Yamaha THR30IIW Cream

At first I thought this amp to be a bit pricey but after having and utilising it for a while I think it's worth every penny. The sound is crisp and powerful and the wi-fi and bluetooth capabilities are a charm. I'm using it both at home with my headphones but also in a park for busking. And the fact that I can stream wirelessly a backing track from my phone is invaluable. I recommend purchasing a Line6 Relay G10 wireless transmitter with it. It eliminates the hassle of the instrument cable and the amp works perfectly in conjunction with it since Line6 is also a Yamaha company. Also worth adding is the iPad/iPhone app which adds a ton of different sounds to the amp and make the switch to different presets very easy.

I have several tube amps, and for years I used loadboxes to record them with IRs and to play at bedroom levels. Then I tried this Yamaha and my amps collecting a dust. I'm not saying THR sounds better than real amps. But THR sounds better at low volumes than real amps. And is more flexible. Actually, it sounds so good via my studio monitors, that I now record with it. And I love the fact that the flexibility is strictly limited - no mike models or positions to choose from, only cabs can be changed. This is good since I found that I tend to spend too much time tweaking the tone in plugins (Bias FX2, TH-U etc) rather than playing. Here I got perfect tones in minutes! E.g. here I play 80s style Hi-Gain "Shredwave" via this amp directly (btw, using a wireless system) :

the NEGATIVE. The App! THR Remote. Tried two different phones (Huawei and Samsung) - very rare occasions it works! In 90% it does not. Does not connect, don't see the device, don't sync etc. Complete disaster! Similar story with the desktop app via USB. Very poor software. Keep syncing, but never connects etc. It reminds me the nightmare with other Line 6 products I had in the past - software was always full of bugs and issues. And based on the reviews, these problems are very common. So Line 6 still has not found good software developers. Sad...

This amp is absolutely amazing, the sound easily fills a big room! The guitar sound as well as the sound when just playing music is of great quality.

It is very important to know though that Yamaha offers an app to model the amp effects in great detail via bluetooth. The app for Ios, Android, Mac work great. The app for Windows though DOES NOT have the bluetooth option, hence you can only model the amp via cable with a windows PC!

This is not a windows, of bluetooth connectivity issue, it is in fact an issue in the Yamaha Windows app. Lets hope Yamaha quickly fixes this issue because it is of course sold as a Wireless product. On the internet i read that this problem already exists for several months..

As said, apart from this issue this is just an absolutely amazing product!! The app is also very user friendy, just a shame that the windows version doesnt support bleutooth,,,

Recently had to sell my big chunky tube amp since it was just too loud and bulky to take to my studentapartement. I sold it and contemplated a more portable option which gave my what I needed to practice and noodle around a bit.
The THR30ii has proven to be the best option for me. It has some really fun and good sounds at a volume where it doesn't bother any housemates. The added functionality as a bluetooth speaker and the sleek design also make it fun to always have around and lower the bar for me to pick up my guitar and practice.
It's pricey, but if you can afford it, I don't think you can go wrong with this amp for it's intended purpose.

Let me start with the most important thing - this amp sounds incredible. The amount of different sounds you can get is astounding. Not only can you achieve amp tones that fit pretty much any music genre, but they sound amazing too. And if the sound sculpting options present on the amp itself aren't enough for you, it can be further altered via pc or phone app. It also has a MIDI interface, which let's you use plugins and makes recording incredibly easy. Last but not least, the option to use it simultaneously as a bluetooth speaker and an amp makes it great for playing along backing tracks. In my opinion this is the best bedroom/practice amp available.