New to the Boogie Board

[TheFix]

Greetings. Picked up a Cocoa/Tan Lonestar Special 1x12 Combo not too long ago and have been loving it. I play mostly country and classic rock tunes. In another life, I had a Flame Maple Nomad 100 2x12 that tore the rafters out of metal, hard rock clubs. Love Boogies! Looking forward to learning more about this amp's capabilities.

 

[sloanthebone]

Welcome!

 

[DC3 Gridlock]

Welcome and nice amp. I owned a big blue and silver Lonestar Classic.

 

[ricardo loma vista]

Welcome. You'll enjoy the LSS. I bought mine in 2005 to replace a Blues Deluxe that was becoming unreliable.. I've been using the LSS as my main amp for almost 20 years. It sounds great and is still going strong, despite almost daily use.

 

[TheFix]

Welcome. You'll enjoy the LSS. I bought mine in 2005 to replace a Blues Deluxe that was becoming unreliable.. I've been using the LSS as my main amp for almost 20 years. It sounds great and is still going strong, despite almost daily use.

That's good to hear. I'm not certain how old mine is (serial number is low 2000s), and buying it used, without the opportunity to play it first, I had concerns about the tubes. To my ear though, I can't hear anything that would justify the cost of replacing them at this juncture. Maybe this thing was as babied as the previous owner claimed... Or maybe they are just rock solid.

 

[rarebitusa]

Welcome. The LSS is an amazing amp. Put a GEQ in the fx loop and trim the 80Hz just a bit and the tonal blanket peels right off.

 

[TheFix]

Welcome. The LSS is an amazing amp. Put a GEQ in the fx loop and trim the 80Hz just a bit and the tonal blanket peels right off.

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Sweet tip, and very nice amp! What GEQ do you use?

 

[rarebitusa]

Thanks, use this Mesa 5-Band GEQ. TBH I'm just really familiar with this GEQ model, there are others that will do just fine I bet. The 5W mode on Ch 2 is super good for smooth leads.

 

[TheFix]

Thanks, use this Mesa 5-Band GEQ. TBH I'm just really familiar with this GEQ model, there are others that will do just fine I bet. The 5W mode on Ch 2 is super good for smooth leads.

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That makes perfect sense... I wasn't aware that Mesa put their famous 5-band EQ into a pedal... Now I need one! I loved that feature on my Nomad.

 

[domct203]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[rarebitusa]

Yea being used to the Mark V and it's GEQ, the Mesa GEQ is nice. Discontinued now... they are hard to come by.