1959 Silvertone Model 1429 Sunburst, Excellent, Soft

VERY EARLY 1429 and maybe one of the first ones made! The stamp inside indicates it was built Summer '59 but these weren't even introduced until Fall/Winter 59!

2 owner guitar with period correct acoustic case. Really good condition for a nearly 60 year old guitar. Only blemishes is just a few rice grained sized dings in the finish here and there.

Beautiful sunburst on the maple top! With intact pickguard and original parts. Only thing electronically that we noticed was middle pickup tone knob kind of is behaving like a volume as well, not a huge deal especially if you turn the tone up all the way like most people...

The 1429 was the top of the electric Silvertone line for the years it was offered. Each switch turned its matching pickup on or off, and you had a volume and tone for each pickup; straightforward and versatile. A lot of players have found memories of this 'finest' guitar from the Sears catalog. A summers worth of grass mowing or babysitting or paper delivery could buy one (early 60s, remember), or maybe, just maybe if you were a good boy or girl, Santa could sling one over his back for December. A favorite on the collector/players market.

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