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
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 3:38 am
by Billy3000
Very cool! How much did you get it for?
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 3:50 am
by cobascis
I really, really, really, really, like that guitar. Lemme know if you ever sell it.
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 3:52 am
by Sloan
are those screenz from beach blanket bingo?
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 4:22 am
by paul_
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.
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 4:31 am
by westtexasred
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 "
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 5:08 am
by westtexasred
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.
What's the pup? Looks like a humbucker/mini humbucker?
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 6:25 am
by westtexasred
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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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 6:33 am
by westtexasred
This is the predecessor the 1410. Same pickup I think,except this one has a "cheese grater" cover.
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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 7:18 am
by ac88
that guy can play. awesome demo.
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 10:46 am
by kim
love it !! pretty headstock too, i wish i could find one now !
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:02 am
by stewart
vintage and rare in london had one for ages, they wanted something silly like £500 for it though.
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:20 am
by Doog
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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 12:00 pm
by NickS
stewart wrote:vintage and rare in london had one for ages, they wanted something silly like £500 for it though.
"Vintage and Rare " and "they wanted something silly". Go together like "Titanic" and "iceberg".
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 2:52 pm
by Progrockabuse
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 £3000 on a V&R one.
great guitar, Westtexas. i like that colour.
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 6:52 pm
by westtexasred
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.
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 7:07 pm
by Billy3000
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.
