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Mesa Boogie Lone Star Special 2x12 Combo (Black)

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Mesa Boogie Lone Star Special 2x12 Combo (Black)
Product no: 9000-0017-8363 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty, the tubes come with a 3-month warranty.

General

This Mesa Boogie Lone Star Special has a few special characteristics that set it apart from its 'bigger brother', the Lone Star. For starters, it has two pairs of EL84s on board and a Mesa 5Y3 rectifier tube, which is the heaviest rectifier of the Mesa Boogie arsenal. It delivers tight lows, rich mids and ringing highs with that deep, sultry sag in the attack you might recognise from bluesy Texas rock music. Having said that though, the Mesa Boogie Lone Star is just as suitable for other musical styles as well.

Boutique-Style Amp with Vintage Overdrive

The rectifier tube is de-activated when the combo runs at full capacity, making the response to dynamics even tighter. Don't let its seemingly small 30 Watts of power fool you; this Mesa Boogie can be turned up loud - real loud! What's more, this boutique-style amp offers a characteristic vintage overdrive with a punch that can easily handle a medium-sized venue. At home, it's just as suitable, as its four EL84s can be switched off individually per channel for a capacity of 15 or even 5 Watts, which is plenty loud enough when you're burning the midnight oil and don't want to wake the neighbours.

Compact Size, Big Presence

The Lone Star Special's control panel on the front is exactly the same as the bigger Lone Star version. Its first channel offers a clean sound with ringing overtones, and its second delivers clean with an edge and deliciously vintage-sounding overdriven tones. You can set the amp breakup point yourself using the three cascading gain knobs in succession. The Lone Star Special 2x12 combo sends its sound through two Celestion Custom 90 Black Shadow speakers, which were specially made for Mesa Boogie. This Lone Star Special may look compact, but it packs an enormous punch!

Tips or comments about this product

The Mesa Boogie Lone Star Special is also available in the colour Cocoa, as a 1x12 combo (also in black), as a separate guitar amplifier head (also in black), or as a 19-inch rack model (only in black).

Specifications

Product features

Connectors	External speaker(s), Footswitch
Number of channels	2
Number of speakers	2
Amp modelling	no
Effects loop	yes
Weight	30 - 34.9 kg
Built-in tuner	no
Built-in effects	reveb (analogue)
Colour	black
Speaker diameter	12 inches
Power attenuator	no
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)	17,2 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	84,0 x 67,0 x 45,0 cm

Product specifications

fully analogue tube amp
wattage: 30, 15, 5 Watts, selectable per channel
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 clear, 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: black vinyl with black burlap speaker cloth
weight: 33.5 kg
dimensions: 515 x 680 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 footswitch

Description	Type	Language	Extension
Mesa Bogie Lone Star Special manual	Manual	Unknown

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