Ive become intrigued by the Blackbird, Ive heard nothing but very positive things about it, i.e. people selling their vintage BF Fenders in favor of the blackbird. Was wondering if anybody here has got one.
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caspersvapors wrote:Ive become intrigued by the Blackbird, Ive heard nothing but very positive things about it, i.e. people selling their vintage BF Fenders in favor of the blackbird. Was wondering if anybody here has got one.In my stable of amps:
1964 Fender Vibroverb
1968 Fender Dual Showman Reverb
1974 Fender Bandmaster Reverb
And a Custom Fargen built off the Blackbird and that has been my #1 gigging amp for 2 years now. Only missed 1 show where I need more speakers.
Love it!
Not to highjack this thread but "Dis is Fargen War!", name the movie.
bodiddley wrote:Not to highjack this thread but "Dis is Fargen War!", name the movie.You fargen icehole!
Such a long, long time to be gone, and a short time to be there...
fargen bastige I'll rip your bells out of your icehole
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us
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Why you miserable cork-soaker!
I'll search for this, you fargin somanabatch.
Johnny Dangerously (1984)
Roman Troy Moroni played by Richard Dimitri!
I'll search for this, you fargin somanabatch.
Johnny Dangerously (1984)
Roman Troy Moroni played by Richard Dimitri!
IMO, Ben Fargen's amps are very uniquely inspired by the typical Fender BF sound.
He has a studio take on the reverb circuit which is very nice and his tone-stack is a bit sweeter, IMO.
Think of the BASS knob on most BF amps. Between 2.5 and 3 you have 1 perfect spot.
On Fargen amps there are wider sweet spots with all the knobs which I very much enjoy!
He has a studio take on the reverb circuit which is very nice and his tone-stack is a bit sweeter, IMO.
Think of the BASS knob on most BF amps. Between 2.5 and 3 you have 1 perfect spot.
On Fargen amps there are wider sweet spots with all the knobs which I very much enjoy!
strummin, did you get to play one before you ordered yours? How did you hear about Fargen to begin with?
caspersvapors wrote:strummin, did you get to play one before you ordered yours? How did you hear about Fargen to begin with?Never played one before. Heard about them on TheGearPage and initiated a conversation with Ben over e-mail.
We had a great discussion, got it about 60% E-spec'd, then spent about an hour on the phone finishing things up.
He was great to work with for that amp. However, he's been remiss on responses lately as I planned to get a 2x10.