check out this nutty 50 year old sears guitar amp i picked up this weekend - GoFuckYourself.com

dyna mo · 07-22-2013, 12:06 PM

made in 1963, all original tubes, speaker, grill cloth, everything! original owner. this is the sears = tweed champ.

5 amps of killer distortion!

youtube, check out the tones1

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JFK · 07-22-2013, 01:36 PM

Nice toy

_Richard_ · 07-22-2013, 01:37 PM

damn nice blast from the past

LBBV · 07-22-2013, 02:37 PM

My very first amp was an old Sears Silvertone that I put on top of a home-made 4x10 cabinet. Wish I still had it now...

-- Bill

Godsmack · 07-22-2013, 02:38 PM

Love em tubes..

MichaelP · 07-22-2013, 02:59 PM

1963 is a very, very good year

dyna mo · 07-22-2013, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LBBV

My very first amp was an old Sears Silvertone that I put on top of a home-made 4x10 cabinet. Wish I still had it now...

-- Bill

jack white runs a silvertone pushing 4x10 cab, which is what got me interested in the silvertone, that thing is 100watts though, it will blow down stadiums. from what i gather, there's also a fender hot rod amp too.

Andreweb · 07-23-2013, 02:45 AM

I love those old devices!

elmy · 07-23-2013, 02:48 AM

nice stuff

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iSpyCams · 07-23-2013, 09:28 AM

I want one. I recently restored and hotrodded 2 Silvertone guitars and they both play great.

tgpsnstuff · 07-23-2013, 09:33 AM

great, the old ones are the best, design, technique, feeling, everything.

dyna mo · 07-23-2013, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pompousjohn

I want one. I recently restored and hotrodded 2 Silvertone guitars and they both play great.

wow, that's super! i saw those in researching the amp and was curious about them, how does it play? i guess by hotrodding you replaced the pickups and such? (i'm new to guitars and such, this is my 1st amp!)

LBBV · 07-23-2013, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dyna mo

jack white runs a silvertone pushing 4x10 cab, which is what got me interested in the silvertone, that thing is 100watts though, it will blow down stadiums. from what i gather, there's also a fender hot rod amp too.

Yeah, my Silvertone could be heard throughout the entire neighborhood when I played!

I've always been partial to tube amps. I now run a Peavey Classic 50 watt tube amp

"I have too many guitars" - said no musician ever

-- Bill

D Ghost · 07-23-2013, 02:30 PM

Nice axes man!

BlackCrayon · 07-23-2013, 02:41 PM

i had one just like that with my first guitar when i was 15. paid 50 bucks for the guitar and amp. it did sound cool but i ended up selling it myself when i wasn't instantly good at the guitar.

dyna mo · 07-23-2013, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LBBV

Yeah, my Silvertone could be heard throughout the entire neighborhood when I played!

I've always been partial to tube amps. I now run a Peavey Classic 50 watt tube amp

"I have too many guitars" - said no musician ever

-- Bill

wow, your peavey looks fantastic, what a great color.

i remember a lot of these sorts of amps in garages when i grew up

i noticed you have a bass in your collection,
it's true about not being able to have too many guitars, i picked up a cheapy acoustic electric bass to learn, i like that bass line!

dyna mo · 07-23-2013, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackCrayon

i had one just like that with my first guitar when i was 15. paid 50 bucks for the guitar and amp. it did sound cool but i ended up selling it myself when i wasn't instantly good at the guitar.

they are insanely desirable amps to have these days, i had no idea. i got lucky with this one, stumbled upon it and snagged it asap! a brand new copy of this amp with the original box sold for $600 a while back.

dyna mo · 07-23-2013, 02:49 PM

apparently, there is class A power magic in the simplicity of this circuit.

SCSI Joe · 07-23-2013, 03:22 PM

That?s a cool little amp. Gotta love the vintage stuff. It makes me think of my first bass. It was an old beat up as hell Vox, but I still loved it despite its action being nearly an inch off the fret board.

A few years later, I had a friend who was 10x the guitarist I was. Seeing my old beat up bass, he offered to trade me his Fender Lead II for it. Long story short, that Lead II still hangs on my wall to this day and my fingers aren?t as strong as they used to be.

Nice amp

Tofu · 07-23-2013, 03:23 PM

OMG, are those tubes! Nice!

LBBV · 07-23-2013, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dyna mo

wow, your peavey looks fantastic, what a great color.

Yup - I love my Peavey Classic tweed color. When I was in a band, I used to have a 4x10 head as well for a full stack, but sold that a few years back

Quote:

i remember a lot of these sorts of amps in garages when i grew up

Ah yes, the padded Kustom amps. They were all over the place back in the day

Quote:

i noticed you have a bass in your collection,
it's true about not being able to have too many guitars, i picked up a cheapy acoustic electric bass to learn, i like that bass line!

