Yamaha THR5 (The BEST Practice Amp In The World?)

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Yamaha THR5 (The BEST Practice Amp In The World?)
The Yamaha THR series is regarded by some as the best practice amp there is. Here I check to see if it is. I also mention the Roland Micro Cube, which I've previously thought was the best. Do I still think so? Watch this to find out.
This Yamaha amp has been around for a while, but it's managed to evade me for some reason. That's no longer the case. Hope you enjoy the video.
0:00 Intro
1:10 What I'm trying the THR with.
1:20 Price and features
1:52 Clean
2:26 Crunch
3:15 Adding chorus, dropping delay & reverb
3:36 Lead channel
4:10 Brit Hi channel
4:47 Modern channel
5:10 Adding tone
5:51 Comparing Modern & Brit Hi channels
6:07 Some opinion
7:14 Comparing to the Micro Cube
7:52 Some THR5
8:15 Benefits of the THR5
8:43 Conclusion
9:40 Outro jam
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@MrPolevaulter 4 жыл бұрын

Check out my two reviews of the new Yamaha THR 10 II: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o8-XgKmbm7-9hGQ.html and kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ra-ngdpeluCUaWg.html

@MrPolevaulter 3 жыл бұрын

@HUWAN CLAN I think I'll feature you in one of my videos :D

@robertw8861 5 жыл бұрын

Very much appreciate your honesty, don't believe I've seen that in a gear review before.

@Ian-sn8gk 3 ай бұрын

This is interesting because I've owned the microcube for several years and I'm looking to get a THR5 to replace it. The clean sounds on the cube have this hyper-aggressive compression that can't be taken out, and it's extremely jarring at medium volumes ("medium" meaning about the midpoint of what the thing is capable of). I use it to teach private lessons, and I want a better clean tone. The distortions are nice to have, but I lean heavier in the jazz direction, though I do have a couple classic rock and shred-heavy (Slash/EVH/RR) students as well. For jazz, the cube is terrible. Cool review, thanks for filming it.

@ranman58635 6 ай бұрын

I played one last night. Your review is and was on just a few basic settings. This amp requires some tuning to be what you're looking for. It made sounds i didnt know were possible. Many many settings. We had a lot of fun. Not a full review. You plugged it in qnd played to your specifications, thats it. 😊

@reinaldolopezh Жыл бұрын

Great man! To the point and very well demoed in regards to the sounds and so on

@rimslider 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review, and most of all thanks for being honest and not sugar-coating anything that needed to be said. Keep up the good work.

@MrPolevaulter 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@KevinKvein 2 жыл бұрын

Some of those solos man, I love gear reviews but I had to subscribe for the work you put into your guitar playing. Thank you for some inspiration

@MrPolevaulter 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@climber7565 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your honest evaluation and opinion! You may have saved me a lot of money and disappointment. I appreciate you.

@not_xchompy5618 4 жыл бұрын

Nice guitar! And thank you for the helpful review, I look forward to purchasing this now.

@MrPolevaulter 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@jenniferthompson9441 2 жыл бұрын

Great to see honesty

@KK-hp5bl 3 жыл бұрын

Please ladies and gentlemen dont get so emotional with your equipment. Your choice, doesn't reflect nothing but the manufacturer's ability to convince you he has a better product than others.

@MrPolevaulter 3 жыл бұрын

Spot on.

@TrickleMeThat19 Ай бұрын

Yo, who tf you talkin' to bud?

@elderberry-hamster 4 жыл бұрын

High gain and tone all way up did it for me. Nice and meaty sound....Rock on!!!!

@mowozangee 5 жыл бұрын

Sounds good to me. Thx for the review.

@SaxJockey 4 ай бұрын

Amp Designer: How much gain would you like? Elmo: YES 😂. To be fair, I appreciate what Elmo is saying; that Roland Micro Cube just stands out more (frequencies and dynamics). Thanks for your honest opinion 👍.

