Jack30 Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Hello to everyone, i asked this same question on the italian forum but no one ever saw it so i went for the bigger pool... does anyone know this amp? have you ever seen/tried it? all i know is that this is a guitar amp (combo 2x12) producted between 1959 and 1961 and is a 50 watter (they say)... i tried it 5 minutes just for curiosity and it just blew my mind, so i came here to see if anyone has something to say for NOT making me buy it... Thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Hello to everyone, i asked this same question on the italian forum but no one ever saw it so i went for the bigger pool... does anyone know this amp? have you ever seen/tried it? all i know is that this is a guitar amp (combo 2x12) producted between 1959 and 1961 and is a 50 watter (they say)... i tried it 5 minutes just for curiosity and it just blew my mind, so i came here to see if anyone has something to say for NOT making me buy it... Thanks!!! Buongiorno !!! Come state ??? Posso aiutarla ??? 50 Tube watts.....4 6L6 in push-pull, a good thing.... 8 tubes total ( one for trem ).....Depending on the price asked, if you like it, buy it.....I would...... If it works, and sounds good, buy it......Parts shouldn't be hard to find, nor new tubes.......... Have I tried it ?? No, but I'm familiar with old amps.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Silvertone amps rock! Evol has one, and as always, they sound killer. However, they usually end up costing an arm and a leg for some of them, but if its a good price, even if you aren't too happy with it, you could always flip it and get your money back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 i tried it 5 minutes just for curiosity and it just blew my mind, if thats the case then just go for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack30 Posted May 31, 2011 Author Share Posted May 31, 2011 thanks for all these answers! i guess i'll have to try it better and longer to see if it does everything i need... my biggest concerns are versatility (but non that much after all, i like 1 good sound with no tricks) and volume when cranked... i don't want to blow the ears of my band-mates and, even if they can take it, i'm worried for the "live" volume... no volume = no distortion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 That Silvertone emerges from the era of great amps - but at the time it was considered "crap" compared especially to various Fender offerings because it was a mass market "department store" offering. At the time, it was almost certainly one of those "teen and 20" ego things. "We" would have a piece of crap for PA speakers and a Radio Shack PA amp, but hadda have a Fender guitar amp. Anyone using a Silvertone was... obviously not very bright, very good, or very caring. I only saw one Gibson amp in use, too; they were "okay for old guys, but..." Transistors were just beginning to enter the picture. I'll never forget that when I had an eye injury in 1960, Dad got me a 6-transistor radio that was about the size of two packs of cigarettes, and cost about $100 back then. Imagine what that was in today's dollars! Solid state wasn't the inexpensive alternative so tube amps kept going for decades even as low-end alternatives. Anyway, I'm no expert on tubes, but in retrospect, they weren't bad pieces. I recall they seemed a little warmer than Fenders. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Silvertone" (Danelectro) amps, were sold in the USA, by the "Sears" chain/department stores. They were not "junk," but...because they were sold by a department store, and not in music stores, they were percieved as a "starter" amp, for beginners. The "Twin Twelve" (both combo and Piggy back) amps were awesome sounding. A favorite, of a lot of old "Blues" players, of the time. They were housed in less that optimum (often, particle board) cabinets, and had cheap coverings, compared to Fender amps, especially. But, a lot of "garage bands" back then (and, even today), used them. They were inexpensive, by Fender or even Vox standards, at that time. And, sounded good/great. I have a good friend, that has a Twin Twelve (1484) piggy back model, that sounds great!!! Very warm, "round," and creamy, sounding...as opposed to the brighter tone, of a Fender. Try this site: My link" CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon S. Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Silvertone" (Danelectro) amps, were sold in the USA, by the "Sears" chain/department stores. They were not "junk," but...because they were sold by a department store, and not in music stores, they were percieved as a "starter" amp, for beginners. The "Twin Twelve" (both combo and Piggy back) amps were awesome sounding. A favorite, of a lot of old "Blues" players, of the time. They were housed in less that optimum (often, particle board) cabinets, and had cheap coverings, compared to Fender amps, especially. But, a lot of "garage bands" back then (and, even today), used them. They were inexpensive, by Fender or even Vox standards, at that time. And, sounded good/great. I have a good friend, that has a Twin Twelve (1484) piggy back model, that