Description
High-Gain Hero
The clean channel provides rich tones that retain clarity even at high volume, and there is ample headroom, creating an excellent platform for pedals. The Archon has remarkably responsive tone with incredible note separation, whether you’re playing on the clean channel or chugging on the lead.
The PRS Archon is powered by 6L6 tubes, offering full, articulate tone with smooth high end and tight low end. They chug, distort, and get heavy without over-saturating, and they sing without becoming harsh. The 1×12 combo features a single Celestion V-type speaker, offering full, extended lows and sweet midrange. The compactness and portability of a “grab and go” combo design is also great for players who bring their amp along to rehearsals, studio time, and gigs.
Utilizing a ‘no flash or trash’ approach, the Archon’s control layout allows for detailed and intuitive tone shaping. Each channel features volume, treble, middle, bass, and master volume controls as well as a bright switch. The 3-band EQ lets players better dial-in their desired tone, while the volume and master controls work together to command the amp’s distortion and loudness. The bright switch acts almost as a treble boost, putting a shine on the amp’s high-end without going into icepick territory. The global presence and depth controls in the Archon’s power amp section both work to modify the feedback network of the amp to unleash the potential of the high- and low-end respectively. Turning up the Presence control releases more high- mid and treble frequencies, bringing the amp’s tone forward. Depending on the tone stack and volume settings, the Presence can change the gain/ texture and loudness of the high-end, making your tone wilder and more 3-dimensional (or more “present” sounding). In addition to adding low-end, Depth adds a resonance to those frequencies that more 3-dimensionally shapes the Archon’s tone.
Bottom Line: The Archon 50 delivers full, lush gain, a remarkable clean channel, and a versatile control layout that players of all genres will appreciate. Available as a 50-watt head or 1×12 combo.
- GENERAL
- Channels Lead & Clean
- ELECTRONICS
- Wattage 50
- TUBES
- Power Tubes 2x 6CA7 or 6L6GC
- Preamp Tubes 6x 12AX7 / ECC83
- FRONT PANEL CONTROLS
- Lead Channel Master Volume, Bass, Middle, Treble, Bright Switch, Volume
- Clean Channel Master Volume, Bass, Middle, Treble, Bright Switch, Volume
- Global Controls Presence, Depth
- BACK PANEL FEATURES
- Inlet Fused Power Inlet (IEC)
- Effects Loop Series – tube driven
- Extension Speaker Jacks 5
- Ohm Switching (2) 4 ohm & (2) 8 ohm parallel, (1) 16 ohm
- Bias Adjustable with Monitoring Jacks
- HARDWARE
- Covering Black Textured Vinyl
- Grill Cloth Black British-Style Knitted Weave
- Piping Black Embossed Welt
- Panel Brushed Black Metal
- Speakers Celestion V-Type 70W
- Handle Stitched Black Faux Leather
- MEASUREMENTS
- Amp Width 21.5” (54.61 cm)
- Amp Depth 10” (25.4 cm)
- Amp Height 18” (45.72 cm)
- Amp Weight 42.8 lbs (19.41 kg)
- INCLUDED ACCESSORIES
- Included Accessories 1-Button Footswitch, for Channel Switching
- PREAMP TUBE POSITIONS & FUNCTIONS
- V1 Common Input
- V2 Clean Channel
- V3 & V4 Lead Channel
- V5 Effects Loop
- V6 Phase Inverter
