Up for sale, a 1964 Silvertone “Chris Isaak” Model 1446 in exceptional condition and in good working order. Manufactured by Harmony in the USA and featuring a stock pair of Seth Lover designed (and Gibson manufactured) split coil mini humbuckers, this is an incredibly cool guitar with quality electronics and hardware! These hand wound patent sticker Gibson humbuckers are direct descendants of the famed PAF, and the fullness and midrange focus of these pickups is fantastic, with more open, shimmering top end than a standard humbucker and bass response that is nice and tight, further improved by the hollow body. Seth Lover also designed the Wide Range humbucker that Fender used in many of its Telecasters in the 1970s, and the pickups in this Silvertone are essentially a mini humbucker precursor to that design as well. Not a solder joint is out of place, and this Silvertone is guaranteed to be exactly as it left the factory decades ago. Professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 11-50 strings and comfortable action, this Harmony-made Silvertone 1446 is in 100% original condition and is sure to delight serious collectors and players alike. The neck has a chunky C profile like your favorite’50s Gibson, with a smooth gloss finish on the back and a dyed maple fretboard with pearl block inlay and multi-ply binding. The stock frets are in incredible shape, with barely any wear, perfectly crowns, and the full original height of the frets intact. The guitar has consistently and comfortable action up the neck with no buzzing, dead spots, or fretting out even in the highest registers. In terms of nut width, the guitar measures 1 3/4 wide at the nut, but the neck actually has a deceptively slender feel in terms of overall width, given that the neck depth and fretboard width stay consistent up the neck (most guitars typically taper and get wider as you move up the neck). On the headstock, the original “Silvertone” logo is clean and intact, a rarity in itself as these logos were silkscreened instead of being inlayed and often wear away. The original Waverly tuning machines all turn smoothly, hold pitch well, and have straight shafts. On the body, all of the electronics work as they should, and we thoroughly inspected the wiring harness for the purposes of verifying the originality of all components. The pots still have their original shielding cans over the date codes, and we chose to leave those intact. Both pickups have their original patent # stickers on the baseplates, and these pickups are essentially a mini Gibson PAF, produced while there pickups were still hand wound. The 1964 date stamp is also visible on the body through the F hole. The original pickguard, cupcake knobs, and diamond switch surround are in fantastic shape and are still bright white with almost no signs of age. The original B3 Bigsby also works surprisingly well, responding quickly to the lightest touch. Cosmetically, this is a particularly clean example of this fairly rare Silvertone model, with virtually no finish checking and only a few light finish scratches and nicks on the instrument as a whole. The deep gloss black nitro lacquer finish is 100% original, with no touchups or overspray. There is a very slender and professionally repaired crack extending less than 1 on either side of the input jack. Other than light play wear from gentle use over the last 50+ years, this Silvertone 1446 is in exceptional shape and very well kept. The original two-tone blonde and gray chipboard case is included. This case is extremely clean, with original latches, handle, and plush red interior. Check out our shop “Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar, ” and please let us know if we can answer any questions! International orders will be declared as merchandise, and the value of merchandise will be declared as the amount paid. We cannot declare anything as a gift or for a lesser value. The item “1964 Silvertone 1446 Chris Isaak Vintage Guitar Harmony, Gibson Seth Lover withohc” is in sale since Tuesday, June 06, 2017. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Guitars & Basses\Electric Guitars”. The seller is “mmguitarbar” and is located in Seattle, Washington. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Body Color: Black
- Dexterity: Right-Handed
- String Configuration: 6 String
- Brand: Harmony
- Model: 1446
- MPN: Does Not Apply
- Model Year: 1964
- Body Type: Hollow
- Items Included: Case
- Exact Year: 1964
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States