PM42
39 posts
Oct 15, 2017
10:51 AM
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I played a Silvertone 1482 through my bullitini at a music shop today and absolutely could not get any kind of volume out of it without feedback. Just as it was reaching a good tone--only around 1.5 on the volume dial--feedback would take over. I tried moving far away, adjusting my body position, adjusting the volume on my mic, but couldn't make it work. Is this a known problem for Silvertones? Something that could be solved with a tube swap? I was in a relatively small rehearsal room at the shop, but still had problems when I took my mic out of the room at the full legnth of the cable.
For the brief moments I could get a good sound out of it, the thing sounded pretty good, so I'm considering picking it up. They want $399 for it, which doesn't seem bad by comparison on eBay, Reverb, etc. Of course 100 bucks more gets me a Memphis Mini.
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Silvertone
173 posts
Oct 15, 2017
1:56 PM
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The mic channel on the 1482 was pretty hot ,unusable on mine, the instrument channels were better but not great.
I swapped the first 12AX7 for a 5751 and that helped. It wasnt great until I swapped the speaker out , added grid stopper to mic input, changed values of plate and bias resistors,coupling caps ,bypass caps and filter caps. Also added a couple of caps and resistors and a 3 wire cord. I didnt know much about tube amps or electronics when I got my 1482 but it gave me an education and a great sounding amp in the end. For 400 bucks I would want it to have new filter caps a 3 wire cord and be in real good shape. It will cost you close to 100 bucks to have a tech do the cord and caps.
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Silvertone
174 posts
Oct 15, 2017
2:00 PM
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Feedback from Silvertone
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PM42
40 posts
Oct 15, 2017
4:04 PM
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Yes: thanks for the feedback, Silvertone, on my Silvertone feedback question.
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jbone
2370 posts
Oct 16, 2017
7:40 AM
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Silvertone is probably the more technical guy here. I'm just a satisfied user of this amp.
I have used the 1482 for pretty much 15 years on and off. While I've had other amps from time to time I always kept the 1482. I did put a lower gain 12a tube in mine. I think it was an au7. I also use an instrument input I think the hot one works for me with a EV M43U, modded by Greg H for hi z. But over the years I've used Shure 545, 585, and bullet mics with both CM and crystal elements.
Remember one thing though: this is a 12 or 13 watt amp. Its "ceiling" is not so high. Meaning even with massaging it may not crank up to match a 30 watt guitar amp.
I use mine mostly in a duo setting where Jolene also has one. We don't crank too loud on stage and if the room is big, we can mic to the p.a. to get volume out front. There are better speakers available for harp specific needs. Mine is stock but I'm satisfied with it.
This is a tremolo amp. I have almost never used the trem but I think the circuitry makes for a warmer tone. If anything I will barely up the intensity and keep the frequency of beats very low. Mostly though I make use of a Lone Wolf Harp Delay.
To me the 1482 is a fine amp for my needs but long ago I decided not to try for big volume.
$399 is maybe a bit high but not out of the question. I'd want a very nice shell and everything to work right for that price. I paid about $250 for my latest one, with some blemishes. I turned around and sold one with a scarred finish for near $200. The foot pedal that came with this amp is usually nowhere to be found. Aftermarket pedals can be had if you need one.
At my age a lighter amp is nice to tote. Load-in is hard enough! My previous amps have included a 45 lb. Bassman replica and a 15 lb. Vibro Champ. The 1482 suits my needs better than any other.
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barbequebob
3449 posts
Oct 16, 2017
9:43 AM
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That's a classic early to mid 50's setup and it was purposely done that way because the amp was also having a dual function as a personal PA and the mic input was purposely hotter to make sure no matter how loud the guitar was, the voice would always carry over it and those who think this was specific to harp players, they're totally DEAD WRONG about it.
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528hemi
533 posts
Oct 16, 2017
6:18 PM
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I have a 1392 10 watt or 12 watts all original speaker and plug into the instrument channel. No issues with feedback. The Mic channel is hotter but also manageable although I prefer the latter.
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1847
4496 posts
Oct 16, 2017
8:49 PM
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bob i love you man, but the 1482 is from the early sixties. not likely any one would use it for a P.A.
although we probably did as it may have been the only amp we had in the garage.
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1847
4497 posts
Oct 16, 2017
9:00 PM
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however i do recall my good friend had one with a 6 10 extension cabinet.
112.... 6 10's and about 10 watts.
its hard to remember... the sixties were very good to me. lol
i think he used alligator clips to hook it up... pretty sure we bleu that thing up, sounded great while it lasted. we found another use for the alligator clips.
can't remember the last time i saw someone use a roach clip.
Last Edited by 1847 on Oct 16, 2017 9:05 PM
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barbequebob
3450 posts
Oct 17, 2017
8:23 AM
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@1847 -- I'm sure you wouldn't think so about a 60's Silvertone but based on a conversation I had with my old buddy Paul Oscher on FB, while he was with Muddy Waters, Muddy always kept a mic on hand and there were gigs that didn't have a PA and so he plugged the mic he carried into the other channel of his amp and used it as his PA and now we're talking late 60's/early 70's.
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LittleBubba
354 posts
Oct 17, 2017
10:26 AM
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1847, I need to disagree with you on the PA channel thing. I played in a folk group in 1964 that consisted of 4 guys singing and one guy playing guitar..that was IT> we played through a Magnatone Twin with a "PA" channel and we put it to use through a single mic.We used a sound hole pickup on an acoustic guitar. Where I grew up , it was not uncommon for "poor" groups to go that way. The Shure and Collins pa systems at the time were out of our price range and we were told to look down on the Bogens that were out there.
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