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6156 Playboy

17W 1x10/1x12 combo with 6973 output tubes — a Gretsch staple of the 1950s-60s.

Catalogue code
6156 PLAYBOY
Years
1950–1966
Type
combo
Valves & speakers
17W, 1-12 in. speaker, 3 x 12AX7, 2 x 6973
Lifecycle
retired
Confidence
Medium
Watts
17
Speakers
1-12 in. speaker
Tubes
3 x 12AX7, 2 x 6973
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