THR 30II - More than your third amp?
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- The THR 30II falls into the "Third Amp" category, which means that it's not your main gigging amp or your studio amp but something entirely different. While I understand the thought of a small, wireless, battery powered, aesthetically pleasing amp, I don't think it should be discounted in the first two categories. After spending some time with it I think it's going to become a very useful tool for me in several different settings: teaching, travelling and as a backup rig on the road.
In true minimalist fashion I gave myself some creative limitations while testing this amp to see what it's really capable of. All the music you hear in this video was recorded using the THR 30II direct into GarageBand via USB and I also used it as a monitor to mix the music and edit this video.
TLDR - this is an excellent and versatile amp. If you're thinking about buying one, just do it.
I bought this amp for my floor harp and it sounds amazing! Weirdly, it sounds better on the acoustic classic setting than the flat. I find the boutique setting too closed, if that makes sense, but it might be great for other instruments. But add in some echo/reverb and flanger on the classic acoustic setting and it is perfect. Tremolo is great if I want to get weird, trippy sounds, but I have to admit my tremolo pedal more effective than the on-board tremolo. I haven't fussed with the app much though, so I might find some tremolo settings that are better. It's great that it plays nicely with external effects pedals. Not all modeling amps do. I read a few comments that said the THR30II didn't go well with pedals, but I read more comments that said it did, so I pulled the trigger.
I picked it because it was able to handle guitar, bass, and flat for other instruments. Since the harp has such a wide tonal range, I needed an amp that could handle the range that comes close to a piano's range. When I saw it could handle a keyboard and bass, I figured it could handle a harp and it does. It's not super loud, but the harp is loud enough on its own. This just bumps it up to have further reach for an audience, with line outs to go to a PA if needed, and it let's me use effects. It's awesome that you can get the sound of a big stage amp without driving the neighbors up a wall. The built-in DAW interface was the icing on the cake.
It's such a versatile amp and great for just about any instrument, not just the guitar and bass. Because so few harpists amplify their harps or use effects, I was going into it blind. I researched for about 2 months before making my final decision on the THR30II and I'm SO happy I did! It wasn't realistic to drag an 80 pound harp to my local music store to test amps out so it was a difficult decision. I got lucky that it works so well for my applications.
Enjoyed this informative demo and presentation. Great job. I am saving-up for this amp, to play/perform some outdoor music this upcoming summer. oNe LovE from NYC
That's awesome! What a great place to use this rig. Haven't been to NYC in years. Hope you enjoy it and get lots of use out of it.
@@minimalistmusician Ordered the 10th Anniversary THR30II in Black - waiting for delivery in August 2022.
@@michael_caz_nyc congrats!
@@minimalistmusician Thanks brother. I will let you know how it performs, once I play thru it. I am psyched for those Fender-like Pristine Cleans !!!
Sounds really good! Unfortunately I returned THR30II because back in October 2020 it was lacking "open tuning" for speakers (which it has now). I compared it to THR10 1st gen and while it had better headroom and beatufil cleans, I did not like crunch and lead. Great channel, subbed.
Thank you. This was the best review for me so far. Much appreciated.
I’ve since bought one to go with an Emerald Virtuo.
Your channel is great. I’ve been really wanting something like this philosophically speaking in guitar UA-cam land.
Thanks for that. More content on the way!
Awesome awesome tones man!!!
"better records were made with less gear"
- Amen
i had this amp for 2 years now... did not know it could do all this
Great video subscribed!
Thanks for the sub!
Great review. Subbed.
Hey, this is a great review. I saw your video in which you broke down how you did recording, but didn’t realize that you also had a review of the THR. I really liked the perspective of this amp as a “tool” rather than just a helper to practice, I agree that this is much more than just an amp.
The question I have for you is, you mentioned at the beginning of the video that this wasn’t a perfect audio interface, and then I didn’t quite get how. How do you think that this would fall short comparing with any other digital audio interface? I know this, for example, wouldn’t be able to do mic recording properly, but let’s say just for the purpose of a guitar plugged into a computer using the “flat”, and using plugins in the computer to add color. Does this suffice?
Yeah absolutely. For guitar only this thing is great
@@minimalistmusician thank you for answering to both my questions in both your videos about the THR 😀
If you still have an “in” with Yamaha can you do a video on the design choices behind the Revstar ii ? Why did they reduce the nut width and round the board to a 12” radius? Where’s the old wide nut and 13.77” radius? We already have the Pacifica line for smaller hands. Anyway no one appears to be talking about this.
Cool! I haven’t tried one of the new ones yet. I’ll look into this!
Really nice video! The THR sounds pretty nice, but how it sounds comparing with the more "professional" big guys? Is it just for demo or gigs, or you can use it on some serious / commercial recording projects? Great channel btw.
