Yamaha THR30II Wireless review

Range-topping Yamaha desktop amp is a wireless wonder

Yamaha THR30II review
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Guitar World Verdict

More power, lineouts and wireless are the headline-grabbing features of this second reiteration of Yamaha's ground-breaking desktop amp series. Best of all, it sounds sublime…

Pros

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    Sounds incredible

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    Tasteful looks

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    Easy-to-use top panel

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    All 15 amp models now included

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    Rechargeable battery

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    Totally wireless

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    Bluetooth

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    Increased power and headroom

Cons

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    No effects loop

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    Expensive

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It's hard to believe now, but before Yamaha launched its THR series just over a decade ago, the average practice amp (trust us, they were very average) sounded remarkably like an enraged wasp in a tin can. Full of custard. 

Typically thin, nasally, gutless and muddier than the Mississippi Delta, it's no wonder that players dreamed of upgrading to something like a Fender Twin, an AC30, a Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ or a Marshall JCM800. Sadly, the well-healed ones who did would have made two alarming discoveries. First, noise abatement orders are ruinously expensive, and second, playing at neighbor-friendly volumes sucks all the tone from even the finest guitar amps.

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