The 1485 was the most powerful tube-powered amp that
Sears ever made available. At just a shade under 240 bucks, it was also the most
expensive. For your money, you got everything that the Danelectro engineering
department could bring you: reverb, tremolo, combo footswitch, ground switch,
standby mode, spare 110v outlet, 10 tubes, 5 rectifiers... the only thing
missing was an '11' on the volume dial. This amp was the MAX.
Jack White has given
these amps popular exposure the past few years.
Introduced:1963
Retired:1966
1485 Schematic (PDF)
The 1485 was a monster sound machine. 120 watts pumping into 6
big 10" Jensen speakers. Rated frequency response was 40-20,000 Hz.
Style-wise, it had the cool 'stack' look that was becoming increasingly popular,
and easy portability with a stowaway amp compartment and an easy-roll dolly.
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