Nice to know. I’ll check it out.

i just bought the thr30ii cant wait to get it

You can connect both the app and music playback via Bluetooth at the same time

@@cjl5150 OK, tx! Perhaps I should try it again then. Could be my phone that's the problem, or perhaps still first version THR firmware when I tried? I upgraded the firmware since I got the XSonic ULooper. However, unrelated perhaps(?), but I did have to disconnect Bluetooth from my phone in order for the ULooper to be able to connect through the USB cable. Multiple connections conflicting here also? Not a real issue to me anyway, I still use and love both my THR II.

my lead playing isn't all that great, so I chickened out! :-)

Glad I could help!

Can you play background music from your phone through the Bluetooth amp feature while also using a G10 wireless transmitter? Or does using the G10 transmitter make the amp unable to play back tracking music?

Thoughts are with you friend

thanks, I'll give that a shot.

Can you update this and run solely with the iPhone 14 Pro Max or do I need a PC?

@@greg6162 you can run it solely with your phone. If you want to upgrade the fw though you’ll need a PC or Mac.

Hey, what if you don't have an iPhone? Can it be run from something that doesn't deal with having to keep up with pricey apple products?

Yes, you can do that.

yes, in the app you can save more presets, load factory ones and also save any of those to one of the 5 buttons.

Could be a faulty power adapter ( or a grounding issue )I think I remember people talking about that and PG was sending out replacements if it was still under warranty.

Not on this model, but the THR30 has other hard buttons on top for changing that I think.

it'll sound good with any guitar!

@Ralph Reilly Of course I did that. Even with it down, it’s got too much low end. But it is manageable with the EQ pedal they have added since my original comment.

what was the biggest disppointment? Just curious...the THR has no pedals or other effects but I do think it sounds more clear!

@@cleverdood Let first point out where I come from. In my living room I still use a small Fender Mustang amp, which is not that good. But I use it at such a low volumen that I just need three "good" sounds that work for my noodling. There is no need to replicate any famous amp,. It just has to do the job. Im my home studio I use and love my Kemper profiler which has a complete different job. I took my Kemper once into my living room, connected it to a tiny Marshal boom box and it was fantastic for that low volumen. But to spend another €1.600,00....? NO! So I followed the Spark-Spam and watched the forums abour delivery time. When that issues was solved I used a coupon and bought the Spark amp. First I was impressed about the building quality, but none of the stock presets did it for me, compared with my Mustang. I then tried a lot of the online presets, same here. The quality of the pedals IMO thumbs down. So I tried different models and settings. The clean stuff was ok, but changing to some distortion tones, everything sounded first like you have a towel on the speaker.... huge break in changing from clean to drive..... and compared with my Mustang at my prefered low volumen no punch at all. After the second day I decided to return it and still use my Mustang.

Hey Jason, i bought the Yamaha THR10 and I am very happy. It is still punchy at lowest volumen and delivers usable sounds for my purpose! Greetings!

So...three years later...what do you think? I prefer my spark over the Yamaha.

@@joerocker21 Yeah absolutely love my THR10 for noodling with TV. But I must state out I haven't tried a spark since I sent it back! Should I give it a retry?

Mine is the same...

I just tried it and yes, it saves the amp type (modern, boutique, classic) in the preset. It also saves the cabinet if you change that.

@@cleverdood Awesome! Picked mine up today, can't wait to get it home and play around with it!

If you use the Amp knob, it’ll stay on whichever one you set in the app. Good question, I didn’t notice that before so I had to go check!

@@cleverdood so do you need a PC for this or can I use my iPhone 14… I don’t have a working PC at the moment?

@@greg6162 yes, you can use your phone only. No PC required!

correct, I only mentioned the current gen THR II's not the first gen ones.

Is the thr10ii worth the extra $100 vs the older thr5?

@@thepajamajams hard to say, the THR 10II is the next gen model and there's a gigantic thread here where people are debating the upgrade: www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/yamaha-thr-ii.2081407/

There’s no EQ for music playback that is controllable but there is a “flat” setting for music. Not sure if it’s a full FRFR speaker but it sounds ok. Not very meaty like the Spark.

