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A Preacher's Gift | 1958 Silvertone Aristocrat Model 644 Archtop Black | Review and Demo
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- čas přidán 14. 08. 2024
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1:05 - Silvertone 640 Family
2:00 - Specs
3:20 - The Story Behind It
5:04 - Issues
7:16 - Past Modifications
8:46 - Slide Demo
9:38 - Picking Demo
11:39 - Condition
15:47 - Blacklight
17:37 - Gig Bag
This Silvertone was given to my Cousin's Wife by her prayer partner, the Preacher. The idea behind the gift was to either give her a guitar for her and her family to enjoy or so they could sell it to help get them some funds for their first child. She had a hard time deciding what to do, but has finally asked me to help her sell this guitar as she prefers her acoustic guitar and they could really use the money.
This appears to be a 1958 - 1960 Silvertone (built by Kay) "Aristocrat" Archtop Model 644. It is black and has it's fair share of 'issues.' Really all it needs is a better bridge and I think you'd have a much better playing guitar.
At this point, it's really only good for slide guitar - which I attempted to demonstrate.
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It needs a little love, but I'm sure this could be restored to it's former glory pretty easily.
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1:05 - Silvertone 640 Family
2:00 - Specs
3:20 - The Story Behind It
5:04 - Issues
7:16 - Past Modifications
8:46 - Slide Demo
9:38 - Picking Demo
11:39 - Condition
15:47 - Blacklight
17:37 - Gig Bag
It would make it easier to press the strings down haha
I have a similair guitar for you to review if you want to. A 1959 hoyer expo... What a beast
I have a Kay archtop from the same era as this one
put much lighter ELECTRIC strings on it and use a korean abr style bridge for usability. keep the tuners but you should take them apart and clean/lube them before reassembly.
Silvertone was a Sears brand that Danelecro made for them.
OK so in the last 2 months this is what I have purchased -
4 Gibson Les Paul's (2 from you Austin)
2 Gretsch guitars (1 Byrdland style and 1 Les Paul style)
1 Fender Telecaster (I am in love with the telecaster now lol)
1 Bass and 1 Electric guitar from Glarry music after watching your video
A guitar kit off of Reverb
2 guitars from a chinese company that I have a feeling got busted because now I cannot find them anywhere on the internet and the last time the tracking had any info my 2 guitars were still in customs, I may have gotten screwed on that purchase lol.
OK - so I have purchased a lot of guitars since July, 7 of them were because of you Mr. Austin!!! Oh, make that 8, cause I just went to your reverb page and bought this one!! lol
July 7th is my birthday hence my online moniker. Where is my new guitar? Lol. See ya later on Ron. ;) This is where I say " give us one of those guitars for Ron " Then folks say " who the hell is Ron? " And I say " Later on " Take care man. Enjoy those geets lad! ;)
2 months? Chill down cowboy
well i WAS gonna buy this one
I will sell it to you for $4,000... lol...
lol, Actually I bought several of these for a little business venture I am trying to get into. Customizing guitars. I know it's not an original idea but just something I find fun and interesting to do so why not see if I can earn a little spare cash. But this guitar I bought today I more than likely will only take care of that bridge issue and juts keep it for myself and in my collection. With it being as old as it possibly may be I kind of like it for nostalgic reasons.
I was shocked when I clicked my sub feed and I saw you holding a giant guitar like that. Interesting story.
I didn't even get a chance to look at the listing and it was gone! Wow! Your guitars sell quick! That's a good thing!👍😎🎸🎶
It is definitely cool to me! Back when they could make affordable solid wood guitars in America, who knew they would last 60+ years?
I had one, Harmony 1959
This was posted an hour ago and it's already sold
Quite a few of his guitars sell before the video gets posted, just the way it goes.
I don't know if you recall but a couple of weeks ago Austin posted a video of a tobacco burst Les Paul studio he was selling? He posted that video the day the buyer had informed Austin he was wanting it. Austin put the video up so the buyer could do more than just look at pictures. Austin is a VERY honest salesman and he wanted the buyer to make sure he wanted the guitar. He even told the buyer that after watching the video and seeing some of the issues with the guitar that if the buyer changed his mind, he would not be held to his promise to purchase from Reverb. I know this because I bought that guitar, as well as I am the one who bought this Silvertone lol. I had actually seen this guitar on Austin's reverb page so I was familiar with it. When I heard that it was a family member owned guitar I knew I wanted it.
If that thing sold...no, if you sold that thing...You've lost any respect I ever had for you as a straight up dealer. Silvertone NEVER meant quality...just something mom and dad could buy cheap to pacify a kid that wanted to play and then quit because of being such a nightmare to play in tune without bleeding fingers.
Mr. Taylor - That is an extremely rude comment that you left for Austin and I for one think you owe him an apology. Austin shows in the video the condition of this guitar, he also fully and honestly tells us exactly what all is wrong with it AND he never made it seem that these guitars were awesome. I looked online and the average asking price for one of these guitars for that same time period is between $300 and $500, Austin was asking $399 and that included shipping charges so his price was absolutely fair.
