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BR-9

Small post-war student combo (10W, 1x8) sold alongside Gibson lesson guitars.

Catalogue code
BR-9
Years
1948–1954
Type
combo
Valves & speakers
10W, 1-8 in. speaker, 1 x 6SN7, 2 x 6V6, 1 x 5Y3
Lifecycle
retired
Confidence
Medium
Watts
10
Speakers
1-8 in. speaker
Tubes
1 x 6SN7, 2 x 6V6, 1 x 5Y3
Channels
1
How this model is dated
01 / Witnesses

What applies here

Marks that can be entered for this maker: Transformer code, Speaker code, Pot code.

02 / Bounds

The model year is a floor

Nothing predates 1948; components only push the date later.

03 / Value

What moves the price

Sold-price aggregates are not collected yet, so the archive gives no figure — condition, originality of the transformers and a documented recap move this model more than any list price.

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Evidence: Blue Book of Guitar Values — gibson