Following up on another thread.
Would be interested to know what will do the best job. Which one does ticks all the boxes?
I will practice mostly with headphones.
Ideally i want to send backing tracks from my phone and be able to jam along.
Play and learn tracks from iTunes and play along at the same time.
Do any of these devices allow you connect up to mac and record directly on to garage band or some offer software? Would be great to record my practice sessions so i can listen back to see how i can improve and get basic ideas down.
I don't want loads of sounds but would like more realistic tones, dynamic, good clean up when using drive. Clean, crunch, overdrive with reverb would do me.
Any work better with a pedal board too?
Or is there any other options than the three devices mentioned? Portability would be useful too as i can take when i'm away from home and on holiday.
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In my experience, with the THR10, I really like the Blackface style clean sound, and the AC style crunch sound, but I'm less fussed on the other models. Works really well for me with pedals, though. And the ergonomics and usability of it are great. I never use my phone with it, but I have it permanently connected to my laptop for backing tracks and recording.
I'd like to try the Katana Air and Vox Adio at some point but the demos I've heard on line have not impressed me (there was a Andertons demo comparing the Katana to the Vox Adio and a couple of small valve amps and the Vox sounded best to my ears.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcSPwhyGDc4
Yes the vox does sound great there. I do like the Bluetooth feature so you don’t wires everywhere.
So guys using a computer with it, do you record with the Yamaha? Is there software you get with it or are using your own?
The vox looks tempting or the Yamaha 5 or 10? Much difference?
Lee Anderton maintains the Adio sounds better than the yamaha but depends on your taste, I like clean and crunch, quite like lead but best is Brit Hi with guitar volume turned down a bit I think.
If you can get to one of the big names I would A/B THR against Adio. THR5 only £155 though and does all I need, I have a valve amp too but for recording/meddling/playing late at night and 5 minute noodles is a great device.
Takes up no room as well which is a plus if you are married to missus munckee as it is allowed "on display" in the lounge!
The line6 amplifiTT is only £89 at guitarguitar right now. It looks interesting, but im not always impressed by their modelling- it sounds a bit electronic to me sometimes.
http://https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqMjNlV8pJY
I got one on a whim when everyone was getting Katana Air's. A wee bit cheaper (got mine on offer with the extension cab and PSU for about the same price as the Fly 3 on its own) and allows for Aux In and Headphone Out (independently). You could send the headphone socket to an audio interface if you wanted, but no direct USB out.
The balance of gain, overdrive, ISF and delay (time and level) gives you a fairly broad spectrum of sounds for your money. Funnily enough it's not the same as a cooking valve amp, but then, it's about £50, so …
Mine gets used in fits and starts: handy for quiet practice, and also great for chucking in a bag when going on holiday.
Thanks