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I played a Fender Hot Rod over the weekend: http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-Hot-Rod-Series-Blues-Junior-NOS-15W-1x12-Tube-Guitar-Combo-Amp?sku=483711 It was excellent; very easy to dial-in, great tone, really clear, rich sound. I'm selling a Dr. Z Maz 38 Sr and so was thinking...

Today I played a Mark V. It was an impressively versatile amp. However, I didn't find a clean as good as either Lone Star. This may have been because I have the LSC 2x12 and the MV 1x12 combo can't match the depth of the two speakers. And the LSS is EL-84 so it really is a different beast than...

I have a Lone Star 'Classic', Lone Star Special, and an '84 Mkiic+. I also have a Dr. Z Maz 38 Sr which I never use and am going to sell. Would love some opinions on possible things to do: -Keep what I got; Mark V doesn't add anything -Sell the Dr. Z pony up some extra money: get a Mark V...

I have a Lone Star 'Classic', Lone Star Special, and an '84 Mkiic+. I also have a Dr. Z Maz 38 Sr which I never use and am going to sell. Would love some opinions on possible things to do: -Keep what I got; Mark V doesn't add anything -Sell the Dr. Z pony up some extra money: get a Mark V...

What Delay pedal do you prefer for your LSS and/or LSC? Brand? Digital or Analog? Thanks in advance for your help

Thanks for the reply. Because the LSS continued to work on 30-watt and because the fuse didn't blow I assumed it was the rectifier as I've heard that that tube can blow and you're still operable in 30-watt because 30-watt uses the solid-state rectifier. I will take it in for repair. I took out...

Event: Turned on amp during sound check. It squealed. Swapped some cords around and it stopped (but this was probably coincidence). Started gig using 5 watt setting (my normal setting). During first song volume cut out drastically, then completely. Switched to 30 watt setting. Amp worked. There...

I've had an LSS and an LSC for about two years. I've had no trouble with either of them but have read the stories of fried power tubes blowing a capacitor and other scary stuff. I run on 5 watts a lot which seems to be problematic for some. Does anybody have any advice on avoiding these...

I'm thinking of getting a retube kit from Eurotubes for me LSS 1x12. The tubes are listed here: https://ssl.eurotubes.com/cart/index.php?page=view_products&category_id=6&sub_category_id=138 Does anybody have opinions on Eurotubes in general? On the Standard vs. High Gain vs. Gold kits? Thanks...

Perhaps John Petrucci, Al DiMeola, and many, many others are willing to use amps made with low-budget parts that break all the time. Or maybe not...I often read how the reason these guys (at least) tour with Mesa is that they don't break and if they do they are easy to service/replace...

I bring (ideally) both my Lonestars to gigs. At the least I bring my Evans; it actually has a great tone when driven. I bring a full set of power tubes, 2-3 pre-amp tubes, and fuses. Sounds like it wouldn't have helped in the situation above as the tube blowing took out a transistor. Backup is...

I have an LSS that I've considered selling although I've kind of taken that off the radar. I wouldn't let it go for less than 14k. This strikes me as a good price

Has anybody used the Lone Star kits available here: LSS https://ssl.eurotubes.com/cart/index.php?page=view_products&category_id=6&sub_category_id=138 LSC https://ssl.eurotubes.com/cart/index.php?page=view_products&category_id=6&sub_category_id=139 Questions: Did you find the kits were a good...

I think the answer is yes. I have LSC and LSS and am interested in considering alternative tubes.

My experience is that Mesa's do *seem* to change from day-to-day. At least my mkiic+ is like that. Lone Stars much less so. The tweaking I find I do is live: using Output to control volume, using the power-switching for different levels of dirt. I also tweak tone controls here and there as I...

I have the LSC 2x12 and the LSS 1x12. Obviously, not a solid A/B of speaker configuration. However, weight noted, I can't imagine an LSC 1x12 pushing the kind of air the 2x12 does. And I think for the character of the LSC the 2x12 is the way to go. Actually the 1x12 seems like a great match with...

I have the LSC 2x12 and the LSS 1x12. Obviously, not a solid A/B of speaker configuration. However, weight noted, I can't imagine an LSC 1x12 pushing the kind of air the 2x12 does. And I think for the character of the LSC the 2x12 is the way to go. Actually the 1x12 seems like a great match with...

+1 on Zendrive

I've posted occasionally in the last few weeks about my GAS and desire to look into selling off two amps (LSS and Maz 38 Sr.) for maybe a Bruno Underground 30, Matchless xC-30, or something else. Some follow-up: -LSC In preparation I've been playing my LSC exclusively at rehearsals and gigs...

I think the 10 watt setting will easily be loud enough for the gigs you describe. It will not be clean at that volume but that may be what you're looking for. The LSC has A LOT of versatility. I regularly switch the power settings on stage. That way I can easily go from a driven sound (10w) to...