@jakehardy5997 Жыл бұрын

It’s not a bad starter amp for someone looking to start out though. My goal is just to get something to start me playing and then move up when I feel like I’m committed to playing and getting better. It’s still a solid amp, just personal preference between this and the micro. Thanks for the review 😊

@BhanuKer 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a real evaluation and not an advertising video from someone working for the company. I am a beginner and will probably go with the Yamaha though. The USB connectivity enables me to use it as a nice computer speaker. It also can be used as an audio interface and comes with the Cubase recording software. This for my purposes is a better deal right now. A beginner like me cannot detect much of a difference in the amp tones anyway. Great review and excellent playing. What guitar are you using here?

@MrPolevaulter 3 жыл бұрын

A custom made Strat. This one: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hsV1a9NjqdW-n40.html

@stevegreen1177 4 жыл бұрын

I've just got the THR5, latest one with updated firmware, I use it with a Fender blacktop HH setup, sounds awesome, also use a Kirk Hammett signature ESP again with HH setup (EMG's Bone Brakers) and again, sounds awesome, but that is to me lol. The roland cube you reviewed as the best practice amp also sounds awesome, and I trust your judgement so I'm gonna look out for a second hand one. Many thanks for the info and great guitar playing.

@MrPolevaulter 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Steve!

@stevegreen1177 4 жыл бұрын

@@MrPolevaulter Got the cube and you are right, it does sound better!

@MrPolevaulter 4 жыл бұрын

@@stevegreen1177 Glad you like it :)

@tomjorghen 3 жыл бұрын

@@stevegreen1177 Is the clean still better or are you referring mostly on the crunch/gain ?

@Xcorgi 7 ай бұрын

I’ve never tried this earlier model but i bought the THR30 and it is an amazing amp! You should give it a try and do a demo of the new one.

@RyanMcQuen 4 жыл бұрын

I am a clean player, and I find the Yamaha THR to have WAY better sound than the Micro Cube, it definitely depends on the player though. I cannot get over that awkward noise gate on the Micro Cube. My guess is that high gain players would prefer the Roland, and Jazz/Country/Clean players would prefer the Yamaha.

@brianvalentine2557 3 ай бұрын

I use this little 4.4 lb modeling amp every Sunday at church with the worship team. Mic'd right into the PA system. I like it a lot!

@westcoastbrotha 3 жыл бұрын

I was surprised to hear such disappointment. I thought the sounds from that amp were really impressive, but I understand we all have different preferences. On another note, your guitar playing was phenomenal! I could hardly focus on what you said about the effects and settings at times because the playing was so good! I hope to be as good as you are some day. Respect.

@MrPolevaulter 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much :)

@chitownkid8716 5 ай бұрын

I have the THR10x (green) an love it. Helps for that EVH "brown" sound too

@SDPickups 3 жыл бұрын

Great review. I was about to buy the Yamaha, but you are right, it lacks headroom and probably sounds like mud with humbuckers. Really appreciate your honesty. I'll have to go see how the old vs new Roland microcube stacks up.

@MrPolevaulter 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

@phildale8451 5 жыл бұрын

A few years back I got a Micro Cube GX and loved it, I then started to hear all this fuss about the THR. I sold the Cube, got the THR and felt exactly the same as do about it. To me it's a very thin sound if you know what I mean were as the Cube sounds big. The THR has been sold now and I have another Cube, happy again. Roland got it spot on with the cube the first time round. New products and technology don't always make better sounds.

@MrPolevaulter 5 жыл бұрын

Spot on.

@csumme7 6 ай бұрын

I have them both too. They are different types of amps with different technology in their reproduction. The Cube is built like an old school amp, a real amp. It uses CMOS technology in its rendering. The Yamaha is modeled for tube amp representation and for something you could have on your desk or bookshelf type setting. It came about just before the nutube developments and brought tube amps back into popular usage again. It's like comparing a Skoda Octavia and a BMW M3. If the Yamaha had the speaker and cabinet of the Cube i think it would be the best of both worlds.Oh, how about a test of both through a 4x12. That would be a great example of their modeling differences.Then who would sound better. :) Moi moi.