I did a CD of my music about 5 years ago and needed something to do the bass lines, so I picked that Yamaha bass up for $80 on Ebay and learned just enough bass to get by. The seller said it didn't work at all, but I hit the knobs with a bit of contact cleaner, put new strings on it and it sounds like new and plays pretty well.

http://lbbv.com/mymusic/mp3/index2.html is a link to some of my music and pics of my mini-recording studio

-- Bill

_Richard_ · 07-23-2013, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LBBV

"I have too many guitars" - said no musician ever

-- Bill

damn is that a classic 12 string on the far left?

Minte · 07-23-2013, 04:08 PM

Nice find on that amp. Those bring back a lot of memories.

dyna mo · 07-23-2013, 04:23 PM

derp, i wrote 5 amps of killer distortion in the op, i meant 5 watts! 5 whole wattages.

Minte · 07-23-2013, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dyna mo

derp, i wrote 5 amps of killer distortion in the op, i meant 5 watts! 5 whole wattages.

Tube amps kick out a lot more volume per watt. A 20W Marshall will make your ears bleed.

dyna mo · 07-23-2013, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minte

Tube amps kick out a lot more volume per watt. A 20W Marshall will make your ears bleed.

it's crazy. hey, thanks for the advice (from that other thread) on looking further into amps, i still have that mustang 1 on my list, i wanted to go very simple so i don't rick distracting myself messing around with all the cool features of that amp instead of practicing!

dyna mo · 07-23-2013, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LBBV

Yup - I love my Peavey Classic tweed color. When I was in a band, I used to have a 4x10 head as well for a full stack, but sold that a few years back

Ah yes, the padded Kustom amps. They were all over the place back in the day

I did a CD of my music about 5 years ago and needed something to do the bass lines, so I picked that Yamaha bass up for $80 on Ebay and learned just enough bass to get by. The seller said it didn't work at all, but I hit the knobs with a bit of contact cleaner, put new strings on it and it sounds like new and plays pretty well.

http://lbbv.com/mymusic/mp3/index2.html is a link to some of my music and pics of my mini-recording studio

-- Bill

i'm listening to this now, nice.

and i'm diggin your singing too. i'm gonna be picking up the vocals as i move forward.

dyna mo · 07-23-2013, 04:43 PM

i'm guessing you used your strat for wind whispers mary! !!1

dyna mo · 07-23-2013, 04:48 PM

this is the bass i snagged, $60

took a bit to get it tuned enough to pass the tuner test, but it seems to be staying in tune, i need to get new strings though, these are wound very rough.

Minte · 07-23-2013, 04:56 PM

I just added this to my collection a few weeks ago. It's a Taylor T5..the neck on it feels like a 335. The pups on this one are really interesting. It can sound as pure as a vintage Martin or as brutal as a Jackson. This picture doesn't do the top finish justice. It's really a nicely done guitar.

dyna mo · 07-23-2013, 05:03 PM

jfc Minte, those guitars are beautiful ! that f hole design is well-done imo. big fan of that too, had to have that on this tele/strat.

dyna mo · 07-23-2013, 05:08 PM

just watched this youtube on that t5

<---mind blown!

Minte · 07-23-2013, 05:26 PM

You realize it's GuitarAcquisitionSyndrome... It starts without any ill intentions. Then before you know it, half of your bookmarks are guitar shops. And soon you have 25+ guitars hanging on your walls.

SCSI Joe · 07-23-2013, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minte

You realize it's GuitarAcquisitionSyndrome... It starts without any ill intentions. Then before you know it, half of your bookmarks are guitar shops. And soon you have 25+ guitars hanging on your walls.

I'm a long way from 25+, but I'm getting there.

dyna mo · 07-23-2013, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minte

You realize it's GuitarAcquisitionSyndrome... It starts without any ill intentions. Then before you know it, half of your bookmarks are guitar shops. And soon you have 25+ guitars hanging on your walls.

bro.

i have 3 fucking guitars already!

dyna mo · 07-23-2013, 05:45 PM

humbuckers in that taylor t5, fuck that thing prolly gets raunchy huh. gotta play that through this silvertone!

Minte · 07-23-2013, 06:01 PM

These are places online that I have had successful dealings with.

http://www.zzounds.com/

http://www.wildwoodguitars.com/

http://www.samash.com/ <--best prices on Gibson & Fenders

http://www.themusiczoo.com/

http://davesguitar.com/ <-- best selection of highend custom shop stuff.

http://www.music123.com/ a lot like Sam Ash

No issues with any of these places. They all negotiate prices on higher end stuff if you call. If I had a fave it's probably the music zoo.

dyna mo · 07-23-2013, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minte

These are places online that I have had successful dealings with.

http://www.zzounds.com/

http://www.wildwoodguitars.com/

http://www.samash.com/ <--best prices on Gibson & Fenders

http://www.themusiczoo.com/

http://davesguitar.com/ <-- best selection of highend custom shop stuff.

http://www.music123.com/ a lot like Sam Ash

No issues with any of these places. They all negotiate prices on higher end stuff if you call. If I had a fave it's probably the music zoo.

cool, thx. actually only had been to 1 of these previously, sam ash, they didn't have that fender i wanted either, found out later fender discontinued it, which is their marketing plan for the pawn shop series. fine by me, it's mij and got here monday via ebay, sounds glorious and in most ways already easier to play than the cheapy i've been on. fretting is such much nicer, 6105 frets? schweet.

which forum(s) ultimate-guitar?

