1960 Silvertone 1432 Amp.....In for a Complete Overhaul & Evaluation 

An Honest Man that can admit his mistakes. What the world needs now. I Love your videos.

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Uncle Doug you are a national treasure and a RU-vid power hitter. Your work is exemplary to all of us. I am a 48 year electrical guy, 36 years as an electrician and probably 10 as an EE. Now to get past all that (whey) my point is ego and pride are the down fall of many an otherwise good man. I believe people that can say "Here is my mistake you might make a similar one in the heat of battle so be aware termination points matter " Always verify. Short leads may cause you to take a short cut that seems reasonable. There is nothing but positive outcome to using an opportunity to teach by example. I tell my Apprentices all the time "check your pride and ego at the door as you come in" Dead folks (in my trade if you let those get in the way you can be proud, egotistical and DEAD) don't generally have pride or ego problems if you like living. So in your most enjoyable way with your wit and humor right beside some of the best content on RU-vid I echo the other hundreds of positive uplifting comments and say "Thank You Uncle Doug for being you, doing what you do and leaving us better when we finish the video" God Bless long life and prosperity to you. Keep those videos coming we look forward to each and every one!!

I’m a guitarist, got a degree in electronics (from a time when tubes were still current) love the stuff I learn here, but really watch for the humor. Styrofoam peanuts of death..... another classic. Please keep them coming- no better way to pass the lock down hours. Thanks UD.

Uncle Doug rockin' Misty Mountain Hop. That, my friends, is just priceless. :-) Thanks for another fine video, especially the "teaching moment" to keep us all humble.

Hi Doug, I have been a fan of your channel forever. I am 71 now and still play guitar. That music at the end of this video showing where you live is great. Reminds me of my home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I have lived in Canada since I was 18. I left the States during the Vietnam War. But I will always have fond memories of Texas and New Mexico and Arizona. I lived there as a kid. My father was a crew member on the U.S.S. Arizona that sank in Pearl Harbour. Keep doing your videos. I honestly have never seen a better channel. And your car building ability is unbelievable you are one smart guy. Funny how I discovered your channel. You are a very gifted person. The one thing that caught my attention, was that you seem to be so calm abd at peace with everything . Not many people like you.

The song by the Kingston trio is Take her out of Pity. It was recorded back in 1961. You almost stumped me. I believe thus is the song you were playing. Great job. Reminds me of when I was young .

WE TURN OF THE TV AND TURN ON UNCLE DOUG!!! GOD BLESS AND PROTECT YOU AND YOUR WONDERFUL FAMILY UNCLE DOUG. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU INSPERATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS. YOUR VIEWERS LOVE YOU, PLEASE STAY SAFE!!!

You’re a modern day Renaissance man, expert in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, woodworking, humorist, musician, aviator and honest! What a package. Love your guitar playing and videos!

Now I have shook me all night long on repeat in my head. Thanks Uncle Doug. Inspirational as usual. Steve Cornwall UK.

A cool old amp. My sister had one of these and I didn't ask her about it for 25 years. By then she had sold it. My loss. Great video, thanks Doug.

As always when I see a new UD vid, I hit like THEN watch. I have one of this model in my collection needing service. If I can ever get out from under the pile of customer amps, I'll eventually get to some of mine.

I watch these "jewels" of videos in their entirety before writing comments and this time it worked out great because I had a few questions that by the end, you had answered. In these times of pandemics and polarization of politics, it is comforting to watch your videos and bring normalization to an uncertain world! I forget all the bullshit and get entertained and informed by the one and only ......"Uncle Jack" What? I caught the mistake in the letter. But all humor aside, you are #1 in my book! Thank you Uncle Doug for staying on the air and please bring us the best in tube amp restorations and of course your funny antidotes for a long time! We need more of what you give! Love from NW Colorado. Thanxz

That is a gorgeous example of an old 1432!

A fine repair! Ollie and Jack's playing sounds inspired! An enjoyable watch!

