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Owner's Manual
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Hello from the Tone Farm ...You, smart player and intuitive human, have put your trust in us to be your amplifi er company. This is something we do not take lightly. By choosing this instrument to be a part of your musical voice, you have become part of the Mesa family...WELCOME! Our goal is to never let you down. Your reward is that you are the new owner of an amp, bred of fi ne all tube heritage...benefi ting from the many pioneering and patented Mesa circuits that led to the refi nement of y
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TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW _______________________________________________________________________ 1-2 HELPFUL HINTS __________________________________________________________________ 2-3 INSTANT GRATIFICATION _____________________________________________________________3 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & FEATURES INPUT _____________________________________________________________________________4 FOOTSWITCH ______________________________________________________________________4 DRIVE _____________________
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PRECAUTIONS & WARNINGS Your MESA/Boogie Amplifier is a professional instrument. Please treat it with respect and operate it properly. USE COMMON SENSE AND ALWAYS OBSERVE THESE PRECAUTIONS: WARNING: EU: permission from the Supply Authority is needed before connection. WARNING: Vacuum tube amplifiers generate heat. To insure proper ventilation always make certain there is at least four inches (100mm) of space behind the rear of the amplifier cabinet. Keep away from curtains or any flammable o
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Instruction Manual Overview: Cong Cong Congr r ratulations atulations atulations on on y your our choice choice of of the the LONE STAR as your amplifi er and Welcome to the MESA/Boogie MESA/Boogie MESA/Boogie F Family! amily! This hand-built instrument was crafted with the fi nest quality components and designed to provide you with years of musical inspira- tion and toneful satisfaction. From a glance you can see the LONE STAR is laid out simply and logically. Its clean, two channel layo
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Overview: (Continued) The OUTPUT control is joined by our SOLO feature that provides an additional master output that you can trigger remotely for a footswitchable boost when you want to feature a part. These two Front Panel controls are brought on line with the activation of the Effects Loop. When the Loop is not active, the individual Channel Master controls serve as fi nal output controls. When the Loop is set to HARD BYPASS, all associated circuitry is removed (for you purists) from the
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HELPFUL HINTS: (Continued) 6.) When the Footswitch is not available or desired, use the Front Panel mini toggle to select the two channels. 7.) The Front Panel OUTPUT and SOLO controls are not active until the Effects Loop is switched to the LOOP ACTIVE position. Use the Channel MASTER controls for output volume level when the LOOP is set to HARD BYPASS. 8.) As with all MESA amplifi ers, the LONE STAR controls really work and are extremely powerful. You will fi nd most of the best sounds wi
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FRONT PANEL: Controls & Features INPUT: This is the instrument INPUT jack. This jack feeds the preamp and since the LONE STAR is a high gain amplifi er and therefore very sensitive, always use a high quality shielded cable between the instrument and the amplifi er. This will prevent unwanted noise and microphonic cable sounds. INPUT FT.SW FOOTSWITCH: This 1/4 inch ” stereo jack is for connection of the Channel Select Footswitch. When the FOOTSWITCH is con- nected here with the provided s
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FRONT PANEL: Controls & Features (Continued) CHANNEL SELECT: This 3 position mini toggle allows manual selection of the Channels when the Footswitch is not connected. Set it to the center FT-SW position to use the Channel Select Footswitch. CH 1 FT SW CH 2 INPUT DRIVE / CLEAN: This switch is responsible for activating the DRIVE circuitry in Channel 2. Set to DRIVE, the overdrive circuitry is active and additional tube stages are added in front of the normal “rhythm” circuitry to produ
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FRONT PANEL: Controls & Features (Continued) GAIN: This control adjusts the predominant gain stage in each channel’s circuit with the function and taper being optimized for each individual channel. Remember that your LONE STAR is really two amplifi ers built onto one chassis, so though each channel looks identical, the GAIN control for each channel comes in a different place and adjusts a different point in that channel’s circuit. CH 1 In most guitar amplifi ers, and especially in all-tube
