Gretsch Amplifiers: 6159 Dual Playboy

May have had solid state pre-amp with tube output section.

Comments

  1. Retrodyne Nov 23, 2007 11:46 p.m.
    4 12AX7 preamp tubes, cathode biased 6L6's, tremolo is okay but slowest speed isn't very slow. 35 watts is optimistic. SS rectification, PT puts 400volts on the plates and 395 on the screens. Stock cathode resistor was 200 ohm, which idled the 6L6's at 70ma each! A bit hot so 250 ohm/15w tamed it to 60 ma each ;-) All tube sockets and tag strips are riveted in, making repairs painful. Build quality similar to 60's Ampeg. Sigh. Speakers are Jensen C12SP's. A little beefier than C12Q's but not much. Channels: Bass Channel, Tremolo Channel Inputs: Bass= lo, hi; Trem= Guitar, Accordian (identical input sensitivity on all)

    — Nov 23, 2007 11:46 p.m.

Manufacturer
Valco
Era
Late 60s
Wattage
35
Speakers
Two 12-inch Maximum Performance
Height
32
Depth
9 1/2
Width
23 3/4
Controls
  • Tremolo Intensity
  • Foot switch
  • Pilot Light
  • Volume
  • Tone Control
  • Three-way on/off polarity switch
  • Standby Switch
Tubes
Inputs
Channels