The 1443, along with its close sibling the 1442,  was the last of its kind, bringing and end to the Dano/Sears alliance that had been bringing us great instruments and amps since the 40s. MCA tried to make a switch from big retailers to individual guitar shops, and the Danelectro 'division' bled out. MCA closed the doors to he Neptune factory in 1969.

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