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FRONT PANEL: Controls & Features (Continued) TREBLE: As in most tube guitar amplifi ers, the TREBLE control ( in both channels of your LONE STAR ) is the most powerful of the rotary controls and is next in line only to the GAIN control as a shaping tool. Because it is fi rst in the signal path of the tone controls - and from here the Middle and Bass receive their signal - it is by far the dominant tone control. For this reason the setting of the TREBLE control is very important for equal r
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FRONT PANEL: Controls & Features (Continued) BASS: (Continued) Note: The BASS control in both channels of your LONE STAR is very powerful and though we have taken steps to ensure a balanced tone is easy to achieve, it is wise to blend with subtle nuance in mind. This is especially true in Channel 2 when using either the regular Channel 1 style gain circuitry cranked, or the DRIVE circuitry for higher gain lead sounds. A good rule to follow is this; as you increase the GAIN reduce the BA
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FRONT PANEL: Controls & Features (Continued) 100W / 50W: Channel Power Select (Continued) tone. This scheme would be further enhanced by selecting the TUBE RECTIFIER: TRACKING setting on the Rear Panel RECTIFIER SELECT switch. Or, you might want the opposite and set Channel 1 to 50 watts of sparkling, yet forgiving clean performance and go for the bold auth- ority of 100 watt power for Channel 2 set to a soaring high gain voice using the DRIVE circuitry. Whatever scheme you choose to use
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FRONT PANEL: Controls & Features (Continued) OUTPUT & SOLO CONTROLS: (Continued) SOLO: This control can only be activated if the correct Footswitch is connected to the Footswitch DIN jack. SOLO is an additional fi nal output level control wired in parallel with the OUTPUT control. It is capable of a setting above that of the OUTPUT control and can not be set below. The amount of apparent boost also depends on that of the OUTPUT control - in that if the amplifi er 100 W is at either the e
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REAR PANEL: WARNING: ALL - TUBE Unplug power LONE STAR ESA O O G I E before replacing M B AMPLIFIER fuse or removing bolts mounting CH 2 REVERB CH 1 FUSE chassis SILICON FAN SEND RETURN REVERB First set sound with NORMAL LOOP BIAS SELECT CHANNEL SOLO SPEAKERS DIODES ON LOOP bypassed. Then BRIGHT IN FUSE EL-34 set SEND & OUTPUT EL-34 to 50% for unity gain. EXT With LOOP IN, adjust MIN SEND to match FX. SW SLAVE TUBE FAN POWER FUSE WER FUSE Use OUTPUT for HARD BYPASS REV WARM WHEN RECT
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REAR PANEL: (Continued) FX LOOP: Series The LONE STAR handles outboard processing by providing an on-board patch point between the preamp and power section. This loop is wired such that the dry signal is in series with the effected (wet) signal. The circuit also incorporates a SEND LEVEL control allowing you to fi ne tune the output of the preamp circuit to match the input sensitivity of your processor (or fi rst processor in a rack system). The EFFECTS LOOP circuitry can be completely re
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REAR PANEL: (Continued) REVERB: The LONE STAR incorporates a stunning analog Reverb circuit that is fi tted with individual Channel Mix controls and a unique Reverb Voicing feature that offers a choice between two classic reverb sounds. ALL - TUBE LONE STAR ESA OOGIE M B REVERB BRIGHT produces a vintage guitar amp style brighter sound fi lled with canyons of AMPLIFIER CH 2 REVERB CH 1 harmonics and the classic spring resonance, while REV WARM features a smoother, warmer LOOP REVERB
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REAR PANEL: (Continued) BIAS SELECT: (Continued) NOTE: Using the AC POWER switch set to TWEED will reduce the strain on EL34 tubes (and 6L6 as well). If you prefer the sound of this setting, you will reduce the likelihood of tube problems and greatly extend their toneful life, as they are basically coasting. NOTE: It is possible to run the smaller octal 6V6 power tubes for reduced power applications and a looser bubblier sound in the TWEED AC POWER SETTING ONLY. Leave the BIAS SELECT switch
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REAR PANEL: (Continued) REVERB REMOTE JACK: The Reverb feature contains a Remote Switch jack that allows you to control the Reverb effect from a separate footswitch. The 1/4” jack is located on the underside of the chassis just below where the SLAVE jack is located on the extreme right side of the Back Panel. Connecting any tip-to-ground, latching-type footswitch will allow you to toggle on and off the Reverb effect. SPEAKERS Use a shielded cable for this application. You should be able t
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FACTORY SAMPLE SETTINGS LONESTAR STATE TUBE RECTIFIER TRACKING SAMPLE # 1 CH 1 100 W TWEED ON FT SW OUTPUT LOOP ON SOLO CH 2 50 W INPUT POWER OFF CLEAN DRIVE GAIN TREBLE MID BASS PRESENCE MASTER FT.SW STANDBY 100 W THICK NOR MAL ON ON 50 W THICKER CLEAN CLONES DIODES SAMPLE # 2 CH 1 100 W TWEED ON FT SW OUTPUT LOOP ON SOLO CH 2 INPUT 50 W POWER OFF CLEAN GAIN TREBLE MID BASS PRESENCE MASTER DRIVE FT.SW STANDBY 100 W THICK NOR MAL ON 50 W THICKER TWANG & BANGIN' TUBE RECTIFIER TRACKING SAMPLE # 3
