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About This Listing

The following specs were carefully collected and recorded by a skilled technician. For a more detailed description and questions regarding sound, feel, or cosmetic condition, please call to speak to one of our experts.
  Summary

Finish: The guitar appears to have been fully refinished.

Body Material: Composite Body

Body Details: Composite wood semi-hollow body

Neck Material: Poplar Neck

Fingerboard Material: Brazilian Rosewood

Neck Profile: medium "C"

Neck Thickness (IN): 1st- .81" 12th- .87"

Fingerboard Radius: 20.00"

Nut Width: 1-5/8"

Scale Length: 25"

Neck Details: One piece poplar neck with unbound Brazilian rosewood board.

Electronics: Original lipstick pickup and original wiring with three-way tone selector and master volume and tone controls. There are no visible pot dates.

Pickup Measurements: NA (can't be measured due to wiring scheme).

Hardware: Original

Weight: 6lbs

Case Details: Gig bag.

Cosmetic Condition: The guitar has light play wear for its age. The metal hardware is lightly tarnished.

Tech Notes: The guitar plays well with low action the frets. are wide and low with light play wear.

Listed2 years ago
Condition
Brand
Model
  • U-1
Finish
  • Copper
Categories
Year
  • 1961
Fretboard Material
  • Rosewood
Color Family
  • Brown
Body Type
  • Hollow Body
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Body Shape
  • Single Cutaway
Pickup Configuration
  • S
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • Top-Load
Neck Construction
  • Bolt-On
Number of Frets
  • 21

About the Seller

Chicago Music Exchange

Chicago, IL, United States
(313,226)
Joined Reverb:2012
Items Sold:478,386
Product Overview
Starting in the mid-'50s, most guitars bearing the Silvertone brand name were produced by Danelectro. Silvertone was the in-house brand of Sears and was marketed to beginner guitarists. The U-1 was produced with a bottle-style headstock and later with a slanted six-on-a-side headstock. This model was also given the number 1317 by Silvertone.

Years of Production: 1957 - mid-'60s

Body Style: Double cutaway solidbody

Design Elements: One lipstick pickup, dot inlays, volume and tone control, bottle-style headstock

Notable Silvertone Players: Beck, Mick Jagger, Jack White
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