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Tech Talk - Silvertone 1481 (1966)

The 1471 & 1481 amps were the 'Champs' of the Silvertone line for a number of years. 5 watts of power into an 8" speaker. The 1471/81 was a sweet little amp, with simple volume and tone controls and two inputs.Introduced:Fall/Winter 1961 at $37.95as the...

Tech Talk - Silvertone "1432" (1960)

The 1432 was the midline amp in this space-age series, coming on the heels of Sputnik and ushering out the ducktail '50s. The cool, angular design contained essentially the same guts as previous amps in the same power/feature range and gave budding musicians...