These two instruments were often bundled and sold together as a set around Christmas time (the Sears Wishbook). The 1421 is a 10-watt tube amp that was also offered by Sears around the same time. Here are some photos of the 1445 taken with the Silvertone 1421 (Sears 10XL).
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Pickups: Three Teisco single coil “Hound Dog” pups wired in series (loud, louder, loudest) 3 slide switches plus tone boost switch for 7 pup combinations 3 volumes and 1 master tone control.Neck: Bolt-on solid Maple neck with Brazilian(?) Rosewood fretboard, Pearloid block inlays and triple bound celluloid edge (w/b/w) 25½″ 22 frets with zero fret 1-5⁄8″ at nut.Body: Morite-style, celluloid bound, fully contoured, flamed Maple over basswood with German carve sunburst (yellow-red-mahogany) nitrocellulose lacquer finish tortoise shell celluloid pickguard.It has the following specifications and features:
All high quality materials and workmanship. The 1445 represents the pinnacle of Teisco’s contribution to the Sears Silvertone line. And I must say that the hand-painted sunburst finish over the flamed Maple the contoured German carve body with tortoise shell pickguard and intricate triple-layer celluloid binding makes this guitar a stunning sight to see. Of course, the single-coils and non-shielded wiring can be a bit noisy if you’re not careful, but easy to avoid. The growling Teisco “Hound Dog” single-coils have lots of bite, and the solid poplar body has plenty of sustain. The fast, low-profile solid Maple neck with Rosewood fingerboard sports medium to low action and is easy to play. It has three very loud single-coil (“Hound Dog”) pickups wired in series just like the old Danelecto models. The Silvertone 1445 first appeared in the Sears catalog in 1968, and hung around in a few variations through the early 1970′s. The body style is an excellent Teisco version of the 1960′s Mosrite of California guitar played by rock Hall-of-Famers, The Ventures ( Walk, Don’t Run and Hawaii Five-O). store standards of course) was hand-crafted by Teisco in Japan for Sears. This crazy looking solid-body electric guitar is ready to play surf, jazz, classic rock or country, and is simply a kick to play! The exquisite Silvertone 1445 (I mean, by dept. Also known as the Silvertone Mosrite Copy, made in Japan by Teisco. Picked this one up in Seattle from John, another Silvertone collector. Here is the latest addition to the Tone Gem galaxy of stars: a vintage 1970 Silvertone 1445. A Vintage 1970 Silvertone MIJ Copy of the Mosrite Guitar
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