Paul Reed Smith Guitars Mark Tremonti Model

Well the chief feature of this Mark Tremonti signature model PRS is it's pick up's, are cranked and powerful sounding, with cove neck humbucker and open bobbin bridge like ole Jimmy Page's LP back in the Zep days, but more aggressive modern tone. The other distinctive feature is the up-routed trem which is not commonly found. The ink dye color and honey gloss finish are a PRS trademark and looks beautiful - (hang on wall as art). The wide neck allows easy finger board access and the slightly thiner 60's kind of neck makes play fast easy. The truss rod cove has Mark Tremonti name, and PRS provides a second blank truss rod cover with the guitar, nice touch if you don't worship the dude.

Aggressive sound, with great trem dive bombing available with little tuning issues.
Good reang of tones when vol knobs turn down a bit.

Flawless as in all PRS higher end goods.

Because of the beautiful gloss finish, one tend to handle with extra care to not nick the finish. The overall craftsmanship is very carefully executed, a PRS trade mark.

PRS enjoys an enviable position among manufactures in this regard. My hat's off to Paul, whom I talked to on the phone in 1980ish and have watched the product line ever since, which only gets better all the time, with a wider range of product offerings all the time.

The Tremonti is a bit like a swiss army knife guitar, does a lot, and if you solid trem this guitar is for you. If EVH were looking for an axe today he'd go for this.it.

2007 PRS Mark Tremonti, 22frets, set up like a gibby but w/PRS vol/tone config, the covered neck and open bobbin bridge give this guitar that ole Jimmy Page vibe, more on that later... mahogony neck and body with carved maple top, single cut, classic PRS bird inlay fret markers, this one is orange sunshine dye high gloss finish, very pretty indeed, innovative low mass tuners and HERE'S THE BIG ONE, a PRS trem, but with up routing (I believe this is the only PRS product outside the custom shop that provides an up routed trem), this whammy bar dives and flies with little tuning impact, very true. Overall a pleasure to look at and hold.

This guitar with some Mark's pick up design is edgey, powerful and a step beyond sweet PAF, and but the aggression is more pleasant than some past PRS guitars (even the best have growing pains), dialing in voume and tone makes this guitar very versitle, and when played thru a decent tube amp and cranked a bit, (Matchless) then look out, you begin to feel the sound of that tempting rule the world kind of thing, you surf this guitar as much as you play it, especially given the stay tuned whammy. Modern edgey tone, a please to play. (An 8 because I'm old school and biased that the best tone was in the classic '59 Gibby LP's and early 60's Fendr Strats.) THat said if EVH was shoppin' today for that wanger he'd find this Tremonti suit and wear it out.

Could you ever fault PRS with craftsmanship errors of any kind... can they keep this up on all their products? I hope so for all maner of player. They have the art-of-guitar locked up at the Smithsonian, or certainly should have. Wood, finish, ink dye colors, craftsmanship, feel, playability, intonation, just simple exquisit!

These are a bit delicate, if you are the type to worry about dings int he finish, but hey, nothing really lasts for ever, so go ahead and ding, it builds character, man. Look at those rugged Stone's faces, you think they ever cared about dings?! I digress, overall build is very solid, set neck guitar very solid, and tuners that stay tuned given considerable whammy wailing.

Never had to contct PRS with anything,but have chatted with PRS reps in the past which was pleasant and informative. The PRS dealer was very no hassle straight.

1968 I rented my first humbucking Gibby E###, and was hooked; forever looking for the razor's edge of guitar tone. This leads to marrying and divorcing quite a few axes, due to this life long mission. That said nothing beats Fender and Gibson vintage reissues for tone, custom shop if u can afford it, but PRS makes modern day classics and they have dailed in some great features in their current product line up. Just check out the Tremonti, or the mellower classic LP-like 245. Best value out there and it's nearly art work. Play today my friends.

2002 Tremonti Signature Model (pre-lawsuit and pre-tremelo bridge). All black high gloss finish with maple binding. Locking tuners, fat neck, bird inlays with "Mark Tremonti" inlay at the 12th fret. Covered Dragon 2000 pickup at the neck (see below) and the custom Tremonti pickup at the bridge. Volume and tone control for each pickup and 3-way toggle.

