Vintage 1964 Silvertone Sunburst Acoustic Guitar Made In USA In Case
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:405088 | Exact Year: 1964 |
| Brand: Silvertone | Series: Vintage |
Vintage 1964 Silvertone Sunburst Acoustic Guitar Made in USA in the Original Case. Measures 36" long, 13 3/8" wide ate widest part, 3 3/4" deep. Inside is marked Made in USA in 2 places and 5-64 that I assume is for May 1964. Some normal age issues but nothing major - has a few scuffs, 1 more pronounced scuff mark on the side, binding is starting to very slightly lift in places. No cracks or chips noteworthy. Original case has wear but is overall quite decent. Please see my 12 detailed... photos. A great classic 1960's era original Sears & Roebuck Silvertone. My best guess is made by Harmony for the Sears Silvertone line.
Silvertone was a store brand used by Sears, Roebuck and Company for its line of consumer electronics and musical instruments from 1915 to 1972. The Silvertone brand was introduced by Sears in 1915 with a hand-cranked phonograph. Beginning in the 1920s, the brand was expanded to include Silvertone radios and again expanded in the 1930s to musical instruments, superseding the previously-used Supertone branding.Silvertone guitars became popular with novice musicians due to their low cost and wide availability in Sears stores and the Sears catalog. Jerry Garcia, Rudy Sarzo, Gary Rossington, Chet Atkins, Bob Dylan, David Lindley, John Fogerty, Tom Fogerty, Joan Jett, Randy Bachman, Jack White, James Hetfield, Dave Grohl, Phil Keaggy, Mark Knopfler, Brad Paisley, Dr. SETI, David Marks, and Joe Walsh, played a Silvertone for their first electric, bass, or acoustic guitar. The Canadian band Chad Allan and The Silvertones, which would go on to become The Guess Who, took its name from this line of instruments. Pete Townshend used them in live performance with The Who. Jack White uses vintage Silvertone amplifiers. Singer-songwriter Beck's main electric guitar is a Silvertone 1448. Bon Iver used one in making For Emma, Forever Ago. Chris Isaak is known to play a Silvertone 1446 archtop hollow-body guitar. His three-piece backing band is named "Silvertone", after which he titled his 1985 debut album.Silvertone instruments and amplifiers were manufactured by various companies, including Danelectro, Valco, Harmony, Thomas, Kay and Teisco.The guitars, especially the 1960s models, are frequently prized by collectors today. Two of the best-known Silvertone offerings are the Danelectro-built Silvertone 1448 and 1449, made in the early to mid-1960s. The 1448 had a single lipstick pickup, while the 1449 was equipped with a two-pickup configuration, and was succeeded in 1964 by the 1457 model. These guitars' cases had a small built-in amplifier, and the guitars themselves had very short-scale 18-fret necks, which proved popular with beginners. Beck's main guitar is the 1448.Similarly the Silvertone 1484 "Twin Twelve" 60 Watt guitar amplifier, introduced in 1963 as an affordable beginner's amp, has gained a collectors' following, since artists like Jack White, Beck, Coldplay, and others have been known to use it.Sears also sold a number of non-stringed instruments under the Silvertone name, such as electronic organs and chord organs manufactured by the Thomas Organ Company, and harmonicas made by the Wm. Kratt Company.
Silvertone was a store brand used by Sears, Roebuck and Company for its line of consumer electronics and musical instruments from 1915 to 1972. The Silvertone brand was introduced by Sears in 1915 with a hand-cranked phonograph. Beginning in the 1920s, the brand was expanded to include Silvertone radios and again expanded in the 1930s to musical instruments, superseding the previously-used Supertone branding.Silvertone guitars became popular with novice musicians due to their low cost and wide availability in Sears stores and the Sears catalog. Jerry Garcia, Rudy Sarzo, Gary Rossington, Chet Atkins, Bob Dylan, David Lindley, John Fogerty, Tom Fogerty, Joan Jett, Randy Bachman, Jack White, James Hetfield, Dave Grohl, Phil Keaggy, Mark Knopfler, Brad Paisley, Dr. SETI, David Marks, and Joe Walsh, played a Silvertone for their first electric, bass, or acoustic guitar. The Canadian band Chad Allan and The Silvertones, which would go on to become The Guess Who, took its name from this line of instruments. Pete Townshend used them in live performance with The Who. Jack White uses vintage Silvertone amplifiers. Singer-songwriter Beck's main electric guitar is a Silvertone 1448. Bon Iver used one in making For Emma, Forever Ago. Chris Isaak is known to play a Silvertone 1446 archtop hollow-body guitar. His three-piece backing band is named "Silvertone", after which he titled his 1985 debut album.Silvertone instruments and amplifiers were manufactured by various companies, including Danelectro, Valco, Harmony, Thomas, Kay and Teisco.The guitars, especially the 1960s models, are frequently prized by collectors today. Two of the best-known Silvertone offerings are the Danelectro-built Silvertone 1448 and 1449, made in the early to mid-1960s. The 1448 had a single lipstick pickup, while the 1449 was equipped with a two-pickup configuration, and was succeeded in 1964 by the 1457 model. These guitars' cases had a small built-in amplifier, and the guitars themselves had very short-scale 18-fret necks, which proved popular with beginners. Beck's main guitar is the 1448.Similarly the Silvertone 1484 "Twin Twelve" 60 Watt guitar amplifier, introduced in 1963 as an affordable beginner's amp, has gained a collectors' following, since artists like Jack White, Beck, Coldplay, and others have been known to use it.Sears also sold a number of non-stringed instruments under the Silvertone name, such as electronic organs and chord organs manufactured by the Thomas Organ Company, and harmonicas made by the Wm. Kratt Company.
