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Condition: Used, Very Good
This little Bluesbreaker inspired beast has tons of power and benefits from an ingenius Power Level control that lets you scale the amp to virtually any playing situation without sacrificing tone! The clean tones are excellent, but this amp really shines when you give it a solid push and let that saturated blues tones really sing.
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The MVP23 output power is controlled with Morgan’s Power level circuitry. The Power Level control is a big part of the magic. 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 MVP23 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 ¼ of a watt to 23 watts.
Speaker
At the heart of the MVP23 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.
Model: MVP23
Serial: 50007 16047
Controls: Gain, Volume, Treble, Mid, Bass, Power Level
Inputs: 1 x 1/4"
Wattage: 23 watts
Channels: One
Speakers: Celestion G12H75 Creamback
Outputs 2 x 8 ohm / 1 x 16 ohm
Preamp Tubes: 2 x 12AX7
Power Tubes: 2 x EL-84
Height: 20"
Width: 20"
Depth: 10"
Weight: 40 lbs
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
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