The Yamaha THR5 is Nothing But a Toy

[TBOT]

A Toy that makes me want to play guitar constantly. That will only make me a better guitar player.

I can’t get over how good it sounds. It feels like I’m playing guitar through a Bose Bluetooth speaker in the best possible way.

But the thing I really can’t get over, is how it sounds playing along with backing tracks without headphones. I am not above jamming along with my favorite albums. It is so astonishing to me how once I match the tone and get the volume right, it sounds like I’m playing on the damn record. And without headphones.

 

[uriah1]

Congrats.
I remember when the Tom Sholz rock man first came out. Hard to unplug

 

[Esquire Jones]

Congrats.
I remember when the Tom Sholz rock man first came out. Hard to unplug

Still have my Rockman from the 80’s.

I plugged it in recently and it still works!

Yup that same flat, lifeless chorus wash.

Seriously, I got a lot of good practice time over the years with that thing.

Been curious about the Yamaha unit.

 

[jklemm18]

This is what I wanted my Spark 40 to be but the popping and hissing were too much and I just would get lost trying to adjust the noise gate. Glad you are having a nice time. The bluetooth feature is priceless.

 

[TBOT]

This is what I wanted my Spark 40 to be but the popping and hissing were too much and I just would get lost trying to adjust the noise gate. Glad you are having a nice time. The bluetooth feature is priceless.

The THR5 doesn’t have Bluetooth. I just use the aux and it works great. I believe the higher models in the THR product line have Bluetooth.

 

[kinkstah]

A Toy that makes me want to play guitar constantly. That will only make me a better guitar player.

I can’t get over how good it sounds. It feels like I’m playing guitar through a Bose Bluetooth speaker in the best possible way.

But the thing I really can’t get over, is how it sounds playing along with backing tracks without headphones. I am not above jamming along with my favorite albums. It is so astonishing to me how once I match the tone and get the volume right, it sounds like I’m playing on the damn record. And without headphones.

I can relate!
For a long time, I never felt attracted by, or tried, any small modelling amps that I liked. Yet, I was in need of something allowing me to play late at home, without waking up kids and not using headphones, and with a satisfying tone. The THR5 did it for me, which came as a surprise (when I first saw how it looks, I thought the salesman -who eventually convinced me to try it in the shop- was joking!). As it turned out, I loved what I heard, bought it and still am glad I did!

 

[FiddlinJim]

The THR5 doesn’t have Bluetooth. I just use the aux and it works great. I believe the higher models in the THR product line have Bluetooth.

You can get a cheap Bluetooth receiver to run into the aux in. I do this with my THR 10. Works great.

 

[TBOT]

You can get a cheap Bluetooth receiver to run into the aux in. I do this with my THR 10. Works great.

Cool! I didn’t know that was a thing! I’ll check it out.

 

[hemingway]

Yep, the THR5 is a life changer. Amazing sound. Best toy I have ever bought. Mics up really well for recording, too.