I rebuilt one of these several years ago that was stored in a wet shed. Had to build a new cabinet and replaced LOTS of resistors and all the caps. Had a real nice sound once finished.

Those hand made tools just make the work so much more personal and meaningful. Doing simple things with style, devotion and a sense of respect can be so darn rewarding. I'm really happy that people are touched by these videos enough to be inspired to make these items :)

My 68 Silvertone Solid State Fifteen Watt one-10 speaker blew the house down. This watch is tearing me all to pieces.

Gotta say this amp with humbucker bridge on Mic channel is one of the best straight plugged in sounds I've heard on here. Very nice!

I’m so glad he thought it sounded bad too after the first sound check! Haha

Sounds fantastic sir ! what a transformation!!!!

I've seen a nice repair on a similar handle on vintage luggage done by taking a strip of Tyvek house wrap and folding it several times into a layered band of somewhat smaller width than the handle, cut to length, brass grommets installed on the ends. That was then placed within the leather, if possible, or under it if not, screws through the grommets, so that the Tyvek becomes the primary support when you grab the handle, and the leather remains just for show.

I actually started tearing up when I saw the package from Mark….The generosity of people ( like Mark ) who really care about your pets as much as I do…I’d love to hold Casey….The gifts are just fantastic from these people who have been taught lessons from you about Electronic Circuitry …Keep ‘em coming….

Your camera wasn't cooperating with the visual capture of the eval. Such a marvel of an amp-well preserved too!

I enjoyed the speaker comparison. I have a soft spot for the old alnico spkrs, but this video clarified why some of my amps didn't sound so great. Thus did I change out some speakers and and voila! Thanks UD.

Humbucker through the mic input sounds the best distortion!

I really love your attitude to face the challenges. Good job.

I wholly concur with icedog75's comment. I always feel more "grounded" (intended) after I watch these videos.

Another great UD video. Thanks Unca Doug!

Your guitar playing is so understated and very good. Your choice of songs are wonderful. Its easy to understand why your so respected by all the cool gifts people send you. Easy to see why this is my favorite youtube site. Love your anamals as well.

My goodness, the new speaker is a million times better and it retained the character of the amp. I’ve warmed up to the Italian Jensen speakers over time. The VOR Alnico speakers on eBay are pretty good too for the price. They’re made in the USA by Midwest Speaker too!!

El Paso! I used to live in Lafayette, LA and would make a drive to California to visit family and friends and would always make it to El Paso on the first day. Only saw it at night.

dont say thanks enough Doug........YOU! and yours stay safe down there....serious be safe

Thanks for the treat! The drone footage in part 2 is pretty cool too!

Another wonderful video. Very nice. Thank you Uncle Doug.

Those styro peanuts can be used if you fill plastic bags with them, thus creating foam pillows that you then use to pack around the object. They work really well once bagged up, and can be re-used for the return trip.

I don't mind those mod speakers. Cheap, easy to find, very neutral so you can stick them in anything if you need a speaker in a hurry. Pretty sure you can play bass through them too.

Amazing transformation with the speaker swap.

thats a beautiful cap discharge tool, i wish i could get one like it!

That's a beaut, Doug!!! Brings back a lot of memories. Most of us old guys started playing through Silvertones because we couldn't afford Fenders at the time. Order 'em out of the Sears & Roebuck catalog.

UD Time! standing back and standing by.... the sofa! Thanks UD!

To the author of the straight shooter's hand book, 🙏. .....in any time your forthright approach is the welcome condiment in the life and reality happy meal we all are graced with.

Hey Doug, You've just made my week..! Hate it when the video ends. So much info and advice, learning all the time. look so forward to your repairs Doug, better than any old film any day. Great to see you out there also with that drone of yours, top flying..Thanks again for sharing your knoweledge..Take care out there..Ed..U.K.😀

Yes the place I get my radios from Ham and HiFi they use expanding foam inside and around the object being shipped always solid and secure. Another great restoration of another Sears Silvertone Classic. Always an absolute joy watching you work.