@@cleverdood hi, thanks for the reply 👍 ok I’ll go take a look at one I think. Did look at Spark, and Katana Air. Starts with a cheap-ish idea like the Mustang Micro and quickly gets out of hand doesn’t it! 🤦‍♂️🙂

maybe it's defective? I'd return it, if you can, or check out Yamaha support

For this model, there are 5 presets. Hold down any of them to store the preset. Presets 4 and 5, when pressed together, allow you to reset bluetooth. The THRii 30 just has 4 preset buttons and dedicated bluetooth button.

Hi … Sorry I meant change the words of the User Memory title up top to like a Bands name…

yes you can connect pedals to it. I hooked up my GNX4, which is a full pedal board with amp/cab and plenty of effects. I just turn off the amp head/cab and use the OD or distortion pedals if I need to. Mostly I use it as is.

@@cleverdood Great! And what if you decide do use the amp/cab of the GNX4? I guess you'd turn the Yamaha as flat, right? Will it sound great and faithful to the tone created by the GNX4? Thanks again

I noticed the same thing using the knobs, there’s much better precision using the desktop app.

@@cleverdood it's not that the knobs are not precise, this is a failure from Yamaha to release such device.

correct. The THRii 10 and 30 'wireless' models have a rechargeable battery and wireless connectivity.

that sucks! I'd probably reach out to Yamaha, or just bring it back to the store and get a different one.

yes. I've done it with my old iPad and newer iPad pro with Garageband, works great!

First thing I'd check is to make sure Reaper is showing the THR in audio settings as the input. If it's ASIO it's possible is using whatever default microphone your computer has to record the sound instead of the USB connection.

@@cleverdood Thanks Jason, appreciate the reply. I definitely have all that setup right, it's using the THR ASIO driver, and the amp's outputs are mapped to the inputs. I'm going to fiddle with it some more tonight, and will let you know if I come across anything. Might try using with a different AISO driver to see if it helps. Thanks again.

Yes. The app has more customization but you use the multi function effects knobs on the amp to do that too.

@@cleverdood Super. Thnx

compared to the Spark, yeah, it's ugly in-person. I do like the industrial look. If it was gun-metal gray or something, that would be cool.

@@cleverdood Thank you so much. I'm getting the 30 anyways, been seeing too many things about it not to. The line outs sealed the deal for me, since you can basically use them as a legit send/return effects loop. That's so hard to find on something this small.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, one of the reasons I love this and prefer it to the Spark and other practice amps, is the looks!

@@awrebyawe I just got mine yesterday, and it looks much better to me in person. Loving it so far.

I'm connecting it directly via USB and recording into Logic Pro X. You don't need to use another audio interface unless you want to mic the amp and record that way.

@@cleverdood awesome, thanks for the reply.

I had to install the Yamaha Strindberg USB driver before the desktop app would work. I haven’t upgraded to Big Sur until all of my plugins are updated to be compatible with it so I don’t know if there are any issues.

@@cleverdood Ok thanks Jason. Yeah I wouldn't have updated the OS either but the person I bought my Mac from had already updated to Big Sur unfortunately, half of my plugins and software don't work. It's frustrating.

@@nordicomsystems8841 hey got an update about usb connection with yamaha thr10 ii you just bought?, i've been wondering too about the usb connection, do you get any problem or its just plug and play after you instal the driver

@@Nabil-ym4tn I've had no problems at all man, it's operated flawlessly.... pretty much plug n play after the driver install. There's still no editor, as far as I know (haven't checked in a few weeks) but I'm gonna look later tonight and report back.

@@nordicomsystems8841 Ok so I don’t have a working PC atm… could I use the THR10ii on an iPhone 14 Pro Max or do I need a PC to update this… any info on this would be greatly appreciated! I really want this amp but I only have an 8yr old laptop that I can’t connect to the internet for some reason. I wish you could run this amp solely off the iPhone app

yes, Yamaha has a seperate app for that, I think it's called 'yamaha music' or something, but can't remember...that gives me an idea for another video...

Yes. I play KZfaq backing tracks via Bluetooth. You can adlust the audio and guitar level.

Yes. You can’t change cabinets or amp types but it still works fine without the app. I rarely use the app.

I returned it. If its a pain in my ass I am done.

yes. because Canada.

@@cleverdood Oh? I was unaware that Canadians just pronounced words any old way they feel like. Must be nice , liberating.