{"id":1145,"date":"2011-07-22T15:09:39","date_gmt":"2011-07-22T15:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/blog\/?p=1145"},"modified":"2019-02-06T22:51:29","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T22:51:29","slug":"fargen-blackbird-vs2-guitar-amplifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/blog\/2011\/07\/22\/fargen-blackbird-vs2-guitar-amplifier\/","title":{"rendered":"Fargen Blackbird VS2 Guitar Amplifier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Fargen-Blackbird.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1151\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/blog\/2011\/07\/22\/fargen-blackbird-vs2-guitar-amplifier\/fargen-blackbird\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Fargen-Blackbird.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,623\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D90&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1226024191&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Fargen Blackbird\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Fargen-Blackbird-400x277.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Fargen-Blackbird.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1151\" title=\"Fargen Blackbird\" src=\"https:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Fargen-Blackbird-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sound Pure is excited to be the exclusive dealer of Fargen&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/p\/fargen-blackbird-vs2-40-watt-combo-amplifier\/2900\">Custom Shop Combo Amps<\/a>! These amps are hand-wired by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/m\/fargen-amplification-inc\/489\">Ben Fargen<\/a> and are extremely high quality in both build and tone. Choose between 20- or 40-watt versions with either cream or black tolex.\u00a0The Blackbird has a wonderful mix of vintage blackface tone and superior modern design elements, making it measure up to any world-class amplifier.\u00a0Find the sound you&#8217;ve been looking for with these Blackbird 1&#215;12 combo amps.\u00a0Use a great overdrive pedal like the new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/p\/sonic-edge-j-j-overdrive-pedal\/2914\">Sonic Edge J&amp;J<\/a> made by Ben Fargen to work best with his amps, especially on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.soundpure.com\/p\/fargen-blackbird-vs2-40-watt-combo-amplifier\/2900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blackbird VS2<\/a>, and you have a serious rig that will sound better than most 1&#215;12 combos out there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sound Pure is excited to be the exclusive dealer of Fargen&#8217;s Custom Shop Combo Amps! 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