1965 Silvertone 1454 Vintage Hollowbody Electric Guitar, Harmony USA w/ DeArmond Gold Foils, Case
$1,899.99
$1,899.99
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Up for sale, a 1965 Silvertone model 1454 in perfect working order and complete with a case. Produced for Sears by Harmony under their in-house "Silvertone" banner, this model is analogous to Harmony’s H75-78 flagship series of instruments.
Featherweight at 6lbs 13oz, this 1454 features maple thinline hollowbody construction with a smooth, natural acoustic tone and articulate note attack. Each pickup has its own on/off two-way toggle and dedicated Volume and Tone knobs for a particularly broad tonal palette. The pickups have strong output and the clear, percussive quality unique to the DeArmond gold foil design (this particular iteration of the gold foil has silver diamond covers). These pickups can deliver everything from spanky twang in the bridge position to warm, bell-like tones at the neck. Full and dynamically responsive, the pickups offer a distinctive woody bite when picked with authority, and a glassy clarity in every pickup position. This Silvertone 1454 benefits from a professional setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar, with fresh 11-49 strings, comfortable action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
Wood: Maple
Shape: Chunky C, measuring .960” 1st fret, .980” 9th fret
Fretboard: Dyed maple, block inlay
Frets: Slender, faint wear beneath the B string on frets 1-4
Scale Length: 24 1/4”
Nut: 1 3/4”, bone
Tuners: Waverly open-gear
Headstock: Raised metal Silvertone logo
Body Specs:
Wood: Maple
Pickups: DeArmond "gold foil" x3 (Rowe Industries stamps on baseplates date to 9/3/65)
Controls: Volume x3, Tone x3, on/off selector switch x3
Hardware: Bigsby B3 Pat. # vibrato
Plastics: Four-ply tortoise pickguard, DeArmond bell knobs, switch tips
The original two-tone Red Sunburst nitro lacquer finish is 100% original and exhibits tight vertical checking, with a glossy sheen that highlights faint ripples of curly flame maple. The guitar exhibits finish loss along the lower bout rim, with some minor dings and finish scratches, largely on the back and body perimeter. The gloss finish on the neck profile is clean, free of palm wear with a few minor nicks.
A softshell case is included.
Featherweight at 6lbs 13oz, this 1454 features maple thinline hollowbody construction with a smooth, natural acoustic tone and articulate note attack. Each pickup has its own on/off two-way toggle and dedicated Volume and Tone knobs for a particularly broad tonal palette. The pickups have strong output and the clear, percussive quality unique to the DeArmond gold foil design (this particular iteration of the gold foil has silver diamond covers). These pickups can deliver everything from spanky twang in the bridge position to warm, bell-like tones at the neck. Full and dynamically responsive, the pickups offer a distinctive woody bite when picked with authority, and a glassy clarity in every pickup position. This Silvertone 1454 benefits from a professional setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar, with fresh 11-49 strings, comfortable action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
Wood: Maple
Shape: Chunky C, measuring .960” 1st fret, .980” 9th fret
Fretboard: Dyed maple, block inlay
Frets: Slender, faint wear beneath the B string on frets 1-4
Scale Length: 24 1/4”
Nut: 1 3/4”, bone
Tuners: Waverly open-gear
Headstock: Raised metal Silvertone logo
Body Specs:
Wood: Maple
Pickups: DeArmond "gold foil" x3 (Rowe Industries stamps on baseplates date to 9/3/65)
Controls: Volume x3, Tone x3, on/off selector switch x3
Hardware: Bigsby B3 Pat. # vibrato
Plastics: Four-ply tortoise pickguard, DeArmond bell knobs, switch tips
The original two-tone Red Sunburst nitro lacquer finish is 100% original and exhibits tight vertical checking, with a glossy sheen that highlights faint ripples of curly flame maple. The guitar exhibits finish loss along the lower bout rim, with some minor dings and finish scratches, largely on the back and body perimeter. The gloss finish on the neck profile is clean, free of palm wear with a few minor nicks.
A softshell case is included.
