The Silvertone 1445 first appeared in the Sears catalog in 1968, and hung around in a few variations through the early 1970’s. The body style is an excellent Teisco version of the 1960’s Mosrite of California guitar played by rock Hall-of-Famers, The Ventures ( Walk, Don’t Run and Hawaii Five-O). store standards of course) was hand-crafted by Teisco in Japan for Sears. This crazy looking solid-body electric guitar is ready to play surf, jazz, classic rock or county, and is simply a kick to play! The exquisite Silvertone 1445 (I mean, by dept. A Vintage 1970 Silvertone MIJ Copy of the Mosrite Guitar *DISCLAIMER*: Buy at your own risk! Although we like to point out interesting buys on eBay,, and other sites, Tone Gems has not tested this guitar and does not endorse or recommend this product, nor this seller. Here is the link to the eBay* auction: Vintage 1970”s Lyle Electric Guitar Made In Japan The seller says this guitar plays and sounds great with low action and no fret buzz. of Portland Oregon during the 1960’s and 70’s. Most Lyle guitars were built in the Matsumoku factory in Japan, however the Mahogany neck and the pickups suggest it could have been built elsewhere in Japan? Lyle guitars were sold by the L.D. Mostly known for its less expensive copies of famous guitars, Lyle actually sold some decent gear-in addition to a lot of low end beginner’s trash! This one appears to be of higher quality as suggested by the three-ply pickguard, the sliding switchgear, and the closed back tuning machines. This Strat-like 3-pickup solid body is dressed nicely in an aged and relic white finish, tremolo bridge (the arm is missing), with a Japanese bolt-on Mahogany neck, an adjustable truss rod, and Rosewood fingerboard. Here’s an interesting vintage 1970’s Lyle guitar currently offered on eBay. of Portland, Oregon.ġ970’s Lyle ‘Strat-Like’ Electric Guitar, white solid body, 3 pickups
Barrett straightened Lyle’s bowed neck, lowered the bridge saddle, treated the fingerboard, filed and polished the frets, and generally brought this old instrument back to life. Lyle spent quite a bit of time earlier this year at Barrett Coughlin’s repair shop. Poor Lyle. Here’s a picture of Lyle the day he arrived in his original chipboard case.
The passing of time had not been kind to this Lyle, which resulted in a bowed neck.
When the guitar finally arrived, it looked a bit rough: with a few scuffs, marks, dings, and plenty of scratches. My son found this Lyle online at a Goodwill Store in Seattle. This particular guitar came to me as a gift from my family last Christmas. The C-600 was made in Japan at the Matsumoku factory and sold in the United States by L.D. The Lyle C-600 is an excellent 1970’s reproduction of the Martin 000-18 guitar.
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