Up for sale, a 1963 Silvertone 1483 "piggyback" tube amplifier, freshly serviced and loaded with a complete vintage tube set. Officially sold as a bass amp, yet covering tonal ground more in-line with a guitar player's needs, this amp was made in the USA by Danelectro and marketed through Sears' Silvertone line of instruments.

Pushing roughly 30 all-tube watts via a pair of 6L6 power tubes, the Silvertone 1483's tube rectified circuit drives the original 15" Jensen C15P speaker, delivering a dynamic sound with smooth, rich tube breakup. The controls are simple and intuitive, and the 1483 has found favor with notable players from REM to Jack White to Beck.

The circuit is extremely original and freshly serviced. The original transformers are intact, as are the original signal caps, and the CTS pots have visible date codes from the 40th week of 1963, while the original Jensen 15" C15P speaker dates to the 42nd week of '63. The tube complement includes matched Silvertone-branded 6L6GCs, a GE-branded 5Y3 rectifier and Silvertone and GE-branded preamp tubes, all original and USA-made. The speaker cabinet shows considerable wear through the original speckled gray covering, while wear on the head cabinet is much more restrained. The grillcloth has plenty of sparkle left in the thread, complete with raised Silvertone badge.