At first I had to fight this thing to get the sounds I wanted. Right now I'm just playing through a Mesa Triple Rec with a Mesa 4x12 cab, a Morley wah in front of it, with a Boss chorus in the FX loop (clean channel only). The neck pickup was so much hotter than I was used to at that point that I had to roll the gain way back to get away from the white noise. When I finally found the sweet spot on the gain and got the amp EQ'd right, the guitar took on a life of it's own. Every bit of attack, tone, and character comes through under moderate to high gain rhythm playing (Metallica, RATM, STP, Green Day, Alter Bridge, Nickelback, and the like), and leads are scorching and razor sharp anywhere on the neck, especially with some wah action. I had to wrestle the amp again for a good clean sound, but once that was solved this axe shined again. Very warm and bright sounding with either pickup...great with finger picking and strumming alike. The volume and tone controls are great. Without changing any amp settings, I can toggle between a sweet warm blues tone (neck) and a balls out rock sound (bridge), which of course if the idea behind any PRS. The thing just sounds bad ass.

I got the guitar off ebay. As the previous owner was more of a collector than a player, the guitar lived under a bed (or something like that) for a good 5 years or so. When it came to me the finish was still flawless, and the action was already perfect, low and smooth up and down the neck...true to PRS' reputation. In fact when I took it in to the shop for a routine checkup, I asked the tech there not to mess with the setup at all. I won't award a 10 here since technically this guitar is used and 7 years old.

I haven't done any gigging with this thing, but it's seen plenty of action in my living room thus far, and there haven't been any issues. Everything I've ever read said that PRS guitars are as road worthy as anything, and I don't have any reason to question that based on what I've experienced with this, my first PRS.

I e-mailed customer service with a question about the pickups that were installed in the guitar, and the customer support manager could not answer the question (see overall rating for story). How could this be?? Luckily it was not a life threatening issue. If nothing else, I got a response very quickly.

This guitar seemed like a natural upgrade from my last one; custom built douple cut rock/metal suited axe w/22 frets. Gibson neck/stop piece, and EMG 81/85 pickups. Awesome choice! Initially I noticed that the guitar had a Dragon 2000 pickup at the neck. As I understood it, Tremonti's always came with the Tremonti custom treble and bass pickups. Apparently not the case? From reading other reviews on this site I see that several other guitars made around the same time came with the Dragon pickup. Unfortunately, asking PRS customer service yielded no answers. Assuming that the guitar simply came with the wrong pickup installed, I swapped out the Dragon for the Tremonti bass pickup, with surprisingly noticable results. With that issue settled (at least in my mind), this is one amazing and powerfull axe. In fact, the quality and performance of this guitar have made me a better player in the 4 short months I've owned it. This is simply an awesome axe in my opinion, as a Tremonti fan, and now as a PRS fan as well.

Made in 2007 with a one piece flame maple 10 top.
2 Volume 2 Tone knobs, 3 way pickup selector
Tremonti signature pickups are well voiced and can cover sounds from jazz/blues all the way to metal. The bridge pickup is very hot for a passive pickup and neck has a little less output, more of a vintage sound. My guitar came with the whale blue finish and featured a ten top flame maple 1 piece top (unbelievable looking!)
The new tremolo system is awesome, you can divebomb and whammy all day and thing still stays in tune perfectly. The neck is just right for me, not too thin and not to thick. Overall just a beautful instrument.

Like I said it can cover everything from blues to metal. Ive tried it on various amps and it definately sounds great with a nice tube amp. However, I do run it through my solid state line 6 practice amp and it sounds great plugged into that too. The pickups are pretty quiet and are very hot for passive pickups. Before this guitar I used active pickups and it has taken a little time to get used to the passive pickups, but the tone is superb and is so clean and clear.

Came set up perfectly, everything was just right. I was lucky enough to get a 1 piece ten top, and let me tell you it is breathtaking. The bridge was set up perfectly as well. The only thing I adjusted was the action, as it was a tad high for my taste. The neck was perfectly straight and the fret work was great too. I still don't know how get those inlays to be so perfect, they are perfectly flush and there are no seams at all, its perfect. When spending this much money on a guitar I feel that all of these things should be perfect, however with many other companies they sadly, are not. PRS makes a great quality instrument and the fit and finish was perfect.

