The original Silvertone 1423 was the Harmony-built "Jupiter" Sears sold from 1959 to 1962, a single-cut with a foxtail pickguard and a sparkle finish that became one of the most recognizable catalog guitars of the era. When Samick revived the Silvertone name they rebuilt the 1423 properly rather than as a toy: a solid mahogany body, a comfortable bolt-on neck with real block inlays, two Duncan-designed humbuckers, and the original's five-knob layout brought back on purpose. Volume and tone for each pickup, a chicken-head three-way, and a fifth blend knob that works in the middle position so you can dial the two pickups against each other instead of just switching between them.

This is the Black Gold Flake version (1423BGF): black sparkle with gold flake in the finish, white binding with a black pinstripe, and the white foxtail guard. Finishes like this are why the original sold, and this one is clean enough to still pop under stage light. Light use only, no dings worth mentioning, frets clean, hardware bright. Reviewed well when it came out for being solidly built and far more versatile than a vintage 1423, and this example plays as good as it looks.

Good for garage, surf, indie, blues and anything that wants a vintage-looking single-cut with modern stability and a hotter voice than the originals had.

Specs

• Silvertone 1423 reissue, model 1423BGF (Black Gold Flake), made in Indonesia for Samick-era Silvertone
• Single-cutaway solid mahogany body, black gold flake finish, white binding with black pinstripe, white foxtail pickguard
• Bolt-on neck, rosewood fingerboard, pearloid block inlays, 20 frets, 24.75" scale, 1 11/16" nut
• Two Duncan-designed humbuckers
• Five controls: volume and tone per pickup plus blend (active in the middle position), chicken-head 3-way selector
• Tune-o-matic style bridge with retainer wire, trapeze tailpiece with raised diamond, closed-back chrome tuners

Condition: Excellent. Clean finish, light use, frets and hardware clean. Set up in our shop.

Includes: gig bag

Where it came from: one-owner collection, bought whole by Brothers Guitar Shop in November 2026. The previous owner kept his guitars clean, had them set up and stored them properly, and it shows. Every piece goes across our bench for a check and setup before it goes on the wall at 316 E 84th St, NYC.