Yamaha THR100HD Amplifier and Cab | Review

[@sosmooth7]

Guitar Interactive really know how to do a product demo. Some people who demo their company's product do a disservice to them because ,they only focus on certain functions of their product instead of giving a full product demonstration. Gi receives an "A" in this area because they focus on the entire product and its capablities and demo them accordingly.

[@mike_luk]

Great demo, and great playing unlike most other 'demos'.

[@buckycore]

You guys should release albums of Tom's playing from these reviews. Damn he is so good!!!

[@MarvinSheats]

Great review. I love the THR100HD.

[@BurtonBoyz715]

Thanks Tom....That was a hell of a lot to get into...20 mins.....Great Demo......Expertly Done....!

[@Melak1m]

The HD works great for recording two guitarists DI. I’m using it record my son’s band. He goes in one channel and the other guitarist goes into the other. We’re getting great tones. They put their effects chains in front of the HD.

[@melexdy]

This is by far the best non tube-tube like amp head. Still tubes are getting cheaper and very versatile..

[@bobm6691]

You're right. But it's light af ;)

[@minisurfbanana]

Amazing playing great sound

[@JRP3music]

I want to hear how this sounds with preamp style pedals like the Bogner Red Ecstacy, Friedman BE-100 pedal, etc. This seems like it would be perfect for me. I want a single stereo head with stereo XLR out and true stereo. I am curious about the virtual power output tubes. I could run my stereo fx through the fx loop. I have a setup already like this with my dual Orange Micro Terrors and ADA Microcab II.

[@Utubewrk123]

Trunk McEight I use it with zero pedals and I’m a huge dirt, overdrive and or fuzz addict. I think it’s the best sounding and feeling modeler imo. It’s great with humbuckers btw.

[@benkeating3053]

Hmmm... Might be a cool ric-o-sound set-up

[@shanemiller6982]

I can run a clean tone and a dry tone at the same time? Aren't they the same thing?

[@buckycore]

Question: even though it has no audio interface, you can still plus the DI into your interface and record directly with out cabs, right?

[@rossbailey6419]

+John Nelson Absolutely. Because it doesn't need a load you can simply use the XLR out and choose any of the built in impulse responses or load in your own.

[@curtisjeffs6731]

Are the impulse responses decent?

[@bobm6691]

@@curtisjeffs6731 ye kinda. U can load w/e you want

[@TheStavrin]

Super nice playing !

[@michealstonecipher6998]

Seems to be a cool amp

[@bobm6691]

It is :)

[@jnnyg65]

10:50 if Borat have cousin from Kazakhstan who make glorious the playing of electric guitar

[@johngannon9954]

Niiice!

[@paulbrown7775]

Can loaded presets & patches be selected with a foot switch?

[@michealstonecipher6998]

Got a fender gt200w and it don't sound that great so I'm looking for something more with more gain. I'm in to rock. It has ok clean but I think the finder gt sucks for crhutch

[@diegostaltari]

good clean sound, but not good drive sound

[@coffeewaldo]

Diego Staltari in person the drive sound is great.

[@Utubewrk123]

Diego Staltari maybe to you. Learn how to set up things and use a decent guitar. It’s one of the best high gain sounds in a modeler and I’m comparing it to Kemper, helix, and very great tube amps. I don’t like to say what I have but you’re looking for those type of replies. Yea 4 yrs late. Just saw it. Still win mine. Bet your sound in general with pedals and amps isn’t good either. I bet you don’t even play anymore.

[@valebliz]

@@Utubewrk123 agreed the THR100 have great overdriven sounds

[@alexnovais7]

Yamaha THR100H vs Boss Katana 100 head: Which one is the best?

[@bobm6691]

Indeed

[@Utubewrk123]

Alexandre Novais this thr100hd for sure.

[@mahoganymarco9199]

Yamaha by many miles

[@WittyMonikerHere]

Does anyone know how the "blended" mode would work if you're plugged into an 8ohm MONO cab? Is that feature only for stereo cabs?

[@bubberdy76]

It still blends. Just has a wider sound with 2-12 speakers.

[@MarceloMoraisGuitar]

Hey, just got a thr100hd, and as for the cooling fan, it seems to be stopped all the time, is that normal? Thank's!

[@peterPlaysTheGuitar]

Kinda late answer, same here! I emailed yamaha, they're saying it's normal. The amp knows when to kick those fans in, basically when it gets hotter.

[@asheilyaas6442]

I'm surprised nobody mentions that this is somewhat a novel re-marketing , repackaging and rebranding of Line6 innovation of yesterday! And it's not a surprise since they took over Line 6! What they actually did here is to extract the amp-sim module out of the POD (the dual amp setup is already present in the older PODs i.e. X3... I still have them to this day!) and repackage it into a head size metal box! Whether they actually make it better is another whole issue altogether. I have not played the THRs and I can't comment. So instead of using the whole POD system as a desktop or floor unit, what they are doing is separating out the simulation modules and selling them seperately. I suspect it's old Line 6 technology their using and not bringing anything new to the table! Sheesh!

[@coffeewaldo]

Ash Eilyaas don't go by a utube video. I'm picky as hell and I got rid of my kemper and kept my tube amps and this.

[@Maxx61]

Not even remotely accurate. If anything, the 100HD is a natural evolution of their DG-line of guitar amps, used by Allan. I own a Vetta and there is nothing in here that is derived from the Vetta's architecture...or anything else from Line 6. Guitarists have been blending preamps for ages. It didn't start with Line 6.

[@skydivechris2802]

i have both line6 and a THR10. huge difference. the THR10 i use a lot. great sounds. very close to my tube amps (Marshall and Blackstar). line6 im not using anymore.

