Silvertone Sears Roebuck & Co. Model 1456 3-Tone Sunburst (1968-1973)
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Moorefield, WV, United States
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Vintage Silvertone Sears Roebuck & Co. guitar made in Japan by Teisco/Kawai. Model 1456. Plays well and sounds good. Neck is straight. Body has no cracks, and the finish is super sweet. Full-chrome, fully-adjustable bridge. The electronics are fully-functional; No noticeable scratching. The pickup trim rings are missing, however. Original case.
Regarding the truss rod, it works properly and it turns smoothly. But honestly, I never had to adjust the neck, and I have owned this guitar for nearly 18yrs. Frets are low in profile, but they are in great shape. No visible grooves on any of the frets.
Model 14560001 is more expensively made than similar yet stripped down model 14560000.
From SilvertoneWorld.net:
The 1456 holds an interesting place in Silvertone brand name history, and it became my 'line in the sand' as far as a date to set as to when the Silvertone line truly ended. The 1456 is the last electric guitar in the Sears catalog to 'hold over' from the days when Silvertones ruled.
The 1456 was the immediate successor to the large script logo'd 1455, and actually lasted longer in the catalogs than its predecessor. Specs were nearly identical (see pics for slight variations), and only a brief and non-listed flirtation with a Silvertone block logo (and a very few cursive, like the 1455) kept this from being a purely 'Space Dot' logo'd guitar. As such, the 1456 stands as my definitive end of the Silvertone line.
1455/56 Introduced:
Fall/Winter 1968 as the 57H1455 at $57.95
1456 model number assigned in F/W 1970
Retired: Fall/Winter 1973 at $59.95
Regarding the truss rod, it works properly and it turns smoothly. But honestly, I never had to adjust the neck, and I have owned this guitar for nearly 18yrs. Frets are low in profile, but they are in great shape. No visible grooves on any of the frets.
Model 14560001 is more expensively made than similar yet stripped down model 14560000.
From SilvertoneWorld.net:
The 1456 holds an interesting place in Silvertone brand name history, and it became my 'line in the sand' as far as a date to set as to when the Silvertone line truly ended. The 1456 is the last electric guitar in the Sears catalog to 'hold over' from the days when Silvertones ruled.
The 1456 was the immediate successor to the large script logo'd 1455, and actually lasted longer in the catalogs than its predecessor. Specs were nearly identical (see pics for slight variations), and only a brief and non-listed flirtation with a Silvertone block logo (and a very few cursive, like the 1455) kept this from being a purely 'Space Dot' logo'd guitar. As such, the 1456 stands as my definitive end of the Silvertone line.
1455/56 Introduced:
Fall/Winter 1968 as the 57H1455 at $57.95
1456 model number assigned in F/W 1970
Retired: Fall/Winter 1973 at $59.95
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