5153 combo or PRS Archon

[Viper]

If you loved the 5150 series and want to move up, which would you prefer, the 5153 or Archon combo?

 

[SavageRiffer]

Man the Peavey is a classic. It's guaranteed to sound good.

 

[jr21]

Peavy

 

[Racerxrated]

He's asking about the EVH or PRS. I'd go EVH, my experience with the Archon combo wasn't very good. Not very gainy, needed a boost to get anywhere near EVH blue channel gain let alone red. I'm sure the 100w head is cool though.

 

[crwnedblasphemy]

Tones are way different...Archon is a bit more distant and modern....EVH combos are a cool too though.

 

[GuitarGuyLP]

I had a 5153 for a few years, and recently sold it, and ended up with an Archon 25 combo. I swapped the G12t75 for an EVH greenback, and that made the amp a million times better. The Archon is very different from the 5153. There is zero buzz, it is a darker, and fatter amp in general, but somehow at the same time it has way more note definition. With the Archon I find I have to run the gain high to get the sound I want, and work the volume control if I want less gain. Also the Archon clean is one of the best I have ever played.

 

[evh21]

5153

 

[jr21]

The 5153 is great

 

[squank]

I had a 5153 for a few years, and recently sold it, and ended up with an Archon 25 combo. I swapped the G12t75 for an EVH greenback, and that made the amp a million times better. The Archon is very different from the 5153. There is zero buzz, it is a darker, and fatter amp in general, but somehow at the same time it has way more note definition. With the Archon I find I have to run the gain high to get the sound I want, and work the volume control if I want less gain. Also the Archon clean is one of the best I have ever played.

This is my experience as well. Very different amps, but both very good at what they do and how they do it.

 

[jeff5]

Never played the Archon but my 5153 50 watt is a great amp. The blue channel is just...perfect. Green and red are great too. I have the 1X12 combo version.

 

[errrrrl]

I guess it depends on what type of sound you are going for. The Archon does have nice cleans but I felt the gain channel was lacking especially if you were going to compare to a 5153... but if cleans is your thing you could say the 5153 is lacking Good luck!