What works in my 1974X Reissue

[tubesnguitars]

After much testing and listening it seems that the tube complement for me is V1-GT12AX7M, V2-GT5751M, V3-12AX7M, Power tubes GTEL84S (4 Rating), and the stock rectifier. Sounds great to me.

[Phil_S]

So, you like GT . Tone is subjective. Everyone should find a combo they like. Do let us know about the reliability of these tubes. I have been reading that some of the GTxxxxx-M tubes go south PDQ, but I have no personal experience. Maybe this is a production problem that has been fixed?

[zaphod_phil]

I wonder if you've tried out any NOS tubes. I have a feeling that some good NOS tubes would open up the sound of your amp even further. if you want some real good deals on NOS tubes, talk to Terry Kilgore (Dave Lee Roth's guitarist) aka Tube Tramp aka Sgt Overdrive - http://mhuss.com/sgtoverdrive/

[tonejester]

So, you like GT . Tone is subjective. Everyone should find a combo they like. Do let us know about the reliability of these tubes. I have been reading that some of the GTxxxxx-M tubes go south PDQ, but I have no personal experience. Maybe this is a production problem that has been fixed?

If you can find some that don't sputter and crackle and pop you are doing good. Ithink out of about 10-12 of them that I have bought 2 are actually useable. Pretty shoddy quality for a top of the line tube(supposedly)