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dor21combe

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HI Guys,just bought a Lonestar Special and have a couple of questions. After reading the many comments and discussions on the LSS i would like to have some spare tubes handy in case of what seems to be a recurring problems with the LSS. I dont to be left with an amp not running for a couple of weeks. Any suggestions which ones in particular

Secondly and maybe a stupid question, but why has Mesa not sorted this problem.

Thanks
 
The only problem I've heard about was that they were blowing rectifier tubes like mad, and they fixed that issue a long time ago.
 
You really should have enough spare tubes to get you through a gig anyway. This means at least a full set of power tubes, one spare preamp tube of each type the amp takes (although you can usually get away with substituting a 12AX7 for any of the 12A*7 types), and one rectifier tube if the amp doesn't have a solid-state rectifier option. And at least two spare fuses - if a power or rectifier tube goes, it will usually take the fuse with it and it's no good having spare tubes if you can't power the amp up again! (But, if you've changed both the power and rectifier tubes and it still blows the fuse, there is something else wrong and more fuses won't help... so two is enough.) *Under no circumstances EVER use car fuses, foil, guitar strings or other 'emergency' replacements for the proper fuse value* - you'll just seriously damage the amp if anything else is/goes wrong.

You can use a solid-state rectifier plug-in as a get-you-home in most tube rectifier amps, but with vintage amps you should make sure it's the type with a simulated voltage drop as well, or you risk blowing filter caps or other parts. You could also use a higher-rated rectifier tube if you have a spare one (eg GZ34 instead of 5Y3), but you also need to be careful about the change in voltage.
 
They are known for blowing the current production 5Y3's.Mesa's "fix" was to get someone to make them a run of supposedly more rugged 5Y3's.Just get a 5V4 and forget it,a good NOS 5V4 will likely outlive the amp.
 
HI Guys thanks for your reply. Had the LSS for two days now was working great when all of a sudden on the 5w output the volume droped and the sound became distorted. Switched to the 15 and it was fine but it is doing the same on now on the 30w channel. Any suggestions as to why this is happening.

Thanks Dor21combe
 

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