Marshall 1974X

2007 beand new model. Scores high as I dial in my tone in 1 second with just 2 knobs. No other amps this simple sound this great!

Sound is just fabulous! However I took out the 20watt greenback and through in a celstion Gold! Big digfference.

Built like a tank like all UK amps.

Spoke to marshall with regards to transformer issues. They said that was a problem on the first run and so far mine is holding up nicely.

Going to buy another one! Love this amp too much!

Love the simplicity of this amp. It scores big with me as it's straight forward 2 knobs which is difficult to get your hands on anymore. If it was up to me they can do away with the vibrato and make the circuit even less complicated!

AMAZING!!! Just crank it up and play. One of the best sounding class A amps out there. I have had monay and really like this one. I must admit I swapped out the speaker and had to try an Alnico Gold. Hey it even looks like it should have came with the thing. Allot more bite and some extra headroom. A Les Paul is doable now!

I have heard of the transformers problems on the earlier ones. It must be solved on this new one as I have been playing the hell out of the thing and everything seems just fine!

Never used them, hopefully I never will.

I would have to replace this asap if it wass stolen. It sure would be interesting if they released a JTM-45 in this series. Overall this ampo is not cheap but worth every penny in my opinion. If you have a few extra bucks throw in a celestion gold, you won't be disappointed.

for Cap'n Pugwash, from the aforementioned 18watt website, courtesy of Zaphod Phil, one of the moderators there.....

he 18W is Class AB, not Class A
The Vox AC30 is Class AB, not Class A Ditto for the AC15
All those Matchless amps are Class AB, and not Class A
All those Black Cat amps (except the Mini Cat) are Class AB, and not Class A
And ditto for many others...

Not flamin' ya matey, just repeating what I read....... in the remainder of this thread on the 18watt.com forum, the salient fact is this......it doesn't matter if it's class A, or A/B......if it sounds great, it's great!!!

Cheers!

Marshall puts this amp out for 2 years 1966-1968, and then some 38 years later, they bring it out again. All the time it was a Class A amp; was then, is now.
A whole league of knowledgeable experts build clones of the original, and they know damn well that it??s a Class A amp, (try 18watt dot com mate); but then Duccy comes along and tells us all that it??s not a Class A like we??ve all been believing all along, but a Class A/B... hmmm, I wonder if he??s told the inventors; Marshall/Watkins about this??

So don??t don??t worry folks, it is a Class A amp, and is probably one of the best ever made. Only a Class A amp can sound this way. Been lovin mine for years now, had the PT problem too, was replaced, been howlin?? since.

Don??t fret Duccy, whoever told you the 1974 is a Class A/B amp was pullin?? yer leg mate!
Turn it up!

2004 1974X, purchased new December 2004....
As indicated in most of the other reviews, very simple, quite straighforward......turn it on, play.....
Contrary to what a lot of other users seem to think, this is a conventional class A/B amp...
It is plenty loud for playing any gigs I can imagine, I rarely turn it up past 4.....doesn't really get much louder beyond that point, just more saturated & sweeter........

I'm usuing this amp with a Les Paul Special & a Tele.......... Great for getting a plexi sound at a somewhat more manageable volume level.

Since this was an early one, I did have the transformer issue...... took a break at rehearsal, put it on standby, came back & it was dead......replacement took about a month at my selling dealer, since then it's been perfect!

5 year warranty, aside from the time required to get the replacement transformer set, everything has gone smoothly. Marshall has owner manuals, etc. available on their website.

I use this with the above mentioned guitars, occasionally with an A/B box & either an Ampeg Gemini or a Mesa/Boogie Studio .22+. Without a doubt it is the best sounding amp for what I do than anything else I've ever owned......a list which includes a JMI Vox AC-30, blackface Fender Showman, Ampeg VT-22, a Marshall 2104 (1979), JTM45 reissue & a gaggle of others over 44 years.
I'd replace immediately if stolen/lost......perish the thought!
I love the simplicity......in an era of channel switching/modelling/400 knob monsters, it's a delight to play an amp that sounds this good with TWO knobs.......

