Customers ask me all the time how they can improve the tone out of the gate on their Fender Deluxe Reverb Reissue. Here is a list of a few simple changes you can do yourself to squeeze out some more tone.
Anyone who has listened to rock radio between 1982 and now has heard the sweet telecaster jangle of Chrissie Hynde from The Pretenders. Aside from being a brilliant songwriter, she is also a rock and roll hall of fame member and the first woman guitar player to ever grace the cover of Guitar World.
Fargen Hot Mods are a system of high quality tube amp upgrades for many production made guitar amplifiers. In case you missed some of the videos we have offered on “You Tube” to show the mods and what they do…here they are in one easy to find location.
Premier Guitar Magazine features Sonic Edge Pedals in summer NAMM video. Check out Benjamin Fargen demoing both the flagship J & J vintage overdrive pedal and the new “Tumbleweed” which is a compressor and clean boost in one.
I had the good fortune of being hired by Carvin and Steve Vai in 2007 to re-design the new signature Steve Vai Legacy 2 tube amplifier which was release at the 2009 winter NAMM show. Working with Steve Vai for the better part of two years was a pleasure and an honor.
I have always used certain recorded tones as a benchmark for my Fargen Blackbird amplifier. One of the ultimate Blackface tones ever recorded to my ear, is the electric guitar work on the song “I Wonder” by Chris Isaak.
OK…this has nothing to do with amps or music…it’s just bad ass.
Check out the feature YouTube video from Premier Guitar magazine at summer NAMM 2010 on the Fargen Mini Plex MKII and the Fargen AC Duo-tone!
I had the good fortune of hooking up with the great Kenny Olson at Summer NAMM 2010 and getting my new Sonic Edge J & J pedal in his hands + running him through some new Fargen amps at the show. He was blown away with the pedal and is now using one on his main pedal board as well as a second one for his fly date gig bag.
Can I remove two output tubes from my Fender Twin to get ½ power? I get this question on a weekly basis and the answer is always the same…no…and here is why.