Morley George Lynch Tripler

See my first review - by Ken on 8-18-07

After a month of Aggravation and Frustration I found the noise problem, POOR switch and board grounding.

To fix:
Open the bottom as if to change a battery.
Then take the nut off each switch. On the inside of the box scrap off some of the orange paint where the switch body touches the metal box. Put each one back just as they came off.
NOTE:
On switch for Amp. #3 you will find grounding lug, with a black wire. Scrape off a lot of orange paint so that the whole lug makes good contact with the metal box.

This fixed my noise problem.
Hope it helps others.

After you fix what the factory did not construct properly, it works ok.

NONE..they want to blame everything else and sell you more stuff.

Plug in and play

Mixed bag. When you get rid of the static hum (most of the time touching any part of it with your finger and/or turnng off/on all switches will get rid if the noise for the session) it is fine, until then it is unusable.

None...static hum - see above

They said using a furman power strip causes ground loops because all equipmet are from one point. What I can read it is the opposiate. Also said you are not using the Morley adapter are you? Strange it is made for this pedel, but the static is there even with a battary.

I would not buy it again or recomend it. This is my experience yours may be better.

Have had this unit for a year now. I use it to route to three different amps, 5150 half stack, Mesa studio pre/PV 50/50 carvin 4-12 half stack, and PV 5150 combo. This thing is great in alot of ways. I use it to route alot of different signal chains for ultimate versatility. You can run different pedals in line from each output and get totaly different sounds or run a pedal in front of the tripler to send to all amps. I also use it to route the preamp out from my 5150 head to different power amps for more tonal experimentation. I actually use two of these and use them for different situations. Very usful item. You could actually chain a few of these together like I do and run more than three amps. Very cool.

The sound quality is superb. No ground loop problems at all so far. I have found the way to avoid this is to run all of your amps off of the same power strip or power conditioner, works for me anyway. I have not noticed any signal loss whatsoever when using multiple amps. The boost knob is great! It's like having an overdrive pedal in the line. I use it to get a nice clean boost for my amps, Knocks the gain up a notch or two. Nice!

Has been dropped and kicked around at gigs and practice. No effect on the unit. Very solid piece of rolled steel.

not used

I play blues , hard rock and metal. This is a first rate piece of gear and is very useful for multiple situations. I wouldn't be without it for any reason. Lost or stolen I would buy two of them again if need be. It really is two pedals in one, a signal router and a clean boost. Cool!

Very easy to get a good sound out of it, you don't have to do anything, which is the best option. Very simple to use, 3 switches, one for each amp output to activate or deactivate. It can use a battery, or a 9V adapter. 3 LED's indicate which outputs are active, and an adjustable clean boost is used to compensate if needed when running all 3 outputs. It's not selectable by switch however, completely counterclockwise on the knob is no boost, clockwise to increase. This is the stock model with no GL signature on it.

I use the pedal to A/B/Y between a Framus Cobra and a Mark IV. I use the third output for a tuner. The pedal doesn't add noise, and doesn't lose a lot volume when using 2 outputs at once. A slight turn on the clean boost allows me to use them without a volume drop, so I can A/B/Y without having to adjust levels. I haven't noticed any clicking or noise using the switches. If I use all 3, there is a volume drop, but this again can be compensated for by adjusting the boost on the pedal slightly. The clean boost is very transparent, even to the extremes, but there is no need to crank it, even using all 3 outputs. Mine never leaves the 10:00 position on the boost knob. I didn't buy this pedal to add any sound, transparency was what I was looking for.

Very reliable so far. It's been transported frequently, scratched, dropped, etc., and I bought it as a blem to begin with. The switches are the standard footswitches found on most pedals, nothing special about them. Standard LED's, and they are large enough to see clearly. They aren't recessed, so I could see them getting pushed in at some point. The boost knob is plastic, so it may take some wear at some point. The rest of the chasis is metal, so it should take a beating. I would use it without a backup, since I only use 2 outputs for the most part. It's a very simple pedal, there isn't much to go wrong with it. The fact that you need a battery or 9V made me give it a 7, but it woudn't work as well without the boost.

Haven't had any experience with customer support.

