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Today, Lawman Guitars is Presenting...

A beautiful 1960 Danelectro Made Silvertone Model 1300 Wish Book with the Coke Bottle Headstock and in very hard to find Brown Color...It even has the original Soft Shell Case!

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I have owned this cool guitar for many many years. I have loved playing it but its time to find its next home. It had plenty of player wear before it came here. Love the wear under the arm area, but the original frets still have plenty of life left in them. The Silvertone logo is about gone on the headstock but you can still see it. All original and very cool. A lot of these have the white tape coming loose on the sides. This one still has its tape nice and tight. No mods on it and check out those original knobs. You can't find those anywhere!

What can you say about the Danelectro Lipstick Pickup that hasn't been said before. Big, bold, in your face, in charge... this one will not disappoint. Its full of tone and has all the volume you would expect! I especially like the placement of the pickup. With it not being completely back to the bridge or in the neck area, this pickup seems to be in the perfect spot. You can get all kinds of cool tones outta this Silvertone! This cool guitar even has the see thru pickguard. Those are always missing!!
The guitar has a 23 1/2 inch scale neck with the original aluminum nut measuring 1 11/16 inches. The guitar has new 10 guage strings on it with whisper low action. No frets outs or buzzing with this guitar. Jeff the Tech has always kept it set up perfectly for me over the years!

The guitar has original everything else from the aluminum nut, dome knobs, pickup white tolex side bindings, wiring, strap buttons and pickguard. With the original Soft Shell case, its quite the time capsule of the Rockin 60's! 
Here's some info from our favorite Silvertone Experts...Silvertone World!
The 1304 series of guitars were only offered in the Sears 'Wish Book' catalog, and sold very well, if today's collectors market is any indication. These mid-pickup'd guitars were an interesting 'hybrid', attempting to strike a balance between the lead position and closer-to-the-neck rhythm slot. This pickup placement was unique in the 'U' body series family, and retained the 'coke bottle' shaped headstock even as the 'dolphin nose' U-shaped 14XX series were offered.
Introduced:
Wish Book 1958
Retired
Wish Book 1960, but still available into late 1961

 
Check out the case! Almost as nice as the guitar. All latches, hinges, and original handle are still with it. Even the accessory box is still with this awesome case. Check those pics!
Vintage so this guitar is sold as is no returns. Thanks for respecting that.

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Listed2 years ago
Condition
Brand
Model
  • Model 658 Black Archtop Original Hang Tag Soft Shell Case
Categories
Made In
  • United States
Number of Strings
  • 4-String

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Lawman Guitars

West Des Moines, IA, United States
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