Conflicted between the SE T55 (abaco green quilted maple back and sides) or the MT15?

[PRSfanboy46]

Hi y'all, I am currently conflicted between future new gear. I am torn between two PRS products, the PRS SE T55 with the abaco green back and sides that are quilted maple. My next consideration is the PRS MT15 amp. Primarilly, I am an electric guitar player but I have an acoustic.

I mainly want the SE because it's a beautiful guitar, the quilted maple back and sides and the abalone inlays and purfling just draw me to it. It just looks great.

However, in the department of amps for me is not very good. I have been playing for three years and I have an orange crush 20. It's fine, but the MT15 rips. I've played through it and it just sounds so tight and full. I am also 15 years old and I have been playing for 3 years and I want my first tube amp.

The acoustic would be a great addition to my collection, but a new amp could really propel my playing for guitar.

If anyone has anyone of these or both and what you like and dislike about them, please tell me!

 

[Eddie kim]

Well, I’m saving up for the MT15 myself.

 

[PRSfanboy46]

Well, I’m saving up for the MT15 myself.

Well, do you like the way it sounds? The thing that sucks is that there's no on board reverb. But the gain is quite monsterous. My only issue is that my parents (I am 15 years old) and neighbor's wouldn't like a cranked tube amp blowing out their window's. I know you can split the power but the amp is essentially more than 15 watt's. It's powerful for such a small package.

 

[Meaty15]

I took delivery of the MT15 today. It’s a very impressive piece of gear, especially at the price. Very usable on a wide variety of tone settings, and sounds good out of the box.

Be warned though that, at home, the usable volume level on the MT15 (without an attenuator) would be between about 0.5 and 0.8 on the volume control.

 

[PRSfanboy46]

I took delivery of the MT15 today. It’s a very impressive piece of gear, especially at the price. Very usable on a wide variety of tone settings, and sounds good out of the box.

Be warned though that, at home, the usable volume level on the MT15 (without an attenuator) would be between about 0.5 and 0.8 on the volume control.

The thing is freaking loud. If I did get an attenuator I wouldn't mind. If it's a versatile amp + cab for 1000 bucks why not?

 

[Rhythmisking]

It's great having a question where both answers are right....

 

[PRSfanboy46]

It's great having a question where both answers are right....

It's the budget that is what I need an answer for. At most, my parents would get me a PRS product under 1000 dollars. Because logically speaking, no 15 year old should be given an extremely expensive guitar. Yesterday I got to play a 35th anniversary core yesterday and wow! It was lighter than my SE but had more sustain and resonance to the whole tone and sound. But that was 4 grand. Amazing instrument, but not logical for me to have at this stage in my guitar playing.
My confliction between these two is that I love to play acoustics, and I mostly play electric but I love acoustics. Yet with that finish is just what sells it for me personally. Private stock grade veneer and it just looks very classy. Yet I could get one of those in the future. But I feel like an amp would help me a lot more.

 

[Rhythmisking]

So it's a choice between something that's pretty to look at, and something that will help you...

 

[vchizzle]

Being primarily an electric player, MT15 hands down. You’ll love it. Hold off on the lesser played acoustic instrument until later.