The 1974X is a faithful reproduction of the original 1974. It features the same circuit built around two EL84 power tubes, three ECC83 preamp tubes and an EZ81 rectifier tube. The amp has two channels, each of which has two inputs, a tone control and a volume control. One channel includes a tremolo circuit with corresponding speed and intensity controls. The 1974X is constructed with Dagnall output and mains transformers tweaked to the same specs as the original transformers, a point-to-point-wired tagboard circuit, a gold silk-screened Plexiglas control panel and an aluminum chassis, just like the Sixties version.

Marshall 1974XA single 20- watt 12-inch Celestion G12M-20 “Greenback” reissue T1221 speaker is housed in the amp’s Baltic birch-ply cabinet. According to Marshall, these speakers are “preaged,” using a special proprietary process, to match the tone and responsiveness of the original late- Sixties Greenbacks at age 35. Should you need more volume output