LesStrat
Reining PunLowered
Well, my better half had a class all morning in Lafayette, so we made a day of it. I brought some work, completed it, and had 3 hours to kill. So you know what that means:
MUSIC STORE TRIP!
I test drove an
Ibanez Artcore AS103
into a
Mesa Lonestar Special
:wow: :32:
I've been GASing for a semi-hollow body, and I've been lurking in ebay watching the Washburn HB series. I've played the HB-30 and -32, and I've heard great reports on the -35.
I'd say this Ibi would hand right in there with the HBs. See-thru blond finish (gorgeous), Ibi pups. This thing was SCHWEET! $975 tag on her, though. The salesman said, "Lemme see what I can do."
He returned and said, "$659. Including the case."
:32:
The only reason I tried the Lonestar was because I asked for an EL84 amp to play through (to get SOME idea of what the axe would be like with Franklin).
I didn't tweak the knobs much, but I'd have to say that the Lonestar is the BEST sounding Mesa amp I've ever played. All others seemed kinda one-dimensional. Not this baby. She purred like a kitten, growled like a lion, and hummed like a jaguar. :bowdown:
I really enjoyed both the axe AND the amp.
If only I didn't have to go home and face the wifey....
(Yes, this COULD have gone in the guitar room, but it DOES have amp content )
MUSIC STORE TRIP!
I test drove an
Ibanez Artcore AS103
into a
Mesa Lonestar Special
:wow: :32:
I've been GASing for a semi-hollow body, and I've been lurking in ebay watching the Washburn HB series. I've played the HB-30 and -32, and I've heard great reports on the -35.
I'd say this Ibi would hand right in there with the HBs. See-thru blond finish (gorgeous), Ibi pups. This thing was SCHWEET! $975 tag on her, though. The salesman said, "Lemme see what I can do."
He returned and said, "$659. Including the case."
:32:
The only reason I tried the Lonestar was because I asked for an EL84 amp to play through (to get SOME idea of what the axe would be like with Franklin).
I didn't tweak the knobs much, but I'd have to say that the Lonestar is the BEST sounding Mesa amp I've ever played. All others seemed kinda one-dimensional. Not this baby. She purred like a kitten, growled like a lion, and hummed like a jaguar. :bowdown:
I really enjoyed both the axe AND the amp.
If only I didn't have to go home and face the wifey....
(Yes, this COULD have gone in the guitar room, but it DOES have amp content
)
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