She's a beaut!!! thanks for bringing us along

That capacitor discharge tool is awesome. That guy should make those and sell them because I'd love to buy one.

Wow, I can't believe how much of a difference that speaker made!! I have a '67 model 1483 I picked up for myself- fairly similar circuit minus the tremolo. I already added the 3 prong cord, removed the death cap, and put the speaker on an output jack (the original was hard wired). One of these days I need to recap it....

Great job as always Doug. Once again, sngle coils. I can hear possibilities for the bridge HB but for me it would need eq. Thanks for the video sir. Great playing Doug.

Best channel on RU-vid!!

Greetings Uncle Doug, I saw one in one of your replies that you got forced to watch Lawrence Welk. I got roped into that as well but in the end Neil LaVang and Buddy Merrill had a big influence on my playing style on both guitar and pedal steel. Glad I watched. Please stay safe and stay well. Steve

Appreciate this video so I can see what some of the components function as!

Thanks UD - - I enjoy every adventure of you bringing back these amplifiers to their deserved glory - - actually, kind of cool that you had the misstep with the capacitor, that was a very interesting twist, I'm very glad you didn't edit it out - - - I so enjoyed the "top me off" of the drone flight as well, like having dessert after a great meal, it was visually fantastic and I have to say, the music you piped in for the flight was not only a perfect choice musically, but an excellent sounding recording as well - glad you tube didn't "mess" with it!

I got a 59 from a gentleman this summer. Corners all nicked up, cigarette burns all along 3 sides of the top and I couldn't be more in love. I couldn't believe how well it worked as is. I also got a 61 Ampeg as nice as this and it needed a few things. Not Murphys Law, Doug's Law

I have a 1964 Silvertone 1484 Twin Twelve. I absolutely love that thing.

your channel is a gem on youtube

So excited about about your new video. I've been sitting on my Silvertone 1433 project for way too long. Thanks for all you do.

Oooo, that Mic input is where the gold was hidden!

I have the best tremolo circuit I've ever heard in a 70's solid state Sears LA-15 amp. At top intensity, it completely cuts the signal, which allows me to do some trippy keyboard/arpeggiator sounding stuff, if I time my playing to the tremolo speed.

Silvertone guitars and amps were the most common gear back in that day. Sears had a huge music dept featuring guitars, drums, organs, microphones, amps and all accessories. Going there was quite the event for all young players.

Hello Uncle Doug & Family, Very nice job, your work speaks volumes. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience, I have learned so much. I have used and still have a couple Jensen MOD series speaker's, and, they sound good to me. Glad your still at it, and, I'm here to watch your videos. I'm doing good, some long days at work lately. My Jensen MOD's were made in Italy, btw. 50's, fog and rain, typical mid November weather. Good song picks, your quite the Rock n Roller. I saw you years ago, on El Paso Tube Amps channel, I think before you had yours, showing an amp and tremelo, in a demo, if I remember correctly. Have a Happy thanksgiving, all the best, Cass.

I love the renewed amp work with the new Jensen. Sounds great with single coils as a personal preference. Oh, the Kingston Trio! Back to my early days... I have a model 1465 SS amp from Silvertone and a Custom Kraft Tremelo Deluxe that I need to have repaired. Very poor condition for both. Gonna have to wait until the virus problem is resolved to return to work.... oh well, anticipation! Thanks Sir from Phoenix for another thrilling video!

A fresh amp . Appreciate the share. Like the fender layout. This one is for yoga addicts. That tremolo speed and intensity is fabulous at stock config.

