Rendition 1457 Guitar and Bass
Please call 773.489.4830 or email info@specimenproducts.com to discuss details and make arrangements for your commission.
- Guitar:
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Neck
25"
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Fretboard
Rosewood
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Body
Masonite and pine body, black nitrate finish with silver-sparkle, vinyl wallpaper edging, white masonite pickguard
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Pickups
Lipstick pickup in the middle, humbucker in the bridge
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Controls
Volume, tone, three-way pickup selector
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Bridge
Tune-o-matic with Bigsby
- Bass:
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Neck
Maple
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Scale
34"
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Fretboard
Rosewood
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Body
Masonite and pine body, black nitrate finish with silver-sparkle, vinyl wallpaper edging, white masonite pickguard
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Pickups
5-string bass pickup
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Controls
Volume and tone
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Bridge
5-string bass bridge
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Shipping
Freight by arrangement
Pictured are three electric guitars that resemble the infamous Silvertone Model 1457. Only the guitar on the right is an actual Silvertone guitar. The other two are Specimen creations inspired by the original.
In the center is a 120-percent Specimen enlargement of the Silvertone. It features a 25″ scale length with a Bigsby tremolo tailpiece. On the left is a Specimen 140-percent enlargement, transmuted into a 5-string bass.
Tim Hurley (Red Red Meat, Sin Ropas) purchased the guitar, while the bass belongs to Mark Greenberg (the Coctails, Eleventh Dream Day).
“I believe Ian read my mind and built this bass just knowing I would have to have it. The moment it was in my lap, I knew it would be with me for a long time. Not only is it hilarious to look at due to its inflated size, it actually plays really nicely and sounds GREAT! It is the kind of bass I can really dig into, very physical. I loved it so much I ended up getting a guitar to match. Often, when on tour with the Coctails, small girls from the audience would ask to have their pictures taken holding the bass. It was like a baby holding a king can or a kid with one of those oversized novelty foam hands that say ‘Our Team-#1!’ When I see pictures of me on stage playing the bass, it looks like the bass is close but I am far away. This bass is as close to surrealism as I get.”
—Mark Greenberg
Other Silvertone-style Specimens include the Silvertone Tele, Silvertone Maxwell, Schnellercaster Custom, Andrew Bird Maxwell, BJQ Pippin, and Indian Corn Guitar.
