I've got one just like yours, already outfitted with a lll prong, with all the original Silvertone, made in Holland tubes, no foot switch and no guitar, but it's pretty quiet and everything works including the Tremolo. A cool nice sounding 60's amplifier for $260. Bucks
Current electrical code mandates that the hot lead of the power cord go to the fuae first and then to the switch, before continuing on to the power transformer. Using a transformer bolt as a ground is both a bad idea and against electrical code because, despite the integral star washers, those nuts do loosen up from heating and cooling cycles that cause expansion and contraction (the transfomer laminates alse expand and contract); the vibrations of transporting the case and playing through the amp are also good at loosening fasters. Find another, more secure fastener to use for the earth ground connection.
I'd also like a birth year guitar, and motorcycle. Maybe a 1977 Ibanez 2467 (ES-345). But she thinks I have too many guitars, and to many motorcycles :D
I was born in ‘65 as well…. But honestly, I’m not watching commercials every 4 minutes for your monetary gain…, sorry, I was a long time subscriber, but commercials are ruining RUclips. Gotta make a stand on my belief……..
I get it. I don’t really have any control over that, at least I don’t think I do. RUclips puts in the ads. Trust me when I tell you, the monetary gain is RUclips’s not mine. I don’t get nearly enough views to really make a difference. In the 3 or 4 years I’ve been doing this I’ve made about $300 off of RUclips. I do it because I enjoy it and hope others will as well. I’ll see if there’s something in the setting that I’ve missed that may limit the number of ads that are shown. That being said, for channels that are bigger than mine, that’s how these folks make a living. They provide you entertainment and information, and in return you watch some/skip some ads. Just presenting the flip side of the same coin. Thanks for watching.
Most of these case amps are the cheap series filament tube amps where they don't have a power transformer this one does a cool little class a 6v6 amp Cool deal and nice guitar so depending on circuit it might already be a fender champ but if it doesn't sound as good there is everything there to rewire to a champ circuit and if it's not a exact copy of a champ I bet there isn't much differences in values and tone stack, only difference in tubes is just the rectifier tube a 6x4 here and a 5y3 on champ but the 6x4 flows enough current for a champ style circuit, basically the vibrochamp
Cool info. Thanks. Just getting into tube theory myself. Really interesting. The differences between tube and solid state rectifiers fascinates me. No guitar signal passes through them, but because of milliseconds of difference in the response it can have a huge affect on the tone. Really need stuff. And you’re right the amp is very Champ like. I played one in a studio I use to work at and this amp reminds me of that amp a lot.
The single-pickup amp-in-case set is the one with a flea-powered transformerless amp (about 1.5 watts) and only a 6" speaker; the dual-pickup guitar came with the more powerful Champ-like amp and 8" speaker. I wouldn't modify this amp to a Champ circuit as there are already far more Champs in the world than there are original amp in case units like this one; but if it was the single pickup guitar, sure, because the design of that amp is seriously dangerous. Anyway, multi-instrumentalist David Lindley often played this same Silvertone guitar on stage with his band ElRayo-X: search for David Lindley ElRayo-X "Quarter of a Man" at Reggae on the River"; and there are 3 full ElRayo-X concerts from Germany and Switzerland on RUclips as well. Awesome player, with a great, raucous, rocking, mutant reggae-rock and world music band.
Great video!! Congrats on the sparkly, vintage Silvertone! Sounds amazing! Great tune!
WoW ! Had a 60 or 61 back in the day....remember that Sound !
Great song brother! Congratulations on the guitar and amp-case find!👍👍
Thanks man.
My birth year is 1963 which leaves a lot of dream possibilities.
I've got one just like yours, already outfitted with a lll prong, with all the original Silvertone, made in Holland tubes, no foot switch and no guitar, but it's pretty quiet and everything works including the Tremolo. A cool nice sounding 60's amplifier for $260. Bucks
Congrats on the kit! We're just a year apart and I'm still searching for something dated 1966... Something I can afford that is...
Yup, it took awhile for me. I almost pulled the trigger a few times in the past on other guitars. Very glad I waited until I found this one.
Great video.
No. I’ve used pedals with it. It’s basically a champ like Circuit.
Current electrical code mandates that the hot lead of the power cord go to the fuae first and then to the switch, before continuing on to the power transformer. Using a transformer bolt as a ground is both a bad idea and against electrical code because, despite the integral star washers, those nuts do loosen up from heating and cooling cycles that cause expansion and contraction (the transfomer laminates alse expand and contract); the vibrations of transporting the case and playing through the amp are also good at loosening fasters. Find another, more secure fastener to use for the earth ground connection.
I'd also like a birth year guitar, and motorcycle. Maybe a 1977 Ibanez 2467 (ES-345). But she thinks I have too many guitars, and to many motorcycles :D
How can that be a thing? What number is “too many” any way? I need data 😜
Good thing your Birth Year Guitar is a 1965 rather than 1457 seeing the guitar model is an Amp In Case - Silvertone 1457, stressing 1457.
I was born in ‘65 as well…. But honestly, I’m not watching commercials every 4 minutes for your monetary gain…, sorry, I was a long time subscriber, but commercials are ruining RUclips. Gotta make a stand on my belief……..
I get it. I don’t really have any control over that, at least I don’t think I do. RUclips puts in the ads. Trust me when I tell you, the monetary gain is RUclips’s not mine. I don’t get nearly enough views to really make a difference. In the 3 or 4 years I’ve been doing this I’ve made about $300 off of RUclips. I do it because I enjoy it and hope others will as well. I’ll see if there’s something in the setting that I’ve missed that may limit the number of ads that are shown.
That being said, for channels that are bigger than mine, that’s how these folks make a living. They provide you entertainment and information, and in return you watch some/skip some ads. Just presenting the flip side of the same coin.
Thanks for watching.
Hmmm, I was born in 65...
Then you are obviously a man of great taste and distinction.
Interesting,but,I’m unsubscribing because of ad abuse………………
What happened?
Most of these case amps are the cheap series filament tube amps where they don't have a power transformer this one does a cool little class a 6v6 amp Cool deal and nice guitar so depending on circuit it might already be a fender champ but if it doesn't sound as good there is everything there to rewire to a champ circuit and if it's not a exact copy of a champ I bet there isn't much differences in values and tone stack, only difference in tubes is just the rectifier tube a 6x4 here and a 5y3 on champ but the 6x4 flows enough current for a champ style circuit, basically the vibrochamp
Cool info. Thanks. Just getting into tube theory myself. Really interesting. The differences between tube and solid state rectifiers fascinates me. No guitar signal passes through them, but because of milliseconds of difference in the response it can have a huge affect on the tone. Really need stuff. And you’re right the amp is very Champ like. I played one in a studio I use to work at and this amp reminds me of that amp a lot.
The single-pickup amp-in-case set is the one with a flea-powered transformerless amp (about 1.5 watts) and only a 6" speaker; the dual-pickup guitar came with the more powerful Champ-like amp and 8" speaker. I wouldn't modify this amp to a Champ circuit as there are already far more Champs in the world than there are original amp in case units like this one; but if it was the single pickup guitar, sure, because the design of that amp is seriously dangerous. Anyway, multi-instrumentalist David Lindley often played this same Silvertone guitar on stage with his band ElRayo-X: search for David Lindley ElRayo-X "Quarter of a Man" at Reggae on the River"; and there are 3 full ElRayo-X concerts from Germany and Switzerland on RUclips as well. Awesome player, with a great, raucous, rocking, mutant reggae-rock and world music band.