2006 brand new out of the box. Extremely straight forward 2 seperate channel amp with just volume and tone. Possible to daist chain the channels to get different sounds. Vibrato on one channel. I really appreciate the simplicity of this amp! I do like the removeable power cord, authentic vibrato footswitch, speaker ohm selector switch for additional speaker cabs. These of course not to the original specs of the original but nice modern improvements. I am going to score this amp a 9 as it's sometimes nice as a feature not to have many!!!

KILLER, AWESOME TONE! This is what this little beast is all about. There's a reason why class A amps sell for as much as mega watt A/B amps. There super loud and have a unique compressed sound of there own. This amp posses all that. Sounds great with my relic strats but I thought it broke up a little to soon with my les pauls-definitely missing head room to gig with. So I went all out and had to experiment with the new Celestion Alnico Gold. I have always had Blues so either way I wanted to try a Gold because I would always use it in the furure. And let me tell you-O My God! No problem gigging out now-pedal in front and your ready to go!

No problems so far. I have heard the new ones are trouble free. Built like a tank, solid limber. However tubes run hot so we will always have a backup pair of JJ's on hand!

I would definitely replace this if it got stolen! As well I would put in the Celestion Gold and JJ EL84's and Tung-Sol EC83's tubes.

bought new from dallas guitar center december 2007

this is a one trick pony amp. but it's the best trick in the book.

not alot of headroom.....

this amp is gorgeous sounding. the clean sound from 1-4 is so crysalline and dynamic.

from 4-10, as yngwie says, "you've unleashed the fury"

with my les paul standard (burstbuckers 1 & 2), the jimmy page sound is right there

sounds great with other pickup types......

jumpering between the 2 channels gives you some really wild tones....all sorts of phase-cancellation pockets as you move the 2 volumes and tones from 0-10....

each channel sounds great on it's own

i've heard the horror stories on this amp, i always have a 2nd amp in my rig, so i'm crossing my fingers that i have a new type OT.

i've been gigging w/ it for 3 months with no problems

hopefully i'll never have to update this part

i love this amp like a brother.

i'll never go to a gig without it.

cheers

2006, brand new. No extra features. Super simple, with no frills with just a tone knob-boy did i miss having a simple amp where you just plug in and concentrate on your playing. Fantastic trem but honestly i don't even use it. But cool effect to have on board. No reverb but for some reason with this little amp you don't even want it!!!! My holy grail is back in the box!!! Love the straight forwardness no frills of this amp!

Awesome!!! Makes for a killer recording amp and small gigs. Breaks up really nice. This is what this amp is all about. You pay for the handwired board and you hear it!

I heard of all the horror stories of the first run with the bad transformers. Hence the bad reviews. That didn't stop me. These sound sooooo god. I just figure if it ever goes I will invest in a a set of mercury magnetics and never worry about things in the future. However I was told this problem was resolved after the first run! I have been beating the hell out of mine and so far so good. Love everything about this amo including the greenback. However I have always had alnico's so I am going to try one of the new Alnico Gold's and see how that sounds. Who knows I may even get a little more headroom gor giogs which wouldn't be bad!

Called to ask some questions and service was quite good and very fast!!!

I love the look, anf of course the sound of this amp. Don't get a clone for the same price or more money get the real thing!!! I would definitely by another one!!!

No features butt i like that it's very sraight forward!

AWESOME!

I keep hearing about the transformer problems but i gig with mine and have never had a problem. I heard they resolved this issue as soon as first yeasrs production line!!!

Very good and kind people.

Brand new, made in 2005. No features but that's what I like abiut this amp-the SIMPLICITY. 2 knobs, volume tone. Wish the tremolo wasn't even there to muck up the circuit like the 2061 head. I will give this a high rating for actually having No features for the simplicity.

Just sounds absolutely KILLER! What ever you plug in-les paul or strat sounds fabulous.

Well I have waited a few months to make my review waiting for the transformers to go and they yet to do that. As far as I can see I have decided this amp sounds so killer I cannot part with it. Plus it looks way cooler then the clones. nSo if it goes I have decided to invest in better Mercury Magnetic transformers or something like that. I won't even bother putting in the Dagnals even if they are under warranty. This amp is just to good and it will make it better! As I said so far so good!

Called Marshall once to ask a few questions they called me right back.

If it was stolen I would have to purchase another one asap. This is the best class A amp I have ever heard!!! And again I love the simplicity it works for me. Just a pedal in front!