Minte · 07-23-2013, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dyna mo

cool, thx. actually only had been to 1 of these previously, sam ash, they didn't have that fender i wanted either, found out later fender discontinued it, which is their marketing plan for the pawn shop series. fine by me, it's mij and got here monday via ebay, sounds glorious and in most ways already easier to play than the cheapy i've been on. fretting is such much nicer, 6105 frets? schweet.

which forum(s) ultimate-guitar?

You need to post a pic of the Fender! After it acclimates to your weather for a while, take it to a good luthier and he will set it up as good as it can be set. It's always a good investment for an extra $100. Then there is the great string conundrum. My experience with Fenders has been using 9's.. And the next player will say 10's.

I read a lot of guitar forums. Some of these guitar forums are huge and very active with thousands of members.

AsianDivaGirlsWebDude · 07-23-2013, 06:28 PM

Back to work slackers...

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dyna mo · 07-23-2013, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minte

You need to post a pic of the Fender! After it acclimates to your weather for a while, take it to a good luthier and he will set it up as good as it can be set. It's always a good investment for an extra $100. Then there is the great string conundrum. My experience with Fenders has been using 9's.. And the next player will say 10's.

I read a lot of guitar forums. Some of these guitar forums are huge and very active with thousands of members.

stand by for a qucik pic!

JFK · 07-23-2013, 06:35 PM

Great Thread

dyna mo · 07-23-2013, 06:37 PM

i'm stunned by how baddass this guitar is!

a stratocaster body with an f hole, telecaster neck, mixed humbuckers, that's a blend pot, no tone control, just blend the 2 pups and adjust the main volume.

dyna mo · 07-23-2013, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minte

You need to post a pic of the Fender! After it acclimates to your weather for a while, take it to a good luthier and he will set it up as good as it can be set. It's always a good investment for an extra $100. Then there is the great string conundrum. My experience with Fenders has been using 9's.. And the next player will say 10's.

I read a lot of guitar forums. Some of these guitar forums are huge and very active with thousands of members.

it's strung with 9s now and i love them! wow. will do with the set-up.

Minte · 07-23-2013, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dyna mo

i'm stunned by how baddass this guitar is!

a stratocaster body with an f hole, telecaster neck, mixed humbuckers, that's a blend pot, no tone control, just blend the 2 pups and adjust the main volume.

That is really sweet! That color is perfect.

dyna mo · 07-23-2013, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minte

That is really sweet! That color is perfect.

thx, the color is crazy. gooey almost. i'll have to snap some hi-rez shots of the neck, the woodgrain in the maple part line up and loop around that dark strip of wood running up the center perfectly, just beautiful.

dyna mo · 07-23-2013, 07:05 PM

can't wait for the amp to get here!

Minte · 07-23-2013, 07:16 PM

You know, if you are working towards that vintage feel. A VOX crybaby WAHWAH would not be out of line. And I can pretty much guarantee it will sound fabulous with your rig.

dyna mo · 07-23-2013, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minte

You know, if you are working towards that vintage feel. A VOX crybaby WAHWAH would not be out of line. And I can pretty much guarantee it will sound fabulous with your rig.

excellente suggestion! i think that is the only effect i want to add in right now- the wahwah, i will look up that vox for sure!

here's another pic

Minte · 07-23-2013, 07:23 PM

You realize I have 3 other tabs open looking for one of those Fenders!

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SCSI Joe Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 47	That?s a cool little amp. Gotta love the vintage stuff. It makes me think of my first bass. It was an old beat up as hell Vox, but I still loved it despite its action being nearly an inch off the fret board. A few years later, I had a friend who was 10x the guitarist I was. Seeing my old beat up bass, he offered to trade me his Fender Lead II for it. Long story short, that Lead II still hangs on my wall to this day and my fingers aren?t as strong as they used to be. Nice amp

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dyna mo The People's Post Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: invisible 7-11 Posts: 65,321	i'm guessing you used your strat for wind whispers mary! !!1

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dyna mo The People's Post Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: invisible 7-11 Posts: 65,321	this is the bass i snagged, $60 took a bit to get it tuned enough to pass the tuner test, but it seems to be staying in tune, i need to get new strings though, these are wound very rough.

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Minte Babemeister Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Madison Posts: 7,081	I just added this to my collection a few weeks ago. It's a Taylor T5..the neck on it feels like a 335. The pups on this one are really interesting. It can sound as pure as a vintage Martin or as brutal as a Jackson. This picture doesn't do the top finish justice. It's really a nicely done guitar. __________________ You might not be as anonymous as you think you are.

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dyna mo The People's Post Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: invisible 7-11 Posts: 65,321	jfc Minte, those guitars are beautiful ! that f hole design is well-done imo. big fan of that too, had to have that on this tele/strat.

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dyna mo The People's Post Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: invisible 7-11 Posts: 65,321	humbuckers in that taylor t5, fuck that thing prolly gets raunchy huh. gotta play that through this silvertone!

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