The Yamaha THR30II Wireless is a Yamaha amplifier. Close alternatives include the Boss Katana Air and the Vox MVO Adio-Air-GT. It pairs well with the ProCo RAT 2 and the Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz.
Yamaha THR30II Wireless
Yamaha · amplifier
The Yamaha THR30II Wireless is a 30-watt, 2x3.5-inch digital modeling guitar combo, the larger sibling to the THR10II Wireless, sharing the same built-in wireless guitar connectivity, Bluetooth backing-track streaming, and rechargeable battery operation while offering more power and larger speakers for fuller sound. Like other THR series amps, it emphasizes high-fidelity stereo amp modeling and studio-quality effects in a compact desktop format, now with the added convenience of a wireless connection to the guitar.
What stands out
“5-inch digital modeling guitar combo, the larger sibling to the THR10II Wireless, sharing the same built-in wireless guitar connectivity, Bluetooth backing-track streaming, and rechargeable battery operation while offering more power and la…”
— from the listing
“Valued as the more powerful, fuller-sounding option in Yamaha's wireless THRII lineup, appealing to players wanting more volume and low-end presence than the smaller THR10II Wireless provides”
— from the community notes
“Standout strength, shared with the THR10II, is the combination of wireless guitar connectivity with Yamaha's well-regarded high-fidelity amp modeling and effects”
— from the community notes
“Primary use case matches the THR10II: home practice, songwriting, and casual recording, now with slightly more headroom for louder practice sessions or small gatherings”
— from the community notes
“5-inch speakers give fuller, more room-filling sound than the THR10II's 2x3-inch configuration”
— from the community notes
- wireless
- headroom
- low end
- bluetooth
- more room filling sound
- practice
- meaningfully fuller sound
- fuller sound
Good for
- Busking
- Practice
- Silent Recording
Pedals that stack with the Yamaha THR30II Wireless
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
33% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → low gain)
Into the THR30II's room-filling, wireless practice headroom, the RAT's dark, cutting distortion adds real, sharp edge.
Goes in front of the amp
Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz
Black Arts Toneworks
30% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → fuzzy)
The THR30II's room-filling, wireless practice platform gives the LSTR's scooped, sludgy fuzz a fuller amp voice to push into.
Goes in front of the amp
Beetronics Swarm
Beetronics
29% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → fuzzy)
Beetronics Swarm leans this high headroom tone toward fuzzy, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
MXR Phase 90
MXR
18% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Yamaha THR30II Wireless's high headroom voice out front: MXR Phase 90 goes after Yamaha THR30II Wireless in the signal chain so its analog warmth voice doesn't muddy it
Goes in front of the amp
MXR Dyna Comp
MXR
13% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
MXR Dyna Comp leans toward bright, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Goes in front of the amp
Dunlop MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini
Dunlop
11% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
The Carbon Copy Mini's dark, ambient slapback delay belongs in the THR30II's loop, clear of the amp's own room-filling, wireless practice platform. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man
Electro-Harmonix
10% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man in Yamaha THR30II Wireless's effects loop, clear of Yamaha THR30II Wireless's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Electro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes
Electro-Harmonix
tonal matchGoes in front of the amp
Electro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Yamaha THR30II Wireless delivers it
Alternatives
Boss Katana Air
Boss
67% similarityShared character: stereo, practice, digital
Vox MVO Adio-Air-GT
Vox
54% similarityShared character: stereo, practice
Blackstar ID:Core Stereo 40 V4
Blackstar
47% similarityShared character: stereo, practice, recording
AER Compact XL
amplifier
42% similarityShared character: practice, headroom, studio
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Yamaha THR30II Wireless?+
The closest matches in character are the Boss Katana Air, the Vox MVO Adio-Air-GT, the Blackstar ID:Core Stereo 40 V4.
What pairs well with the Yamaha THR30II Wireless?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: ProCo RAT 2, Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz, Beetronics Swarm — Into the THR30II's room-filling, wireless practice headroom, the RAT's dark, cutting distortion adds real, sharp edge..