1960's Silvertone 1448 with 3w Tube Amp-In-Case in Black Sparkle. Orig. cable !

Description: Hello! Up for sale is a A fun playing piece and a great sounding instrument by Silvertone … the 1448 in Black Sparkle with Amp-in-Case! When first introduced in 1962, the 3/4-sized guitar had a double cutaway semi-hollow body in a shape similar to the well known Fender Stratocaster. The body is composed of a Poplar center block and frame with Masonite top and back. It comes with a single lipstick pickup at the "middle" position, controlled by a volume and tone knob. The poplar neck is fitted with a Brazilian rosewood fingerboard, and only has 18 frets. The neck connects to the body with three bolts. Speaking of which, the neck has a little bit of a bow, but that is apparently typical of these guitars from the 60's. Regardless, it plays pretty well considering it is a 3/4 size and pretty much a student guitar ! We lowered the action, too. So it actually plays even better and it seemed to also improve the tuning stability (for sure) and the intonation (a little bit.) You might have to fiddle with the bridge to get the intonation closer to spot on, but we're not messing with it as it plays well as it sits. And man, put this little girl through anything resembling a proper amplifier, like our Peavey JSX Mini Colossal and/or our Epiphone Valve junior, both for sale here in our ebay store, and this bird will ABSOLUTELY sing ! It's pretty surprising and breathtaking ! Speaking of which, there is an amplifier built into the top-half of the hard-shell guitar case. The 1448 series has a simple 3-watt amplifier with 2 tubes plus 1 tube rectifier, 5-inch speaker, and gain control. NOTE, the amp is missing the 50C tube at the moment. However, we did verify with the 1st owner that the amplifier in the case works like it should. (I am only the 2nd owner, and I haven't had it that long ... so the lucky buyer will technically be the 2nd owner!) Just don't expect the amp to sound like a Fender Deluxe Reverb or a Vox AC15 … it's 3 watts with a tiny speaker ! We also have the missing tube on order, but if you can't wait and/or have one of them lying around, go ahead and BUY IT NOW ! This listing even includes the original guitar cable that came with the entire kit ! Grab it now before it's gone! Please read the condition description, these listing details and examine the pictures carefully. Thanks so much for your interest and we hope to sell this collector's piece to you soon !

Price: 895 USD

Location: Fort Mill, South Carolina

End Time: 2024-02-26T20:57:20.000Z

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