Sears Silvertone 1464

I have an opportunity to buy this head for $100.  The guy said he just got it back from being checked out and it all works great, including the Reverb and Tremalo.  Looking to get it for my recording studio and maybe even for playing around with - not as my primary rig.  Studio for an added "vintage" texture should it be called for.
 
It is the same one here:
https://reverb.com/item/47672-sears-silvertone-solid-state-100-model-1464-guitar-amp-2x12-cab-vintage
 
Thoughts?

The first amp I had when I started playing in bands, in 1959, was a Silvertone with one 12" speaker.    That was a long time before I moved to KC (in 1973).

I wouldn't get too excited about the head. In those amps, the speaker cab is the most valuable part. I would pass on the solid state head.

I agree with ampfixer. Solid State amps from that period weren't all that good. And when they went south....

Find a valve amp if ya can.

If nothing else, offer $50 and see if he goes for it. Also let the amp get good and warm and see if it still acts right.

While I looking for the Silvertone, I found this picture of a National Guitar amp. It is most certainly the exact model I owned for a few years in my early teens. I dragged it around to basement band practices. I always regretted selling it. I bet it would still be a great amp.
I think I was asked to play bass, and of course this couldn't do it, So I sold it to buy the Silvertone Bass amp brand new..  The good thing was the Fender Bassman worked for both Guitar and Bass. If I had been smarter I would have just added a 15" bass cabinet to the National. 
 

JohnnyV the picture of the amp and speaker looks like the one I actually want - the 1485. They are around. :) It is a valve model.

In 71/72 I worked as the amp tech in a Nashville music store.  The old solid state amps from that period were not very reliable.  When I got one in to work on, that had no output, it was usually multiple transistors to replace.  The output transistors would go and take the driver transistors and sometimes other components with them.  Fender had an early solid state amp that they took off the market around that time because of reliability.  Standel's were bad about blowing output and driver transistors. 

Excellent find! I love those Whammy bars, total Surf Music. All you need is that Amp with the Tremelo and spring Verb. 

OK, older thread but lots has happened since I started this!

Coincidentally, I picked up a 1464 about a month ago for giggles and I had my amp tech go through it.  Just plugged it in tonight, through a Tube Screamer, and WOW, it sounds great!!  It is sort of going to be a live amp for my guitarist since with repairs, I got it for under $400, and it's now practically brand new for a 50 year old amp.

Here is a pic:


Secondly, a few months after I posted this thread, I ended up getting a 1484 with jensen-filled cabinet and footswitch.  It goes without saying that this thing is the pride of my recording studio.  I have recorded at least 2 albums with it already, including one for me, and I will be buried with it.  Here it is:



Finally, you'll see I've gone a bit SILVERTONE CRAZY, and I picked up a 1478 Guitar as well, all original with the "tin-foil" pickups.  In GREAT shape, and it sounds fantastic.  Plays well too after I had an expert set it up.  In fact, I am going to use her onstage.  Here she is with my 1484:
 


See what obsession can do?

My first combo organ came from the Sears catalog. I amplified it with a quite inappropriate Kustom Naugahyde-covered 100W head and 3x15" cabinet. It was a beauty, and being padded could double as a comfortable bed when laid on its side in the van. 

My Mom made my Nehru jacket for me. Of course, I accessorized it heavily with cheap headshop bling, to make it my own, you know.
 
My Kustom was like this one, only in "cascade" (turquoise). With the head atop, it was nearly as tall as me. The whole band had matching amps and cabs, as well as the PA.
We made up for lack of talent with plenty of style.

bitflipper
My Mom made my Nehru jacket for me. Of course, I accessorized it heavily with cheap headshop bling, to make it my own, you know.
 
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And the young ones are going "What's a Nehru?" 

I already own the amps I showed in the pic above.