@lynyrddeville 5 жыл бұрын

Sits a few seconds and then the best review yet..."I don't like it, heh, I don't like it at all!" Well done! A blunt, brutally honest review that to my ears was bang on. I honestly in the crunch mode for sure thought maybe there was a bad half signal cable between the guitar and this amp. I think the only guy in the world who could say what he really means even with LESS words, and an even more horrifying bluntness, is former N.H.L. hockey coach Daryl Sutter. Elmo, your economy of words in this review in my opinion was outSTANDING. I am going to have to check out any Elmo Karjalainen reviews I may have missed. And the addition of the Cube demo backed your words up, while showing an alternative choice that had you far more inspired to play. You just can't fake that. Top notch!

@MrPolevaulter 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. Glad you appreciated it :)

@redseadiver43 2 жыл бұрын

Guitar pickups sound awesome too 😍

@EricTViking 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the honest review Elmo! I tune in to hear your personal opinions whatever they may be. If I want a load of Happy Clapping I'll go to church ;)

@MrPolevaulter 5 жыл бұрын

Haha :D Thanks :)

@samblack5313 Жыл бұрын

I have a street cube EX, and the tones you’re getting here are nicer than the settings the EX offers with an electric straight in. The cube shines when I plug the acoustic in, it is also MUCH more versatile in it’s other features. Not so much a ‘practice amp’ as a street performers amp/PA.

@EnriqueGomez-gp9ol 4 жыл бұрын

I have a Microcube GX and absolutely love it. That 3 watts are magical. But the Yamaha is the most beautiful, I have to say.

@MrPolevaulter 4 жыл бұрын

It does look quite nice, I have to admit :)

@chrishyde1216 2 жыл бұрын

Purists might complain, but to be honest the looks matter. I've got a thing for amp heads with white knobs on the front, so reckon the Blackstar HT5 mkII and HT20 mkII are the sexiest. Incidentally, I have a THR 10c and to my ears it sounds best through the bass amp setting with some reverb, bass dialled up and treble dialled down and with my Bad Monkey overdrive pedal. I play at home so want an amp that sounds good at low volume. My Micro Cube used to sound great but has declined, so maybe something is wrong.

@theHAL9000 4 жыл бұрын

Terrific overview of the THR5.

@MrPolevaulter 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers :)

@RC-ck3yz 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review, Elmo. You were bang-on, as usual. Tried one this week, and after a few minutes I could see it’s over-hyped. To add to what you said, there’s very little bass response, brittle-sounding trebles on the high gain models, and what’s the craic with those volume levels? Seems to me a very high price to pay for a small form-factor amp. Would like to see how the Spark compares but nobody seems to stock these nearby.

@MrPolevaulter 3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree

@flawlessmsc 2 жыл бұрын

Very useful review. What better guitar amps will you recommend with this price range?

@TheHenkka65 7 ай бұрын

I've come to understand that this Yamaha Amp series is more popular with the acoustic guitar players. 👍🙂

@Jonathan-L 4 жыл бұрын

I wish Yamaha just made one THR ... put all the features of all the THR models into one amp, incorporate a looper function and I'd but it in a heartbeat!

@joepasco1420 3 жыл бұрын

I travel weeks at a time. For ten years i used the micro cube. It sucked so bad there were times i debated weather to bring it at all. Then i stopped into a music store. The guy working there said the thr10 sounds ok. I Bought it. Wow masssive improvement. My playing was reenegized. I threw my micro cube into the donation bin at the thrift store. Now five years later i still love that yamaha thr10. Best money i ever spent.

@MrPolevaulter 3 жыл бұрын

For me the Micro Cube is some of the best money I've ever spent. I have two of them. Great amps. But then sound is subjective.

