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[57pbass]

WE WANT A 6 X 15 !

 

[Pdaddy1978]

I started out on Airline amps ( Montgomery Wards) but the guitarist I played with for years rocked a Silvertone. He must have grown up in a Sears family. It was SS and orange.
He later traded up for a Music Man twin, but that Silvertone sounded great.
Were they Valco made like the Airlines?

 

[rodak]

I love those Silvertone "green, slant panel" amps! Which catalog is that from? Thats the most comprehensive collection I've seen.(pretty sure they're not Valco)

 

[bass player 53]

I love those Silvertone "green, slant panel" amps! Which catalog is that from? Thats the most comprehensive collection I've seen.(pretty sure they're not Valco)

It says in the middle '1970 Sears
Musical Supplemental Catalog.'

 

[agedhorse]

I can barely move a 215 or 410!!!

 

[rodak]

It says in the middle '1970 Sears
Musical Supplemental Catalog.'

Well, duh!

 

[lokerola]

Six 15" drivers in a massive plywood box! Must have weighed a ton (or a ton and a half!).

 

[rodak]

And it's a "guitar" amp. The bass amp, on the other page, has six 12s!

 

[Jeff Scott]

Did those Sears SS amps sound better than the 7ender SS amps of the era?

 

[bass player 53]

Six 15" drivers in a massive plywood box! Must have weighed a ton (or a ton and a half!).

The shipping weight was 149 lbs.

 

[SC Bassboy]

The shipping weight was 149 lbs.

I thought I saw 90lbs, which makes sense. The cab only handled 200 watts so the magnets were as small as possible.

 

[57pbass]

The shipping weight was 149 lbs.

But it has a lightweight cloth grill cover

 

[telejojo5]

What year would that have been for that ad? 449 bucks would have been a lot of money

 

[57pbass]

What year would that have been for that ad? 449 bucks would have been a lot of money

1970

 

[Balog]

I'm actually amazed a 6x15 was only ~150lbs.

 

[Pings Bass]

Like my bandmate's dad said about our junior high act, these things "aren't any good, but they're loud."

 

[bottomzone]

My back, shoulder, and spine will pass on these!

 

[Stylee Mousse]

My tube amp guy (a bassist in the 60's) broke out a Sunn 200s and 215 cost him the equivalent of one year of rent for a basic apartment.

Wild, right? We have it beyond good now

 

[Carl Hillman]

$449 in 1970 is $3,763.87 in today's bux.

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[philpm]

The PA cabs with 9 5x7's is . . . odd.