Yamaha THR10C

frankyknuckles

I'm looking for an amp that will be for home use only. I have had loads of boutique stuff in the past, but this is usually expensive and need pedals / attenuators etc to achieve an acceptable tone.

 

Anyone here run a THR amp? it looks perfect for plugging headphones into and rackin away in private. But how do they compare to a Fender Mustang or other such modelling amps?

frankyknuckles

I should also add that I dont want to have loads of pedals, just an amp, that is easy to transport and has built in effects (reverb being a proirity) that I can simply plug into, with the ability to use headphones and plug in an iphone / ipad for backing tracks.

not_the_dj

The THR is great, there are a lot of guys on here with them. Mine's the regular not the C, but that was down to the colour choice and my wife agreeing to it having a perminant place in the living room ;-)

Before that I did have a Mustang 1, but they didn't cross over so never AB'd them....but I know I much prefer the THR.

FreddieVanHalen

Hi, there seem to be lots of opinions on these so take mine with a pinch of salt, but I find mine does do what you say you need and that's what I use it for:

Good stuff: easy to set up and use, sounds ok to me, I have used it with pedals and got reasonable results, plenty loud enough for home practice

Bad stuff: The 10c is quite low gain so I've had to use pedals with it to get acceptable higher gain sounds, I find the sound quite sensitive to where you are sitting and the position of the amp - right in front is ok, too far above it or off to the side and it sounds boxy and shitty to me.

Summary: not perfect but a good compromise. I often plug into mine late at night or when I just have a short time to practice and don't want to warm up a valve amp for what could only amount to ten minutes of playing...

streethawk

Yeah it will do all those things.

I have the little thr5. Lacks the ability to save amp settings and (I think) separate eq knobs but is otherwise the same as the 10 version. Smaller though, which is a good ting.

If you get an older version you can do a firmware update to a V2 which improves the clean sound among other things. Great service from Yamaha. 

Also doubles up as a decent speaker for your phone/mp3 player.

Effects are a bonus.

frankyknuckles

Can you get Marshall tones from the regular 10 or will I need the C?

boogieman

Depends on what you mean by "Marshall tones" really. The regular one will be better for Slash style Marshall tones. Although the C can do medium gain, classic rock stuff, it's really modelled on more clean and blues based amps and you'll need pedals in front to get higher gain.

Blueingreen

I have the 10C.  I bought it as an upgrade to a Peavey Microcube, and it's a definite step-up.  It looks better (and more wife-friendly) as a living room amp, the sounds are a classier and the presets make it easier to use. For me the real value is in the cleans - I was never happy with the "Fender" cleans on the Peavey, and the Yamaha is a massive improvement.  The distorted sounds are better as well, but it's more marginal.

guycp

I have 10C - wonderfull for classic rock tones at bedroom level - I use it late at night when everyone's asleep. Really captures feel of much larger amps. Good modelling. Usable effects. For higher gain or metal get metal version.

Chuffola

I've the regular 10 and had the 10C before that.

They're both great for home / recording.

I think, overall, I preferred the 10C for my type of playing but its marginal. 

djspecialist

I have a THR10C and it's a great quiet / silent practice amp, which doubles as my phone dock in the kitchen for music.

As others have said, it doesn't have a lot of gain, but I've found running a pedal into it works well.  I have heard you can squeeze a bit more gain by using the compressor, which is only available via the PC, not the onboard controls.  I need to get around to playing with that.

capo4th

I had one and sold it for 20 quid less than I paid. It's ok as a modelling amp for quiet practice and headphones but sounds rubbish and tinny when turned up.

frankyknuckles

I'm wanting bluesbreaker era tones and Greeny driven fender tones.

John_P

Another +1 here.    It gets daily use and sounds great.  If it broke I'd buy another.

daveww

Another +1 for what I think is a near perfect amp for home practice. The THR10C is the best for blues and lowing gain rock tones. Great for recording too.

exocet

I've had a 10C for over a year. I really like it as a practice amp and most of the time it delivers a room filling sound that doesn't shake the foundations. It is lower gain than the other two models but I find that it has more than enough for me. The Dr Z Mini mode has the most gain and I find that this really roars with my Kotzen Tele. Downsides? To my ears, the sound through headphone output is a pale imitation of what is produced through the speakers. The price is on the high side so look to buy second hand?