"I have a question on my 6161. It is from early 1962 serial number T76748 and it is supposed to have two 6x11 speakers as well as a 5" tweeter. It is set up with a 33 ohm resistor on the tweeter. Can anyone tell me what ohm rating the…"
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Welcome to the home of Mr. Valco and all things Valco. I service and even build custom Valco-based amps, as well as service Fender, Gibson, Marshall, Danelectro or most any Vintage amp. Let me know if you need my help or have any questions and thanks for stopping by! - Terry Dobbs (a.k.a. Mr. Valco)
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David Hilts replied to Doug Campbell's discussion Gretsch 6161 back from service"thanks for the info, i'll check it out
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Leon C posted a discussionWe're selling Valclone amps!
In case anyone here is interested, I thought I'd let you know that I'm building a couple handfuls of ValClone 1624T amps with fellow Magnatone-Valco group member, David Robinson. You can visit our website at www.valclone.com for more photos and video demo.These amps are clones of my '57 1624T. The early version of the Supro 1624T was powered by a pair of 6V6s and featured a 6SQ7 tremolo oscillator. Like many mid 50s Supros, this amp had two volume knobs and…See More
"The only current source for these speakers is vintage47amps. David has developed new speakers which will fit these amps. Mr Valco may be testing these also. If anyone has bought, installed, and broken in some of these speakers let…"
David Hilts replied to Doug Campbell's discussion Gretsch 6161 back from service"any updates on the availability of the 6x11 speakers? Who is going to be making them?
thanks,
Dave"
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6x11 replacement speakers for 6161
Started by David Hilts in Ask Mr. Valco a Question!. Last reply by David Hilts on Sunday. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Gretsch 6161 back from service
Started by Doug Campbell in Ask Mr. Valco a Question!. Last reply by David Hilts May 17. 4 Replies 0 Likes
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History of Valco
The Valco company has its roots in the National String Instrument Corporation, which was founded in 1927. The company is famous as the first manufacturer of resonator guitars, which were hugely popular in blues and (a bit later) bluegrass music. National merged with the Dobro company, another maker of resonator guitars, around 1932 to form the National Dobro Corporation. The company began producing electric instruments in the 1930s that included electric guitars, lap steels, mandolins and amplifiers. These pre-war electric instruments are fairly rare today, though the lap steels pop up with some regularity. The archtop bodies for the guitars were sourced from Regal and then from Kay, but the electronics were developed and manufactured by National-Dobro. The Supro brand name was introduced in the mid-‘30s for cheaper electric instruments. Read More >
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