Definately a reliable and well made guitar, could withstand endless amounts of live playing. Definately dependable and is now my number one guitar!

Haven't had to deal with them so I honestly don't know.

I have been playing for a long time and have owned various other high end instruments. While some of the other instruments had great and comparable quality to the PRS, such as my ESP custom shop, they just didn't sound as good or feel as good. If this guitar was stolen or lost I would probably cry because I don't think I can afford to buy another lol. I love singlecut guitars and the bottome line is, if you can afford to get one this is the best single cut guitar available. I know, I have played pretty much every single cut out there, and this one has more features and just stands above the rest. If you have the money go for it, you won't regret it.

Mark Tremonti 2007 Model. This is the 2nd version with the trem and Wide Thin Neck. Features the full size single cut body with no weight relief chambers. This one is kind of heavy, 9.5 lbs. The neck is also more along the regular profile not really a typical PRS wide thin at least at the lower frets. Features 2 volume, 2 tone, 3 -way switch, locking tuners, Tremonti Treble and Bass pickups. Mine is a not a 10 top, but still a pretty good amount of flame on the Black Cherry finish. I'll give it a 9 because coil taps would have made this more versatile.

I play everything from metal to blues. This thing can cover most of those bases. The treble pickup is hot and can get the modern metalish sounds really well. I'm a big Alter-Bridge/Creed fan, but this guitar can get much more than just those sounds. I also play a lot of Ozzy/Sabbath/Metallica/Maiden, etc. and this guitar can do most of the old-school metal sounds as well. The bass pickup can do a really great clean sound and it's pretty clear, not muddy. That being said it can do a nicer bluesey tone as well. I have owned several Les Pauls over the years and this one can easily cover those sounds. The bridge pickup is a little too hot for a great clean for country or jazz, but with the volume rolled off it can easily cover clean classic rock or blues rythem.

The guitar was setup perfect. No action or neck adjustments needed. The factory 9s were okay, but I prefer 10s on most of my guitars especially if I tune down to Eb. Only took a couple of turns on the claw adjustment screws to level out the trem. The finish was flawless and no defects that I could see with the workmanship. Fretwork was also flawless. Just what you'd expect from PRS. Never had a Gibson I could say that about.

Don't think I will have any issues with relability. With the trem, I'd always want a backup for string break-age or tuning issues.

Never dealt with them.

I've been playing for 17+ years now and I've owned a lot of guitars. I've had 4 Gibsons, 81 Les Paul Deluxe, 89 LP Custom, 2 98 DC Standards. This guitar blows all of them away. I also own a Heritege CM H150 LP Copy (Class of 59 Model) with Korina body/neck and Brazilian fretboard. This guitar can easily hold it's own with that guitar with regard to everything except weight. I also have a PRS Hiland, and a Edenhaus Custom Strat. This guitar has become my new favorite for Metal/Rock. I'd certianly buy it again if something happened to it. PRS is certainly expensive, but you do get what you pay for. Compared to Gibson, there models are a much better value when you compare the workmanship, playability, and sound of the instruments.

This guitar is a beauty...flame top, single-cut with the Phase II locking tuners...this is the one with the tremolo that you can pull up...totally stays in tune even when I try to do some bombs or wails using it. The wide-thin neck is similar to the necks on LP 60's necks...the PRS neck, however, is a lot smoother to play on; doesn't feel as rough and impersonal as a Gibson does. I've played Gibsons and they just don't bond with you. Came with a nice hardshell case...looks like I'm carrying some very important stuff in there...25 inch scale guitar with two volumes and two tone controls. You can make this thing sound like a strat if you want to. The tremonti picksups are very powerful, yet clear and give excellent sustain. To my surprise, however, I was so happy to get this thing that I didn't notice one of the tuning pegs has some wear underneath it...like the polish is coming off or something..so I am contacting my dealer about this to see if they can do something. I'll contact PRS next...

I play mostly lead/rhythm for church rock band. This guitar gives me the power I need plus the versatility when i need to do leads. The treble pickup sounds clean and very well-defined. When I play low, I get the power I need, but don't get the muddy growl that I used to get with my Gibson (Raw Power Model). It sounds powerful, but clear. Very nice.

