Sound Pure's Take
This amp is one of the loudest 20 watts I've ever heard! And clean almost all the way up with single coils. With certain humbuckers or higher output pickups, the driven tone is god-like! This can replace amps with much higher wattage for sure!
The Blackbird 20 watt combo sounds 2-3x louder than most amps with this wattage. It's truly amazing how effective the three dimensional cabinet design is with this amp! Super thick low end is achieveable, but I typically have the bass pretty low for the most even balance.
The reverb has quite the range. I prefer just a touch. This amp takes pedals really really well! and we sometimes get different speakers in our Fargen Combos, so be sure to ask what WGS speaker is in this amp compared to the otehr blackbirds. Always nice to have variety!
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From Fargen Amps
The Fargen Blackbird VS2 is the ultimate blackface amplifier design – the culmination of over ten years of upgrading and refining our clients’ vintage 60’s amplifiers. This amp strikes the perfect balance between vintage blackface tone and superior modern design elements. Pure clean sustain, touch response and harmonic overtones are the measure of a world-class amplifier, the Blackbird VS2 exceeds this definition through a mix of smart design and custom components. We know you love your pedals, and so does the Blackbird VS2. Step on your favorite overdrive pedal and be transported from full balanced glassy tone to a soaring thick sustain you have been waiting for.
One 12" WGS ET65 65 watt speaker
- Custom Mercury Magnetics transformer set
- New traditional vintage blackface style reverb circuit
- Front panel bright switch
- External bias adjustment and probe point
- SoZo vintage style capacitors
- Fargen Custom Shop resistors
- 1/8″ aluminum chassis
- Passive FX Loop
Blackbird VS2 Specifications:
- Output Power: 20 watts
- 4 and 8 ohm output taps
- Tube Complement (2) 12AX7 (2) 12AT7 (2) 6V6 (1) 5AR4
- Class: AB – fixed bias push pull
- Front Panel Layout & Equalization: bright switch, volume, reverb, treble, mid, bass
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