One of the most clever and well-known concepts in the early ’60s guitar boom was the Silvertone Amp-in-case line. For well under $100, you could get a guitar that came in a case featuring a 5-watt (later, 6-watt) tube amp built right in. Just open the case halfway, stand it up, switch it on, and wail. The original guitar in the 1962 kit (1448) was a single pickup, short-neck model. A year later, the 2-pickup 1449 was introduced and the Amp-in-case really took off. The 1449 is the most rare of the breed, being replaced by the almost identical redburst 1457 in 1964. This guitar screams.
Specifications Body
- Construction: Solid
- Material: Mahogany
Neck
- Material: Mahogany
- Attachment: Bolt-On
- Truss Rod: Dual Action
- Neck Shape: ‘C'
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- # Of Frets: 21 Nickel Silver
- Inlays: Pearl Bot
- Nut Material: PPS
Pickups and Controls
- Pickups: Silvertone Lipstick Single Coil
- Controls: Volume (2), Tone (2), Stacked
- Switch: 3-Way Toggle
- Output Jack: 1/4" Mono
- Pickguard: Single-Ply White
Hardware
- Tuners: Sealed
- Finish: Chrome
- Bridge: Thru-body adjustable
Case sold separately. Message for case options.
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Listed | 3 years ago |
Condition | Mint (Used) Mint items are in essentially new original condition but have been opened or played.Learn more |
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