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Which modern Mesa amp does the best version of that tone? Just the right amount of gain, cut and sustain.

I’ve had a Fillmore 100 for about a year and a half now. Suffice to say, the hi-gain channel with the gain dimed and maybe pushed by a tubescreamerish pedal set clean pushing it has become my favorite heavy lead tone. I honestly don’t know why it doesn’t get more praise. Anyways, I’m looking...

This is crazy, the Lone Star Special is, alongside the Fillmore 100, their best amp right now, IMO of course. I thought the Lone Star series was pretty popular too, I can’t believe they wouldn’t find a way to make it work.

Yes! I was looking at the SD-1 type pedals, like the Boss SD-1W, MXR Custom Badass OD 77 and the Fulltone Fulldrive. I’ve recently fallen head over heals for the drive channel with the gain dimed. Sounds like every great classic rock record while still sounding like a Mesa. What an...

Thanks for the tip, I used to have one years ago but used it mostly for boosting the tube driver I was using for distortion at the time. I’ll have to check it out again. Out of curiosity are you using single coils or humbuckers?

I took delivery of a Mesa Fillmore 100 Combo today. :shock: Hot holy hell this amp cooks. Most demos I’ve heard and reviews I’ve read are from people really digging into the tweed clean and edge-of-breakup tones but I’ve spent 95% on the high gain section with the gain at about 80% and it...

Hello! I'm struggling to get a good EQ settings to be friendly with muff and Fuzz pedals on the clean channel. It's got this weird low mid thrust no matter where I set it, and the highs sound harsh. This results in muffs sounding both choked and muddy and fizzy at the same time. I find they...

Thanks for the detailed reply. I also contacted the Tube Store and asked them about it, they suggested that a 6CA7 tube, which is interchangable with the EL34, may be more what I'm looking for. Anyone try this out?

Also, I wanted to let people know that I did check the forums for any similar posts, but all of the information had to do with how the bass was affected on the drive channel, without any specifics on exactly how it impacted the clean channel, other than users saying they either liked it better...

I have been trying to get the Lone Star to work for me for about a year now. It's a classic amp, and the cleans are killer. I primarily use the amp as a clean platform for dirt pedals. I run a very simple setup. I generally use a Strat or Tele into a muff, usually a Ram's Head or Civil War...