Mac DeMarco’s Silvertone 1448

Mac DeMarco started playing a black Silvertone guitar sometime around late 2019, and he seems to continue using it to this day as his main guitar. Based on the looks, the guitar is a vintage 60s Silvertone 1448 model.

Mac DeMarco playing his vintage Silvertone 1448 guitar at the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in San Francisco in 2022.

This model came in two versions – 1449 which is the double-pickup model, and 1448, which is a single-pickup and the one Mac uses. Originally, these guitars were sold through Sears’s catalog and they came together with cases that had an amp built into them.

Silvertone 1448 and 1449 in a vintage Sears catalog. Photo credit: SilvertoneWorld.com

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Arnaud

8 months ago

Hi! In this video Mac uses a Danelectro 59DC

here the link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuUHzP1GBIU&t=2s&ab_channel=520blogg

it seems to belong to Peter Sagar one of his musicians

I will post a image of Peter with the Danelectro later

Last edited 8 months ago by Arnaud

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Dan Kopilovic

8 months ago

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Yeah I too think that was Pete’s