Through my rig, which includes a Boss NS-2, line 6 DM4, Fender Tuner, Boss Chorus, Ibanez Weeping Demon, and then the Line 6 DL4, this things is quiet. No hisses or pickup noise at all. But most of my guitars come through pretty quiet anyway.

I really like the neck feeling buttery smooth and the tremolo on this guitar. The only thing I would complain about right now is that damned tuning peg with the finish coming off. I hope I can get that replaced or something.

Other than the tuning peg showing a little wear, The action was pretty high, but not bad out of the store. HOwever, the dealer I bought from set it up for free. Wow...They did a good job. It's perfect right now. Pickups were also adjusted. Everything else is beautiful on this guitar. Everyone knows the reputation PRS has for making beautiful guitars. Everyone who has sseen this guitar just stares and stares...it's a work of art almost. Too bad it'll get scratches, etc. because of use. Oh well, there's more to come hopefully. I'm only

Haven't used it yet for gigging (will use it in two weeks), but it's pretty light compared to my LP. I'll definitely be using this more.... No back pain :)

Of course, I wish I can protect this thing from scratches, but just naturally, I think it'll scratch.

Well, havent' heard back from PRS regarding the tuning peg. But I just got off the phone with the dealer and they suggested i bring it by for them to take a look at it. It seems they stand by PRS products. We'll see. Other times i have emailed PRS, they're pretty good about getting back to me.

I would definetly buy it again....maybe a different color this time. I've been playing for about 6 years, and I have played Ibanez Jems, Gibsons, Fenders, and Fernandes Elites (which are pretty good because of the sustainer system) and this PRS is now my main guitar. I love the look, the sound, the PRS heritage and the evolution that this guitar has taken, especially with the up-routing on the tremolo.

Great, you can get tons of different sounds by experimenting with the pickup selector and the volme and tone knobs. I prefer the les paul style individual volume and tone to the master volume found on most other PRS's

This guitar has a really good clean sound. But it shines at moderate to high gain. the neck goes from clean to moderate gain and the bridge can do clean but is made for high gain. I have tried other PRS's (custom 22/24 Singlecut) all good but the tremonti sounds the best to me. It can do anything from jazz to metal and everything in between. My only complaint is when you roll the volume off on the neck pickup it can get a little too bassy for my taste.

I got mine used there were a few dents but overall good condition. The inlay work on this guitar is amazing you can't tell the inlays fromthe fretboard. The black finish looks very classy/classic to me.

Seems solid. Gigged with it once without backup and it did fine.

The tremonti isn't cheap but is definatly worth the money. It has tone perfect for my style which is sort of blues to hard rock. If it were stolen i would be really mad because i had to work hard to get this guitar, but i would buy it again if i could save up the money. PRS has great quality control so you really never get a bad guitar. I highly recommend the tremonti.

See the PRS website for exact specs...mine is the Platinum finish...came with a hardshell yada yada the usual! It has the Tremonti Treble in the bridge...nice pickup....2002 made in USA Locking PRS tuners...great adjustable bridge.....mine had the tonepros posts installed....sweet! I love buying guitars from people who know what they r doin!

This review is for a 2002 PRS Mark Tremonti Singlecut in the Platinum finsh. I play a Rock/Hard Rock...I am using the Tremonti through a Mesa 3ch Triple Recto/Marshall 1960 cab setup into a BBE Sonic Max to a Rackmount ISP Decimator. The sound is very crunchy and well defined. The cleans are very full and defined. The clarity that this guitar shows is just great! Very happy with the overall performance for this guitar! The PRS pickups are not super noisy but do produce that great Mark Tremonti "crunch" that I was looking to get. I also Play a Custom shop Les Paul Custom w/ Emg's and these two guitars work well together in my setup. No real dislikes yet..I have only had it a short time but it is a great piece.

Since this was an Ebay purchase I can't really vouch for the Factory setup. I will say that the previous owner too very good care of this guitar and it arrived to me in great condition and a good setup. This is a PRS...the Finish smokes my new Gibson Custom.....So sad...but good for PRS!

The Tremonti will definetly withstand a live setting....the hardware seems strong and sturdy...this is a very very well built instrument. THe Finsh is awesome...I love the Platinum...anyone can get a a Black guitar. I would trust to gig it without a backup...I would still take a backup though.

