Have had a lone star special for about 5 years now and this amp ended my addication for buying amd selling amps I mean what do they call that (G.A.S) Gear aquisition syndrome . Once I got this amp it was weird because i jist felt I didn't have the need to look for any other gear And thats just a great place.to be in at as then you can concentrate on playng music and practicing I had them all Every vintage blackface vintage vox amps And dont get me wrong as I would of loved to keep them all but back then money was really an issue. But anyways The.lonesrar special instansly soumded great.and so very easy to maintain. It really changed my thinking about PCB boards vs Handwired point to point boards. The.lonestar.special is right.there with sound quality of all the other amps I mentioned earlier. Now I dont know about all the other mesa boogie amps and especially now that Gibsons owns them But having all those Great vintage amps I can tell you that with out a doubt.this lonestar special is in the same league ( sound quality wise) ,I am not an amp builder so I cant comment on the components used, or the over all build quality . The lonestar special I own STILL SOIND AND WORKS.GREAT and I have had thisamplifier for about 5 year, but it is older.than 5 years. But if we go back.and remember when these amps were made they were modelled after the boutique craze that was going on around that time! The bottom line is that the lonestar special really is just one of the best guitar amplifiers I ever had and I havent even mentioned how incredible it is when using pedals. Great video, by the way. Cheers!
@@philby8 - Sure, but what would you recommend as an alternative? Lonestar has so much functionality.. My gripe is it's possibly a bit bright, you know? I love a JTM45 but they don't have any attenuation.. what would you recommend as an alternative for a warm clean platform?
I enjoy the sound of Mesa Boogie amps. The problem with their Lone Star and Fillmore and other dual channel amps is that there is a switching delay/sound interruption/noise when you change channels in mid-song. This kills any chance of programming a lead-rhythm combination between the channels. I sold my Fillmore for this reason.
I think noise is more offensive than a slight delay. A slight delay can easily be planned for and worked around in the song. A big old nasty POP everytime you switch channels is annoying to both you and the audience. My Mark V had a loud pop like that, drove me crazy.
@@philby8 that's actually a good match for the LSS. It's inherently a bassy amp that benefits from a speaker with top end bite and a smooth mid-range. Good choice
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Great performance…
Have had a lone star special for about 5 years now and this amp ended my addication for buying amd selling amps
I mean what do they call that (G.A.S)
Gear aquisition syndrome .
Once I got this amp it was weird because i jist felt I didn't have the need to look for any other gear
And thats just a great place.to be in at as then you can concentrate on playng music and practicing
I had them all
Every vintage blackface vintage vox amps
And dont get me wrong as I would of loved to keep them all but back then money was really an issue.
But anyways
The.lonesrar special instansly soumded great.and so very easy to maintain.
It really changed my thinking about PCB boards vs Handwired point to point boards. The.lonestar.special is right.there with sound quality of all the other amps I mentioned earlier.
Now I dont know about all the other mesa boogie amps and especially now that Gibsons owns them
But having all those Great vintage amps I can tell you that with out a doubt.this lonestar special is in the same league
( sound quality wise)
,I am not an amp builder so I cant comment on the components used, or the over all build quality . The lonestar special I own STILL SOIND AND WORKS.GREAT and I have had thisamplifier for about 5 year, but it is older.than 5 years.
But if we go back.and remember when these amps were made they were modelled after the boutique craze that was going on around that time!
The bottom line is that the lonestar special really is just one of the best guitar amplifiers I ever had and I havent even mentioned how incredible it is when using pedals.
Great video, by the way. Cheers!
Do you also find that it lacks precision and thightness in the bass ? Especially for heavy riffing
@@philby8 - Sure, but what would you recommend as an alternative? Lonestar has so much functionality.. My gripe is it's possibly a bit bright, you know? I love a JTM45 but they don't have any attenuation.. what would you recommend as an alternative for a warm clean platform?
@@bardsamok9221 Never played it but maybe a Mark V ?
woooooow it does it all from Fender to Plexy/jcm800/jubilee
Great playing!
Nice sound. I have a Fender 76 twin reverb & thinking of get this boogie amp.
La les Paul en clean la dedans c’est top !
I enjoy the sound of Mesa Boogie amps. The problem with their Lone Star and Fillmore and other dual channel amps is that there is a switching delay/sound interruption/noise when you change channels in mid-song. This kills any chance of programming a lead-rhythm combination between the channels. I sold my Fillmore for this reason.
I have no such problems with my Lonestar Special.
Yea I don’t have that issue I gig a lot fantastic amp
I think noise is more offensive than a slight delay. A slight delay can easily be planned for and worked around in the song. A big old nasty POP everytime you switch channels is annoying to both you and the audience. My Mark V had a loud pop like that, drove me crazy.
@@caseylockwood5512 mine does not pop? I know the older LS need upgrades. I’m sure you can get that fixed That would definitely make me crazy too!
It’s probably just the footswitch. Or yours is defective for whatever reason…Mine doesn’t do this.
Any speed tips? Holy cow
What model of LP is that? Sounds awesome!
Thanks ! It's a 1958 reissue
What’s your preferred speaker combo for the LSS?
I have a 2x12 Mesa Lonestar Cab on the way and trying to figure out what to load it with.
only tried it on my speaker (an Orange PPC112 with a celestion Gold)
Curious what the rest of the signal chain was. Appears this is a head, if so what speaker(s)/cab were used.
The speaker is a 12' Celestion Gold and it was recorded with two external mics (SM57 and Lewitt 440)
@@philby8 that's actually a good match for the LSS. It's inherently a bassy amp that benefits from a speaker with top end bite and a smooth mid-range. Good choice
NO Not one of Mesa BOOGIES BEST Amps Around,
JUST ONE OF THE BEST AMPS AROUND PERIOD!