My Shrimp Shack Shooter!

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 3:34 am

Another guitar to scratch off my "bucket list". This is the same guitar as the one my best friend got in 1965 when we were both 12, a Silvertone 1413 in Robin's Egg Blue. He played rhythm guitar in a band named "The Chordbusters".

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Just like Captain Geech and the Shrimp Shack Shooters

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 3:38 am

Very cool! How much did you get it for?

cobascis · Post by **cobascis** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 3:50 am

I really, really, really, really, like that guitar. Lemme know if you ever sell it.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 3:52 am

are those screenz from beach blanket bingo?

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 4:22 am

Sloan wrote:are those screenz from beach blanket bingo?

That's from "That Thing You Do" but it's a scene that parodies stuff like Beach Blanket Bingo. I love that part.

Nice one westy. Though I'm half expecting a HEY HEY HEY I GOTTA RUDYCASTER thread from you one of these days.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 4:31 am

Sloan wrote:are those screenz from beach blanket bingo?

From "That Thing You Do"

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" On the set of the Rick and Anita movie 'Weekend at Party Pier,' T.B. rocks the Kay-made Silvertone "

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 5:08 am

paul_ wrote:
Sloan wrote:are those screenz from beach blanket bingo?
That's from "That Thing You Do" but it's a scene that parodies stuff like Beach Blanket Bingo. I love that part.

Nice one westy. Though I'm half expecting a HEY HEY HEY I GOTTA RUDYCASTER thread from you one of these days.

Hey Hey Hey!

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 5:29 am

Chrodbusters, great name!

guitar looks perty.

what's with the neck at the joint?

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 5:56 am

gaybear wrote:Chrodbusters, great name!

guitar looks perty.

what's with the neck at the joint?

Don't know,I've seen other versions(below)

http://www.silvertoneworld.net/electric ... 13_17.html

Viljami · Post by **Viljami** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 6:19 am

What's the pup? Looks like a humbucker/mini humbucker?

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 6:25 am

colabonham wrote:What's the pup? Looks like a humbucker/mini humbucker?

It's a Kay single coil. Here is a vid of the 1415,the later version of this guitar.

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westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 6:33 am

This is the predecessor the 1410. Same pickup I think,except this one has a "cheese grater" cover.

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ac88 · Post by **ac88** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 7:18 am

that guy can play. awesome demo.

kim · Post by **kim** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 10:46 am

love it !! pretty headstock too, i wish i could find one now !

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:02 am

vintage and rare in london had one for ages, they wanted something silly like Â£500 for it though.

Post by **Doog** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:20 am

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NickS · Post by **NickS** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 12:00 pm

stewart wrote:vintage and rare in london had one for ages, they wanted something silly like Â£500 for it though.

"Vintage and Rare " and "they wanted something silly". Go together like "Titanic" and "iceberg".

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 2:52 pm

Vintage and rare make me drool and despair at the same time. why can't gibson/epiphone just re-release the mini humbucker les paul, saving me Â£3000 on a V&R one.

great guitar, Westtexas. i like that colour.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 6:52 pm

Thanks guys! I paid $295 for mine.More than I wanted to pay but I don't know when I would see another copy in good shape for less if I didn't get this one.This is a guitar that shows up on ebay from time to time but most copies I have seen are missing parts or they are in bad shape with paint flaking off and others are in good shape but they have been modified.

Over the past 5 years I have seen a couple of really nice ones on ebay but they were priced at $500 or more.I remember one even had the original matching blue vinyl gigbag!

This is a photo of one that sold on ebay about 4 years ago for $500.

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 7:07 pm

I wouldn't say $295 is that bad of a price for it. It seems like about the lowest you can find any old silvertone or Kay these days. And I've never seen another one of these for sale.