The intended use is certainly more for home practice and home use without a doubt but I think you could argue that anything could be used on a commercial project with good results and this is no exception. It is a really great sounding rig, especially when using it as an interface since you loose all the boxiness of the small package. I have not used it for that case however and don't intend to because where I think it lacks is in the workflow. I'm able to dial in specific sounds way faster with my amps and ox or my helix and they're much more versatile in the sounds available. I would say that if you want a small piece of kit for home use and professional use the HX stomp is the ticket. Downside is that you would have to have something to monitor it with but if you have a setup that can accommodate that then you're good to go.
@@minimalistmusician thank you very much for the comments and suggestion, I'll check HX stomp out, or perhaps Pod Go. Cheers!
@@msfmusic Yeah that POD Go looks awesome too I Just haven't tried it yet. Less technical than the flagship line but same sound quality which is awesome.
Great video man!
very helpful thanks
Question tho, I can't help to notice you're chair looking like something I've been searching for!
where can I find one of those?
what is the name and type of the chair?
I bought it on Wayfair and it no longer exists on there but they're probably are similar models. I actually just had an ergonomist come to my studio and set me up properly though because I was having all kinds of back pain from it. I'm using two separate chairs now. One was a custom-made office chair for when I'm doing video and music editing and I got a saddle stool for when I'm playing guitar. Surprisingly way more affordable than I thought it was going to be and has been fantastic.
My acoustic sounds better on the flat selection instead of the acoustic guitar selection…. I love the little amp !
Yep 100% agree! It’s a killer little rig.
Funny enough, my floor harp sounds better on the acoustic setting than the flat. So great that the THR30II has so many options! It's a fantastic amp.
Been having a lot of problems with headphones. Using beyerdynamic dt770 pro 80 ohm cans. The auxiliary audio sounds fantastic through them but the guitar treble frequencies and if you dig in with any gain you get nasty distortion or crunching/buzzing to it. This is on all models and includes the clean settings with higher volume or higher treble. Any advice?
I don't unfortunately. I haven't experienced this.
Hi, I want to ask, how silent can it be? I need something that can go Really silent, like so silent that you can still hear the sound of pick hitting the strings of the electtic guitar.. and im afraid thr30ii could be " too loud" ?? I have an amp that has this issue (too powerful), i need to dial literally 2% on volume to acheive this silent room sound.. is there a huge differencd between the thr30ii and thr10ii in volume?
The 30 goes plenty quiet!
@@minimalistmusician thanks !
Thanks for the informative video. Is there a way to get more sounds - not just chorus, reverb and delay?
If you hook your phone up via Bluetooth or hook it up to the computer you can access all of the sounds available in the app
@@minimalistmusician Thank you for replying. What other sounds are there please? Can you get phaser, flange, wah and more?
good question. I don't have the amp anymore so can't say for sure. I'm sure you could consult the manual online though. Good luck
@@musicvideos1846 Chorus, Tremolo, Flanger, Phaser
@@minimalistmusician Ok, thank you so much.
Hi, great video! How is latency with the THR30II while recording? Thanks! Bart
Hey thanks for watching. There is definitely some latency if you're monitoring in your daw but the beautiful thing about the thr is that you can just monitor direct from the amp and when you do that and disable input monitoring from your daw there should be no latency
@@minimalistmusician Thanks for you reaction, and I assume you are using the new Yamaha THR driver? Or are you using asio4all?
@@bartvandeneede7681 ASIO Yamaha_Driver_THRII_v1.0.0.0
Great overview by Timberlake/Ryan Reynolds
You do know you can save as many presets as you want on your phone, right?
yeah I do thanks!
I wonder how it sounds with 5-string bass, low B? I might use this as practice amp. Can this be used in band rehearsal?
I find it's pretty decent with my 5. I could 100% use it at rehearsal but that's going to be dependent on how loud the band is for sure. Probably wouldn't hold very well with a loud drummer.
@@minimalistmusician Thank you very much for your helpful answer. Luckily our drummer is not loud and I do have Markbass CMD102 combo for rehearsal for my bass, but if I play guitar with another band, this might be an option. Thanks 🙂
@@mv9787you can always go out of the THR into the mixer for more volume. The game changer for live/practice situations is the Airstep YT ($69) wireless footswitch that let's you turn on/off compressor, effects, delay, reverb and change between the 5 presets.
What channel is this? 🤔 Five watts right 😂.
What is the function of the "Flat" channel?
I use it for acoustic guitars sometimes or other instruments like keyboard or mandolin.
@@minimalistmusician wow…. Does it sound good if it used for multiefx?
@@adelarasetiawan not sure what you mean
Also best EQ curve when using as a pure Blu-tooth Speaker
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