@brucemerryman7365 3 жыл бұрын

I just got a THR5 this week and this weekend I get to drive to Sweetwater and return it. In my opinion it’s just not very good and for $200 I need to be happy with it for sure!

@mcsquared981 3 жыл бұрын

Honest review. I'll stick with my Vox mini 3 G2

@patricklavastre7053 3 жыл бұрын

so good guitarist also thanks for your demonstration yamaha

@MrPolevaulter 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

@theoravelo136 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe try using it with the THR Editor software. It allows for better tone shaping with the cab simulation, compression, etc.

@dnipllr4057 5 жыл бұрын

Thr5a for acoustic sounded quite good at the shop but not very loud, just enoufh to get a nice kick and effects on your sound. Cool for recording. I ll try the thr10. I had a roland cube, more powerful, quite good, but different from the Yamaha. Different beasts. I prefer the yamaha for room practice. Thanks for the demo!

@dimitrisaivaliotis5616 4 жыл бұрын

Do you prefer indeed the thr5 from Roland cube? For practice?

@bobsyeruncle4841 Жыл бұрын

nice vid well done

@MrPolevaulter Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@szveszs Жыл бұрын

I have the Micro Cube and the THR10, so: ─ the Micro Cube sounds and feels better out of the box than THR10 ─ Using tricks (Delay filters, Phaser trick, the Room Reverb) on the editor will bring to life the THR10 and will... Sound better than the Micro Cube ─ You can change parameters on THR10 presets without losing your preset, example: you can do a preset for high gain or rock'n'roll type of stuff but leave the gain at 1 or whatever, and you can change de gain without losing your preset, filters, tricks and everything, you change everything on THR10 without change what you don't need. ─ The Micro Cube sound very good with the Stone Deaf FX Warp Drive. So, when you set some presets with some tricks, you don't need anymore the computer so often or even anymore, and you can just play around plug and play.

@Mindermaniac 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the crisp review and guitar technique. I was told these things were loud enough to play with a full band and was brought here by someone trying to sell a used one online - I was attracted to the idea of a small tube amp unlike my old orange and black Micro-cube that I bought used in 2009 . I've used my Micro cube for direct line out recording into my digital recorder and I got great sounds with my set-up. This Yamaha sounds lame to my ears but I'd like to hear it with a guitar equipped with dual-coil pickups. At least I know now I already have a great practise amp - I use an A. R. T. Studio V3 voice valved pre-amp to get my tube sound on anything I record line in direct, mainly for microphones or line -in recordings. I was using the Micdo-cube until I got a LINE6 Spider III 30 watt amp with a 12" Celestian - It has way more variation on the control for gain with a drive, channel and master volume knob for each setting - Insane chanel is epic for leads.. I have a Swedish made Hagstrom Super Swede and the pickups and the 11 different pick up settings are really versatile for the style of rock songs I like to write and record. good stuff!

@MrPolevaulter 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Rob!

@superelectic45 11 ай бұрын

Whoever told you this amp is suitable to play with a band on it's own was pulling your leg 😅

@AnAbortiveRomance 4 жыл бұрын

I guess it depends on what you want, but I used the roland cube 30x for my practice amp, and it was awesome. I'm sure my neighbors would have preferred I use the micro cube. lol

@MrPolevaulter 4 жыл бұрын

@guillainbarre3004 3 жыл бұрын

How does roland take pedals? And is it too loud for home use? Im thinking to buy one

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the objectivity.

@MrPolevaulter 5 жыл бұрын

Cheers :)

@pronubcentral 4 жыл бұрын

As a beginner they both seem fine. The Roland sounds a tad 'fuller' on the high end but since they're recorded with mic, clearly the acoustics of each enclosure I assume plays a big part. I live in a small apartment and about 90 percent of my practice is with headphones soooo.....wouldn't that make a difference as far as volume, etc? Gain and crunch and all that are at least better than my Vox Amplug lol.

