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The blown fuse happens instantly. I had done the Reeder mods and then returned it to stock but I made sure there was no issues with bad connections, etc. Then I put in the original Boogie tubes that came in the amp ( I had retubed it) and that's when I couldn't get the power to come on...

My LSC has been blowing fuses. Could that happen due to a bad tube?

I tried this mod yesterday and while it did clear away the mud very well I also found that it introduced a harshness that i did not care for. I put it back to the original mud configuration. The clean channel is stunning though.

I have been using an Xotic BB Preamp for channel 2 (mostly) but I find it to be a very compressed sounding pedal. The tone is nice and I keep the gain down but it really squashes the sound. Anybody have any suggestions for an overdrive pedal that is not so compressed sounding?

I am slowly getting used to my Lonestar and I am finding that it really sounds best when it is at moderate to loud levels. But I have also found that instead of cranking the drive and gain knobs I can get savage distortion by turning up the Masters high and bringing down the Output. That...

It seems to clear away some of that muddy area. I'll play with it today for a while and see if I still agree!

I have been experimenting, and struggling, with Ch 2 and tonight I found a killer setting: Drive at full, Gain at 10-11 O'clock. It is a very Fenderish cranked-but-clear tone. Add some overdrive to it from a pedal and it gets very sweet.

Well perhaps if I have some time I'll take the back off the Marshall cab and see how it sounds. I am running the Lonestar with the bass and mid almost turned off (on the dirty channel) and it still has lots of bass and mid. It sounds really great turned up!

Thanks. I have been using a 2x12 closed Marshall cab but I wondered if an open back might tighten up the bass notes.

Has anyone compared the two types of cabs to see how they change the sound?

I might as well face it - it's time to warm up the soldering iron!

I find the Ch2 to be very good in many ways (this amp is very rich in tone!) but agree that has a loose bass sound and can be very thick and dark. The Reeder mod is interesting to me for this reason. My question - when this mod is done will I still have as much gain available on Ch2...

I see some people are putting some lower gain 12AT7s in the Lonestars in some positions. Since it is not a "high" gain amp why would the 12AT& be desirable? Or is it a tonal change? Thanks.

This amp is got a lot going on !! By using the "master" volumes and the "output" at various different levels I am finding so many stunning sounds. It is going to be a very musical piece of gear i think. I guess it is just a bit of culture shock coming from the high gain Marshall...

I had a short time tonight to play with this Lonestar head and I find the clean tones on Ch 1 to be really superb. Stunning really, especially with single coils. Killer reverb too. The Ch 2 is going to take a bit more time to explore because it seems like a lot of complex medium gain tones...

I don't know the year of this amp and I am curious. How can I find out? Thanks.

I picked up the Boogie today but will have to wait until tonight to check it out! It is going to be a long afternoon!

I am getting freaked out reading about people modding the channel 2 and so on but I liked what I heard in the store. Of course I know that after you live with an amp for a while things can change. I will try using the great booster that is built into my Radial Loopbone to juice up the...

Hi all. I traded my Marshall JVM 410 for a used Lonestar 100 watt head but it has not arrived yet. I am very much looking forward to this! I tried a 1 x 12 combo out which is what sold me on the amp. Beatiful tones and it seems like it will simple to use live. I'll use the head through a 2 x...