I’ve seen a ton of gear gimmicks during my tenure but, the Silvertone amp in case was one that was truly cool.
The photo above photo is a one pickup model.Here’s some info on the double found at VintageSilvertones.com…
Here’s the original description from the 1963 Sears catalog:
An Electric Guitar with dual pickup .. a Carrying Case with 8-inch speaker .. an Amplifier with tremolo for rich vibrating sound
The Guitar .. longer 21-fret hand-rubbed Brazilian rosewood fingerboard. Two magnetic pickups widen and enrich sound. Tremolo adds exciting pulsating professional effects. 2 volume, 2 tone controls. Tremolo speed and strength controls. Black finish solid center body, silver-color accents; guard-plate. About 37×13x2 in. Case and Amplifier .. 3 tubes plus rectifier, bigger-toned 8-in. speaker. Finer vinyl-covered hardboard, red rayon plush lining. About 39×14x3 in. 45-rpm How-to-Play Record, charts, pick included.Description from VintageSilvertones.com
57G1449L-Wt. 27 lbs. $9 mo. …. Cash $99.95
There were several cats in the neighborhood that had these. I don’t recall the guitar as being particularly noteworthy but, the amp positively screamed. I think it was in the under 5 watt range. I see so many tube micro-amps these days for big bucks, it got me to wondering what these handy items went for back in the day.
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