THR5A 2x3" 10-watt Acoustic Modeling Combo Amp Review

Outstanding

The Yamaha thr5a is perfect for what I needed. Sound is amazing. I play lightnin hopkins, r.l. burnside, jr kimbrough style blues and it's cool to get that electric-acoustic reverb-delay sound from the Yamaha. Cool product. Sweetwater sent it in 1 day. I ordered it online, and got it at my door the next day! Outstanding Sweetwater. 5 star all around.

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VERY PLEASED!

Sweetwater delivers again!....shipped that day.....thanks! After playing around with it i really love this little amp. some folks had trouble downloading the extras for a computer, but i finally got it all. I have bad hearing, and pleased with the volume with the amp, but i plugged it into my ION Tailgater speaker, and wow! I am not a fan of piazzo bridge pickups in guitar, and… read more i use sound hole pickups. i like the fact on this amp i can adjust both the guitar volume, and the amp volume. I also love to play classical guitar, and thought of buying one, but i plugged in my Alvarez OM masterworks guitar, and used the nylon setting, and i do not need a classical guitar now......not least anytime soon anyway. So yes something the size of a lunch box i am very happy! P.S....thanks for the candy sweetwater in my shipment!

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Super Versatile

This thing packs a good punch for such a small amp. It doesn't distort at louder volumes and keeps the original tone of the acoustic. I originally bought it for playing acoustic and recording, but I eventually started using this even for electric guitar which I wasn't expecting at all. The clean modeling for electric sounds fantastic and doesn't chop any of the range of sound. I've… read more played hard rock, metal, and sparkly chorus and tremolo tones and it holds up as good as any other desktop amp. It's also an audio interface which just puts this over the top for me as the best desktop amp. Easily the best value for a desktop amp.

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GREAT LAP STEEL GUITAR AMP

After looking at every review everywhere I thought I would give it a try. I got it mainly to practice with my lap steel guitars. All I pretty much need for lap steel guitar is a good reverb. That's what I thought anyway. When it came I started out with it sitting on the box. Then I moved it up on the table top closer to my ears so I could really better hear what was going on… read more and make it easier to play with all the effects. Wow! The reverb in this thing is really nice. It sounds like you are playing through a huge amp or in a studio. With this amp you can adjust the reverb, delay, chorus, compressor, to your liking. For example with the delay your can even dial in how many repeats are sounded. My lap steel guitars sound rich and unreal. To be able to hear every nuance really helps to improve my lap steel playing style. Like so many reviewers say "It's hard to stop playing with it". I ran both Master and Volume full up. It does get fairly loud. Not blasting loud but loud enough. It got a little speaker rattle. There is no need really to run it full blast. As for gigging with it or for me personally its too small and I'd need a mic input. You could busk with it for guitar solos no problem. Perfect for acoustic jams or parties for either guitar and or lap steel guitar. If you are in a little trio where guys aren't blasting away it could work fine. One thing to note is you can line out from the headphone plug to a PA or bigger amp for more volume. If you are a lap steel player Sleepwalk sounds beautiful with it. And last but not least the internal red lights for sure were a closer. It not only sounds great but looks killer. I could not download and any software from Steinberg or Yamaha. I just gave up. Back to playing.

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I Love the THR5A

While I haven't had Yamaha's THR5A modeling amplifier long I'm really enjoying it. I'm playing a Cordoba Fusion Series guitar with this amp and it's near perfect.

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