I play mostly metal, classic rock, and blues. I like using one amp for clean, and combining my amps for a distinct tone, so it was a good match for me. I plan on adding another amp, so the third output was a feature I wanted. I run my rack tuner off it for now. I've been playing for about 5 years. My gear I use with this pedal includes a Mesa Mark IV, Framus Cobra, Korg DTC tuner, with a Keeley OD808 and Xotic AC Bootser in front. If it were stolen, I would buy another, I've been very happy with this unit. I like that it's very transparent, and the clean boost doesn't add a lot of noise. I don't like the volume drop using 3 outputs, but that's expected, and the clean boost is a nice feature to compensate. I've compared this to the passive Morley, Boss, and Art. I chose this pedal because it had the most features, yet still remained quiet without adding noise to the chain. The only thing I would change, is maybe some way of toggling between amps. As it is, the switches only activate, or deactivate each output. That means if you want to switch between amps, you have to shut one down, and turn one on. You can hit both switches at once, but I don't like juggling. Y'ing is easier because you just activate the unused output. I don't know a way around this with 3 outputs however, other than adding more switches. The clean boost would be nice if you could activate it/bypass it seperately. I don't like knowing the signal is passing thru an extra circuit, but the affect on tone hasn't been noticable luckily, and I think it's needed if you use all three outputs. Overall, I'm very happy with the unit.

Able to route 1 guitar through 3 amps & very easy to use w/20db signal boost if needed.

No noise,& no need for signal boost when I used it(I generally play hard rock w/humbucker p-ups, so if using single-coil p-ups ie.FenderStratocaster/Telecaster/etc. the signal boost may be needed)
& surprised @ the lack of noise in signal chain.

Had this product 2 weeks & used it 5-10 times & 1st switch broke. I had it mailed back & this was signed model which is no longer available & apparently my unit was sold @ discounted price as blemished unit(mighta been nice to ask original customer 1st before even having them ship back?)to someone else.Long story short, trying 1 more time(unsigned-new unit en route-will update later of results ;-)Morley products are usually built like a tank, & this one seemed to be,maybe just a bad switch & that's what I'm hoping for, as idea is excellent & yields great results when works.

Customer support of company I bought from(musicians friend) always very good & never dealt with morley.

I've been playing 20+yrs & all styles of music & the only 3-amp switcher I know of--awesome when working properly & would recommend to anyone needing more versatility, or sound reinforcement, that 3-stacks through 1 guitar can give. Very good @ punishing drummers(point stack on either side of their kit & then 1 stack head-on & turn all amps to 12 ;-)
-Loco

VERY EASY TO USE. PLUG IN A GUITAR AND ROUTE IT TO 3 AMPS , OR 2 AMPS AND A TUNER , AS I HAVE DONE. MANUAL IS ADEQUATE FOR EASE OF USE.

NO NOISE ! AFTER TRYING ALL OPTIONS TO BREAK MY GUITAR SIGNAL INTO 2 AMPS FOR A TEXTURED SOUND , THIS FINALLY STOPPED THE GROUND LOOP BETWEEN THE TWO AMPS. IT HAS A BOOSTER KNOB FOR ANY SIGNAL LOSS AND FOR DIFFERENT PICKUP SETTINGS ( LES PAUL HUMBUCKERS VS. STRAT SINGLE COIL ). I WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE AMP AND BACK THRU THE TRIPLER AND NOTICED VERY LITTLE SIGNAL LOSS , IF ANY. UNPLUGGING THE UNIT AUTOMATICALLY MUTES THE OUTPUTS & THERE'S NO POPPING WHEN PLUGGING BACK IN SINCE THE SIGNAL IS MUTED. NICE ORANGE STATUS LED'S.

LIKE MOST MORLEY STOMP BOXES , THIS IS BUILT SOLIDLY , WITH A LOW PROFILE FOR STAGE USE. RESPONSIVE SWITCHES. I'D GET AROUND IT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS AT A GIG. THE BATTERY SEEMS TO HAVE A LONG ENOUGH LIFE IF YOU UNPLUG AFTER USE OR BETWEEN SETS. I'VE ORDERED AN AC POWER SUPPLY.

NEVER DEALT WIH MORLEY , BUT I'VE FOUND THEIR PRODUCTS TO BE AS SOLIDLY BUILT AS ANY BOSS PEDAL ( I GOT TONS OF 'EM ). IT REALLY FEELS SOLID.

I PLAY IN SEVERAL SITUATIONS THAT CALLS FOR ME TO HAVE LOTS OF SOUNDS ON HAND. THIS ALLOWS ME TO COMBINE & TURN OFF AMPS NOT NECCESSARY FOR THE TOON. I'VE BEEN AT IT FOR 30 + YEARS & TRIED EVERY PIECE OF GEAR THERE IS THAT I'VE BEEN INTERESTED IN. MY FIRST FIREBIRD IN '69 WAS $165 & MY FIRST SUPER REVERB WAS $200. AH , THE GOLD OLD DAYS !