What gives you the right to say what you said to him? Your "opinion"? Yesterday afternoon this guitar was delivered to MY door and I am pleased with it. No, it is not in the best of shape and it needs a lot of work to get it to look good. As far as the playability of it however, it is surprisingly pretty good other than the very high action, as Austin very clearly says in the video! I paid Austin his asking price and I am pleased with my purchase and ya know what? For a guitar that was a low quality POS as you implied, I say it held up pretty darn good considering it is basically 60 years old!
Although I agree with your opinions on the quality and playability of Silvertone guitars, shunning the guy for selling one is a bit much.
In 1966 i got a new silvertone very similar to this 1. It was an archtop with no cutaway. Headstock was the same as was the neck and inlays and pickgaurd the bridge was wood with thumb screws each side. No idea of model. Thought u might kno, No idea where it went but seeing that 1 really got my attention .
Love your vids man
The wood is shrinking/drying out, causing the paint to look like that, need to be hydrated. Damn good channel man, keep it up
Nice shorts, bridge fix and brass nut and P90!
Almost, Almost!!!
But it's not a 60's Guild Starfire XII
(...and VIVA MÉXICO!!!)
It is not adjustable. It is reinforced. I had the Natural version with no pickup. I made a floating Bill Lawrence acoustic(not)that attached to the neck and strung it with Ernie Ball 10-52 and sanded the underside of the bridge. I normally played R&B but on swing band gigs it sounded great buried behind the horns like is supposed to. Then on solos I'd turn on the fender champ on 5 or so. It didn't have knobs so I just reached back and turned the amp up.
KkLlLlEeRr.
That's a cool old guitar! As old as me! Back in the late 50's, $58 was a lot of money! I know of people who bought cars for that kind of money back then! It would be a neat guitar to fix up...maybe even reinstall a pickup in the same spot where someone had one before. A new nut, some bridge adjusting and fret work, and some lighter strings, it would be good to go!👍😎🎸🎶
This is an awesome little surprise! Nice find man!
Love to play one as is never have, so yeah I would rock this Guitar.
today is a good day
Watching all those clouds fade alway
I've got a kay very similar to one of these, they're essentially the same manufacturer just different branding... Plays awesome in open g and b to b. Found it in an old lady's basement with original case.
I was lucky enough to get a harmony H22 (1960-1967) bass a few years ago, the original tuners were changed out, and the pick guard is missing, but everything else is original. I love it, it sounds great.
Nice bit of beard cultivation going on there Trog. ;) I also think your playing is getting better. Keep it up lad. Hank Williams the 1st wants to know if he can have his great grandfathers guitar back? That thing has got some mojo!!
That guitar is badass
My grandfather gifted me this today and he didn’t know much so I got to research so this is super cool I need to fix the strings and than I can learn guitar
I might suggest you watch some videos from Rosa String Works. Jerry sets them up old school, but they're easy methods. Really I enjoy him, repairing the old acoustics.(unfortunately he has arthritis in his hands & won't be doing much newer work) still he's worth watching. IMO
A very beautiful if rough sounding vintage guitar.
I love that guitar but I can't find it on the market
Why havent i seen this video before, i love archtop guitars
Bob Dylan and a lot of other famous people got started on Silvetone guitars
i for one think this looks effin cool as hell. : )
Needs a neck reset.
The bridge needs that extreme break angle. If you sand it down too much, you're gonna buzz across the saddle.
A good guitar tech could bring this back to its former glory but it might exceed the value of this instrument.
my 1st ever guitar was a Silvertone strat copy
That's a beautiful guitar
the reason for the High action is for Volume as these were used for jazz
It HAD a pickup on it.
8:24 i thought only the bridge had saddles lol
My first bass was a Silvertone. At the time that company was also making a Gene Simons axe bass. However, mine was just a P bass.
My uncle was on heehaw back in the day he had a guitar like that
More of these silvertone reviews pls
I have a silverton solid body electric guitar with one pickup in the middle position
Ahhh,ye ole sears 644.Yes my grandpa had one and my cousins ruined it before I grew up old enough to play it!
I just watched this video again Austin - hmm I did not recall you saying the wood was flame maple underneath, now that makes me wanna refinish it lol. I wish I would have watched it again before today, I just changed he bridge on it and slapped on some new strings, I did not really pay attention to the old ones but for some reason I assumed they were electric so I thought I would try acoustics lol, I put on 12's though. It plays pretty decent but needs some fret work. For some reason I just like playing that old thing, kind of makes ya wonder how many people played it before and the history that guitar has seen huh?
As a slide player myself, I say you should stick to crunchy les paul sounds..
a friend has one with an added pickup... same color, year... it sounds great...:)
These are the kind of guitars that you flip these days. Everyone and their grandma knows that old Gibsons and Fenders are worth alot, but I find these kind of guitars for cheap at garage sales and flea markets all day long. Clean them up do some repairs, new strings and you will find a buyer for these. .
