1947 Gibson BR-6

$750.00

  • Year: 1947
  • Manufacturer: Gibson
  • Model: BR-6
  • Case: None
  • Color: brown fabric covering
  • Condition: Excellent
  • Description: Gibson BR-6 Model Tube Amplifier, c. 1947, made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, brown fabric covering finish. This was Gibson's less expensive amplifier offering in 1946-7, simple and relatively lightly built but nonetheless effective. The BR-6 has a circuit little changed from its 1930's ancestors with two inputs but only a single volume control, a botton mounted chassis with two 6v6 power tubes and an 8-10 watt output. A single 10" field-coil speaker is enclosed in the simple box cabinet which is almost completely open from the rear. Three symetrical openings in the face of the brown-fabric covered cabinet are covered in gold patterned "radio" cloth, and beneath them is a gold block letter GIBSON logo. The BR-6 definitely has a no-frills feel but is still a well-made and good-sounding amp, intended for students and professionals on a budget and originally retailed at $77.50, the same price as the prewar EH-150. This still makes a good raunchy-sounding harp or low-volume guitar amp today, and is a nice companion for any 1940's Gibson electric steel or Spanish guitar.Height is 17 in. (43.2 cm.), 14 in. (35.6 cm.) width, and 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm.) . Excellent overall; appears to be all original including tubes, cord, And even the leather handle. Some scuffing and small tears to fabric, otherwise very nice.