Silvertone speaker baffles are typically made of masonite; a baffle made of luan plywood would be a structural improvement! Otherwise, it woukd be simpler to add a speaker-out jack and plug it into a 2x12 or 4x10 cabinet. PS, the cabinets are made of a compressed-paper wallboard material called Homeosote, which I call mother-of-wasps-nest; it's soft and falls apart of it gets wet, so these amps aren't really suitable for transporting to gigs and jams: great for studio use, however. If you have to ship one, pack it extremely well or the cabinet won't survive.
Picked up a little Silvertone 1471 amp couple years ago at the Salvation Army store for $15. More of a novelty thing, since I got one for Xmas as a kid (with a Silvertone Strat). Good conversation piece.
First time viewer and 0:02 subscriber! Your small amp series pulled me in! Even though you said, you did not want to play the amp I feel like even a phone recording would give us a reference point as well as pull more of us small amp junkies into the fold! Thanks again for a great video!
That’s my old amp. I recognize the paint splash on the grill. Pulled it out of a barn in Epsom, NH.
Isnit literally?
what did you sell it for?
What a cool little blast from the past. No newer amps can match the mojo.
Silvertone speaker baffles are typically made of masonite; a baffle made of luan plywood would be a structural improvement! Otherwise, it woukd be simpler to add a speaker-out jack and plug it into a 2x12 or 4x10 cabinet. PS, the cabinets are made of a compressed-paper wallboard material called Homeosote, which I call mother-of-wasps-nest; it's soft and falls apart of it gets wet, so these amps aren't really suitable for transporting to gigs and jams: great for studio use, however. If you have to ship one, pack it extremely well or the cabinet won't survive.
I have one of these too. A lot darker sounding than a deluxe, trem sounds pretty
The silvertone is the amp heard on all the early Johnny Cash albums
Picked up a little Silvertone 1471 amp couple years ago at the Salvation Army store for $15. More of a novelty thing, since I got one for Xmas as a kid (with a Silvertone Strat). Good conversation piece.
I reccomend leaving this classic alone. Original speaker and original cabinet = premium value. They are only orginal once!
My local shop had one of these in nearly mint condition. Sounded good!
Great amps Im gonna buy one this week.
i need me a lil old ampy
I had one I bought local for $8 at garage sale, worked like a charm, wish I kept it, too much profit to be made.
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they didn't make anything in the Sears tower..
but money... and lots of it, too! 😉
First time viewer and 0:02 subscriber! Your small amp series pulled me in! Even though you said, you did not want to play the amp I feel like even a phone recording would give us a reference point as well as pull more of us small amp junkies into the fold! Thanks again for a great video!