Silver tone made some sweet amps too
Because the black looks stealthy and more pro. The sunburst looks nice and the natural looks kind of nasty lol
I was wondering if you would do a Vid on the Japanese made Washburn ( WINGED SERIES) for some of your SUBSCRIBERS SUCH AS MYSELF? I own this Black
Eagle 1981, and Nobody And I mean NOBODY Has ANY INFO
on these Guitars. I know nobody gives a shit about these instruments but I do know a WELL
BUILT GUITAR WHEN I SEE IT, and
This Guitar is one of them! I guess because there NOT COLLECTIBLE no one cares.
You know SO MUCH of the History and Make and Model's of Guitar's so that's why I'm asking. Anyways
I Love this Silvertone, ESPECIALLY that Natural and Burst.....................
AWESOME! LOVE ya Austin GREAT VIDS........ a Fan way out in
The Middle of the Pacific 🎸💚
I’d love to own this
Ok....I'm sorry if I offended anyone with my comments on the Silvertone but as a 67 year old that grew up in that era, I stand by my comments. The Silvertone acoustics sucked and were never in a class to be considered anything but a beginner tool. Compared to the cheap Asian guitars of the period no one wanted a Silvertone. Maybe that is where I'll leave this. I certainly had no intentions of insulting anyone just wanting to represent my generation as not being dumb hippies that would buy anything with strings.
I would have though that the burst would have been the best seller even then it's my favourite
the block inlay stopped in '63
i have my Granpa's black 658 made 63-65.
I love it !!! PEACE
put extra light acoustic (10s) yeah sand the bottom off the bridge on a belt sander
It is a Harmony bridge, my Rocket had one.
they were made FOR Sears by who knows who. Is the neck bowed?
DanELECTRO made electrics for Sears, also no adjustable truss. I believe they had two steel bars, but no adjustment.
Just about anybody whos anybody from the 60s + early 70s ( Neil Young - Randy Bachman etc first guitar was a silvertone . I like it the pick up holes and pickguard don't bother me ,don't like the drilled spot near the f hole so much. Not a bash still be cool guitar for right price
that's cool
It wasn't that weird preacher from the Poltergeist movies was it? Matches his black suit & white tie thingy.That shit be cursed yo!! Lol. ;) Cheers lad. Ha!
8:46 thats beautiful
Okay someone please tell me what that JAM is at 10:20
I must learn that
Thats something I wrote
@@Trog Well then props to you, I dig it!
Do you have any buyers in that condition.
The slide bit sounded like walk
Should have played some blues for the like demo
*slide
What's the last song you played?
High-action? .13s? Tryna play SRV?!
Sold by Sears and Roebuck
What are the CRAZY STUFF you did to it ?
Put the speed at 1.25 ;)
DOOO DADA DA DOOOOOOOOOOO
Jason Johnson YES dooo dada da doooooooooo is a very deep message
Help!
Could someone tell me what's the song at 10:25?
It's just something I made up and play in my demos from time to time
@@Trog Coooool, I really like it.
You sand down the bottom of the bridge that touches the body.
Pls tell me the name of the song at 10:21😭😭🙏🙏🙏
just something I made up
Your suppose to sand the flat side of the bridge lol
Lost it in a DIVORCE. Cautionary tale for those who think it could never happen ME
Sears catalog guitar, from my childhood. Wouldn't buy one then because the string clearance was unplayable. Can save you time messing with the bridge, it will only make the guitar tuning more erratically out of tune thru out the neck. It was a 50 buck piece of junk in 1960 and is now just a piece if junk that should be crushed and destroyed. You couldn't rock it when it was new and the same now. Don't sell this thing, destroy it, please.
43rd comment !!!!!!!!!!!!!! gr8 vid bru
Prayer... partner? What the fuck does that even mean... You just kneel next to one another in silence? Why even have a partner in the first place
It's like a secret santa... but at church all year long
Have to comment again, you say restore to former glory?! Even as a kid at 11 years old we new Silvertones were virtually unplayable....and you want to restore that thing? Worse you expect to sell it!? Man, I'd be embarrased...I'll never look at one of your videos the same way, sigh. I feel for the fool that pays you good money for that...thing.
Yeah, I bet he is a schmuck huh? I mean who would pay for something just to help someone with a new baby get some extra cash?
BTW - I bought it - Still not sure if I am going to refinish it or not but I did change the bridge and put a new nut on and the action is now down to where it should be. It is need of some fret work but for a guitar that is 60 years old I would expect it to lol.
I saw your other post explaining why you were so negative, and I understand why you said what you did. But the reason I bought it was 1) To help the new parents out 2) Just to own a piece of guitar history, there have been many clunkers but so far this guitar seems like at one time it was a really nice guitar, not some Martin but still a decent guitar.
Jeez, do you collector dudes ever clean your guitars?
If you talked faster you could have made this video a watchable length.
You could 1.25x.
Not with chromecast tho
One of the worse sounding guitars you have played bro'