Yamaha THR30IIW

review
YAMAHA THR30II WIRELESS COMBO
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GUITARIST DECEMBER 2019
Effects are taken care of by two knobs
that vary the mix level and effects type.
The modulation effects include chorus,
flanging, phasing and tremolo, while the
echo/reverb knob gives you a choice of
echo, echo mixed with reverb, and hall or
spring reverb programs. Two more non-
programmable knobs govern guitar and
audio output, while a small round LED
display shows you the patch number. Next
to this display there’s a tap tempo button
that also toggles the THR’s chromatic tuner
and extended stereo field functions.
5. Yamaha’s ‘third amp’
concept focuses on the
needs of players while
at home. The Wireless
iterations of the THR-II
amp are also fully
compatible with Line 6’s
Relay G10 transmitter for
up to five hours of fully
wireless operation
3. The THR30II Wireless’s
simple LED display shows
patch numbers and info
for the onboard chromatic
tuner, as well as wireless
and battery status checks
4. The THR30II wireless
features a stereo pair
of line outs that hook
up to a desk via jack
plug leads for PA or
recording use
Around the back there’s a stereo pair of
line outs, which connect to balanced or
unbalanced jack plug leads, together with
a USB socket and a power socket for the
THR’s laptop-style power supply. When
Yamaha says ‘wireless’, it means it; the
THR30II Wireless is fully compatible
with the Line 6 Relay G10T transmitter,
while mains power is augmented with
a rechargeable battery pack giving up to
five hours of unplugged play time. The
THR30II’s Bluetooth connects to the THR
Remote app to enable real-time editing of
all the amp controls. The app also accesses
extra parameters including a compressor
and noise gate, 16 different cabinet
emulations and two extra reverb models.
There’s also provision for adding a third-
party Bluetooth foot controller, and you can
stream audio to the THR30II Wireless from
any Bluetooth-enabled mobile device.
Sounds
With no alternating current inside its
case, the THR30II is remarkably free of
background noise. There’s just a little hiss
at extreme gain and volume settings, but
at more sensible levels the noise floor is
practically non-existent.
The 15 guitar amp models are
extraordinary. Yamaha doesn’t use brand
names as references, so there are no direct
comparisons to be made, but the instruction
manual descriptions give you a pretty good
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