[@Pete_Harris]

More likely taken from the old but fabulous Yamaha DG amps.

[@datamouth]

do you think this head is loud enough for a loud band? not really metal but more of a sludge rock band?

[@bobm6691]

It's loud enough for thrash/prog metal

[@Robstafarian]

This is not going to replace tube amps for me, but it is good that people who care less about tubes have a good option which allows them as much room to grow as a good tube amp would. Having said that, it saddens me that so many people do not understand the importance (corrected typo) of tubes.

[@sportaciss9282]

+Robstafarian What;s the "importance" you speak of. If you want solid-state/digital that's great. Same for if you want tube. How is one more important than the other?

[@Robstafarian]

@112673144255056706661 I was referring to how tubes govern dynamics and tone, the significance of which is increasingly (corrected typo) lost on guitarists. John F. Rider's "Inside the Vacuum Tube" is in the public domain: reading a free PDF of it is highly recommended.

[@metallica3604]

Tubes arevold technology and highly unreliable. Plus, what is the damn point when 99 percent won't be able to tell the difference

[@Robstafarian]

Avisek Ganguly Tubes fail, true, which is why they are mounted in sockets. Replacing them is simple, though biasing power tubes might be difficult for some. The point of tubes is the way they distort and the dynamic relationship they establish with a guitarist's playing.

[@wiijuanjo]

I can say in my own opinion that as a guitar player since I was 14 years I didn't know the importance of a tube amp because I never had the opportunity to buy one at that age... Finally I purchase a jvm 210h and the difference is fucking huge!! to be honest the sound is much cleaner, much heavier and the warm feeling of the tubes is something that a digital amp is not going to give you never. And probably yes is a difference that the 99 percent of the people won't be able to recognize but men lets by honest you cant not compare a 69 mustang with a 2014 one jajaja I´m talking about engine, sound, quality, power, you know is the same but not the same haha digital vs tubes a lot of difference.

[@Veranek]

This is a very sounding amp, but the price is TOO high in my opinion.

[@santos0x]

+SlickDude But that completely misses the point. Yes, $800 is relatively expensive, but a tube amp is heavy, needs a certain volume to get the tubes to sound their best, can have reliability issues, etc. Just because an amp has tubes doesn't automatically mean it's "better". This amp sounds great to my ear (all that should matter, really) and is extremely versatile. The attitude in the guitar community that SS amps should only be cheap or they're "too expensive" but m any amp with tubes automatically justifies the price is ridiculous and close-minded.

[@NuZTheRockerOFFICIAL]

+santos0x this lightweight thing actually sounds better than most of the tube amps I've tried in years..

[@NuZTheRockerOFFICIAL]

+santos0x but hey, tastes are subjectives.

[@santos0x]

NuZ Annunziata Absolutely. You know, as much as I like the sound and the idea behind this amp, I'm not sure I'd buy it in this form. If they come out with a 100w combo with a 10 or 12 inch speaker that weighs in the 30lb range, then maybe. The speaker cab weighs like 50lbs, which is too heavy for me. I'm done lugging around heavy amps...or at least my back is.

[@NuZTheRockerOFFICIAL]

+santos0x you can use it with a 1x12 too.

[@michealstonecipher6998]

Seem like if you go head it's better

[@jasonthompson3964]

This video sounds awfully harsh or something, not sure if its the guitar/mic setup but something is off. Not pleasing to me.

[@aliensporebomb]

Part of the issue is that guitar: all of that maple produces a seriously ear-picky bright tone.

[@jimsmith4611]

Sorry don't like it.. like the playing but just don't like the sound..

[@marke3470]

It just sounds so obviously digital to me right from the get go. Not saying it's not a nice amp but you can still tell it's not tube.

[@jongbong1912]

Yes, I too could tell so much about this amp from the video on my phone. It sounds 'digital' which is something that is objectively definable. I am in no way biased either.

[@valebliz]

@@jongbong1912 LOL

[@TheMasonator777]

Sounds terrible and ugly to me. Great player, but terrible amp. Fuzzy, thin, farty, AND brittle. It's hard to get something that wrong, ya gotta hand it to them... Yamaha (Roland as well, funny enough) is like that. It's a home run or a total strike out. I can tell the guy is struggling to make it sound like something. It basically one sound with Mayo smeared all over. The effects are great, I have to say that. WAY too expensive as well. I could buy a used Bogner, Boogie, or Dr.Z for that money.

[@IkertxoTursi]

I have this amp along with the thr10 and thr10x. They don't sound like this at all. Not trying to offend the Guitar Interactive sound engineers, but I think their choice on EQ'ing and possibly mic placement is not doing this amp any justice. In this video it sounds very fizzy like you mentioned. I have owned a number of tube amps (Marshall, Peavey and Randall) and have played extensively with others (Fender, Mesa, Vox).

[@coffeewaldo]

Iker Tursi I have it too and it's great sounding.

[@peterPlaysTheGuitar]

I can assure you there's plenty of good sounds you can get out of this amp. Honestly the only shitty option is that solid preset. After a bit of tweaking with the EQ and with the tubes settings behind, you'll find some great sounds that you might like. It really feels like a tube amp. The price is a bit high indeed, but if you get some deals on the price it's really worth it.

[@richardparker6279]

Tom is a great player but this is one the worst demos of this amp I've heard.

[@Utubewrk123]

Richard Parker it’s a great modeler and I have seen better demos. Tom’s a great player but it’s way better in person tbh.

[@austinfailz]

11 minutes of talking in a 20 minute video. Pass.