@MrPolevaulter 4 жыл бұрын

I haven't tried the phones option, since I usually hate it on every amp :D

@davidemargiotta981 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Elmo, great playing as usual. Pardon the weird question : what are your settings on the microcube? Mine doesn't sound like yours😅

@MrPolevaulter 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I have gain on full and tone pretty much all the way up. Might be you have a newer Micro Cube. The new ones aren't the same :(

@davidemargiotta981 5 жыл бұрын

No it's an old one. I'll try your setting!!! Thanx a lot

@davidvincent380 4 жыл бұрын

Great comparison, very useful. And what about the max usable volume compared to the Micro Cube ?

@MrPolevaulter 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers! Not sure, as I sold the THR ages ago.

@emancia 3 жыл бұрын

Just for everyone to know this, there's a huge disparity in the volumes between the Roland and the Yamaha clip, and that affects how you perceive one as better as the other one, too; plus, different guitars; plus, different mics, a dynamic and very guitar-oriented for the Roland, and a condenser, flatter response and if it's a modern 414, higher treble response for the Yamaha. As he continuously says, he's giving you his opinion. Just buy whichever of the two, you'll probably be just as happy.

@MrPolevaulter 3 жыл бұрын

Yep. Just my opinion. Get whatever floats your proverbial boat.

@kcochr01 Жыл бұрын

Yep, this was not an apples to apples test.

@glennhughes2664 3 жыл бұрын

Even though when you compared the Roland to the Yamaha briefly , you used the neck pickup with the Roland & the bridge pickup when you used the Yamaha . Being a strat player with a has3 & a Yngwie ha 4 I thing it is. Both are a hs3's to me. There very different sounds though aren't they ? ( neck v bridge ) , I use the neck pickup more than the the bridge pickup live , I'm always flicking in between neck & bridge I don't use the 5 way switch really , just black & white as Ritchie Blackmore said no grey. But I was thinking of getting the Yamaha for fun, Satchel did a really good video on it & how to pick up chicks he's hilarious the entire band is ( Steel Panther ) he's a very underrated guitarist, he's very very good. But neck v bridge pickup as I said withstanding , the micro cube sounded noticeably better , I'm glad I watched your vid having similar strats the Roland sounded marge

@glennhughes2664 3 жыл бұрын

I really wasn't being picky, I just meant as you'd know there's a huge difference between the neck & bridge pickups is what I meant.

@dougmann66 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome review 👍👍👍

@MrPolevaulter 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it

@axemarkXLV 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t know if anyone else has mentioned this but the THR can be made to sound much better when paired with the app, which enables a wider range of effects.

@medinfit952 3 жыл бұрын

which app are you talking about?

@datsunlambchops4624 Жыл бұрын

The yamaha thr app

@TAMAGNATV 4 жыл бұрын

And one more review with Strat and single coil ;)=

@WarrenPostma 4 жыл бұрын

I'm curious about practice amps with pedals. To me part of my practice is to work out the "when to kick in my clean boost" during a song, and I need something to be that part of my practice regimen. My home amp is a tiny practice amp already (a blackstar 5 watt with a real tube pre in it). It's not so portable but I don't gig and I'm ever ever on the road. Would like to see an update or sequel to this with the newly announced THR-II. it sounds better to my ears, and it has a nice built in battery. Have you reviewed the Katana?

@MrPolevaulter 4 жыл бұрын

I'll have to look in to the new THR. I have reviewed the Katana 50, and the Katana mini.

@richyp7126 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the honest review. Was looking for a smaller amp for my guitar repair workshop but was concerned about the sound and this confirmed my worries. Any experience on the likes of fender mustang gt40 etc would be much appreciated.

@MrPolevaulter 3 жыл бұрын

I have reviewed the Fender Mustang GTX50, and the LT25. I liked the LT, but not really the GTX50.

@richyp7126 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrPolevaulter thanks Elmo. The L25 was where I was starting to pan out anyway. I'm a big fender amp lover anyway so at 130 quid that sounds like the one.

