This summer I was on the hunt for a Deluxe Reverb. I was searching Craigslist night & day hoping to see one come up. I just missed a SF one nearby selling for $200 and was beside myself. I spotted it right away but the seller didn't list a phone number. I emailed immediately but someone else still managed to beat me to the punch. Then one morning I came across a listing for a Silvertone 1482. Lucky for me it was listed in the electronics section so it was missed by all the vintage amp hounds. I wasn't familiar with the model but had heard that the old tube Silvertone amps had some major mojo. I did a quick search to find out what it was and discovered that it was Danelectro's take on a '50s Tweed Deluxe...dual 6V6 powered, 15 watt, tube rectified with a tube driven tremolo. I thought it was basically the same thing that I was looking for so I contacted the seller. He told me he had found it while cleaning out the home of a relative that had passed away. He said it was in a spare bedroom that was used as a storage area. He said he grabbed a box thinking he could use it to pack and found the amp inside it. I told him I was very interested and would be by in the morning to see it. What I found when I got there was even more than I hoped for.
This is the box he was talking about.
The amp looks like new. I have to keep reminding myself it's 46 years old.
Fresh Silvertone labeled RCAs throughout
It sounds just as good as it looks too. Here are some clips of it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6QOhUHi6U0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgxY7D5n5_w
The amp basically sat in it's original box for the last 46 years. It's definitely not something you find very often. I’ve got to say, I'm REALLY enjoying it.
