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Mesa/Boogie Lone Star 2x12 Combo Amp

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Dave Grohl

Dave Grohl is listed as using Mesa/Boogie Lone Star 2x12 combo amps on Mesa's website.
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Prince

used with project "3rd eye girl"
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Chris Shiflett

Shiflett is listed as using Mesa Lone Star Combo amps on Mesa's website.
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Alex Trimble

The Mesa/Boogie Lone Star 2x12 Combo Amp is used by Alex Trimble, guitarist for the North Irish indie rock band, Two Door Cinema Club.
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Andy Timmons

In this video, at 2:20, Andy plays his guitar, and then says, "That's the Lone Start lead channel with a Tube Screamer… That's what I love about the Lone Star, it handles pedals so well. You can really tailor your tone."
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Mick Jones

Mesa Boogie Artist Relations had the chance to catch Big Audio Dynamite at Coachella Music Festival in Indio, California. Big Audio Dynamite recently reunited their original lineup and headlined the music festival. Guitar legend Mick Jones returned to his Mesa Boogie roots and has been playing a Lone Star 2x12 combo while on tour. Mick was known for using the Mark Series combos during his days with The Clash and still uses Boogie for his tone today. Mick began pushing the boundaries of rock with The Clash in 1976. The British pop/punk band was noted as “The Only Band That Matters”, with politically infused lyrics and a devoted following. Mick went on to form Big Audio Dynamite, incorporating many of the same styles, with the addition of elements like hip-hop, reggae, funk, and dance music. Mick’s work with The Clash and Big Audio Dynamite has influenced the music industry greatly. He played a definitive role in punk rock and continues inspiring the music industry today. We had the chance to catch up with Mick at the festival and talk about his current rig. Mick mentioned that he’s been using Boogie combos for over thirty years, to which he added, the reason he played Boogie with The Clash and still does today is because they are “simply the best”.
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Vernon Reid

At 4:35, Vernon says, "The guitar rig and the Zoom are running out of the Lone Star."
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James Dean Bradfield

On [this page](http://www.mesaboogie.com/artist/james-dean-bradfield.html) of Mesa Boogie's website, it says James Bradfield uses a Mesa Boogie Lone Star 2x12 Combo amp, and includes a picture of him with one.
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Rob Harris

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Dave Knudson

At 24:52 in this rig rundown video, Dave talks about his dual amp setup. Then at 25:32 he mentions that one of the amps is a 2x12 Mesa Boogie. It uses 6L6 power tubes and is run at 50 watts.
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Leda

At 9:47 in this video, Leda can be seen demoing a Mesa Boogie Lone Star 2x12 combo amp.
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Peter Honoré

"One of my work horse amps.. Not many Lonestars with a Boogie logo on them... Done SO SO many show!! #findhenry #nocabclonecommentsplease ;-)"
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Eric Krasno

As he mentions in this interview his main amp is a Mesa Boogie Lone Star. You can see this amp in almost all of his live performances.
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Calvin Joss

Among the gear the Calvin is listed as using in this Premier Guitar article, he has a Mesa Lone Star for an amplifier.
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Nick Steinhardt

Mesa/Boogies website shows the pedals and amps Nick uses.
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Mark Potter

Listed under Potter's official Mesa/Boogie artist page.
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John Konesky

it says he uses the amp on the mesa boogie website
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Michael "Mick" Taylor

Mick mentions the 2x12 at about the 43 second mark of this video. He says, "I also have the 2x12 version, which was the first one."
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Charley Bagnall

In this setup photo of Dagnall, the Mesa Boogie Lone Star is visible as his main combo.
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John Popper

This amplifier is for the harmonica microphone
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Stuart Hartland

The Mesa Boogie amp can be seen behind Stu in this photo
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Bill Nershi

"It's friggin' awesome! It's blowing my mind. It's so fun! So I'm playing that through a Mesa/Boogie Lone Star."
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Sulyman Qardash

Sulyman is in the studio, recording Kabul Dreams second album "Megalomaniacs" in Oakland, California
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4 Mesa/Boogie Lone Star 2x12 Combo Amp Reviews

clive

154

Love Two Door Cinema Club's sound!

+6

about 6 years ago
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jimmarchi1

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1970

tolerable

During an aborted quest to find a channel switching amp I could wrap my ears around I experimented with some mesas. The best was an electradyne head, but I didn't hate the lonestar. The gain channel, despite its numerous voicing options, suffers from the classic post-90s Mesa mush-tone syndrome. Look Mesa, a Bright switch should help an amp cut the mix, not just add harsh to your drive tone while it still gets lost in a wash of drums and vocals. Anyway, the clean channel on this amp was really sparkly and nice for a channel switcher. Not brittle, mushy, slightly dirty or stiff. If I liked the lonestar's gain voice this amp would be great. I recommend the lonestar to people who only use the gain channel for soloing and have a discriminating ear for good clean tone.

+2

over 4 years ago
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pedalman111

141

Great amp

I use it on Polly, El Whistler, Cookies 'n Deadly Orders, and Sidewinder Mindbender. great amp, very expensive, but great.

+1

2 months ago
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leobutterworth

614

New favourite house amp

I retired this from session work an old Boogie combo it sounds like a dream it has old valves in it and some 10 year-old Celastions and nothing sounds better than old valves and speakers. I might sell my JCM800 and 1960A 4x12 as its no longer being used.

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12 months ago
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