Morgan Has A New Small Low Watt Amp! | Morgan Amps FIVE 6V6 Single Ended Tube Guitar Amp
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- Опубліковано 12 січ 2025
- Morgan just released a 5-watt all tube guitar amplifier and it's tiny! Light enough to fit in a backpack or carry-on, the FIVE is a small low watt tube head with some great tones.
Morgan Amps teased the FIVE at #namm2019 and only recently offered the first batch of these 6V6 powered tube heads. I love a good low-powered tube head and wanted to take this one for a spin.
The AGRO control acts like a master volume and works in conjunction with the VOL control to get powerful cleans or rich tube saturation depending on how you set it. The TONE control is dynamic, with a nice range. The amp takes pedals nicely and has been a real treat in the studio. Dial in your volume and tone and use the AGRO to tame the output if the neighbors are sleeping. Mix and match with different cabs and speaker sizes (8 and 16ohm outputs available) to lean into the small amp feel or let it breathe and sing.
All housed in a beautiful head shell with black tolex and dark chilewich face, with the iconic backlit M logo.
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Thank you for the demo. Your playing was beautiful. There was a, and forgive me if I dip into sentiment, but I simply can’t think of another word for it, a wistfulness to it. Like some long forgotten memory that just comes to mind, perhaps decades later, and brings a smile to the face.
thanks for sharing - that's very kind and cool that you took that from the playing. That resonates a lot with me.
Fantastic playing, wonderful demo and explanation of the amp. I'm going to have to get one of these.
aw thanks , glad you found it helpful! Love what Joe is doing with these little amps - really fun! Check out the AC5 vid too if you're keen on the more Voxy tones.
Man… one of these and a hiwatt hi5 in stereo would be so sick. Love each on their own as well. Such a good video!
you're not wrong! ha...I might have to make a vid of them in stereo :D
@@AmbientEndeavors you should! It’d be a fun video.
Excellent presentation. Sounds amazing. Think I need one. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks! Glad you found it helpful. I just got his AC5 in and will be demoing that too - cool that he’s done a few variants at this point
Lovely tones, and beautiful sympathetic playing 👌
hey thanks! thanks for watching :)
Mine will hopefully be in the mail this week. I cannot wait to get my hands on this. I have been waiting on this amp since NAMM 2019…
Correction 2019. I did a video on this in the room. Was truly blown away by it then.
oh that's so cool! yea, I knew they were a long time coming. Really cool little amp.
This sounds amazing!
thx for watching! fun little amps :)
Checking Morgan Website, not finding it, Any idea where and when it's available for purchase. Combing with my SIlktone 4W , its possibly a killer small rig
That would be quite a stereo pair! I’ve only seen him announce them in batches on Instagram / probably best to get ahold of him via IG or email to get info or order.
Maybe i'm missing something but I didn't see it on their website. Are these not easily orderable right now?
This first batch was direct and advertised on Instagram. Not sure what the production plans are going forward, but I believe he's hoping to get them in as a regular release.
I just ordered one, it’s gonna be a looong few weeks waiting 😅 Man, I’m looking forward to play this thing 🤩
exciting! waiting is the hardest part. it's a fun little guy!
Who sells these I can't find them
Fantastic ❤
Thank you! Cheers!
Can it get quiter while maintaining the gain at a low volume set for bedroom practice? I am considering one for home studio / bedroom practice purpose. Thanks for your amazing video.
thanks for watching!
Yeah, you can use the AGRO control like a master volume, so dial up the VOL and then dial back the AGRO to sort of "attenuate" a dirtier sound. I should have given a more extreme example of that in the clips - apologies!
I might have missed it in the video but what are these going for price wise?
Good question! The release info is a bit vague/sparse from Morgan, but these were $999 from the first run.
@@AmbientEndeavors oh shit! Yup that thing will be mine
Sounds awesome!
yeah it's a fun little guy!
If I’m playing and recoding mostly at home would you say this is a good platform for pedal at lower volumes?
I’ve been looking at this or the Ac5 and see you have both. Would love to hear your insight man!
Cheers!
Sorry if I missed it in the video, but are these for sale yet? Can't find much online about it. Sounds amazing!
He might still be taking direct orders; not sure of the timeline or production schedule for these. This was part of an initial 10 unit batch.
I bought the same ohma ribbon. Sounds nice!
it's fantastic!
Twins Fan!? Im officially following ;-)
you know it! 🍻 thanks for the sub!
How much do these cost? assuming I could make it on the list…
$999
Do any of your amps sound better than your Matchless?
Oh sure; the Matchless amps are killer and are definitely their own *thing* but not always the right thing. I'm blown away by this new Hiwatt DR20 I have in (not sure if it's present in this vid)...and love so many of my old Fender amps for different reasons.
Is he going to produce these in greater quantities or what?
He's consistently making them in batches, he just announced a recent batch a week or two ago on IG, not sure if there are any left available.
I don't get it why doesn't he just put them out.
dude, a pair of these in stereo would be wicked.
I completely agree :)
Think this would be giggable with a 1x12? If cranked?
if you're playing overdriven they yeah! Wouldn't be enough clean headroom for very clean tones unless its a smaller club, and all instances would need to be mic'd
Rut roh ... hide the credit cards
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Gorgeous amp (and really tasteful playing to showcase it!) - do you have a sense of how it takes pedals? I imagine it's fairly low headroom overall. Are you running those effects into the front end?
Thanks! The wet effects are into the front, yes. No effects loop on this. Fairly low headroom as most 5-watters are, but you do get some nice "fairly clean" sounds with AGRO at max and volume down. I'd maybe use a boost or some low-gainer with nice eq section to shape the tone a little if you need, but otherwise the amp gives some nice breakup IMO.
$1,000 😮😢
there's a little sticker shock yea, but it seems to be the entry point for even a low-watt hand-wired / boutique tube amp...
$2700 no thank u
It’s $999…
Where are they I want one