Unchka Doug , beautiful job on a beautiful Vintage amp... Good call on that speaker upgrade, made a world of difference in it's sound , tone , & volume .... That's one of the best attribute you possess that sets you apart from all the rest of the Technicians I've seen .... They either don't care or they're too worried about doing too much & or driving the repair cost up instead of worrying about the level of quality of the rebuild & the integrity of the long term reliability & the total sound improvement that you CAN make ... KUDOS to you & the integrity , & quality level of work you do all the time , every time ..... ...🐈🐈... I too have an old Silvertone Amp of my late father's I just might want you to go through & make this a viable amp once again .....It's from the late 50's or maybe very early 60's.... Only trouble is I would need a few photos of the cabinet to construct a NEW Carcass / cabinet for as you know the Amps that were really gigged with & taken in & out in all kinds of weather did NOT Survive being they were made of particle board ... But , I would still have to look through his attic to find this amp to start with , I know it has to be around there somewhere ...Had been out of sight & out of mind for Several Decades until I was reminded of it by your Video ...I do believe with some dimensional specs & a few photos I could construct a very similar cabinet , I think it'd be worth a try .....You see , he had a matched set , the amp , & a Red & Cream thick solid body guitar to go with it ...... If I do locate them I believe I'd like to have BOTH of them Restored to their original ( as close as possible ) Playable Condition ...... So , sometime in the future you will prolly be hearing from me about the amp....By the way . .The amp cabinet may have fallen apart , but the amp itself worked perfectly til the day the cabinet failed .. Never had a second's trouble out of it .....No issues ... Would just need a going thru & update like this one did ... Thanks for your time ...You are the best ...👍👍👍👋👋👋🐈🐈

That’s a slick cab!! Sounds great! That sm-57 really makes a difference! If you’re so inclined,adding just a $99 condenser mic about 6 ft away along with the 57 close to the amp will let you get some room verb and give u some easy to control highs. Just run both thru an inexpensive 4 channel personal mixer if your interface has limited inputs. Meditatively satisfying and informative video as always!

AOG/Aircraft On Ground is an aviation/avionics term I've become well-familiar with over the last forty years. It's basically is a rush order to get an aircraft flying again, post-haste. See the Wikipedia entry. An AOG tag meant we dropped everything else in order to work on it...even over "Priority-1" tickets.

That is a nice handsome amplifier

I saw that El Paso is having some really difficult Covid issues. Please stay safe and take care of yourself and your family.

The difference between those speakers is huge, and I'm quite impressed by the Jensen MOD speaker. Goes to show that not everything vintage is good.

Hello old friend. I bought one just like that when they were new.

Doug, when you first tested the tremolo you were using the mic input and then you showed it working with the instrument input, I'm curious does tremolo work with the mic? It would seem odd that someone would use tremolo with a mic...

Very interesting. I’ve always been interested in getting inside the guts of an amp and learning how it works. Great video!

dam nice u.d. thanks for the video frank

Thanks, UD, for the great, informative videos, and for sidestepping ads (especially political ones); your thoughtfulness is appreciated...

I have a '62 1472 that really sounds great, I enjoyed watching you take this one apart. That drone footage made me miss the desert SW, I lived in AZ for a long time.

hey Doug, great video. keep up the great work!

Howdy. Because of your honesty you just barely escaped the execution squad being assembled at high noon ... Regards.

GG patrons and paypalers!!

Great video, UD! When my mom was a young teenager she brought home a Kingston Trio album. There was a song on the album that offended my grandma and grandpa and they banned the Kingston Trio from the house. Hahahaha. The Kingston Trio were so risqué. Hahaha.

Hi Doug, If you wonder the main reason why speakers are not soldered to the wires in the first place, it is because of the vibrations. Due to vibrations caused by the speaker, potentially the solder will break over time so its a good practice measure to use "crimp" style connectors. The second reason is of course the ease of swapping a speaker without using a soldering iron.

Another great video and we almost got to see what you look like.....almost....

I truly enjoy watching your videos! Thank you so much for taking your valuable time making these videos. Have a great day!

UD, great job...speakers make all the difference in the world, I have a perfect C12R from 64 but I'm afraid to use it. People tell me to box it up and use a replacement until I sell the amp, with that type of thinking the speaker may never be heard from again...seems crazy

Your guitar playing just keeps getting better Uncle Doug. Thank you for this nice repair and stay healthy 👍

Absolutely huge difference between the original speaker and the replacement. Now I'm thinking about vintage speakers and whether or not their loss of gauss makes them less performant.

