Description
Description
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
Specs
General
| Product Color: | Daphne Blue |
| Factory Setup: | E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | 1449 |
| Body Material: | Mahogany |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Mahogany |
| Neck Shape: | C |
| Fingerboard Material: | Rosewood |
| Nut Material: | PPS |
| Nut Width: | 1.6875" |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 12.5" |
| Scale Length: | 24.75" |
| Number of Frets: | 21 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Bolt-On |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Pearl Dots |
| Inlay Shape: | Dots |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: | Lipstick Single-coil |
| Neck Pickup: | Lipstick Single-coil |
| Controls and Switching: | 3-Way, Stacked Volume, Stacked Tone |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Chrome |
| Bridge: | Thru-Body Adjustable |
| Tuning Machines: | Silvertone Closed Gear |
| Pickguard: | Parchment |