rippingrudy
Well-known member
I'm more of a lurker on this site but I felt compelled to write about my first gig with the Lonestar Classic last night. It is the 1X12 combo and I sat it on top of a 2X12 Recto cabinet (So the C90 in the combo was running and the two V30s in the recto cab).
I find the sound quality of this amp to be just unbelievable. The clean channel is beyond my expectations and the drive channel... Oh man! From some of the You-Tube videos I've watched you'd think this channel is weak. I don't know if these guys are setting it wrong but I got the sweetest overdrive with a beautiful compression that made lead playing effortless.
The settings I used were very close to those in the Andy Timmons thread where there is a picture of his Lonestar. Only difference is I ran the gain slightly higher with the drive slightly lower then the gain.
Although the amp has it's own vibe I think it covers the "Marshall" and "Fender" tones quite well. I recommend it to anyone who needs a versatile amp and can live without the "hyper gain" found in some metal amps.
I find the sound quality of this amp to be just unbelievable. The clean channel is beyond my expectations and the drive channel... Oh man! From some of the You-Tube videos I've watched you'd think this channel is weak. I don't know if these guys are setting it wrong but I got the sweetest overdrive with a beautiful compression that made lead playing effortless.
The settings I used were very close to those in the Andy Timmons thread where there is a picture of his Lonestar. Only difference is I ran the gain slightly higher with the drive slightly lower then the gain.
Although the amp has it's own vibe I think it covers the "Marshall" and "Fender" tones quite well. I recommend it to anyone who needs a versatile amp and can live without the "hyper gain" found in some metal amps.