MESA/BOOGIE
MESA/BOOGIE LONESTAR SPECIAL 212 COMBO GUITAR AMPLIFIER
Introducing the new Pure Class A, EL84 Powered LONE STAR SPECIAL®
The Mesa Boogie Lone star Special 212 combo is a magnificent guitar amplifier. Featuring Channel Assignable Power, you can assign one, two or all four EL-84 power tubes to either of its two channels for independent Power Ratings of 5, 15 or 30 Watts!
The stylistic momentum of the Lone Star ® has been overwhelming with players and reviewers alike bestowing global accolades on this gem, including prestigious Editor’s Pick and Platinum Awards. “So . . . why another Lone Star?” Because tone this good, demands it!
Take that incredibly expressive pre-amp with its intuitive versatility, add the vintage magic of EL-84’s running Pure Class A — and a new classic is born. Where its Big Brother boasts the huge warmth and headroom of 6L6 power, the Special delivers seductive, bubbly tone and a sensual, elastic feel. This Lone Star is short on weight, but tall on personality.
Authentic retro-tone is all about power and the way it clips. Yet in any given amp, the sweet-spot of power clip is inseparably tied to its wattage and playing loudness. The Lone Star Special smashes this age-old limitation by offering three distinct power configurations, each with its own window of wattage: 30, 15, or 5. Perfect Power. Per Channel. On Demand.
Thirty Watts, bold and pure from all four power tubes punches through the mix and hangs with a band in mid-size venues. Fifteen watts cries the blues with sinful passion . . . coaxing expressive soul from an electron-soaked pair of EL-84’s. Both these circuits run Pure Class A in a Push-Pull configuration. But what really makes this Lone Star Special is its ability to switch down to five watts of single-ended power bliss.
In Push-Pull circuits, the second harmonic is cancelled out when the two halves of the wave-form are re-combined in the output transformer. Unlike Push-Pull, Single-Ended circuits preserve this most musical of all harmonics. A subtle coating of warm distortion (an octave above the note you’re playing) glazes the entire spectrum with a purring, golden halo of precious nuance. Perfect for individual playing or recording.
• Rectifier Tracking (5 & 15 Watt Modes = Tube Rectification, 30 Watt Mode = Silicon Diode Rectification)
• Two 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 Channel 2 “Drive” Control (Multi-Stage Cascading Gain Circuit)
• Thick/Normal/Thicker Voicing Switch (Channel 2)
• 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)
• 2 x 12″ UK Celestion C90 Speakers
• All-Tube 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
• Two Button Footswitch (Channel1/2 & Solo)
• Slip Cover
Gigging at the club . . . rehearsing with the band . . . recording in the studio . . . tracking at home . . . or simply finding inspiration late at night . . . the finely tuned power sections of the Lone Star Special ® transcend all these needs – going where no single amp has gone before.
All Mesa Boogie products are handcrafted in Petaluma, California and are covered by a Five Year warranty.
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