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Ah, didn't know about this. Thanks for the pointer! And my amp is still in warranty! Can anyone offer any details about this mod? I guess I'll have to find a MESA authorized shop somewhere too. Thanks.

Any using one of these in the LSS? What are your results, sound-wise and reliability-wise? I'm mostly concerned about any ill effects doing this will have on my amp long-term. Any info appreciated. It's getting expensive replacing the 5Y3 every couple of months. Thanks.

Well, there it is. Thanks! And, yes, I did look at the manual before I posted!!! How did I miss that? Now that I'm using the 5W mode almost exclusively on both channels, I think I'll be rotating the output tubes through that one spot from time to time. Comments?

Anybody know which EL84 is used on channel 1 in 5W mode? Same question for channel 2? Let's call them 1, 2, 3 & 4, with 1 being the EL84 closest to the 5Y3. Thanks!

Can anyone get their LSS to sound like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBLXAMWNZc0 Sheesh, I'd kill for that tone. I can't get my LSS into that sweet breakup territory no how. That amp sounds so rich, the LSS doesn't come close. Do I really have to spend $3K on a PRS amp to get that...

Hey, all. For as long as I've owed my LSS, I've run it this way: Channel 1 set for big clean sound with plenty of overhead. Set channel 2 for a slightly overdriven sound, then I use pedals to push it in various directions, including a BB Preamp, MI Audio Crunch Box, MI Audio Boost & Buff, and...

Hey, Mark. Thanks for your input, I appreciate it. I love my Mira. It has a great SG vibe but my fingers and a real SG neck don't get along well. The Mira has by far the most favorite fit for my hands of all my guitars. And amazingly light! Barely know its on my shoulder. Unfortunately, I don't...

Hi, all. I've owned the MESA Lonestar Special for about a year and half. I like it well enough, but the idea of having 3 channels and MIDI is appealing. The LSS is great as a 2-channel amp and the clean channel works great for me. The dirt channel is OK for a slightly overdriven sound, then I...

Yes, it was definitely the contacts on the send/return jacks. A little contact cleaner fixed her up just fine. Just wanted to close out this post with a definite fix. Cheers!

Had to open up my LSS for another issue and thought I'd post pics of the drive switch mod. This first one shows the drive switch from inside the chassis. The orange wire is the added wire to the center post of the switch. I used 24AWG bell wire, but still felt it was heavier than I would have...

OK, so I tried the easy stuff first: V3 (the cathode follower tube). That was not my problem, however I did find that the MESA tube that came in this spot with the amp was indeed marked Chinese, so MESA was practicing what they preach by the time they shipped this amp. I also tried the 5Y3...

My LSS recently started misbehaving: sound cuts in and out, sometimes completely out but sometimes it just becomes faint and fuzzy sounding, then cuts either all the way out or all the way back in. When this happens, it happens to BOTH channels, and switching the effects loop to hard bypass the...

Does the chassis have to be removed to swap the speaker out? Thanks.

Thanks for jumping in with this one; hadn't heard it before. Looks like you can dial in the famous 808 midrange hump if you want it, though. Is that correct? Looks very versatile, tonewise.

I typically set up a daily search for them on ebay and wait to find one for around $150 or so. Sometimes you get lucky and find one that'll go for a little less, but these boxes go fast and everyone knows their value.

Yes, the BB picks up where the RC ends. The BB is much more extreme and can be tuned to take the place of any 808 clone I've ever played with and that's the sound I use it for. And I only use the BB with channel 2 of the LSS. The RC I use mostly for clean boost on the clean channel, or maybe a...

I emailed the Weber folks and asked them which of their speakers came closest to the Celestion Gold 50W and they suggested their Alnico Blue Dog 50W, which makes sense now that I've done some research on Alnico versus Ceramic. For others who may be following this thread, I came across this email...

I like the Xotic pedals alot, which you already mentioned. I have the RC and BB on my board. A recent addition which I was very pleasantly surprised by is the MI Audio Boost 'n Buff. I got this to serve the purpose of putting an active buffer in my pedal string because of the usual cable loading...

Ah, I see the Gold is rated at 50W. Here's the link for the Celestion Gold: http://professional.celestion.com/guitar/products/alnico/spec.asp?ID=32 Holy cow! Pricey speaker that Gold!!! I'm seeing prices around $289 or so. Yikes! Is there Weber you like that comes close to the Celestion Gold...

Thanks for this suggestion. I notice that the Blue is a 15W speaker. Are you recommending a single Blue for my 30w combo? Or does the Celestion Blue come in other power ratings? Thanks for additional info. Here's the link for the Celestion Blue for others following this thread...