PRS "30" Amplifier vs Reinhardt The Storm 33
The PRS "30" Amplifier and the Reinhardt The Storm 33 are both amplifiers sharing dynamic, high headroom. The PRS "30" Amplifier leans transparent and edge of breakup.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.51% — moderately similar
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Rock
- Classic Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- dynamic
- high headroom
PRS "30" Amplifier
PRS · amplifier
Reinhardt The Storm 33
Reinhardt · amplifier
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.The PRS 30 is a 30-watt all-tube EL84-driven amplifier with a single channel and built-in reverb, paired with a 12-inch Celestion Alnico Blue speaker for a warm, dynamically responsive character built around high-quality components and a heavy-duty steel chassis. Warren Haynes used two of them, run double-stacked on tour, as part of the amplification behind his 2011 solo album Man in Motion, alongside PRS's Sweet 16 model, giving him a boutique-grade tube platform distinct from the bigger Marshall and Fender-style rigs more commonly associated with Southern rock and jam-band guitarists.
The Reinhardt Storm 33 is a boutique 33-watt Class A all-tube amplifier built by Bob Reinhardt, using high-grade components including Heyboer transformers, Sozo Vintage capacitors, Mallory 150 caps, one-percent tolerance resistors, and Teflon wiring throughout for a low-noise, highly articulate signal path. Mark Knopfler has toured with dual Storm 33 units on multiple recent tours including the Kill to Get Crimson and Get Lucky cycles, drawn to its touch-sensitive, warm, and full tonal character well suited to his clean-to-edge-of-breakup playing style. Reinhardt stopped building amplifiers around 2008, making surviving Storm 33 units increasingly scarce and sought after among players specifically chasing this boutique circuit's character.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Southern Rock
- Metal
- Blues Rock
- Alternative Rock
- transparent
- edge of breakup
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Studio
- Worship
- Live
- Studio