SyKrash said:
lance said:
Well, it works for me!
I have a Lonestar Classic 1 x 12 w/ V30.
-Lance
You put a V30 in the 1x12 ope Back cab? How does it sound? Are you able to use the 100-watt setting or do you have to tweed mode/50watt setting it?
I bought it used last September, and it was already in it. When I tried it out, I used a Godin LGX. Straight into the cab, the cleans were very lush, it damn near sounded like it had a light chorus effect on it. (Warm Reverb setting.) I knew I would buy it before I even tried Channel two. Channel two sounds very good to me. More of a classic rock crunch than modern high gain, but I also use pedals to get me into that realm. (Hughes & Kettner Tube Factor). I have since done Reeder Mod 1, but to be honest, I would be happy with the mod or without. I also did the footswitchable gain mod on it, which basically turns it into a 3 channel amp, which I highly recommend. I play a Les Paul Standard, a PRS McCarty, a Gibson Howard Roberts Fusion, and a Fender Strat through it. (Mainly the McCarty, since it has coil tapping) All of them sound great through it. I don't do alot of gigging (probably 6 shows a year), mainly sub work for friends. This amp is plenty loud, and when we play the outdoor Festivals, I use a 4x12 cab w/ it. (I could probably get by without that too, as it is mic'ed up.)
Otherwise it still get's played a few hours a week at home.
I do things a little backwards than most as far as my settings. I like channel 1 on 50w and channel 2 on 100w. I prefer the tweed setting, but full power sounds good too, and I haven't had any problems. Why, is there something I should be concerned about using the V30 on "Full On"?
Another note: This is my first Mesa, and I was a little concerned about how I heard that they are hard to dial in. I had no problem finding a really good tone right away-although I was warned not to dime the tone controls, just set them around 12:00 and tweek from there.
One other thing I like about the amp, is that it has it's own voice. The groups I play with use Marshall's, Fenders, and Hughe's & Kettner amps. It blends nicely with all of those. The best complement I got was the first time I used it at a gig, the rest of the band was telling the other guitar player (who's like a mentor to me, and I wish I could play like him) to get rid of his Tri-Amp and get a Lonestar! They said it was the best I've ever sounded. Granted, I played an Ampeg Reverberocket before the Lonestar, but hey, I still like that amp!
Sorry for the long rambling post, but I figured telling you that the amp is great without putting it in the context of which I use it wouldn't be much help.
-Lance
