you look like a buffer version of Bobby Bones?? Awesome playing man.

[@ShawnTubbs]

Hahaha that's a new one for sure! Thanks for watching Caleb!

[@Silktribe]

Hey... thank you for the demo and the effort you put into creating content! I really enjoyed the production level of this video so I was a little disappointed that you kinda "shyed away" from "releasing the kraken" here. I understand that's not your part of the town but I think you're really more than capable and it would have been a very useful bit because of the overall professional set up. Still... for me definitely one more solid reason towards buying this little monster. Thank you!

[@coolblues14]

wow!

[@sb6232]

Killer!! You had me at 8:44.....learn that lick and get the chicks! Outstanding playing as usual!

[@Booker10000]

Nice!

[@mdkotler]

Shawn, did you notice a lot of hum? I just got mine in and love both tones, but even the clean has a surprising hum. It’s definitely not the guitar or the outlet as I’ve checked my 5150 for reference, and that’s pretty damn quiet.

[@ShawnTubbs]

So, with no guitar plugged into the amp it's humming or with a guitar plugged in and the guitar's volume off you're hearing a hum? I haven't noticed any unusual amount of amp hum from mine. Maybe reach out to PRS and see what they say.

[@TheSolfilm]

How did you got yours? They say it's going to be released in november.

[@mdkotler]

Samuel Martin I preordered in February through Sweetwater. That’s how anyone who has one, does. Your November quote is probably from a dealer who already sold out or shipped their preorders.

[@TheSolfilm]

Oh okay, thanks for the explanation. I just couldn't preorder it yet since I want to try it before but besides the noise, are you pleased with it ? Are the cleans good for you ( I ask that cause it's one of the main reasons I want this amp) ? Can you do crunch stuff? How is the disto for you ?

[@tman6495]

I am sure you have already heard this amp according to PRS can be modded to be a 55W head....

[@mikeboxler759]

dsl15 combo has 6l6 tubes as well, but doesnt sound nearly as killer

[@andrew74x]

Hey how are you liking the Krk V8's? Heard there really good.

[@ShawnTubbs]

I really dig those monitors! There's something in the mids that hooked me.

[@OLDM4N-DE]

Can you play that thing at home, effective enough to still have good sound ??? The 7W is still far too louad for home, right ?

[@ShawnTubbs]

Yes, the master volume is very effective.

[@AndrewKerr5]

Killer video of the amp of my Guitar Hero. As someone who has seen him play live twice, you just need to dig out those heavy strings and drop tune to Drop C# or Drop B and just hit it. Contact Paul Reed Smith to get a loaner or buy a PRS Mark Tremonti Model, best investment i ever made. Most of their last album was tracked on the Prototype of this amp. Hope to see you on the road in the next wee while for #CU6, the Glitter Era as its being called.

[@ShawnTubbs]

Mark is a killer guitar player for sure!

[@jaychen2000metal]

Can this honestly match the 6505 mh in the gain dept?

[@ericlarsen]

It’s actually got 6 12ax7 tubes. :)