Members agradywills Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 What's up guys? I recently purchased a Mesa Lonestar 50/100 Watt 2x12 Combo after playing one at a local music store. The tone was awesome coming out of the amp. I was so excited. Yeaaa. Anyway, I got to the gig and hooked it up and started playing. UGHHHHHHHHHHHH. I couldn't get anything to sound good. Tried every possible combination. The drive channel sounded like hell. So, I switched back to my trusty Fender Twin Reverb Reissue. That amp kills with my Epi Elitist. Now, that being said, when I first played the Mesa Lonestar at the music store I used a Fender SRV strat with it and the tone killed me. The question is: Is the Mesa Lonestar an amp that works best with Strat style guitars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Hiryuu Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 Yeah, from what I remember the Lonestar totally shines with single coils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Exocaster Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 I've heard the gain channel is muddy. I've only played the clean side, so I can't confirm that, but if that's the case, I don't think it would work well with LPs at all. I've never heard anyone post a gain clip of the Lonestar around here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grayeyes777 Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 the drive side can definitely be muddy... if you switch to el34's (instead of the 6l6's) it should clean up a bit. i think this amp likes single coils more... or really any guitar that has a pronounced top end (because it's voiced pretty dark). It took years for me to get used to and to dial in the drive side... it won't sound like what you think it should when playing by yourself... but when with a band, this amp cuts through amazingly and it sits in the mix well without being too overbearing. I wish it had a little more usable gain, but it's still a great amp. The boost switch is a feature i wish more (every) amps had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FastRedPonyCar Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 call andy timmons and ask him how he does it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NaturalBornBoy Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 call andy timmons and ask him how he does it. AT switches between the Lonestar and the Stiletto Deuce. No idea which amp is used for which song/part though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LaXu Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 I've only tried the Lone Star Classic with a Les Paul Custom (all mahogany) and an Ibanez SZ520. The SZ sounded muddy but I think that's mostly because of the not-so-great pickups. The LP Custom sounded good. The amp does have a lot of bass though and I found it hard to dial out. I kept wanting more presence and treble out of it even though it was a very pleasing sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FastRedPonyCar Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 he uses just the lone star on that exotic bb demo video on youtube I believe. Whatever he used on Resolution (which I assume is the mesas) was his best tone by FAR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agradywills Posted August 30, 2007 Author Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 Yeah, it was the strangest and most awkward feeling. When I plugged into the amp at the music store with the SRV I felt it was the best amp I'd ever played through. When taking the amp I bought to the gig, I felt the sounds coming out were contrived and petty compared to the Fender Twin Reissue. I couldn't believe my ears. So, I assumed it must be the guitar. Well, anyway, I hate this amp is not flexible. It's going up for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mokaccino Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 You might wanna make some changes before selling it, like the speaker. I dunno what's in yours but I got myself a Nomad 55 combo - way too dark for my taste (C90), so I changed the speakers to G12T-75 and I only run it with EL34 and there's a big improvement, especially treble and presence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agradywills Posted August 30, 2007 Author Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 You might wanna make some changes before selling it, like the speaker. I dunno what's in yours but I got myself a Nomad 55 combo - way too dark for my taste (C90), so I changed the speakers to G12T-75 and I only run it with EL34 and there's a big improvement, especially treble and presence. I think I might try that. Thanks man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LaXu Posted August 30, 2007 Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 Try some different preamp tubes too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agradywills Posted August 30, 2007 Author Members Share Posted August 30, 2007 the drive side can definitely be muddy... if you switch to el34's (instead of the 6l6's) it should clean up a bit. i think this amp likes single coils more... or really any guitar that has a pronounced top end (because it's voiced pretty dark). It took years for me to get used to and to dial in the drive side... it won't sound like what you think it should when playing by yourself... but when with a band, this amp cuts through amazingly and it sits in the mix well without being too overbearing. I wish it had a little more usable gain, but it's still a great amp. The boost switch is a feature i wish more (every) amps had. But that's what is so strange about the whole situation. I actually played it the night before the with my LP Elitist and the tone was okay. I take it to the gig and I was uncomfortable to say the least. The tone wasn't there at all. I have never disliked a tone from an amp as much. The DRIVE channel sounded TERRIBLE and the clean channel with reverb sounded like a cheap imitation of Fender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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