Marshall

1974X

The Marshall 1974X is an 18 watt authentic re-issue of the fabled model 1974 guitar combo amp of the late sixties. Just like the original, it boasts a point-to-point, handwired, tagboard circuit housed in an aluminum chassis, 2 channels, six valves, an exclusive "aged" 12" T1221 Celestion Greenback speaker and more. Includes footswitch.

At the very heart of its simple, but effective, two channel design can be found six valves: three ECC83s in the preamp, an EZ81 rectifier and a pair of cathode biased EL84s in the power stage. As the output and mains transformers are vital components in any amplifier as they influence performance, sound and feel, we worked extremely closely with our associates at Dagnall in order to duplicate the original, "off-the-shelf" transformers in all areas.

Another major contributing factor to the distinctive sound of vintage 1974 combos is the way the original 20 Watt, ceramic magnet, Celestion Greenback T1221 loudspeaker's tone has softened with age. In order to recreate the gorgeously smooth tones of a 35-year-old vintage Greenback, Celestion not only revisited the 1967 recipe for the speaker, they also came up with a proprietary way of "aging" the speakers so they sound and feel like the originals made in the late '60s!

Specifications

1974X

• Handwired reissue of the model 1974
• 18W
• 2 EL84 power tubes
• 3 ECC83 preamp tubes
• EZ81 rectifier tube
• Tube-driven tremolo
• Aged reissue 12" Celestion T1221