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April 5, 2019 at 6:54 am #129420
Anyone have a Yamaha THR10 amp, or have any experience with one? Thinking of getting one.
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April 5, 2019 at 7:37 am #129423
They’re brilliant, quite fabulous, portable, powerful and have a great sound. I bought a used one some years ago, use it regularly in public – I play my Strat through it and sing through it at the same time. I use it in a meditation class I run in a NYPL too. I bought mine used for $200. Great value.
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April 5, 2019 at 8:15 am #129424
Scotty,
I have the Blues version. It’s good but I only use it if I want to be portable, like out on the deck or in front of the TV. It takes pedals pretty well but that defeats the portability a little bit. I much prefer to play through my Vibrolux and pedal board when in my music room.
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April 5, 2019 at 8:17 am #129425
Which one are you thinking of, there are 3 versions, the THR10,THR10C,& the THR10x. I own and use the 10C version which imho is a very versatile amp/amps..
..Billy..
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April 5, 2019 at 8:19 am #129427
Billy and John, I didn’t know there were different ones. What are the differences? Which one is the Blues one?
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April 5, 2019 at 8:58 am #129430
THR10 was the 1st generation of the amp, it had a few problems with the power supply which caused a buzzing, The THR10C is the updated amp which is probably the one which you will be interested in, this version has boutique amps from Marshall and Fender, with software to allow 5 user defined amp tones/settings..THR10x is the metal shredders version.
..Billy..
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April 5, 2019 at 9:07 am #129432
Billy, thanks. Yeah I was just reading up on these different models. The original THR and the newer THRc seem to be the same price. So I’m guessing the THRc is yhe way to go. I have been looking fot a nice amp for home in my apartment. From what I’ve seen, this little amp seems to have really nice sounds even at the lower volume. Price isn’t too bad either.
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April 5, 2019 at 9:27 am #129434
It really does have a lot going for it Scotty, I’ve had mine for about 2 years now and wouldn’t part with it.
There is an editor which downloads to your P.C.and lots of other user settings out there that are downloadable too.
Think I paid about £200 for mine, (about $250 usd), they do come up on the 2nd hand market here but they go quickly...Billy..
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April 5, 2019 at 11:54 am #129474
Hi Scotty, I was an early buyer/user of the Yamaha here on AM. I own the Thr10c and can’t say enough about it. As other have said it is genius, has great tones and the amp models are excellent, takes pedals and of course super portable. The best portable amp in the price range, I take it with me in a back pack if I’m heading to friends’ homes to jam…..the only defect i think it has is the fact that you cannot connect to external speakers and extensions…..so…I connect it in stereo with my Fender amps and the sound is huge…..I recently used it in stereo with a tube 1966 Ampeg amp in a live event and people couldn’t believe the tone…no pedals I simply used the onboard effects…..don’t doubt…..
Roberto
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April 6, 2019 at 5:23 am #129685
Scotty If you do a search here in the forum under THR10c which is the one I have you will find an awful lot of posts especially from me. There are many owners here and I have encouraged a good number of them in their purchase over time. These are absolutely terrific little amps and the 10c is the one for Active Melody styles of playing in the main. It is the blues one of the range. If you want one and have the money you will never want to be without it in the future, is my guess. I use mine via USB as mt sound-card in effect for my desktop and its on most days all day and I have had it now about 3.5 years. I also am like John Chargo because I have a Mesa Boogie RectoVerb and so I tend to play through that Amp in my music space. But the THR10c is an indispensable bit of kit for me and if and when this one goes down I will most likely get another.
All the best JohnStrat
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April 6, 2019 at 5:32 am #129687
Thanks John. All good reviews from everyone here it seems. I did just order it yesterday, should be here by Tuesday. Looking forward to using it. One other question, it comes with Cubase software also. Is this a DAW? I know you can use the THR as an interface, so this could possibly open up some new recording possibilities. Especially if it is set up to be used with the Cubase software….Scott
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April 6, 2019 at 6:36 am #129704
Hi Scotty A big Congratulations you will be thrilled with this when it arrives and the volume you can obtain is unbelievable for such a compact unit. Battery life is also good at medium volumes. Cubase is a can of worms. Yes it is a DAW and yes you can record directly into your Computer with it from the THR as you can into any other Daw on your computer. But setting it up is a bit of a nightmare and whilst I haven’t looked in a while there was poor support on the net and Steinberg have a horrible licensing system grabbing money for all sorts of extras. It is however a very powerful DAW and has been an industry standard for many years.
But I think you might do well to by pass it and go to Reaper unless you are a mac user when garage band takes the Prize. I haven’t yet got into Reaper very deeply myself but I have copied its free download and will be going over too it in due course. I got Cubase up and running but I had to get the help of a friend who had used it professionally for over 15 years and even he ran into a whole lot of problems setting it up but we did eventually get there. Reaper does virtually all if not as much or more than Cubase. It has a trial base for 60 days which I beleive you can reload. It can be purchased for about 60 $. Lots of people here use it and will help with any problems and it has superb video support and teaching on Youtube. Its video recording and handling is actually better than Cubase I believe and it is hugely customisable so I think the consensus here it is the preferred way to go. JohnStrat
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April 6, 2019 at 6:43 am #129707
Awesome John, thanks! I actually have used Reaper before, just didn’t know if Cubase was any easier or better. Think I will stick with Reaper. Hope to share something with you and everyone from this new amp soon. Thanks so much for taking the time to respond and give your input!
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April 6, 2019 at 6:47 am #129708
Scotty You are really welcome I guarantee you will have loads of fun with it. Are you in the UK I’m on the south coast? JohnStrat
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April 6, 2019 at 6:53 am #129709
John,no, Michigan USA. Great thing about the forum, is that I can get great advice and help from people all over the world like you! Love the community here. Cheers!
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April 6, 2019 at 7:46 am #129717
Definitely right about the amazing ability here. You area ‘n early bird I guess are you on East Coast time in Michigan? We are at 1:45 pm now, I think the time on the forum is shown as US central but not sure any one able to confirm? Anyway all the best. JohnStrat
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April 6, 2019 at 9:22 am #129747
I’ll 2nd using reaper instead of cubebase, it’s only a couple of clicks to link the thr10c to reaper, I used the free version for a year or more before buying a home recording license for $60, it has the ability to add music to video too via VLC 64k version..
..Billy..
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April 6, 2019 at 9:37 am #129756
Congrats Scotty, great decision….no cubase here either, I’m a mac garage band user best out there especially for free.. lol
enjoy the THR!
Roberto
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April 7, 2019 at 3:38 pm #130289
Congrats on the amp and you will enjoy it. I have the THR1C and have had it for a few years. I have 3 amps now and I tend to swap them out and play them equally and I am never disappointed when I bring the Yamaha out.
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