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Mesa Boogie Lone Star Special 1x12 Combo Guitar Amplifier

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Mesa Boogie Lone Star Special 1x12 Combo Guitar Amplifier
Product no: 9000-0018-5981 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

Brutal and pure; 30 Watts of honest, hard-working tube-driven power. Answerable for the warm, round tube sound and precocious yet sensual character of the smallest member of the Lone Star family, is the four EL84s in the power amp. The five 12AX7s in the preamp and Mesa 5Y3 rectifier tube, the most heavy-duty rectifier in the Mesa Boogie arsenal, deliver sound as sultry as a long Summer night in the Texan desert. Brilliant highs, velvety mid-range and rich, compact lows with a deep 'sag' in the attack are delivered by one tried-and-tested 12-inch Celestion C90-speaker.

Mesa Boogie Lone Star Special: A Golden Sheen to the Tonal Spectrum

The Lone Star Special has an adjustable power of 5, 15 and 30 Watts per channel. At full power, the sag of the rectifier tube disappears and attack tightens considerably, making this combo fit for super-fast riffs. While 30 Watts may not sound like much, this is a Mesa Boogie amp and in the world of Mesa Boogie, 30 Watts is loud - really loud. However, by toning it all the way down to 5 watts, the Class A gain changes from a Push-Pull configuration to a single-ended gain to bring the second harmonics back and give a golden sheen to the tonal spectrum. This Lone Star Special is seductive, warm and has all the power and capability to deliver a well-aimed punch to the gut.

The Smallest Sibling with the Biggest Character

The face of the Lone Star Special Head has all the same features as its big brother. The first channel is developed for cleans with rich bell-bright overtones and the second channel is for cleans-with-an-edge that can tip over into sumptuous vintage-style overdriven tone. The breaking point can be dialed in accurately using the cascading gain pots one by one to gradually upset the balance and push finally it over. While this is the smallest member of the Lone Star Family, it's certainly the most precocious and has the biggest character.

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This Mesa Boogie Lone Star Special is also available as a separate amplifier head or as a 2x12 amplifier combo.

Specifications

Product features

Connectors	External speaker(s), Footswitch
Number of channels	2
Number of speakers	1
Amp modelling	no
Effects loop	yes
Weight	25 - 29.9 kg
Built-in tuner	no
Built-in effects	reveb (analogue)
Colour	beige
Speaker diameter	12 inches
Power attenuator	yes
Amplifier type	tube
Amplifier valve	EL84
Power in Watts	21 - 30 Watts
Can be powered by battery	no

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	32,0 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	82,0 x 64,0 x 44,0 cm

Product specifications

Fully tube-driven combo guitar amplifier

Power: 30, 15, 5 Watts per channel, adjustable
Speaker: 1x 12-inch Celestion Seventy 90
Number of tubes:
- 5x AX7 preamp tubes
- 4x EL84 power tubes
- 1x rectifier Mesa Boogie 5Y3, switch for silicon diode rectifier
Number of channels: 2 - clean, clean/overdrive
- Channel 1: clean
- Channel 2: clean or drive, via cascading gain controls
Number of controls:
- Channel 1: gain, treble, mid, bass, presence, master volume
- Channel 2: drive, gain, treble, mid, bass, presence, master volume
- Channel 1/2: output, solo
FX loop with adjustable effect send level and true bypass switch
Adjustable reverb, warm or bright, per channel
Number of outputs:
- Solo (1x)
- Speaker out (3x)
- Slave out (1x)
Included foot switch with controls for channel 1/2 and solo
Maintenance-free bias control
Colour: Cocoa Bronco vinyl with Cream Bronco Control panel and Tan jute speaker grille
Weight: 27 kg
Dimensions: 490 x 580 x 300 mm

Connectors:
- Front panel:
  - Input: 1x mono jack (TS)
  - Footswitch: 1x stereo jack (TRS)
- Rear panel:
  - FX send/return, 2x mono jack (TS)
  - External channel switch: 1x mono jack (TS)
  - Solo switch: 1x mono jack (TS)
  - Slave out: 1x mono jack (TS)
  - Speaker out: 1x mono jack (TS)
Comes with cover and foot switch

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