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Mesa Boogie Lonestar Special Baby Blue Bronco Tan Jute Grille

The Lone Star is laid out simply & logically. Its clean, two-channel layout provides a platform for ultimate expression with a minimal learning curve. The two channels provide the entire range of gain, from sparkling clean to totally saturated, and anywhere in between. Channel 1 is based on a traditional gain structure to produce warm clean sounds in its low to medium gain ranges. Channel 2 has a split personality and can either be set to achieve a slightly gainier clone of Channel 1 or, with the flick of a switch become a high gain preamp. The Lone Star offers Multi-Watt™ Channel Assignable Power featuring our patented Duo-Class™ technology. This feature allows you to choose between three different wattage ratings across two different Classes Of Operation and Wiring Configurations! Select 50 or 100 watts of Class AB wired in Push-Pull for classic bold authority or, switch down to 10 watts of pure Class A magic wired in a Single-Ended configuration for the ultimate sweet harmonic content. Choose the type of rectification you want - the stiffer, punchier response of the Silicon Diodes or the vintage sagginess of Tube Rectifier Tracking. The Power switch is fitted with Tweed (low) and ON (high/normal) settings to provide a built in variac so that incoming AC voltage can be reduced to produce a spongier feel and increased clip-ability. The pure, all-tube Reverb is fitted with a Bright/Warm switch that enables you to tailor the reverb sound to the style you are playing. The Solo feature provides an additional master output that you can trigger remotely for a footswitchable boost.




  • Made in Petaluma, California with the world’s finest materials
  • Multi-Watt™Power Amp (Patent 7,602,927) featuring Duo-Class™ (Patent 7,173,488) allows you three power options that are channel assignable via 10/50/100 Watt Power Switches: Choose 2 power tubes operating in pure Class A (single-ended), producing 10 watts, or 2 or 4 power tubes running in time-honored Class A/B, producing 50 or 100 watts respectively / 4x6L6, 5x12AX7, 1x5U4
  • Bias Select Switch (6L6/EL34)
  • Fixed Bias for Consistent, Maintenance Free Performance
  • Selectable Diode or Tube Rectifier Tracking
  • 2 Fully Independent Channels each with Gain, Treble, Mid, Bass, Presence, Reverb & Master Controls • Channel 1=Boutique Vintage Clean/Classic Breakup • Channel 2=Clone of Ch 1 or Cascading High Gain
  • Drive/Clean Switch activates Ch 2 “Drive” Control (Multi-Stage Cascading Gain Circuit)
  • Thick/Normal/Thicker Voicing Switch (Channel 2)
  • Full Power/Tweed™ “Variac” Switch (Patent 5,091,700)
  • All-Tube, Long Spring Reverb with Bright/Warm Reverb Tone Switch
  • Output Level Control (over all channels when activated)
  • Footswitchable Solo Level Control - Patent 6,724,897 (over all channels when activated)
  • Fully Buffered FX Loop with Send Level Control (over all channels when activated)
  • True “Hard” Bypass Switch that removes FX Loop, Output Level & Solo Level Controls from signal path
  • Slave Out w/Level Control
  • Fan Cooled with On/Off Switch
  • External Switching Jacks for Channels 1/2, Solo & Reverb
  • All Aluminum Chassis
  • 2 Button Footswitch (Channel 1/2 & Solo)
  • Track-Loc™ Removable Casters
  • Slipcover