1966 Silvertone 1484 Twin Twelve Vintage Danelectro USA-Made Tube Guitar Amp 2x12, Near Mint & 100% Original

Up for sale, a 1966 Silvertone model 1484 "Twin Twelve" piggyback tube amplifier in collector-grade, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original Fisher 12" speaker pair and full complement of vintage USA-made and Silvertone-branded tubes. Manufactured by Danelectro in the USA and marketed through Sears via their house brand "Silvertone," the 1484 was one of the top-tier department store amps of its day, and also an amp that has found favor with today's players including Jack White and Beck.The 1484 "Twin Twelve" has an extremely smooth and rich breakup, with warm clean tones at low volumes that give way to a touch of tube overdrive at roughly half volume, and reach full tube saturation with a touch of compression anywhere beyond 7 on the dial. Both channels feature a pair of inputs (High and Low) and both channels share the built-in Reverb and Tremolo effects. While the Tremolo has a nice strong pulse that gets quite thick and deep, the Reverb is infamous in its own right for its thin, trashy sound that's perfect for lo-fi and surf tunes, with a unique gain structure and chiming top end character.The circuit is untouched, including the original power supply caps and two-prong speaker cable tethering the head to the cabinet. The original transformer pair is intact, the original CTS pots date to the 38th week of 1966, and the speakers are the original pair of Fisher-made 12H-8 12” drivers which date to the 47th week of '66. The tubes are all original including the 6L6GC power tube pair (ostensibly made by RCA) along with the matched set of original Silvertone-branded preamp tubes, manufactured by the likes of RCA and Amperex. All of the original barrel knobs are present on the polished aluminum faceplate, which also retains all of the original black silkscreen text. The original gray textured covering and gold sparkle grillcloth are intact, and as the photos show, this is a stunningly well-preserved example. The original two-button footswitch to engage the Tremolo and Reverb effects is included.