Silvertone World - Amplifiers - 1960s

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 $37.95
as the 57G1471C

Through its career, it was 57K1471C
57H1471C
It became the
57K1481L in Spring/Summer '63
57H1481L
57A1481L

Retired:
Fall/Winter 1968 at $39.95
as the 57H1481L at 7 watts power

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The main visual difference between the two models was the covering material: the 1471 was black pleather with a white racing stripe, and the 1481 was gray speckled pleather. The knobs were different as well; the 1471 had white knurled knobs, while the 1481 shared knobs with the amp-in-case amps and guitars; the black ones with the paper insert.

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