Mesa/Boogie OOGIEBMESA Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 8)

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FRONT PANEL: Controls & Features

INPUT:

This is the instrument INPUT jack. This jack feeds the preamp and since the LONE STAR is a high gain ampliﬁer and

therefore very sensitive, always use a high quality shielded cable between the instrument and the ampliﬁer. This will prevent unwanted

noise and microphonic cable sounds.

FOOTSWITCH:

This 1/4 inch ” stereo jack is for connection of the Channel Select Footswitch. When the FOOTSWITCH is con-

nected here with the provided stereo cable, the Channels and SOLO feature may be controlled remotely.

DRIVE:

This is the pre-drive control for the high gain preamp in Channel 2. It may be switched out of the circuit, along with its

associated tube stages, to create a slightly higher gain clone of Channel 1 in (this bottom) Channel 2. When the DRIVE control is

activated (switch left, towards DRIVE), this control operates in conjunction with the GAIN control to meter the amount of preamp drive

that will be introduced into the circuit.

Generally speaking, you will ﬁnd better response and dynamics combined with smoother saturation

by setting the GAIN control higher than DRIVE. In fact you might try leaving the GAIN set to 2:00

or 3:00 and just playing with the DRIVE to learn the regions of saturation. You will probably ﬁnd the

more blues oriented sounds between 9:00 and 11:00, while the really saturated high gain sounds

appear between 1:00 and 3:00.

Setting the GAIN control slightly higher than the DRIVE will produce a warmer quality to the sound

and in most cases this is preferable. By all means experiment with setting the GAIN lower than the DRIVE, as the brighter, thinner

character may be desirable for your application.

Learning the relationship between these two controls is probably the most important element to ﬁnding your signature lead sound.

They are extremely powerful, as they control how your guitar feeds the preamp and also determine the signal strength that is pumped

through the tone control string. This in turn affects how the tone controls will respond. At extremely high settings you will be hearing

mostly gain saturation as the tone controls become recessive due to over-saturation.

This is ﬁne if complete saturation is the desired effect, but remember, many of the best sounds are found with more moderate settings

where the gain controls interact with the tone control string to produce a balance of frequencies.

INPUT

FT.SW

INPUT

FT.SW

INPUT

FT.SW

DRIVE

CH 1

FT SW

CH 2

THICK

THICKER

CLEAN

MAL

NOR

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