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Silvertone 1457 "Super 63" Guitar

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This is the very first guitar I ever built, a hot-rodded version of the old Silvertone 1457. This guitar uses every passive wiring trick in the book. Four - count 'em - four lipstick pickups, wired in series. Six-way pickup selector, and two phase switches. The neck is from AllParts, I paid way too much for it. The finish is glittery acrylic lacquer from the auto parts store. The knobs are from Radio Shack - remember them?

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The aluminum nut has very deep square string slots to allow for the rather extreme angle to the tuners. Just like the original. Finish is rattle-can automotive acrylic lacquer.

I found my old wiring diagram - every trick in the book

6-String Guitars, Body - Built, Body - Hollow, Body - Masonite/Plywood, Body - Tolex Binding, Danelectro, Electronics - Passive, Guitars, Neck - Bought, Projects,

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Oak

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Here is a piece of oak from Home Depot. I grain-filled it with several coats of water-based ( non-yellowing ) poly, sanding in-between until it is as smooth as plastic, which it now is in a way. I used water-based that because that was the first can I laid my hands on. Otherwise, I have a very low opinion of the stuff. I'm really only using it as grain-filler here.

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