@cityphoto2010 4 жыл бұрын

i bet thats a great amp ,cheers

@mrscary3105 5 жыл бұрын

I have the THR10 & THR10c and love them! (The 2 speaker 10 does sound better) I would borrow and not buy it to test one. We all have our own tone zone. Not worth the cash if it's not your thing bro. Good video again bro. :)

@MrPolevaulter 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, and indeed. Everyone has their thing, and that's a good thing :)

@MattWhatsGoinOn 5 жыл бұрын

Two speakers? So does the THR5. (?) Maybe that’s it: he’s got the mic placed in the middle of the dead spot right between the two speakers.

@MrPolevaulter 5 жыл бұрын

@@MattWhatsGoinOn Having sat in the room, I can say that's not it.

@konstantinrushchanskii5707 4 жыл бұрын

Why do you use different guitars to compare those two amps?

@riccardopocci73 3 жыл бұрын

I bought that same t shirt at Vai's concert in Florence!!!!!

@zipchtkdn7804 Жыл бұрын

Not hating you got a nice channel ,I wish you used a humbucker equipped guitar also

@KunchangLeeMusic 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing amp 👌🏿

@davidcunningham8318 Жыл бұрын

Nice Strat.

@MrPolevaulter Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@fatherlandchild2780 5 жыл бұрын

How to piilottaa suomi-aksentti 101 Good review, propably purchasing one (micro cube) soon :)

@MrPolevaulter 5 жыл бұрын

@Krabadaque 5 жыл бұрын

I own both an old MicroCube and a THR 10 - maybe you would like the THR 10 better? If i want distortion I connect my old Tube Screamer in anyway, but as you said - some will like one amp, others another & that's perfectly OK!

@jasujokelainen5073 Жыл бұрын

Samaa mieltä. I felt the same, boxy sounds but ok clear channel.

@ReaBow 3 жыл бұрын

Hiya. What is the model type of the older Roland mirco amp you said is the best one?

@MrPolevaulter 3 жыл бұрын

Roland Micro Cube (without the GX in the name).

@mofei6337 3 жыл бұрын

Great review, wich amp would you suggest for home studio recording ? Thanks !

@MrPolevaulter 3 жыл бұрын

Are you using a mic?

@mofei6337 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrPolevaulter yes e906, im thinking to buy the micro cube gx.

@MrPolevaulter 3 жыл бұрын

@@mofei6337 That should be good :)

@mofei6337 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrPolevaulter last question😁, is it fine with pedals ? Still like the roland cube 10gx too

@MrPolevaulter 3 жыл бұрын

@@mofei6337 It should be OK.

@edzryzulkefli9609 5 жыл бұрын

i love this amp so much

@Earlbein 4 жыл бұрын

Then why don't you marry it?

@franciscoortega6291 2 жыл бұрын

Shit, that's how all product reviews should be. Good video

@MrPolevaulter 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@iogachi1451 Жыл бұрын

Roland Micro Cube: 3w Yamaha thr10: 10w

@fredrikh3547 Жыл бұрын

Very weird review , cause it sounds great when you're playing it..

@fredrikh3547 2 ай бұрын

@@elAndy23 , Indeed. I love it, both in terms of sound and realistic amp-response. Have a friend working in the local music store so when I broke my first one thr5 (1 feet fall..) I got a good deal and bought the thr10II instead. (the cost of repairing a thr 5 was pretty steep, to be honest..) Best practice amp I've ever had, although I might have liked the Marshall (british) -style setting slightly better on the older one but this is otherwise better overall with unnoticeable latency and pretty fancy sounding effects . Very big range of tones too depending on the guitar's pickups I've noticed. With passive pickups (when playing metal) I usually play the modern Hi-gain or special setting, but with active emg's for example I usually play on the lead channel, with gain at only one o' clock or so. (80-s metal-ish tone, for harder styles I like Blacksun plug-ins, among others)) It works surprisingly good as an interface too, have loads of distortion plugins and all, but generally don't bother to use those when i record simple ideas, and the waveforms look good without having to mess around with input levels/settings and such either.. Think I paid around 400 €, here in Sweden and find it to be one of the best value/price items I ever bought. Play drums as well, and Yamaha is certainly one of the best companies when it comes to that too.