Just signed in, been busy winterizing and Christmasizing (the red line is under it). Great little amp. I wish something like it would show up here but they're probably all in the local land fill. Interesting speaker replacement. I intend to re-speaker my harp amp with two eights instead of the single twelve and I may try that brand.

Hello Doug! Another award-winning video as always. Danelectro amps were actually made here in New Jersey, about 45 minutes from me. The interesting thing about Nathan Daniel was, he started out making amplifiers for Epiphone back in the 1930's then formed his company back in '47. He not only made amps for Sears Roebuck, but also for Montgomery Ward under the Airline name. Even though these amplifiers were cheaply made using the crappiest components, what made them sound awful was the cheap speakers they used, as you have proven in this video. The actual amplifiers sounded good with a better speaker. He also made quite a few "Widow Maker" models with series heater strings...deadly amps to use on stage. I remember one model that Sears sold that was a guitar, and a case with a built-in amplifier. That model was deadly. Many beginners got knocked on their split peach if they touched a radiator in their bedroom. The circuit was very simple; it was basically the audio section used in an AA5 radio, minus the RF/IF/detector stage. The speaker you used was a decent choice for economy and better sound. I still get these in for repair once in a while. A lot of players will pay insane prices to get one of these amps.

Some of those Jensen Mod's sound great. I have a Mod10/50 4ohm in my little combo that I built around a Silvertone 1457 circuit and with the tubes I have in there now, it's my favorite little amp. 🤗

KILLER! Nice work Uncle Doug.

A pleasant 58 minutes spent with Uncle Doug. The "look" of that amp is so interesting that I decided to look it up in a 1960 Sears catalog (online) to see how much this amplifier sold for in 1960. Sears offered it at a price of $67.95 ($600 in today's money). By way of comparison a 1960 Fender price list, listed offered the Champ 600 at $62.50, a Princeton at $82.50 and a Deluxe at $136.30.

I love your attitude and your and patience...even your sense of humor. To note Doug, I didn't read the comments yet but you should not have the SM57 pointed at the center of the cone. about 3/4 to the outer edge is preferred imo. Thanks for another great video. I am super watching right now because I prepping to do my first amp job. It's a Univox U-1511, all original and put into storage in the early 80's and looks unmolested so I may be able to update the U-1011 schematic as I cannot find the upgraded version for the 1511....should be fun :)

I always hold my breath when you stick your fingers in amp circuit parts :) glad to see you are doing well. Thanks for the video.

My 1966 Sears Silvertone (flat top six) is loving this. I sold my Silvertone amp for the rent. I regret that. I will never sell a Silvertone again. God bless Sears.

Another classic...steady, logical, methodical, explained and has music at the end...what better? Am I weird in that I didn't mind the old speaker.?..I'd have had to kill the flabbiness but I like the dark mud. The new speaker was WAY clearer and tighter though.

As always Uncle Doug hits another home run. Thank you sir for your time, Stay safe

I have a Sears Silverstone I got for 20 bucks when I was 9. Thought it was a tube amp but it was transistor. Had a pretty good sound still. I've been thinking about getting it back out and converting it to tube.

These are gold mines of information thank you again 🎵🎵🎵

Very well done Uncle Doug !!!! She sounds soft and punchy. Nice drone footage.... I saw a glimpse of you which reminds me that perhaps one day you can talk into the camera so we know what you look like :) Good stuff U.D.

Great video Doug!

Great video Doug. That speaker is wonderful.

A hint from Randy Bachman about leather handles; he used Garnet made for him by Gar Gilles in Winnipeg; he had Gar add an oven-type steel handle under the leather one with nuts and bolts for security. No one could see the second handle from the audience. As you may know Garnet amps were VERY, VERY, heavy! Roadies are not what anyone would call gentle when moving equipment, loading and unloading. You might try that.