Recent content by eaglewolf

I just saw him last weekend at a clinic in the San Diego area. Incredible guitarist, and I was quite impressed with what the amps were capable of. To top it off he was a really nice guy, spending as much time talking to each fan that wanted to meet him. I walked away with a new respect for the...

Depends on how high you want it. Besides another widebody 1X12, the Rectifier vertical 2X12 works great if you need more height. I've been thinking about that setup for an amp head I'm having built - or at least will be when I get the cash. David

My GC sells them, and happens to be my local dealer unless I want to drive a bit, but it seems lately Mesa's just sit on the floor gathering dust. (That makes adding the brand a difficult decision for a retailer.) They have had a great sounding ED combo there for many months now. If I wasn't...

Interesting. I called Mesa and asked about that color, and they quoted it as being $180 extra. I should have bought one when I saw an ED in that color on the showroom floor! David

Nice. I knew I shouldn't have opened this one up! Now I want one of those amps and another LP badly! David

Sounded great! Your guitar playing was awesome. I was about to ask where the Lonestar falls in the Mesa line as far as sound is concerned. I've had the Roadster, and tried out the Electradyne. From some of the comments, I take it that the Lonestar is not normally known for high gain...

Oh, now I'm GASsing for that one. I wondered when Mesa was going to do this. Since the PRS Sweet 16 is priced at about $1600 or so, $900 sounds more than reasonable. Sure, a third less would be nice, but this is a Mesa, after all, along with the quality they are know for and made in the USA. If...

I finally got to listen to one of these today - great sounding amp! This one was a 1X12 combo. Definitely on my list of must-have amps, and very likely my next one. If I'd had the money I think I would have brought it home. I think I would prefer a head and cabinet, but there is something to be...

Nice! The Marshall really looks outclassed there. I went to my local Mesa dealer yesterday (Guitar Center in my area) to try one out and they can't keep the ED in stock. Man, a week ago they had them on the floor. While they did have a Mk V 1X12 combo, they said that the ED's and Mk V's...

I bought a Mesa Roadster myself and love the tone out of it, but frankly a 100W head is way too much power for bedroom playing. Unless you have a very tolerant family and neighbors, I don't recommend it. All that great tone the Roadster is capable of just doesn't show itself at bedroom levels...

I really like the look of the stock knobs on the Roadster - those metal knobs look so industrial - but I have to admit that I never have a clue as to how the amp is set just by looking at it. I'm not quite ready to change them out, but after looking at this post I may rethink that. Either that...

If I'm not mistaken, the issues that I had talked about were with just a couple of amps that had been through the shop several times. Trust me - I'm not put off by one dealer's comments. I've had other dealers tell me that Gibson guitars are horrible, Fenders are junk, or PRS's are overpriced...

Nice rig, Griz! My dealer indicated that they actually have had quite a few problems with the Lonestar - virtually every time they sell one it comes back with problems, particularly the combos. (One was sent to Mesa for repairs four times.) But the sound out of them (when they worked) was...

Thanks for the feedback. I figure that with the Roadster head I don't have to worry about being drowned out in most situations. I'm looking at the LSS more for a lower volume option. I've read a number of articles and threads on attenuators, and the opinions seem to be all over the place as to...

A friend of mine recently purchased a Lonestar Special (for use with an R8, Strat and a Telecaster) and I was quite impressed with what that amp could do, even at fairly low volumes (he lives in a condo.) I wasn't familiar with that amp, though I have heard good things about the Lonestar. Since...