NALD: Boogie Private Reserve Flame Maple Lone Star
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devastone
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Re: NALD: Boogie Private Reserve Flame Maple Lone Star
I work less than 10 mins from Wildwood, I only go there when I need something, which usually just strings or something, and run in and out, they are always busy online, just the way of the world now. Hard to believe a little corner shop like that has the inventory they do, it's not displayed in the shop. I wish I could afford to guitar shop there, but I don't even want to look at anything unless I have $2.5K in my pocket, and I don't remember the last time that happened. They do have great stuff, but you kinda have to make an appt so they can have the guitar you want to look at available. Of course last time I was in there grabbing strings there was one of the $25K Franken-copies laying on the couch, they said they were just playing around with it and it sounded amazing.
Anyway, sorry for the side track, that Lonestar is beautiful, love the Mesa custom cabs, you'll have to give an update when you get it home!
I work less than 10 mins from Wildwood, I only go there when I need something, which usually just strings or something, and run in and out, they are always busy online, just the way of the world now. Hard to believe a little corner shop like that has the inventory they do, it's not displayed in the shop. I wish I could afford to guitar shop there, but I don't even want to look at anything unless I have $2.5K in my pocket, and I don't remember the last time that happened. They do have great stuff, but you kinda have to make an appt so they can have the guitar you want to look at available. Of course last time I was in there grabbing strings there was one of the $25K Franken-copies laying on the couch, they said they were just playing around with it and it sounded amazing.
Anyway, sorry for the side track, that Lonestar is beautiful, love the Mesa custom cabs, you'll have to give an update when you get it home!
muttznmongrelz
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Re: NALD: Boogie Private Reserve Flame Maple Lone Star
No; passed on the road case as part of the price reduction.
No; passed on the road case as part of the price reduction.
dystrust
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Re: NALD: Boogie Private Reserve Flame Maple Lone Star
With Mesa it seems to depend on the amp's design heritage. Their Mark series (and similar) have a Fender heritage and use an 8-ohm output transformer. Rectos are derived from SLOs which have a British heritage, so they have 16-ohm OTs. It's just a guess, but I'm guessing they choose which OT to use based on the coloration they're after.
With Mesa it seems to depend on the amp's design heritage. Their Mark series (and similar) have a Fender heritage and use an 8-ohm output transformer. Rectos are derived from SLOs which have a British heritage, so they have 16-ohm OTs. It's just a guess, but I'm guessing they choose which OT to use based on the coloration they're after.
SlyFoxx
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Re: NALD: Boogie Private Reserve Flame Maple Lone Star
As for the ohms/OT situation. I had a Lonestar special (combo) for years . As I recall the the thing had two speaker jacks and no info regarding load. Seems it was engineered to handle 2-16 without much complaint. I ran various configs with the internal + external cabs. Thing always worked and sounded great no matter the load.
As for the ohms/OT situation. I had a Lonestar special (combo) for years . As I recall the the thing had two speaker jacks and no info regarding load. Seems it was engineered to handle 2-16 without much complaint. I ran various configs with the internal + external cabs. Thing always worked and sounded great no matter the load.
PFDarkside
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Re: NALD: Boogie Private Reserve Flame Maple Lone Star
Can’t wait to hear your full review after you get it home and put it through its paces!
Can’t wait to hear your full review after you get it home and put it through its paces!
muttznmongrelz
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Re: NALD: Boogie Private Reserve Flame Maple Lone Star
Brought it home on Monday. Didn’t get to try it out until last night after my work Christmas party and only got 15 minutes with it but no disappointment with the tone...everything that I heard over the last few months of playing it in the store that made me want to buy it. Amazing cleans but very full while still crystalline and the trademark Mesa singing sustain on the overdrive channel.
Brought it home on Monday. Didn’t get to try it out until last night after my work Christmas party and only got 15 minutes with it but no disappointment with the tone...everything that I heard over the last few months of playing it in the store that made me want to buy it. Amazing cleans but very full while still crystalline and the trademark Mesa singing sustain on the overdrive channel.
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dystrust
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Re: NALD: Boogie Private Reserve Flame Maple Lone Star
Easy. Wire the two 8-ohm speakers in parallel instead of series. In the extremely unlikely circumstance that the speakers are each 32 ohms (they do exist), you're S.O.L.
Easy. Wire the two 8-ohm speakers in parallel instead of series. In the extremely unlikely circumstance that the speakers are each 32 ohms (they do exist), you're S.O.L.
Mark Cearlock
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Re: NALD: Boogie Private Reserve Flame Maple Lone Star
You know, i am an idiot. it was late when i posted that, and i was thinking 2 16ohm speakers, not 16ohm total load... ugh. my bad
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PFDarkside
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Re: NALD: Boogie Private Reserve Flame Maple Lone Star
In fairness to your late night brain, a good number of 2x12” cabs are 8 ohms with two 16 ohm speakers.
In fairness to your late night brain, a good number of 2x12” cabs are 8 ohms with two 16 ohm speakers.
Boogie Bill
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Re: NALD: Boogie Private Reserve Flame Maple Lone Star
Love that amp!
But if you are going to move it around, protect your investment and get the anvil case, or at minimum, a Tuki padded cover.
Enjoy!
Bill
Love that amp!
But if you are going to move it around, protect your investment and get the anvil case, or at minimum, a Tuki padded cover.
Enjoy!
Bill
Mark Cearlock
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muttznmongrelz
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Re: NALD: Boogie Private Reserve Flame Maple Lone Star
Lol - it’s serving as both a lovely decorative furniture item and an awesome sounding amplifier! Only travel/moving it will do is onto a stand of some sort to get it up off of the floor.
Lol - it’s serving as both a lovely decorative furniture item and an awesome sounding amplifier! Only travel/moving it will do is onto a stand of some sort to get it up off of the floor.
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