Amped-up
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.
Specs
1449 Electric Solid Body
- Construction - Solid
- Material - Mahogany
- Finish - Red Silver Flake
- Tuners - Sealed
- Finish - Chrome
- Bridge - Thru-body adjustable
- Scale Length - 628mm (24-3/4")
- Nut Width - 43mm (1-11/16")
- 12th Fret Width - 48mm (1-7/8")
- Fb Radius - 320mm (12-1/2")
Neck
- Material - Mahogany
- Shape - C
- Inlays - Pearl Dot
- Attachment - Bolt-On
- Truss Rod - Dual Action
- Frets - 21 Nickle Silver
- Fingerboard - Rosewood
- Nut Material - PPS
- Pickups - Silvertone Lipstick Single Coil
- Controls - Stacked Volume (2) and Tone (2), Stacked
- Switch - 3-Way Toggle
- Output Jack - 1/4" Mono
- Pickguard - Single-Ply White