Nope Never had to deal.

I have been playing on and off for a few years and I own way way too much stuff...I am very pleased with the Mark Tremonti. The best part of this guitar is the overall look and feel. The birds on the fretboard are a great touch to this guitar.....the only gripe I may have is the Vol./Tone are switched around from the style of my Les Paul....I'll just have to get used to it or get it reset-up. I bought the guitar b/c for years I have wanted a PRS Tremonti...and now that my bitch girlfriend is gone I got one! If it were stolen I would be really broken up....then I would slowly torture the person who stole it.

2005
American made
22 fret maple top Mahogany body
platinum finish, stripped "binding"
fat neck
Tremonti P/U's H/H
LP type
PRS stop tailpiece/bridge
locking tuners

This is a top-quality, American made guitar. It looks like a Les Paul redesigned by a slightly more advanced civilization. It has a ton of balls. Every note is rich and creamy, yet articulate and clear, and power chords hit you like a dumptruck. It has the most crushing gain of any guitar I've ever played, but somehow, the clean tone is delicious. You usually get one or the other - I don't know how they did that.

Perfect.

They blacked out Tremonti's name on the 12th fret too. Nothing against him, just don't want to look like a fanboy. I am a professional.

It looks like it's biult like a brick shithouse. Other reviews have complained about the finish, claiming it is thin and easily chipped, but I'd rather that than the thick, tone-killing poly that is standard on most mass-production guitars.

Durability - I have not gigged it yet, right now it's the hotel guitar, so I can't say. It's not right for the gig I'm in at the moment, but it's just a matter of time before I find the proper setting - probably hard music.

Excellent. I am an endorsee though, so I'm a bit biased.

Let's just get this straight - they don't pay me. I'm taking the time to do this review for free, because I like this guitar. I've gotten guitars from other companies that were crap. You won't see me gushing over them just because they were free. Who has the time?

I don't like the layout of the tone controls. If you are or have ever been a LP player they are counter-intuituive. I'm thinking of switching them to the LP layout - apparently that is a common mod on this guitar. Also, I can't use it with the violin bow bc the top is a little flatter than a LP and the volume knob gets in the way. Probably not a problem for you.

The tag says "02-20-2003", black finish (very nice!!), excellent pickups, bird-inlays and a Mark Tremonti inlay on the 12th fret... I think all the features have already been pointed out.

I like the 3-way toggle switch, which I find a lot easier to use then the 5-way rotary on my Custom 22. The 5-way rotary offers a couple of nice switching options, producing sweet clean tones, though...

One thing that takes a little getting used to, are the volume and tone controls. Controls for the bridge PU are located too far away, IMHO...

I play mainly alternative rock. Think of bands like Creed, Pearl Jam, Bush, etc. This guitar gives me the exact tone I want! Compared to my Custom 22, the Tremonti has more low-end punch, more sustain and just basically sounds better (smoother, warmer) when playing single notes.

I use a Mesa Triple Rectifier on a Brunetti XL Cab (V30's) and this guitar really gets things going! Cleans are very good (warm and full), but hi-gain playing is what this guitar is meant for!

Basically: if you play a lot of guitar-driven rock, want a guitar that performs very well overall, but really rules when switching to hi-gain, then this guitar is for you!

Since I bought it used, I can't really say anything about the factory set-up. IMHO this guitar lives up to the PRS-standard! Finish looks excellent, guitar feels well-balanced... I don't think it's ever going to let me down. Fender and Gibson can learn a lot from these guys...

I haven't tried it live, yet, but I see no problem in doing so! Solid mahogany, solid strap buttons... Only thing I really have to worry about is breaking strings. I think I can really depend on it!

Never dealt with them..

I have been playing for 10 years, now. I own a Fender Big Apple strat, a PRS Custom 22, Mesa Triple Rectifier, Brunetti XL Cab and a PRS Tremonti Model! :) Only thing I can say is, I wish I tried this guitar earlier!

I love this guitars' looks, sound and feel! It really rocks! No complaints here!

I bought this guitar used, so to me, it's gruit value for money. A while back, I thought about buying it new, but changed my mind when I saw the price-tag... I know it's Tremonti's signature guitar, but at that price... I'd rather buy a standard single-cut and put in the Tremonti PU's!!