1952 Gibson BR-6 Vintage 1x10 Tube Amp w/ Jensen Field Coil & RCA Tubes, Serviced

Up for sale, a 1952 Gibson BR-6 vintage tube amp in perfect working order with a complete vintage tube set. Freshly serviced by our techs here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar, this BR-6 is the three-input version as redesigned by Gibson in 1948, pushing 12 watts via a pair of vintage RCA 6V6 power tubes through a Jensen field coil 10" P10S speaker.

The tone is warm and fairly dark in its voicing from 1-5 on the single Volume dial, gaining grit and overdriven roar pushing towards 10. The amp really shines when dimed out with the midrange character unique to octal preamp amps and a real gutsy, punchy sound that’s thick and saturated.

The point-to-point circuit features the stock IRC pot and transformer manufactured by Magnetic Components Co, with a date code from the 18th week of '52. New premium capacitors in the point-to-point circuit are from the likes of Mallory and F&T. The speaker is an era-correct Jensen P10S field coil with the stock smooth cone, featuring the original foil Jensen sticker on the magnet bell and a date stamp from the 33rd week of '52.

The amp retains its original smooth brown covering, made from the same material used on early '50s Gibson guitar cases. The enclosure shows relatively restrained wear considering its vintage, and the wicker grillcloth is well-kept. The large "G" gold badge is intact central to the grill, with the small silkscreened Gibson logo in the lower right corner of the amp's face. The control plate has clean silkscreened graphics, and the one brown chicken head knob is intact.