THR30 II Wireless - 30 watt modeling combo

I play mostly 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 a jazz band, but learned guitar through the Guitars for Vets program as an adult. I also play the fiddle very poorly, decent fiddle, and am gentleman enough to have sold my banjos (until until I find the next one!). I play 4-6 hours on a good day, 2 on a bad day. It's 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 of which have pure K&K mini pickups. Occasionally 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 I've played over two dozen instruments on it in the past 6 weeks, ranging from custom electrics and acoustics made by luthiers to imports super cheap 1960s Japanese and even one of the cheap Chinese. made Fender Squiers from a players kit. I've had a THR10 for years. Great amp. 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 got 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 a matching 2x12 cab that I love and use for fun with the kids. I bought the THR30 in early October. I had played the 10C a few 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 can play anywhere upstairs with the app and the G10. My wife is glad it doesn't. there are no more cords or pedal board in his living room, I'm glad there are no more cables the kids/dogs try to play with. With the exception of modulation pedals (like my guilty pleasure digitech whammy ), I 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 boutique main channel and boutique 2x12 cab .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 play - especially by children. I'm addicted to G10s. They're so nice. 2 - My Blues Jr. has been sold. Never would have thought The THR30 sounds better, is easier to lug around, and is more practical overall. 3 - My Pod XT Live and Mustang Floor have been sold. and I suddenly have a volume that makes the house shake. (The cha The stereo has a dedicated tube amp driving each speaker.)4 - The THR100HD sits in the basement jamming with my kids. My pedalboards are set up with it for when I really, really want to screw up. would like to see change: 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 a game changer even more. 2 - Ability to configure different amps/speakers to left and right channels, like the THR100HD does. 3 - Put a mic jack on the amp. I can try to figure out how to tinker with this one. I love my THR30, but I'm not going to buy an acoustic version just so I can plug a mic into it. At least not unless I'm moving somewhere where I can busking.4 - A matching footswitch that allows control of the amp without needing to open the app. connects via USB. Just something I can plug and play. And that was it. The THR30 changed the way I played guitar. I streamlined my gear, sold an amp I never thought I'd let go of, and gained more flexibility than before. Long story 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 be really strong.