@alexdenton6586 Жыл бұрын

OK but in this case what is the best modeling amp ? I tried the Fender mustang LT 25 but it's a piece of shit too I was used to the Roland micro cube for many years which was not excellent but very good I keep a very good memory of it

@MrPolevaulter Жыл бұрын

I like the old Roland Micro Cube. The Spark is good imo, and I actually liked the LT25.

@Joj1n Жыл бұрын

Only criteria is gain 👍

@dago_0730 5 жыл бұрын

so versatile

@palamud 5 жыл бұрын

Does the old Roland Micro Cube sound better than GX? I'm trying to decide and I like the extra master knob and extreme amp on gx, but if old one sounds better I'd get that one.

@MrPolevaulter 5 жыл бұрын

I really prefer the old one.

@RollerCoasterFenatic 5 жыл бұрын

I love my old Roland micro cube

@pauliezx5134 Жыл бұрын

Sounds great because you have it miked. Can I connect to a speaker cab without miking?

@MrPolevaulter Жыл бұрын

Can't remember.

@davidbyers7246 Жыл бұрын

Maybe if you slowed your playing down we might get a better feel for the amp. It is the amp after all that we are supposed to be getting an idea about,

@Joecuzzi 2 жыл бұрын

Wow the Microcube sounds better than your Marshalls. What pedals are you using?

@MrPolevaulter 2 жыл бұрын

Just an overdrive and a delay.

@luiso5401 5 жыл бұрын

Nice honest review and awesome playing! Have you tried Blackstar fly3? You definitely should if you didnt. But... who wants micro amps with those plexis behind?? Hahaha Mvh ;)

@MrPolevaulter 5 жыл бұрын

Haha :D

@rxw5520 Жыл бұрын

What exactly do you like about the old cube vs the gx?

@MrPolevaulter Жыл бұрын

The classic stack sounds much better.

@aliciajulien2427 3 жыл бұрын

Hi ! Is it possible to use effects pedals on this amp? please.

@MrPolevaulter 3 жыл бұрын

Can't remember.

@warpath6666 2 жыл бұрын

There is no effects loop, but you can always run something thru the front. Like an overdrive pedal 🎸😊

@jhep1 5 жыл бұрын

Check whether it has the latest firmware as they massively improved the speaker Sims. I could get a malmsteen tone easily and really like it. Think it compares well to my axe f2f tbh

@MrPolevaulter 5 жыл бұрын

Already sold it, as I didn't like it.

@professorgremlin1425 5 жыл бұрын

Don't get me wrong, I love strats, but to get full usage of the more distorted channels, it helps to use a guitar with humbuckers. I have coil splitting on mine, and personally I like single coil on the clean/crunch/lead channels and humbucking on the Brit Hi/Modern. I play a lot of Metallica, Iron Maiden, (etc.) with this amp, and as long as you use a reasonable amount of gain and tone, it sounds great. Perhaps not the best choice for everyone, but you can get excellent tones from it by playing around with the knobs. It'll take you more than ten minutes though.

@MrPolevaulter 5 жыл бұрын

I totally understand, and much of it's subjective as well. Personally I prefer Strats, and the Roland Micro Cube is what I use at home.

@professorgremlin1425 5 жыл бұрын

@@MrPolevaulter I may check that Micro Cube out then

@Eimyrock 2 жыл бұрын

Yea, very weird hype around this one. Tried one at a guitar show When they first came. No mojo, very dark and weird response to picking. Next week everyone in the local facebook group for guitar players bought one and praised it… Looks nice though 🤷🏼‍♂️

@corneliatomson1506 Жыл бұрын

Do you think a pedal can help adding more gain on this amp?

