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Mesa/Boogie LoneStar Amplifier The Spirit of Art in Technology, Ross Street Petaluma, CA USA

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The Spirit of Art in Technology

The Spirit of Art in Technology

(707) 778-6565 FAX NO. (707) 765-1503

1317 Ross Street Petaluma, CA 94954

USA

9/07/06

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Mesa/Boogie LoneStar Amplifier The Spirit of Art in Technology, Ross Street Petaluma, CA USA, 707 778-6565FAX NO, 9/07/06

Contents

MESA BOOGIE Hello from the Tone Farm FRONT PANEL CONTROLS & FEATURES TABLE OF CONTENTSREAR PANEL CONTROLS, SWITCHES & JACKS READ AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS OF PROPER USAGE PRECAUTIONS & WARNINGSFRONT VIEW LONE STAR REAR VIEW LONE STARHELPFUL HINTS Overview ContinuedHELPFUL HINTS Continued SAMPLE #1. Sparkling Clean / Singing LeadFRONT PANEL Controls & Features FRONT PANEL Controls & Features Continued DRIVE / CLEANFRONT PANEL Controls & Features Continued CLEAN GAINCH FT SW DRIVEFRONT PANEL Controls & Features Continued become dominantfor further tweaking TREBLEFRONT PANEL Controls & Features Continued to dedicate to each of your two channelsPRESENCE PAGEcontrols the volume of the power section FRONT PANEL Controls & Features ContinuedLONE STAR FRONT PANEL Controls & Features Continued 2 with the DRIVE bypassedFUSE REAR PANELthe FUSE if necessary REAR PANEL Continued FX LOOP Seriesto the Loop BYPASSCHANNEL & SOLO External Switch Ports REAR PANEL ContinuedCHANNEL SOLO EXT SW BIAS SELECTREAR PANEL Continued BIAS SELECT Continuedand the appearance of your LONE STAR stunning resultsREMOTE FOOTSWITCH JACK REST AREAREAR PANEL Continued PAGEFACTORY SAMPLE SETTINGS SAMPLE # 2 CLEAN CLONESSAMPLE # 4 PURR & GRIND TUBE RECTIFIER TRACKINGSAMPLE # 6 BARBEQUE FACTORY SAMPLE SETTINGSTUBE RECTIFIER TRACKING DIODESPERSONAL SETTINGS SHEET SETTING # 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 LONESTAR TUBE TASK CHART COOLING FANDescription 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 SPEAKER IMPEDANCE MATCHING & HOOK-UPGUIDE POSITIVE =NEGATIVE = Speaker A = 8 OhmsSpeaker A 8 Ohms Speaker B 8 OhmsNEGATIVE POSITIVE Total Load = 4 Ohms POSITIVE NEGATIVESAFE MISMATCH WIRING SCHEMES...Amplifier to Speaker Cabinets8 Ohm Cabinet Partial back view of some Mesa ampWIRING SCHEMES...Amplifier to Speaker Cabinets 8 OhmCORRECT MATCH CORRECTWIRING SCHEMES...Amplifier to Speaker Cabinets 8 Ohm16 Ohm SAFE MISMATCH16 Ohm SAFE MISMATCHWIRING 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 MESA OOGIE The Spirit of Art in TechnologyThe Spirit of Art in Technology 1317 Ross Street Petaluma, CA USA707 778-6565FAX NO 9/07/06