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Effects
Brand New 1981 Boss DM-2
Here’s an interesting one: an early 1980′s Boss DM-2 in Like New condition for sale on eBay. Only $579, woah! It even comes with the correct power supply (ACA-120) which is also in pristine condition. The DM-2 is coveted for it’s classic analog delay effect, and is the choice of Read more…
Amps
Modified Silvertone Model 1421 Amp – Part One, The Tear Down
From the tail end of the vacuum tube era, a real Tone Gem in the genre of garage band tone. Editor’s Note: This is Part One of a two part series on modifying the Silvertone 1421 guitar amp. This article is a work in progress, so please check back for Read more…
Guitars
Vintage 1970’s Lyle Strat Guitar
1970’s Lyle ‘Strat-Like’ Electric Guitar, white solid body, 3 pickups Here’s an interesting vintage 1970’s Lyle guitar currently offered on eBay. This Strat-like 3-pickup solid body is dressed nicely in an aged and relic white finish, tremolo bridge (the arm is missing), with a Japanese bolt-on Mahogany neck, an adjustable truss rod, and Read more…
Effects
Vintage Arion Pedals on eBay
Good times for vintage Arion pedal players and collectors. If you like to play or collect vintage Arion pedals, there are many more pedals currently listed on eBay than I can recently remember. Vintage Arion pedals are all-analog guitar effects pedals that were made in Japan by Prince Tsushinkogyo Ltd. mostly back in Read more…
Amps
Silvertone 1421 (Sears 10XL) Tube Amp
Vintage 1971 Silvertone 1421 (Sears 10XL) Combo Guitar Tube Amp This great little combo tube amp was built by (who?) and sold through Sears and Roebuck in the late 1960′s and early 70′s. It was originally sold as the Silvertone Model #1421, and in later years as the SR 10XL, Read more…
Amps
Silvertone 1421 (Sears 10 XL) Guitar Tube Amp
NOTE: This amp in the photo now lives happily with its new owner in Charleston, South Carolina. Vintage 1971 Sears 10 XL Silvertone 1421 Combo Guitar Tube Amp The Sears 10 XL was sold through Sears and Roebuck in the late 1960’s and early 70’s. The 10 XL is Read more…
Guitars
Silvertone 1445 Mosrite Surf Guitar
Tweet A Vintage 1970 Silvertone MIJ Copy of the Mosrite Guitar This crazy looking solid-body electric guitar is ready to play surf, jazz, classic rock or county, and is simply a kick to play! The exquisite Silvertone 1445 (I mean, by dept. store standards of course) was hand-crafted by Teisco in Read more…
Guitars
1970 Silvertone 1445 Mosrite Copy Guitar
A Vintage 1970 Silvertone MIJ Copy of the Mosrite Guitar Here is the latest addition to the Tone Gem galaxy of stars: a vintage 1970 Silvertone 1445. Also known as the Silvertone Mosrite Copy, made in Japan by Teisco. Picked this one up in Seattle from John, another Silvertone collector. The 1445 Read more…
Amps
Two Silvertone Amps + Boss CE-3 = Stereo!
Boss CE-3 Chorus I love stereo! That’s why I got pretty excited when I looked at my Boss CE-3 chorus pedal and realized I could connect a pair of amps to the CE-3′s dual outputs and play my guitar in stereo. So I decided pick up two inexpensive Silvertone 1421′s (aka: Read more…