Mojokane
727 posts
Oct 29, 2013
1:28 AM
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Hi...
I was lucky enough to acquire a Silvertone 1482 recently.Totally stock and still doing good...so i'm leaving everything the way it is...
Sadly it was just the head. It's in good shape for it's age.
And it sounds pretty good at low volumes, too.
It was originally designed with a closed back, right?
I'm about to experiment and find out which is better.
oh I installed a nice pair of evenly match ROla smooth cone's. A 12" and a 10". Just shootin the breeze!
Open or closed....> 
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Last Edited by Mojokane on Oct 29, 2013 1:30 AM
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jbone
1392 posts
Oct 29, 2013
5:32 AM
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It may be my hearing loss but I never noticed an appreciable difference. I'm on my third 1482 now and the first one was open back, the next two have the covers. The first one had a square cutout for the speaker while this latest has a round hole in the baffle. I'm also not sue this was significant.
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chromaticblues
1495 posts
Oct 29, 2013
9:22 AM
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To me the sweet spot always seems to be about 60% closed on the bottom.
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Banyan3
20 posts
Oct 29, 2013
7:41 PM
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Go for the semi open man! The happy medium , an open cab might loose to much bass. Gonna start a small project myself soon , gonna try to build a new cab for my Dano 272 cause I just don't trust the 60yr old press board lol! If I can actually pull it off I bring it down on a wedsnday if I can ever get my ass down there,
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Mojokane
728 posts
Oct 29, 2013
7:51 PM
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Yeah, Happy medium...thanks, for the feedback guys..I'll make it a partial. After I see what it sounds like when I close it up totally.
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HawkeyeKane
2125 posts
Oct 30, 2013
7:27 AM
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Ummm.....are you sure that's a 1482? It doesn't look like any 1482 chassis I've ever seen. Every 1482 I've come across had a vertically mounted chassis and a totally different layout. To me, that chassis looks like one of a 1484, which was a completely different, albeit more powerful and still VERY cool amp.
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orphan
306 posts
Oct 30, 2013
7:42 AM
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Yep, Hawkeye, it sure looks like my 1484 Twin 12 Head.
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Mojokane
729 posts
Oct 30, 2013
10:03 AM
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I meant to say 1484...yeah, it's got alot of power....almost too much.
Well, too much. And I need to find a feedblocker. The tone is perfect, though. I'm happy with it. I may put back as the head amp it was originally. And try it out with a single 12. I looked around online and found out it's a 4 ohm out. Any recommendations? on a gooood speaker?
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Last Edited by Mojokane on Oct 30, 2013 10:05 AM
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HawkeyeKane
2127 posts
Oct 30, 2013
10:22 AM
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A 4-ohm 12"? Hmmm....lots of bass speakers that fit the bill....but not a great choice in our line of work.
My initial thought is Jensen. Maybe a C12K or a MOD 12-70. 60W is an awful lot to pump into a single speaker cab. I've heard good things about Jensen's neodymiums for harp. Maybe the Jet Tornado?
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Mojokane
735 posts
Nov 08, 2013
9:30 AM
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all I can say...wow! much better bottom and EQ in general...
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Barley Nectar
169 posts
Nov 08, 2013
10:03 AM
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Yep, 1484. I find them and there Danelectro counterparts tend to be a little bright. I love mine. It works well with my Phat mic. Those amps are a PITA to work on. It's ugly in there. Those can get real loud when needed. Be carfull with the speaker load, those OT's are frail.
Have a 6 Ten head here that is a canidate for converting to true stereo. If you dropped an effect, you could get another tube to work with. That would be the same as two, 1484's...BN
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