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I just got the little thing and played with it for a while and I am in awe. The tiny retro-designed package includes everything a guitarist needs for indoor guitar playing and recording! The sound is clear, crystalline and rings in a wide range of frequencies making it hard to believe this quality tone eminates from such a tiny box.The various tone-tweaking effects and controls run a full gamut as might be expected from a high-end multieffect and not a home use oriented amp. Combinations of amp model with modulation and reverb-delay effects - all at professional level allow almost endless sound options. I own an electric with a piezo circuit and it handles the 'acoustic' tones in stride - ringing like a true acoustic. Switch to the magnetic and turn the knob to brit asmp model and I got searing lead and hard-rock tones! Amazing versatiliy.I also tried to use this amp as a pre-module or an effect for recording direct into a multi-track - works wonderfully with stereo sound making my guitar fill the soundscape like when using a profesional studio effect rack. In short - A versatile, high quality, multi-use-multi-purpose guitar amp you can use for recording, practice, or playing with friends at home. It can also be plugged through into a PA if you'd like to carry these cool tones to a large gig. An excellent amp!

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I have been wanting to leave a review of the THR5 for awhile now. Prior to purchasing it, I had used a 10-15 watt Orange Crush Amp & a Blackstar Debut amp. Neither of those 2 amps were exactly what I wanted but for the price, served a purpose. I was hesitant on purchasing the THR5 because it was twice as much. I have no regrets. If you have not had the chance to try the THR5 in person, video reviews will not do it justice. What I was looking for was a small amp that had sufficient effects built in so that I didn't need to hook up any pedals during an impromptu practice session. The Hall reverb is my favorite and was worth the price alone if it was the only reverb included. All of the amp models sound great, although I tend to only use the clean channel or crunch. Crunch can be toned down to remain clean but adds saturation without becoming distorted. Another bonus was that with the included software, additional compression and gate effects can be adjusted via a computer. These can be set as defaults for when after the amp is unplugged from the computer. I have used it with pedals and loopers as well. Its built well, metal casing. Aesthetically pleasing to sit on a shelf. Extremely lightweight and portable. Honestly this is the best practice/bedroom/portable amp that I have ever owned. I can not say enough great things about it. zZounds is also the best online music retailer I have ever done business with. Thank you for years of awesome customer service.

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I've owned my fair share of amplifiers and the Yamaha THR is a great practice amp. It does best with Fender cleans, light crunch and some Marshall sounds (from JTMish to JCM800). If you want it for metal, I wouldn't use it. It really does do a nice job of getting that cranked poweramp distortion. I have compared the THR5 to the THR10 and they use the same speakers for the guitar sounds. The THR5 is quite a small unit, but it gets more than loud enough for practice usage. The software isn't overly confusing and is straightfoward to use.

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I have a lot of amps, AC30 limited edition, AC30 CCH, Orange CR60, Vox Nighttrain 15 combo, blah blah, many more.I needed an amp to test guitar repairs/mods and home built pedals.This does way more than I need, the clarity is first rate, and brit hi can be tuned to sound like my Vox(s) or Marshall Origin, very well, actually. There is more bass response than I expected, definitely a plus!I like using the THR editor software for the addition controls, but I don't expect to use CUBASE, although it's a great added value.Long story short, This is fun to use all the time and more than loud enough for my living room.

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Great sounding small amp, being portable makes it even better. Love the different tones and amps that are available.

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overall - maybe the best sounding low wattage amp ever. only small difference in sound between this & a tube amp. weak point is lack of features. they really skimped. twice the price of other compared to other practice amps that have way more features. you're really extra paying for tone here.pro's - * truly terrific tones* even if you have a tube amp that sounds good at whisper volumes (i have a 15w egnater tweaker) it's so convenient to be able to play this on top of your desk.* clean and modern settings are fantastic. i don't use the other amp settings much, but they sound great as well. the only setting i don't like is brit hi.* effects sound good* tap tempo* good tuner* the features are weak* pricey - other practice amps have many more features. they sound pretty good themselves (just not quite as nice as this). so if features are important to you, get something else. digital amps these days all sound not bad to downright good.* are the tones here so much better that it's really worth double other companies' amps? honestly hard to say, but this one does sound the best* can't save settings* one knob control of all mod effects is really limiting* can use the software to tweak settings and effects, but as soon as you unplug, you lose them* max volume on delay is occasionally not enough. usually it's ok. but sometimes, you want a little more & doesn't have it* as mentioned, brit hi setting not that great* the name "modern" might be misleading. i mentioned that modern sounds good, but, it doesn't have enough gain to get you into mesa rectifier range. you're going to need a pedal for that.

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