1959 Silvertone Jupiter H49 Stratotone

Hey guys, here's another axe from the collection. This time its my 59' Harmony made Silvertone Jupiter based on the top of the line H49 Stratotone. With two Dearmond Silverfoil pickups and the famed blender switch!

Played through the same Teisco made RCA victor tube amp used on my other clips.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• 1959
• Silvertone
• Jupiter
• H49
• Stratotone
• Harmony

[tellezvify]

hey man it seems you know a lot about these guitars...i just bought a vintage silvertone acoustic archtop maybe you can tell me a little more about...the only thing i know about it is that it was made by gretsch

[grev21]

@tellezvify

feel free to send me some pics I'll try and help you out. Though I can tell you that Gretsch never made a Silvertone Branded guitar, Send some pics my way I should be able to tell you what you got.

my address is garret revels at hotmail dot com (no spaces etc...)

[camerooniepooniepoo]

did Harmony own Silvertone or something? It looks very similar to an H49 Jupiter Stratotone by Harmony. Nice playing!

[grev21]

@camerooniepooniepoo

No Silvertone was a brand name that Sears used, they never actually made there own guitars. Sears had several guitar makers, including Harmony and probably a dozen other makers, make guitars for them.

So yes Harmony made this guitar and it is very similar to the Harmony Jupiter.

Harmony made guitars/guitar bodies for probably near 100 different companies under different brand names, yes even including some Gretsch & Fender models!

[toby725717]

i got one just like this , i need to find the knobs for it , you know where i can get them

[grev21]

@toby725717

e bay is your best bet

unfortunately they don't come up often and they usually sell for relatively big money

[orion1935]

I bought one of the Silvertone Jupiter in 1961. Selling it was the biggest mistake I ever made. That guitar was one of the easiest playing, and best sounding, guitar I've came across as of yet. (But maybe I'm just dreaming.) It seems like it was better than the Tele I have now, and the LP I recently gave to my grandson.

[TheBrowndawg]

one of those licks sound like the red hot chilli peppers go country

[bestillroy]

"SEARS and Rareback"

beStillroy

[bluesgroove2951]

After owning Gretsches for ten years back in the 60s I ended broke in college and my drummer let me play one of these with a one 12 amp.I have been a beleiver since and wish I had bought Silvertones in the 60s.Oh well got some now!!!