@MrPolevaulter Жыл бұрын

@RhythmGuitarMan 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve owned this amp and the microcube at the same time. I sold the microcube... which says it all for me. If you want to crank it and use like a heavy metal back line stage rig you’ll be unhappy. That’s not what it’s for. As a serious practice amp it’s unbeatable. Much better built than the microcube which feels like a toy one. It’s solid metal ffs.

@paulanderson771 2 жыл бұрын

So you don't think a practice amp should sound good with gain?

@helen.keller8431 3 жыл бұрын

I received this as a Christmas gift. I tend to play with a lot of gain since I enjoy metal and I've been rather disappointed with this.

@MrPolevaulter 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear.

@davidstone3780 3 жыл бұрын

Tubescreamer always in front.

@BCNoel1 2 жыл бұрын

other than that ! you are fking crazy cool jammer dude nice playing

@MrPolevaulter 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@keithmasey664 3 жыл бұрын

I prefer the Roland (Micro Cube GX) and have one myself. A student of mine has the Yamaha and it is fine, neither of them are great. I teach the student outside (due to the covid thing) and he plays through the Yamaha and I play the Roland. As small and very portable amps go at low volume they're both OK, when you turn them up they both sound horrible as you would expect. Like everything it is personal preference, but for small, portable and cheap amps they both do a reasonable job.

@sketchyold 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@MrMichael48 Жыл бұрын

😳Wow🤔Well I don't really know if you really knew it or not. Lol this little powerful Amplifier is made for Acoustic guitar's!And not really for made for a Regular everyday hard body guitar lol like you are paying really good in this video. 🤔But to me it sounds still pretty good to be a Practicing Amplifier😉👍.So you really should make another video playing Acoustic. guitar through this Yamaha THR5A 10 watt and then let us know just what you think about it!

@erikengheim1106 Ай бұрын

Hehehe I think I got more carried away listening to your playing. That was a lot of awesome sounding riffs, licks or whatever they are called. I am a noob, just looking at this video coz I am looking for the next amp for my son playing a telecaster. I don't think my hearing is good for these sounds because I thought it sounded amazing what you were doing. But maybe your talents as a guitar player overpowered the amp ;-)

@quit293 4 жыл бұрын

I just get spider jam. Old amp but has best drums loops and looper.

@tonakkie635 4 жыл бұрын

Quit293, I already have the SJam more than 10 years. Recently discovered that turning de Mid knob completely to left give much better tones👍

@earthsteward9 3 жыл бұрын

Video suggestion: compare Roland Cube with a Boss Katana

@earthsteward9 3 жыл бұрын

Whoops I see you already did

@MrPolevaulter 3 жыл бұрын

Yep :)

@bobwalters9151 3 ай бұрын

Buddy, it would help the gain issues you’re having with this amp if you had a high output Humbucker!!

@Sammy86 3 жыл бұрын

I guess this is geared more towards the blues, John Mayer type players than an Yngwie crowd. You may wanna check out the THR10x?

@MrPolevaulter 3 жыл бұрын

Tried the new version. Didn't like it at all. Besides, Yngwie doesn't use high gain amps. He uses old Plexis.

@jacobbockover1628 3 жыл бұрын

I have my micro cubes away I have a vox mini 5 rythem

@richardjones2811 4 жыл бұрын

Have you tried an overdrive pedal to boost it?

@MrPolevaulter 4 жыл бұрын

If I didn't in the video, then no. I think I did try it in the video. I usually do.

@alejandrolinares3249 2 жыл бұрын

what's that purple pedal? A noise gate?

@MrPolevaulter 2 жыл бұрын

Don't remember.

@miloandersson3786 5 жыл бұрын

ganska lit mannen

@MrPolevaulter 5 жыл бұрын

Man tackar :)

@mike5177 2 жыл бұрын

Could be because I'm not in the same room, but it sounds cheap to me.

@rauljcarn 4 жыл бұрын

The Roland sounds better. And dude, you play badass

@MrPolevaulter 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)