sounds great!!! Very warm, "round," and creamy, sounding...as opposed to the brighter tone, of a Fender. Try this site: My link" CB +1. I don't think i've played a Silvertone amp I DIDN'T like. I've owned a 1484 and 1483-and have one of the amp in case models now. They're great for a raw rock sound, but the cabinets arent durable. The reverb on the 1484 was pretty awful too, but it's still one of my fav's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Back in the olden days - as in, when I was in a high school rock band - one of the guitar players had one of those "in the case" amps. Horrid thing in ways, but it worked for where we had the school dances and with the sound levels of the era. I got the feeling that the electronics were decently built, the cabs as has been stated, weren't as well done as Fenders or Gibsons. But again, we're talking a bit over a half century here and a different world in terms of guitars. Figure that only 40 years prior to that there really weren't amps as we know them. In the mid 1920s - only 30 years before we were playing lotza electric guitar already - when the U.S. President visited the local rodeo, the PA system was imported from Washington, D.C., via train, complete to technical experts to run the thing. Then only 30 years later we had some amps still considered high-end classics. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 My buddy, with the Silverton 1484 piggy-back amp, e-mailed me, this evening (after I sent him the Silvertone site link), and told me he also has a Harmony "Jupiter," (Silvertone's version, is a 1425)! I already knew, he had the 3-pickup, double cutaway, semi-hollow body Harmony (Silvertone's identical version is the 1485). There's something about those old DeArmond pickups, through that Silvertone amp, that's just kind of "magical." Kinda like the "one of kind sound," you get from lipstick (tube) pickups. Nothing's quite like them. So, it's a lot of fun, "going back," and seeing what you can do, that way. I've always had a little bit of "GAS" for a Danelectro '59 Double Cut, for that very reason. Now, that they've re-issued them, again...I may have to indulge myself, one day? Time will tell. But, I seem to gravitate toward a "Copper Top," or even the White one, with gold hardware. (So MANY guitars, so little time/money!) (Smile) CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 If the 1434 is anything like a 1484, then you should get this amp. Depending on the last time it had some TLC on an amp tech's bench, plan to spend a little cash to get her updated (new caps, grounded plug, cleaned, etc.). I have a 1484 with the matching cab and it is one killer amp. They really only have one sound, but that sound is garage rock nirvana. You just crank it until you hit the sweet spot and rock out. Most of the larger Silvertone amps were Fender copies, which is why the 1484 was called the Twin Twelve; it is a Twin Reverb copy, although the reverb sucks a$$ on mine. The tank is a two spring, cigar shaped thing. IMO, the best thing about the old Silvertones is that they used Jensen speakers. The blue label, made in Chicago pair in mine are full of tasty tone. Tremolo is sweet too. All of the tube Silvertones take pedals really well. I use an OD808 for dirt and a Fuzz Factory to freak out the squares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 If the 1434 is anything like a 1484, then you should get this amp. Depending on the last time it had some TLC on an amp tech's bench, plan to spend a little cash to get her updated (new caps, grounded plug, cleaned, etc.). I have a 1484 with the matching cab and it is one killer amp. They really only have one sound, but that sound is garage rock nirvana. You just crank it until you hit the sweet spot and rock out. Most of the larger Silvertone amps were Fender copies, which is why the 1484 was called the Twin Twelve; it is a Twin Reverb copy, although the reverb sucks a$$ on mine. The tank is a two spring, cigar shaped thing. IMO, the best thing about the old Silvertones is that they used Jensen speakers. The blue label, made in Chicago pair in mine are full of tasty tone. Tremolo is sweet too. All of the tube Silvertones take pedals really well. I use an OD808 for dirt and a Fuzz Factory to freak out the squares. I'm so jealous of your Silvertone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 I'm so jealous of your Silvertone I have Silvertone GAS, I can attest to the awesome sauce that is Evol's silvertone, just drop dead sexy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 I have Silvertone GAS, I can attest to the awesome sauce that is Evol's silvertone, just drop dead sexy And I recently swapped out the jewel light. It is now blue to match the grey and silver color scheme of the grill cloth. 'Cause everyone knows how important jewel light color is, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 And I recently swapped out the jewel light. It is now blue to match the grey and silver color scheme of the grill cloth. 'Cause everyone knows how important jewel light color is, right? Mine is blue too! *swoon* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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