The PRS DG is a PRS amplifier. Close alternatives include the Fender Twin Reverb Head and the Fender Bandmaster. It pairs well with the Greer Soma and the Greer Mizuki blue.
PRS DG
PRS · amplifier
The PRS DG Custom 30, designed by guitarist David Grissom together with Doug Sewell over many years of development, is a 30-watt, hand-wired all-tube head built around a quartet of EL84/7581 power tubes for versatile, vintage-inspired tone. It offers a Bright switch, reverb, a Boost/Normal gain switch, Presence control, and Top Cut control, housed in blonde vinyl with a cherry-stained mahogany fascia and un-tinted salt-and-pepper grille cloth, with five parallel speaker jacks for flexible cabinet pairing.
What stands out
“Five parallel speaker jacks give serious flexibility for pairing with different cabinet configurations, a practical touch for gigging and studio use”
— from the community notes
“with five parallel speaker jacks for flexible cabinet pairing”
— from the listing
“It offers a Bright switch, reverb, a Boost/Normal gain switch, Presence control, and Top Cut control, housed in blonde vinyl with a cherry-stained mahogany fascia and un-tinted salt-and-pepper grille cloth, with five parallel speaker jacks …”
— from the listing
“The PRS DG Custom 30, designed by guitarist David Grissom together with Doug Sewell over many years of development, is a 30-watt, hand-wired all-tube head built around a quartet of EL84/7581 power tubes for versatile, vintage-inspired tone”
— from the listing
“Five parallel speaker jacks are a genuinely practical feature for players running multiple cabinet configurations across different gigs or studio setups”
— from the reviews
- parallel
- vintage
- tube
- studio
- cut
- touch
- reverb
- presence
Good for
- Live
- Studio
Genres the PRS DG is commonly used in
- Classic Rock
- Rock
- Blues Rock
- Metal
- Blues
Pedals that stack with the PRS DG
Greer Soma
Greer
21% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Run Greer Soma after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
Goes in front of the amp
Greer Mizuki blue
Greer
16% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Greer Mizuki blue's warm balances out the bright tone
Goes in front of the amp
Walrus Audio Monumental Stereo Harmonic Tremolo
Walrus Audio
15% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Walrus Audio Monumental Stereo Harmonic Tremolo's harmonically rich voice goes after PRS DG in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with PRS DG's own bright character
Goes in front of the amp
TC Electronic Forcefield Compressor Effetto Compressore A
TC Electronic
15% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
What TC Electronic Forcefield Compressor Effetto Compressore A brings here leans toward smooth — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Caroline Guitar Company Icarus
Caroline Guitar Company
15% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Run Caroline Guitar Company Icarus after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
Goes in front of the amp
Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler
pedal
11% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep PRS DG's bright voice out front: Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler goes in PRS DG's effects loop so its warm voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Suhr Discovery
Suhr
11% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run Suhr Discovery in PRS DG's effects loop, clear of PRS DG's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive
Solidgoldfx
tonal matchGoes in front of the amp
Where this leans bright, SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive answers back smooth
Alternatives
Fender Twin Reverb Head
amplifier
48% similarityShared character: gig, reverb, vintage charm
Fender Bandmaster
Fender
48% similarityShared character: bright, reverb, vintage charm
Soldano SLO-30 Super Lead Overdrive
Soldano
47% similarityShared character: gig, studio
Bad Cat *PRE Order* Hot Cat Head
Bad Cat
47% similarityShared character: presence control, presence, studio
Morgan MVP66 Head
Morgan
45% similarityShared character: gig
1976 Marshall 1959 Super Lead
Marshall
43% similarityShared character: touch, studio
Matchless Clubman 35
amplifier
43% similarityShared character: bright, vintage charm, studio
Mesa Boogie Lone Star Head
amplifier
40% similarityShared character: touch, bright, reverb
1950s Fender Twin
amplifier
40% similarityShared character: bright
DV Mark Raw Dawg EG
Dv Mark
40% similarityShared character: reverb, studio
Fender Super Champ X4
Fender
90% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the PRS DG?+
The closest matches in character are the Fender Twin Reverb Head, the Fender Bandmaster, the Soldano SLO-30 Super Lead Overdrive.
What pairs well with the PRS DG?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Greer Soma, Greer Mizuki blue, Walrus Audio Monumental Stereo Harmonic Tremolo — Run Greer Soma after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm.