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Mesa/Boogie LoneStar Amplifier owner manual Mesa Boogie

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Mesa/Boogie LoneStar Amplifier owner manual Mesa Boogie

Contents

MESA BOOGIE Hello from the Tone Farm FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & FEATURES TABLE OF CONTENTSREAR PANEL CONTROLS, SWITCHES & JACKS PRECAUTIONS & WARNINGS READ AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS OF PROPER USAGEREAR VIEW LONE STAR FRONT VIEW LONE STAROverview Continued HELPFUL HINTSSAMPLE #1. Sparkling Clean / Singing Lead HELPFUL HINTS ContinuedFRONT PANEL Controls & Features DRIVE / CLEAN FRONT PANEL Controls & Features ContinuedCLEAN GAIN FRONT PANEL Controls & Features ContinuedCH FT SW DRIVEbecome dominant FRONT PANEL Controls & Features Continuedfor further tweaking TREBLEto dedicate to each of your two channels FRONT PANEL Controls & Features ContinuedPRESENCE PAGEcontrols the volume of the power section FRONT PANEL Controls & Features ContinuedLONE STAR 2 with the DRIVE bypassed FRONT PANEL Controls & Features ContinuedFUSE REAR PANELthe FUSE if necessary FX LOOP Series REAR PANEL Continuedto the Loop BYPASSREAR PANEL Continued CHANNEL & SOLO External Switch PortsCHANNEL SOLO EXT SW BIAS SELECTBIAS SELECT Continued REAR PANEL Continuedand the appearance of your LONE STAR stunning resultsREST AREA REMOTE FOOTSWITCH JACKREAR PANEL Continued PAGESAMPLE # 2 CLEAN CLONES FACTORY SAMPLE SETTINGSSAMPLE # 4 PURR & GRIND TUBE RECTIFIER TRACKINGFACTORY SAMPLE SETTINGS SAMPLE # 6 BARBEQUETUBE RECTIFIER TRACKING DIODESSETTING # PERSONAL SETTINGS SHEET SETTING #SETTING # SETTING #Page Because your ampliﬁ er is an all tube design, it is quite possible that you will at some point experience minor pre-amptube noise. Rest assured - this is no cause for alarm and you can take care of the problem yourself in a matter of minutes by simply swapping tubes COOLING FAN LONESTAR TUBE TASK CHARTDescription of Tube Functions 6L6 6L6 6L6 5U4Here’s a question we often hear Continued control grids. Voltage and current are NOT the same. Current is the AMOUNT of electricity, the “quantity” - and is measured in amperes. Voltage is the degree of electric charge - like the “pressure” to use the old water analogy. Let me illustrate how different voltage and current are Page POSITIVE = SPEAKER IMPEDANCE MATCHING & HOOK-UPGUIDENEGATIVE = Speaker A = 8 OhmsSpeaker B 8 Ohms Speaker A 8 OhmsNEGATIVE POSITIVE Total Load = 4 Ohms POSITIVE NEGATIVEWIRING SCHEMES...Amplifier to Speaker Cabinets SAFE MISMATCH8 Ohm Cabinet Partial back view of some Mesa amp8 Ohm WIRING SCHEMES...Amplifier to Speaker CabinetsCORRECT MATCH CORRECT8 Ohm WIRING SCHEMES...Amplifier to Speaker Cabinets16 Ohm SAFE MISMATCHSAFE MISMATCH 16 OhmWIRING SCHEMES...Amplifier to Speaker Cabinets 8 OhmON TRIODES, PENTODES & IRISHMEN PENTODES Occasionally though, bar doors - even the louvered type - were found to be too effective, and too many customers turned away. Something further was needed to increase the attraction of the bar and overcome the resistance created by the door. Thus the cocktail waitress was invented Designer / President A feature article by Randall SmithPENTODES Continued REAR VIEW STFRONT VIEWBOOGIE The Spirit of Art in Technology MESA OOGIE1317 Ross Street Petaluma, CA USA The Spirit of Art in Technology707 778-6565FAX NO 9/07/06