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The John Lennon Imagine Series Amplifier
The John Lennon Imagine Series amplifier combines world-class tube amplifier engineering with luxurious cabinetry and craftsmanship, to accomplish the ultimate John Lennon experience. Adorned with pure white features and components throughout, the Imagine Series amplifier captures the essence of John Lennon and his vintage tones. The Imagine Series is available in an exclusive limited series of 51 hand-numbered pieces.
Ben Fargen pushes amp design to the limits, using only the best components available to hand build these amplifiers himself. He has expanded the Decade Switch to include a third setting, and to cover vintage Lennon tone from his 50′s Rock ‘n Roll, 60′s Liverpool and 70′s Plastic Ono Band eras. Plug in clean and you’re immediately taken back to that classic John Lennon vibe, as only Ben Fargen can voice.
It’s cabinet dimensions accentuate these vintage John Lennon tones. Our master wood craftsman builds each cabinet meticulously and by hand, to create a nicely balanced, three dimension tone projection … resulting in a strong, musically resonant cabinet.
The John Lennon Imagine Series is a Fargen exclusive.
Features
Hand crafted in the U.S.A.
Premium eastern Soft Maple lumber side/rear panels with a 13mm Baltic Birch speaker baffle
2 x EL84 15 Watt power amp design
2 x 12AX7 preamp and phase inverter tubes
Vintage 60’2 style mustard tone caps
Vintage carbon comp resistors
Three-way mode tone shift Decade Switch covering the 50′s, 60′s and 70′s
Hi- and Lo- power switch
Hand crafted hardwood parts tag board
Hi-Fi custom board parts configuration
Custom built proprietary JL-15, 12-inch Alnico speaker
Evidence Audio Siren II high-end speaker cable
Exclusive bracket isolates and dampens cabinet vibration and tube rattle
Precision dovetail joinery utilizing a proprietary two-part epoxy
Bathed in multiple coats of Peace White Lacquer and finished in clear gloss lacquer
Elements of John Lennon’s art, lyrics and signature
Certificate of Authenticity signed by Ben Fargen
Fargen Amplification, Inc., USA 
Fargen Amplification was founded in 1998 as a creative outlet for an inspired, young guitarist, Ben Fargen. As his collection of gig-worn, vintage guitar amplifiers began to need servicing, he found no local tech, with the touch or the talent he demanded to service them. Armed with the internet, an ROP course in electronics, and as many books on tube amps as he could find, Ben learned the trade; hands on, from the ground up. After a year of mastering the basics, he built a few prototypes, and began gigging with them all over California. Once word got out, custom work followed, and as demand increased, stock models evolved.
Now in its 9th year, Fargen Amplification has progressed from a small one man operation, into a thriving boutique company that ships, custom-built guitar amplifiers to discerning players on three continents. And nowadays, in addition to personally tuning each amp that leaves the shop, Ben also provides world tour, amp support to many of the world's most celebrated guitarists.
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