Silvertone 1449BSF Electric Guitar, Black w/Silver Flake

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.

• 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