Hi Gentlemen,
So I've had this second-hand mint condition lonestar special for a few years (manufactured sometime in late 2006). From the moment I plugged this guy in, I knew it would be my go-to amp. One thing about this one in particular (that I didn't realize is unusual) is the amount of gain it has. I say unusual because I have since purchase another LSS as a backup and played a few out there in stores this last week. I'm not thinking the original owner (a 14 year old kid) modded it, but now I'm beginning to wonder. If so, this kid's a genius. I mean with drive and gain about noon I get some pretty heavy, non-flubby tones that work for just about every guitar I've used with it. It's almost hard to explain how much more gain it has than my recently acquired LSS. Even pegged for gain and drive, the new almost can't do what my older on does at noons. Strange! Anyway, the question I have not being an electronics guy, is what do you think is going on? And more importantly, how to get my newer one to sound like that older one! Like I said, I expected them to all be about the same, so I was looking forward to the new one being a carbon-copy backup...however, this isnt even close. I've even swapped tubes between them, but nope, it's something else entirely. I actually have some rough demo material that I will try to get on soundclick so you can all have a listen and give me your best guess. I have a PRS CU22 with Artists pups that sound like pure bliss through it. Like the sweetest violin with a response is just buttery-chewy. Your thoughts would be appreciated!!
J
So I've had this second-hand mint condition lonestar special for a few years (manufactured sometime in late 2006). From the moment I plugged this guy in, I knew it would be my go-to amp. One thing about this one in particular (that I didn't realize is unusual) is the amount of gain it has. I say unusual because I have since purchase another LSS as a backup and played a few out there in stores this last week. I'm not thinking the original owner (a 14 year old kid) modded it, but now I'm beginning to wonder. If so, this kid's a genius. I mean with drive and gain about noon I get some pretty heavy, non-flubby tones that work for just about every guitar I've used with it. It's almost hard to explain how much more gain it has than my recently acquired LSS. Even pegged for gain and drive, the new almost can't do what my older on does at noons. Strange! Anyway, the question I have not being an electronics guy, is what do you think is going on? And more importantly, how to get my newer one to sound like that older one! Like I said, I expected them to all be about the same, so I was looking forward to the new one being a carbon-copy backup...however, this isnt even close. I've even swapped tubes between them, but nope, it's something else entirely. I actually have some rough demo material that I will try to get on soundclick so you can all have a listen and give me your best guess. I have a PRS CU22 with Artists pups that sound like pure bliss through it. Like the sweetest violin with a response is just buttery-chewy. Your thoughts would be appreciated!!
J
