First Post.....You have all saved my LS

[messaboog1e]

Just found this board the other day. Traded my very nice Egnater Renegade 1x12 for a 2005 LoneStar. I admit I fell in love with the LS because of the famed "Timmons Tone". But channel 2 sounds like ***. Sounds like my amp ate chili all night and has the farts. I've tried everything I could get my hands on. I also ordered a whole new set pf pre and power tubes that I hope help. I think the power tubes are original 2005.

I've been up all night the last 2 nights reading about the Reeder mod's and Splatter's bias mod. I have every intention of doing the first Reeder mod as well as the Bias mode. I'm hoping that helps. Otherwise, I traded a perfectly crystal clear amp for a mud puddle.

Thanks everyone in advance....love the site.

 

[plan-x]

Another important thing is to keep the drive higher than the gain. Try the gain at 11-12:00, and drive at 2-4:00. You'll hear a difference right away. Of course keeping the bass and mids down at 10:00 or lower. Treble and presence at 12:00 and above. I did these settings before the mod and still do. I set both ch's with those settings. I haven't done the bias mod yet. That's how good the Reeder #1 is.

 

[messaboog1e]

Thanks Plan! At this point, the bass is off. If I could set it negative, I would. Looking forward to the new tubes, the mods, and the board's awesome experience.

 

[plan-x]

If I could set it negative, I would.

That's where the Reeder mod #2 can help. It changes the EQ section to completely stop signal on the bass, mid, treble, & presence when those pots are turned all the way down. Normally when you turn them down, there is still some low mid/bass stuff coming thru. Give it a try and see. After the mod, that stuff goes away. So you can dial in the exact amount of bass, mids, etc. This works especially well on ch 2. Ch 1 seems to benefit from that low/mid muffle and sounds fuller w/o the mod. As I stated back in the days," Ch 1 seems to loose it's mojo with the mod".

I may not even do the Bias mod. Why? (1) I'm totally happy with the Reeder mods, both mods affect the 2nd ch getting it to a place that it sounds wonderful. (2) Ch 1 ain't broke. It's the shining star of the LS line. Big as Texas, wide as the Rio Grande, etc (3) After spending a chunk of change on some nice tubes, which improves tone also, do I want to burn them up much quicker with a hot bias. I've gotten years out of my JJ's.

 

[messaboog1e]

Thank you very much. I'm going to take your advice, do the Reeder Mods and put new tubes in. Hopefully I'll be as happy as you are. Thanks Plan!

 

[Maury]

Also, see if you can manage to get Channel 2's output higher than 1:00. This will no doubt make you lower the main output, but doing this removes some mud, even with no reeder mod.

 

[messaboog1e]

Thanks Maury! I put in all new JJ tubes last night and it seems a little clearer. It's hard to get this thing cranked up in my apartment, but I'm doing my best. Thanks for the suggestions. Looking to do the Reeder Mod #1 this weekend.

 

[lostcause]

Thanks Maury! I put in all new JJ tubes last night and it seems a little clearer. It's hard to get this thing cranked up in my apartment, but I'm doing my best. Thanks for the suggestions. Looking to do the Reeder Mod #1 this weekend.

A LS in an apartment! That would kill me. Feel for you. Everytime you turn the volume up a little you can hear that it wants to be turned up a little more. I havnt done any of the mods(I have but I swapped them back to factory standard) The mods might help you to get a less muddy sound at apartment volume level's.

 

[lostcause]

Doh.....Double post.