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Silvertone 1478 SVW Electric Guitar in Vintage White
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SKU: 1478SVW
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Product Description
The Silvertone 1478 SVW in Vintage White is a modern reimagining of the classic 1478 offset first introduced in 1964. With its sleek contours, bound fingerboard and tasteful vintage styling, it captures the spirit of the original while delivering improved playability, tuning stability and tonal versatility for today’s players.
Re-engineered from the ground up, this solid mahogany guitar with maple top and back features a comfortable modern C-shape neck, a smooth rosewood fingerboard and a Tune-o-matic style bridge for rock solid intonation. Custom Silvertone Silver Foil pickups, inspired by early DeArmond designs, provide a unique voice that sits perfectly between single-coil sparkle and humbucker warmth, making the 1478 SVW equally at home on stage or in the studio.
Vintage Inspired, Stage Ready
The 1478 SVW retains the iconic offset silhouette and aesthetic that made the original a cult favourite, now finished in a classy Vintage White with a 5-layer tortoise pickguard and pearl block inlays. While it looks every bit the sixties classic, the construction and hardware have been updated for reliability and consistency, giving you a guitar that feels familiar yet ready for modern performance demands.
Comfortable Modern Neck
Silvertone have replaced the original oversized neck profile with a more accessible modern C-shape, paired with a 24 1/2 inch scale length and a 12 inch fingerboard radius. This combination offers a fast, comfortable feel for chords, riffs and bends, helping reduce fatigue during long rehearsals or gigs while still retaining a slightly slinkier, vintage style playing tension.
Enhanced Silver Foil Tone
Custom Silvertone noiseless dual coil Silver Foil pickups, housed in mini humbucker style covers, deliver a distinctive voice with chimey highs, warm mids and articulate response. Inspired by early DeArmond designs, they sit tonally between overwound single coils and traditional humbuckers, excelling with clean tones, edge of break-up crunch and modern digital rigs where clarity and dynamics are essential.
Reliable Hardware and Construction
A solid mahogany body with maple top and back provides a resonant, balanced tonal foundation, while sealed tuners and a Tune-o-matic bridge help keep tuning and intonation stable. The dual action truss rod, nickel silver frets and PPS nut contribute to consistent performance and easy set-up, so you can focus on playing rather than fighting your instrument.
Features
- Iconic 1960s Offset Design - The classic 1478 body shape, Vintage White finish and 5-layer tortoise pickguard deliver unmistakable retro character, ideal for players who want a visually striking guitar that stands out on stage while paying homage to a genuine sixties original.
- Modern C-Shape Neck with 24 1/2 Inch Scale - A comfortable mahogany C-profile neck, 24 1/2 inch scale length and 12 inch radius rosewood fingerboard make the 1478 SVW easy to play across all styles, from rhythm work to lead lines, with a familiar feel that suits both newer and experienced guitarists.
- Silver Foil Dual Coil Pickups - Silvertone noiseless dual coil Silver Foils provide a unique blend of clarity and warmth, offering chimey highs and articulate mids with reduced noise. This makes them ideal for clean playing, subtle overdrive and use with pedals or digital modellers where definition really matters.
- Stable Tune-o-matic Bridge and Sealed Tuners - The Tune-o-matic bridge and sealed chrome tuners work together to deliver reliable tuning stability and accurate intonation, so your chords ring true up and down the neck and your set runs smoothly without constant adjustments.
Specifications
Body
- Construction: Solid
- Body Material: Mahogany
- Top Material: Maple
- Back Material: Maple
- Finish: Vintage White
Neck
- Neck Material: Mahogany
- Neck Shape: C
- Scale Length: 622 mm (24 1/2")
- Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 305 mm (12")
- Frets: Nickel Silver
- Fingerboard Inlays: Pearl Block
- Nut Width: 43 mm (1 11/16")
- 12th Fret Width: 48 mm (1 7/8")
- Nut Material: PPS
- Neck Attachment: Bolt On
- Truss Rod: Dual Action
- Binding: White
Hardware
- Bridge: Tune-o-matic
- Tuners: Sealed
- Hardware Finish: Chrome
- Pickguard: 5-Layer Tortoise
- Overall Length: 994 mm (39 1/8")
Electronics
- Pickups: Silvertone Silver Foil Noiseless Dual Coil Silver Foil
- Controls: Stacked Volume (2) and Tone (2)
- Switch: 3-Way Toggle
- Output Jack: 1/4" Mono
