Friday, March 6, 2009
Sears Silvertone 1440 Mosrite Copy
I picked this guitar up in late 2008 and it has a market value of $212.50. It's a late 1960's (probably 1968) Silvertone Model 1440 two pickup electric guitar. The body is a great copy of the style of the Mosrite Venture or Univox Hi-Flyer (or Hi-Flier). It was made in Japan, probably by the Teisco Company for Sears. Here's where you can get a copy for a fraction of the cost of the real thing played by the Ramones and Nirvana. This thing looks like it's been in a closet for years without being touched. Great shape and it has plenty of fret life and nice action with adjustable bridge and a straight neck. As far as I can tell, this guitar is all original and complete except for the mis-matched knobs.
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8 comments:
nice catch there bro!
It is a nice guitar, sounds nice, plays nice, lookis nice.
Hey, I just picked up an identical 1440 on EBay in similar condition. It seems to have sat in its case since about 170; barely used. I love it! Now, for some new strings....
This one is in great condition too, probably spent a lot of time in the closet as well. It had a great neck and sounded wonderful.
This was my first electric guitar!! Probably around 1992.
I bet you wish you still had that don't you Joe.
I picked mine up for $21.00 It looks as good as this one.it was dirty and had broken sting.mine has all the original knobs and it has the bridge cover to .Cleaning and a set of Ernie Ball strings and it sounds good.
Any idea of the net worth now?
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