• Registered: 2006-05-08
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Re: Practice Amps

Blackstar HT5R

I really, really love mine.

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  • From: UK
  • Registered: 2010-05-20
  • Posts: 165

Re: Practice Amps

Fuzzblues wrote:

So I tried the THR10 today. It was pretty good although I reckon I will be going for the THR10C though. It's more blues based amps and the demos sound great. This thing will be my practice amp, ipod speaker and probably sound for my laptop for watching movies etc all in one wee box the size of a loaf of bread.

The sounds from the standard THR10 were pretty good . I plugged my ipod in and played along to John Mayers version of Everyday I have the Blues and it sound pretty good. The blues model is the one for me though. Don't need all that high gain stuff.

The unit itself provided a decent sound for it's size, much more depth than I was expecting and it didn't sound thin and tinny like I expected it to.

A great practice/recording tool and a decent sound system for my flat where room will be tight.

So, that's another THR10-er then.

Glad you liked it. They do produce a sound bigger than the box, don't they? 
I think they are becoming something of a quiet revolution.
They are really good where space and thin walls stop you cranking a 100W full-stack.

Recording is pretty good too with the included copy of Cubase (though I don't find this very intuitive). Beware though, the registration and license setup for this is incredibly over-complicated. Expect to lose some hair.

I hope Yamaha do the honourable thing and enable firmware changes so I can download some of the blues amp models.
That would give them major kudos in my estimation.  I don't think many people will be buying a full set of THR's just for the different amp models, but they might be willing to purchase them as a low-cost download.

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  • From: Scotland
  • Registered: 2009-02-11
  • Posts: 453

Re: Practice Amps

I'm going to wait until after NAMM to make a decision. Who knows what will come out then.

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  • From: Harrison, Arkansas
  • Registered: 2006-04-21
  • Posts: 3,155

Re: Practice Amps

Yes on the Ibanez Tubescreamer amp. I have the 15 watt head with 2 of the single speaker cabinets, and it's a great sounding amp.

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  • Registered: 2010-02-01
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Re: Practice Amps

After much umm'ing and arrr'ing about whether to get a Blackstar HT-1r (real tube) or Yamaha THR10C (pretend tube) for my living room I finally settled on the Yamaha today thanks to the Phillip Sayce & Phil X Youtube Videos ..should be here tommorrow too cool

  • From: Bristol, UK
  • Registered: 2011-10-20
  • Posts: 237

Re: Practice Amps

I don't think you'll be disappointed. As I have posted elsewhere, I think these little amps are terrific. If you have a surround sound system in your living room try taking a line-out from the Yamaha to the amplifier to get a much bigger sound.