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6150 Compact

The 5W 1x8 Valco-built Gretsch combo — earliest of the numbered Gretsch line.

Catalogue code
6150 COMPACT
Years
1950–1968
Type
combo
Valves & speakers
5W, 1-8 in. speaker, 1 x 12AX7, 1 x 6V6
Lifecycle
retired
Confidence
Medium
Watts
5
Speakers
1-8 in. speaker
Tubes
1 x 12AX7, 1 x 6V6
Channels
1
How this model is dated
01 / Witnesses

What applies here

Marks that can be entered for this maker: Serial number (plate), Transformer code.

02 / Bounds

The model year is a floor

Nothing predates 1950; 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 — gretsch