FS/ FT: Morgan AC20

CFH

Up for sale or trade is my Morgan AC20. 

This is effectively a souped up AC30, but 20w and with very effective power scaling. The speaker is a Celestion Creamback. I can only really describe the tones as "3D". It has chime for days and is capable of some real raunch at manageable levels, but also perfectly capable of gigging. It is a properly wonderful sounding amp. 

The construction is top notch and it comes with a high quality padded cover. The condition is excellent except the Tolex has torn in one corner, and so I have priced it to reflect this. 

I'm looking for £975, or will consider trades for other nice boutique amps. 

Great clean tone demo:



Dirty tone demo:




Here's what Morgan say:

Similar to its big brother, the Morgan AC20 is a deceptively simple hand wired in the USA, all-tube, 1x12" combo that is capable of producing a myriad of early 60s British AC tones - but that is just the beginning. The included power level control allows you to dial in just the right amount of volume without sacrificing your tone the way some master volumes do.

Plugging into the AC20 and you will instantly notice the familiar chime and compression of the Class A EL84 driven output section. Instantly U2, Tom Petty, Queen and most of praise and worship tones will be right there at your fingertips. Like all Morgan amps the AC20 was designed with the pedalboard player in mind. This amp loves all pedals and was designed in a matter where even modulation pedals like reverb and delay sound best in front of the amp. The amplifier's extreme touch-sensitivity will allow you to coax clean tones even at the highest of gain settings. To quote Keith Armstrong (Chief Engineer at Mix LA) "It is impossible to get a bad sound out of this amp!"

At the heart of the AC-20 combo is a 16-ohm, 12" Celestion G12H75 Creamback speaker that delivers the delivers the perfect blend of midrange tones that will allow you to cut through any mix. We load this speaker into a void less Baltic birch ply cab that utilizes  a fixed baffle to transfer the speaker energy to the entire cabinet. You will be amazed at the amount of bass from this cab, To finish it off wrap the cab in our twilight finish, a proprietary custom ballistic vinyl covering that is vulcanized to the wood to ensure long lasting durability.

The Power Level control is a big part of the magic of the AC-20. Most guitarists today have spent large sums of money and even more amounts of time working on their pedal boards. Most pedals are not designed to be used with a tube amp on "1". They were designed to interact with the amplifier at or near the point at which it begins to break up. That is why an overdrive pedal is called an "over" drive. It is driving the amp over that point. Unfortunately that volume can be too loud for most live applications. The Power Level control on the AC20 solves this. Think of conventional master volumes as a spigot on a garden hose, they choke off the signal to the power section of the amp to a usable level. Most conventional master volumes also affect the way your pedals interact with your amp. The Power Level control behaves like a zoom lens. It limits the size of the output signal that can be produced by the output tubes. It does NOT choke the signal down and therefore behaves identical as if the amp were running at full volume. This means that you can choose the power that you need, anything from 1/4 of a watt to 20 watts.

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guitargeek62

I bloody love these - I was able to play on one for a bit a while back while demoing a guitar and ended up falling for the amp instead. As you say, it’s a phenomenal AC30-type tone, and very controllable. GLWTS

CFH

guitargeek62 said:

I bloody love these - I was able to play on one for a bit a while back while demoing a guitar and ended up falling for the amp instead. As you say, it’s a phenomenal AC30-type tone, and very controllable. GLWTS

Thanks! They do have that magic "something"!

CFH

Easter bump 

smogfalls

is this still available?

CFH

smogfalls said:

is this still available?

I'm afraid not. I'll amend the listing. Good luck with your search 

ryanverbena

Beautiful amps these, I've never looked back 

CFH

In a roundabout turn of events this is now back up for sale/trades! 

Castro

PM'D

Del_Preston

PM’d

CFH

Thanks for all the interest but this has sold (via the forum, thanks all)