Morgan SW50, SW50R, RCA35, PR12, SW22R Instruction Manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Congratulations on purchasing your new Morgan
Amp!

Joe Morgan started designing amplifiers to create
solutions to the problems he was facing as a
guitarist.

A good customer brought in a really expensive
vintage amplifier into the Morgan shop and asked
for an updated version. This 50 watt 6L6 amplifier
was based around this 40 year old piece of history.
The original needed to have some updates to
make it easier to use with today’s guitars and
pedals. The result is the SW50. This amp produces
a sweet singing sustain even on clean notes.
Intentionally designed to be the loudest cleanest it
could be with 2x6L6s it is still capable of producing
a warm compressed natural overdrive.

The SW50takes pedals very well and loves Fuzzes,
boosts, OD’s, phasers, flangers, tremolos, wahs,
and all types of delay pedals. This amp was
designed to interface with all of your pedals
modern or vintage.

• Incredibly versatile single channel amp

• 50-watt 2X 6L6 Power Tubes

• 2x 12ax7s

• Solid State Rectifier

• Bass and Treble controls

• Master Level control

• Volume control

• Bright switch

• Bass emphasis switch

• Custom transformers and capacitors.

PLUGGING IN

We recommend that you start with the tone
controls in the 12 o’clock position. Set the Vol
level to about 11 o’clock and then increase the
Level control to the volume level you need.

The Volume and Level controls are interactive.
Your highest levels of clean will be with the
volume control below 3 o’clock. Above 3 o’clock
you are adding gain to the power section of the
amplifier.

Now that you have your gain and volume set
experiment with the bass , treble, bright switch
and bass emphasis switch.

We know you will love your new SW50. If you
have any questions or help don’t hesitate to email
us [e-mail] or call Morgan
Amplification at 714 841 5302.

INSTRUCTIONS

Please keep this instruction manual for future
reference and for the duration of owning this
Morgan Amplifier. Please carefully read and
understand the instructions inside this user’s
manual before attempting to operate your new
amp. This instruction manual includes essential
safety information regarding the use and
maintenance of the amplifier. Take special care to
heed all warning symbols and signs inside this
manual and those printed on the amplifier itself.

WARNING!
TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT
EXPOSE THE AMPLIFIER TO WATER OR MOISTURE.
DO NOT OPERATE NEAR ANY WATER SOURCE

WHAT’S THE MEANING OF THIS?
The lightning flash with an arrow triangular
symbol is intended to alert the user to the
presence of non-insulated “dangerous voltage”
within the products enclosure, and may be of
sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric
shock

WHAT’S THE MEANING OF THIS?
The exclamation point triangular symbol is
intended to alert the user to the presence of
important operating and maintenance (servicing)
instructions in the user manual accompanying this
amplifier!

1. Read Instructions – All the safety and operating
instructions should be read before this product is
operated.

2. Retain Instructions – The safety and operating
instructions should be retained for future
reference.

3. Heed Warnings – All warnings on the amplifier
and in the operating instructions should be
adhered to.

4. Follow Instructions – All operating and use
instructions should be followed.

5. Water and Moisture – The amplifier should not
be used near water – for example, a bathtub,
washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, wet
basement, or near a swimming pool, and the like.

6. Carts and Stands – The amplifier should be used
only with a cart or stand that is recommended by
the manufacturer.
An amplifier and cart combination should be
moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and
uneven surfaces may cause the amplifier and cart
combination to overturn.

7. Wall or Ceiling Mounting
– The product should never be mounted to a wall
or ceiling.

8. Heat – Amplifier should be situated away from
heat sources such as radiators, heat registers,
stoves, or other amplifier (including amplifiers)
that produce heat.

9. Power Sources – This product should be
operated only from the type of power source
indicated on the rating label.
If you are not sure of the type of power supply to
your home, consult your product dealer or local
power company.

10. Grounding or Polarization
– This product may be equipped with a polarized
alternation-current line plug (a plug having one
blade wider than the other). This plug will fit into
the power outlet only one way. This is a safety
feature. If you are unable to insert the plug fully
into the outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug
should still fail to fit, contact your electrician to
replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the
safety purpose of the polarized plug.

11. Power-Cord Protection
– Power-supply cords should be routed so that
they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by
items placed upon or against them, paying
particular attention to the cord in correspondence