Yamaha THR Series

[ragingplatypi]

I play through one occasionally but still prefer the core tones I get in my old Tech 21 trademark 10 that sits on my bench. This is a forgotten piece really but it’s the best sounding little amp I ever came across.

I had one of those for years. Such a fun little amp, but also more of a ‘real’ amp than the THR. It actually did a nice job as a powered cab for my HX stomp as well.

 

[Devin]

Had the original THR10, then the THR10X, then the THR100HD

All were amazing, but the THR10X is the only one I still have. I'd have to say its my overall favorite amp ever

 

[Fishbulb]

I love my THR10II - I bought it for bringing to lessons, nice to be able to use my phone thru it via bluetooth and the carrying case is great as well, frankly it blew away my MicroCube that I was using for that. Gets a lot of practice time for me at home too. I found this sheet somewhere that has what each model is based on, found that pretty interesting:

 

[PBGas]

The new one that I got back in Feb already died on my bench. I didn't mind it but at the end of the day, it didn't sound all that great even with deeper editing but it wasn't the worst thing I have heard.

Sent back for repair/replacement and I ended up replacing it with something much better.

That was my experience with the product. FWIW, I think it is a neat setup but just didn't work out for me.

 

[Cactusprick]

Sent back for repair/replacement and I ended up replacing it with something much better.

what did you end up with? yeah agree the deep editing wasn't that helpful (neither made meaningful difference through tiny speakers). These things are meant to be dialed up under 1 minute on spot IMHO. I never ended up using the preset either.

 

[KingsXJJ]

I had first gens, all of them, and I have the new 30. I’ve liked them all. I’d love to see a second version of the THR head.

I like what Yamaha offers. Across a lot of product lines.

 

[Mikael Dez]

I had first gens, all of them, and I have the new 30. I’ve liked them all. I’d love to see a second version of the THR head.

I like what Yamaha offers. Across a lot of product lines.

Yamaha also makes my favorite acoustic guitars in the sub-$500 category - every time I've played one it punched above its weight class.

 

[Lysander]

Yamaha also makes my favorite acoustic guitars in the sub-$500 category - every time I've played one it punched above its weight class.

Yamaha makes great instruments, period. I believe if Revstars looked more like Les Pauls or Stratocasters they'd sell them by the truckload.

 

[laxu]

Yamaha makes great instruments, period. I believe if Revstars looked more like Les Pauls or Stratocasters they'd sell them by the truckload.

Well the Pacifica series is basically Strats, and the Yamaha SG was a kind of "Gibson SG meets Les Paul" hybrid that is cool in its own right,

Yamaha's big problem is that people only know the beginner models, and even in Japan it was surprisingly hard to find Yamahas in stores. They have also done an absolutely terrible job at marketing their guitars.

 

[Mikael Dez]

Well the Pacifica series is basically Strats, and the Yamaha SG was a kind of "Gibson SG meets Les Paul" hybrid that is cool in its own right,

Yamaha's big problem is that people only know the beginner models, and even in Japan it was surprisingly hard to find Yamahas in stores. They have also done an absolutely terrible job at marketing their guitars.

I would blame their marketing above anything else. I also don't know of any of my favorite music artists using Yamahas, so I don't get the exposure from that side either. I just know they exist because I know they exist and I've seen them around. Never heard anything bad about their higher end stuff because honestly I haven't heard much of anything about their higher end stuff - Yamaha's fault at the end of the day.

 

[KingsXJJ]

Ty Tabors Signature Yamahas were cool.

AES-920 was a dreamy Les Paul to me…. Aged artificially if I recall right

 

[PBGas]

what did you end up with? yeah agree the deep editing wasn't that helpful (neither made meaningful difference through tiny speakers). These things are meant to be dialed up under 1 minute on spot IMHO. I never ended up using the preset either.

I actually bought myself one of the little Soldano mini heads and run that into a 1x12. Super happy with it and it sounds great!

 

[Lysander]

Ty Tabors Signature Yamahas were cool.

Yup. They almost look like early Music Man models.

 

[KingsXJJ]

Yup. They almost look like early Music Man models.

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I had a Purple one that played perfectly. I sold it during a rough patch after a breakup. Didn’t need to I was just not thinking clearly.

I bought it on a clearance sale at Mars too. I can’t remember the actual price but it was dirt cheap. I got the last purple one. It was in the back never opened.

Thinking about this makes me hurt!

 

[ChordInversion]

Reviving the thread. I liked the original THR, and I was disappointed when the new one included a built in battery. Feels like that gives the item a shorter life than the originals that took off the shelf user-replaceable batteries. I had Eneloops for mine and everything.

I still enjoy my THR100HD, but naming a side, that's a whole different animal

 

[Mikael Dez]

Reviving the thread. I liked the original THR, and I was disappointed when the new one included a built in battery. Feels like that gives the item a shorter life than the originals that took off the shelf user-replaceable batteries. I had Eneloops for mine and everything.

I still enjoy my THR100HD, but naming a side, that's a whole different animal

I’m looking forward to seeing what they do with a third gen THR - I would likely buy one at release to be honest.

 

[Dom Mcsweeney]

I've always wanted one, but never quite committed.
I don't know if that's because I didn't really need one and the 'fomo' wore off, or because I wasn't sure which version to get.
Pretty similar to how I feel re: bluguitar amp1, to be honest.

 

[laxu]

I've always wanted one, but never quite committed.
I don't know if that's because I didn't really need one and the 'fomo' wore off, or because I wasn't sure which version to get.
Pretty similar to how I feel re: bluguitar amp1, to be honest.

BluGuitar is easy:

• Mercury Edition if you play most blues, classic rock, at most older hard rock/metal type stuff. Think old school Marshall.
• Iridium Edition if you are after more modern tones, or are mainly a metal player.

Yamaha THR range is basically "bigger is better" where you get more volume, and bigger tone out of the larger units. Then there's the built in wireless stuff for convenience.

The THR100 and its dual channel stereo version, the THR100HD are quirky beasts. They sound great, but are a bit underpowered and have a laundry list of inconveniences. But if you find one cheap enough and have a traditional guitar cab, they're definitely not bad at all.

I have wanted Yamaha to do another take on the THR100HD for ages because it's such a cool design in many ways.

 

[Lysander]

Reviving the thread. I liked the original THR, and I was disappointed when the new one included a built in battery. Feels like that gives the item a shorter life than the originals that took off the shelf user-replaceable batteries. I had Eneloops for mine and everything.

For whatever's worth, replacing battery packs in these kind of devices is usually really simple - and cheap. They all come from China, so finding compatible replacements takes 2 minutes of googling.

 

[Cactusprick]

grab old THR dirt cheap and be done with it. I have THR5 and THR10C to keep until I die. Accepts 8x AA batteries and they work like charm, sounds better than 2nd gen IMHO. Unless you are really wanting a bluetooth, which is one benefit without connecting cable to AUX.