The PRS Horsemeat is a PRS overdrive pedal. Close alternatives include the Keeley Klon Centaur-Style Overdrive and the Klon Centaur. It pairs well with the Blackstar Studio 10 KT88 Limited Edition and the Friedman Small Box 50 Head with 1x12 Cabinet.
PRS Horsemeat
PRS · pedal
The PRS Horsemeat is a transparent overdrive pedal from Paul Reed Smith (PRS), delivering warm, touch-sensitive, harmonically rich overdrive inspired by the legendary Klon Centaur circuit in a premium enclosure. PRS applies their commitment to quality to an overdrive design named after the circuit inspiration behind the Klon Centaur's horse imagery.
- overdrive
- transparent
- touch
- klon inspired character
- blues
- saturation
- warm
- rich
Genres the PRS Horsemeat is commonly used in
Amps that pair well with the PRS Horsemeat
Blackstar Studio 10 KT88 Limited Edition
Blackstar
23% matchRun Blackstar Studio 10 KT88 Limited Edition into that transparent platform and it finally gets some mid-forward
Friedman Small Box 50 Head with 1x12 Cabinet
Friedman
22% matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Friedman Small Box 50 Head with 1x12 Cabinet gives it mid-forward to fill it with
Synergy SL2 Module
Synergy
tonal matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Synergy SL2 Module gives it high gain to fill it with
Ceriatone 2202H
Ceriatone
tonal matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Ceriatone 2202H gives it high gain to fill it with
Marshall 2203KK Kerry King JCM800
Marshall
tonal matchRun Marshall 2203KK Kerry King JCM800 into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Randall Lynch Box
Randall
tonal matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Randall Lynch Box gives it mid-forward to fill it with
Peavey Invective 120
Peavey
tonal matchPeavey Invective 120's high gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Bad Cat Lynx 50
Bad Cat
tonal matchInto a transparent tone, Bad Cat Lynx 50 brings the high gain it's missing
Pedals that stack with the PRS Horsemeat
Klon KTR
Klon
24% matchKlon KTR's medium gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Soldano SLO
Soldano
24% matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Soldano SLO gives it high gain to fill it with
Maestro Orbit
Maestro
16% matchKeep Maestro Orbit after PRS Horsemeat in the signal chain, clear of PRS Horsemeat's own gain stage
Seymour Duncan Vise Grip Compressor
Seymour Duncan
14% matchSeymour Duncan Vise Grip Compressor's transparent voice suits PRS Horsemeat's own transparent character
Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb
pedal
9% matchRun Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb after PRS Horsemeat in the signal chain, clear of PRS Horsemeat's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Malekko Electro-Harmonix Memory Toy Analog Delay
Electro-Harmonix
8% matchRun Malekko Electro-Harmonix Memory Toy Analog Delay after PRS Horsemeat in the signal chain, clear of PRS Horsemeat's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Fender Hammertone Overdrive
Fender
tonal matchFender Hammertone Overdrive is voiced for a clean amp's front end — PRS Horsemeat gives it exactly that
Tone City Dry Martini
Tone City
tonal matchInto PRS Horsemeat, Tone City Dry Martini is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Keeley Klon Centaur-Style Overdrive
Keeley
72% similarityShared character: touch, transparent, overdrive
Klon Centaur
Klon
70% similarity“delivering warm, touch-sensitive, harmonically rich overdrive inspired by the legendary Klon Centaur circuit in a premium enclosure”
Wampler Paisley Drive
Wampler
67% similarityShared character: crunch, transparent, rich
Strymon Riverside
Strymon
67% similarityShared character: touch, transparent, rich
J. Rockett Jeff Archer
J Rockett
66% similarityShared character: transparent, rich, blues_players
Donner Dumbal Drive
Donner
66% similarityShared character: crunch, transparent, warm
JHS Pedals Morning Glory V4
JHS Pedals
66% similarityShared character: touch, transparent, blues_players
Matthews Effects The Klone
Matthews Effects
65% similarityShared character: touch, transparent, rich
JHS Pedals JHS Tumnus
JHS Pedals
91% similaritysimilar tone character
JHS Notaklön
JHS Pedals
90% similaritysimilar tone character
Warm Audio Centavo
Warm Audio
89% similaritysimilar tone character
Crazy Tube Circuits Clean Little Secret
Crazy Tube Circuits
88% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the PRS Horsemeat?+
The closest matches in character are the Keeley Klon Centaur-Style Overdrive, the Klon Centaur, the Wampler Paisley Drive.
What pairs well with the PRS Horsemeat?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Blackstar Studio 10 KT88 Limited Edition, Friedman Small Box 50 Head with 1x12 Cabinet, Synergy SL2 Module — Run Blackstar Studio 10 KT88 Limited Edition into that transparent platform and it finally gets some mid-forward.