Beck on SNL 4/16 - what kind of guitar was he playing?

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I’m not a Beck fan, but I couldn’t help but notice he was playing an odd looking guitar on SNL last night.

Any idea what kind it is?

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It looked like some sort of Danelectro, if that helps any.

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Found it. It’s a Danelectro 1448 Silvertone.

Thanks.

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The Silvertone name probably indicates that it was sold throught Sears & Roebuck, who sold guitars under the Silvertone name, including some that were manufactured by Danelectro. The interesting thing about the Dan-os is that the tops were basically formica and the sides some other un-artfully constructed low-grade wood product. And that the pickup covers were originally made from lipstick tubes.

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I saw him too, and I immediately thought “Danelectro”. Once you’ve seen one, it’s easy to identify others. There’s a distinctive “blockiness” to the shape of the body.

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The headstock looks almost like it was meant to be a Gibson style (3 over 3 tuners) and someone changed their mind at the last minute.

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You saw that too! I had forgotten until you mentioned that. I just knew it looked lopsided in some way…