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Thanks guys - will give the Lonestar State settings a shot. I'm playing with 10s, and the pickups are Custom Shop 69s which aren't as hot as the Texas Specials.

Anyone have any settings for something in the SRV direction from an LSS?

Mine's an LSS not an LSC, but the extra harmonics with the single ended class A 5 watt (so presumably the same as the LSC's 10 watt) gives a much sweeter and harmonic drive (IMHO).

You can also try putting a compressor in the loop when you're using channel 2 - the power amp distortion is lovely, and more organic as not always at a fixed level as with diming the master.

Why not go for a bass speaker box? Something like the bass ported closed back Hartke 1 x 15 with the aluminium speaker cone gives plenty of low end but a very crisp sound. I've only used it for clean guitar, but imagine it would sound pretty good for distortion. On the plus side, they're also...

The Mesa website seems to list the Fillmore as being available. Wonder what the difference might be?

I've tried two approaches: 1 - ABY pedal (so 2 independent signals from the same guitar - LSS for tone and bass amp for extra headroom and bass) 2 - LSS slave out into bass amp power amp in - so effectively a 480 watt LSS. Don't need to use many of the LSS' power amp watts for this approach, so...

Just out of interest, I tried bi-amping my LSS with the Ampeg SVT3 Pro bass head and Hartke 15" speaker cabinet with aluminium cone speaker in it (I started out as a bass player). Talk about amazing clean tones - what a combination. I guess that the additional 450 watt clean headroom might...

That would be me being a bit thick... You're right - I am actually using the GE in V4. I guess what I'm thinking about is something a little brighter in terms of 12AX7 for the reverb tube than what I'm currently using.

I'm using Mullard CV4024. Any advice on good NOS 12AX7 for reverb appreciated. Timbrewolf, are you out there?

I'm thinking about going back to a 12AX7 for the reverb - any suggestions?

Try recording the same note onto mp3 or disc, then play it back at volume through your stereo near the amp. If there is a physical resonance going on you'll know it isn't the ciruitry, and hopefully will be able to pinpoint the exact location of the problem.

I didn't like it with the LSS, so sold it on. The amp's own drive sounds more organic and nicer to my ears.

I'm biased (fixed some might say), but for me it would be the LSS. A lot of tweaking to get the right sound, but once you do... That said, it needs retubing - the stock Mesa tubes don't do it justice IMHO. There are plenty of NOS and new alternatives.

Just got a Barber Launch Pad - can't recommend it enough.

Forgot to explain - I use the Master volumes between the overdrive and clean channels to balance the volumes, with the Solo volume to push up the clean channel to match the overdrive channel volume. So long as the Masters are appropriately matched when the clean boost is being used, there's no...

For even better overdrive/distortion with my LSS, got a Barber Launch Pad (internal 25V 25dB high headroom clean boost) and put it in the effects loop. Great power tube distortion with clear note separation on chords and little if any tone colouration from the existing tone (at any volume too)...

My experience has been single coil for clean and humbucker for overdrive work best.

If you want to be able to add the equivalent of a third channel to your LSS with great overdrive and complete string to string clairty for chords, this is the box. Wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow.

Damage Control Solid Metal will get you where you want to go with the LSS - nasty, nasty, nasty