Today I took delivery of a new acoustic amp.
I have had my Mya Moe for a while which is fitted with a passive K&K twin spot and a new Kanile'a which has one of their active pickups fitted. I had never previously been attracted to using an amplifier but was clearing out my cable drawer the other day when I came across a 1/4 inch to 3.5mm cable I didn't know I had and as I had nothing else to do on a rainy afternoon I plugged one end into my Kanile'a and the other into the mic input on my PC and turned the volume up. It sounded surprisingly good.That got me thinking and looking at YouTube reviews to see what the options were. In the end I decided to go for the Yamaha. If it doesn't sound great I'll just send it back, I thought.
It is amazing! My Kanile'a sounds fabulous. Loud at about a third volume. My Mya Moe sounds fabulous too but needs a bit more volume - it absolutely does not need a pre-amp which is what I was worried about. They both sound amazing when I add a pair of headphones too - this machine is incredible. I have experimented a little with the presets and like the hall sound but will probably mainly use a clean natural sound with maybe a touch of reverb.
I think this would work for solo performances in very small venues but not if it had to compete with other instruments, however I only want it for home use so am more than satisfied with the volume.
My wife, a guitar player plugged in her Faith Naked Venus and agreed - it is worth every penny.
I think there are more THR5A owners here? Is this not the best acoustic home/practise amp there is?
I have had my Mya Moe for a while which is fitted with a passive K&K twin spot and a new Kanile'a which has one of their active pickups fitted. I had never previously been attracted to using an amplifier but was clearing out my cable drawer the other day when I came across a 1/4 inch to 3.5mm cable I didn't know I had and as I had nothing else to do on a rainy afternoon I plugged one end into my Kanile'a and the other into the mic input on my PC and turned the volume up. It sounded surprisingly good.That got me thinking and looking at YouTube reviews to see what the options were. In the end I decided to go for the Yamaha. If it doesn't sound great I'll just send it back, I thought.
It is amazing! My Kanile'a sounds fabulous. Loud at about a third volume. My Mya Moe sounds fabulous too but needs a bit more volume - it absolutely does not need a pre-amp which is what I was worried about. They both sound amazing when I add a pair of headphones too - this machine is incredible. I have experimented a little with the presets and like the hall sound but will probably mainly use a clean natural sound with maybe a touch of reverb.
I think this would work for solo performances in very small venues but not if it had to compete with other instruments, however I only want it for home use so am more than satisfied with the volume.
My wife, a guitar player plugged in her Faith Naked Venus and agreed - it is worth every penny.
I think there are more THR5A owners here? Is this not the best acoustic home/practise amp there is?