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THR30 II Wireless - 30-watt Modeling Combo

I mainly play bluegrass, jazz and classical guitar. Lots of fingerstyle, occasional flatpicking. Came to guitar late in the game, grew up playing double bass, clarinet and piano. Spent time in an amateur orchestra and jazz band, but learned guitar through the Guitars for Vets program as an adult. I also play the fiddle very badly, decent fiddle, and I'm gentleman enough to have sold my banjos (until I find the next one!). I play 4-6 hours on a good day, 2 on a bad day. This is my meditation/zen time. I'm lucky to be retired and have that kind of free time. My main guitar is a Taylor T5z. I also regularly play a 1969 Gibson Dove and a dread-inspired August J-185, both equipped with pure K&K mini pickups. Once in a while, I pull out an old Yamaha electric bass. I also do guitar making at home and play many different guitars in my living room with customers to evaluate guitars (and customers) before making repairs. So I use the THR for a lot of different things, and have played over two dozen instruments on it in the past 6 weeks, ranging from custom electrics and acoustics, made by luthiers, to Japanese imports super cheap from the 1960s and even to one of the cheap chinese. made Fender Squiers from a players kit. I've had a THR10 for years. Great amp. I've used it all the time, mostly for teaching (I'm not very good at it - I exclusively teach adult beginners through the vet guitar program). I loved the portability, the battery power, the sounds, basically everything. But it was really a third amp. My blues jr has a lot more playing time at home as a practice amp. My big amp is a vintage Ampex all-tube stereo cabinet that I used with a Line 6 Pod XT Live or a Fender Mustang Floor. I also have a Yamaha THR100HD with matching 2x12 cab that I love and use for fun with the kids. I bought the THR30 at the beginning of October. I had played the 10C several times and loved it, and Sweetwater had a demo unit that they gave me a great deal on. It became my first amp. I leave it on a sideboard next to the piano in the living room and I can play anywhere upstairs with the app and the G10. My wife is glad there are no more cords or pedal board in her living room, I'm glad there are no more cables for the kids/dogs to try to play with. With the exception of modulation pedals (like my guilty pleasure digitech whammy), I've never felt the need to put a pedal in front to get a particular sound. The sound is phenomenal. I got most of my presets by taking a factory preset and tweaking it a bit. My favorite is #21, Hamamatsu Blues, but with the main boutique channel and the 2x12 boutique booth. Great clean sound with a light touch, nice crisp sound when you dig. Here's how my amp setup has changed since I bought the THR30:1 - My THR10 lives in the store attached to a G10 receiver/transmitter and is mainly used for intonation guitars, testing electronics and occasional playing - especially by children. I'm addicted to G10s. They are so nice.2 - My Blues Jr. has been sold. I never thought I would see the light of day. The THR30 sounds better, is easier to lug around, and is overall more practical.3 - My Pod XT Live and Mustang Floor have been sold. I just switched from the line outputs of the THR30 to the RCA inputs of my Ampex stereo and suddenly I have a house shaking volume. (The stereo has a dedicated tube amp driving each speaker.)4 - The THR100HD stays set up in the basement to jam with my kids. My cranksets are set up with it for when I really, really want to screw things up. Here's what I'd like to see changed: 1 - Ability to connect multiple G10s to the amp. If I could take this bad boy to a lesson, hand a bug to the student, and play with him with the exact settings/sounds/etc, that would be an even bigger game changer. 2 - Ability to configure different amps/speakers to the channels left and right, like the THR100HD.3 does - Put a mic jack on the amp. I can try to figure out how to DIY this one. I love my THR30, but I'm not going to buy an acoustic version just so I can plug in a mic. At least not unless I'm moving somewhere where I can busking.4 - A matching footswitch that lets you control the amp without needing to open the app. Don't care if it's Bluetooth or connects via USB. Just something where I can plug and play. And that's all. The THR30 has changed the way I play guitar. I streamlined my gear, sold an amp I never thought I'd let go of, and gained more flexibility than before. In short, this "third" amp became my "first" amp. I would recommend it to anyone as a main/end-amp, especially in conjunction with some sort of powered cabinet when you need to get really loud.