You have just added a ton of value to my THR30II. Thank you!!

Well done! I'm looking at buying the same amp and now I know I can use my looper, it makes a big difference. I wouldn't be surprised if the next thr model to come out has a looper built in, but I can't wait.😀

Perfect! This works great now I don't need to travel with ANY pedals, just the looper & the amp!! THANK YOU.

So helpful, got my amp a week ago and I love it but I was really wanting a loop. This is a life saver

This was phenomenal Kevin. I just ordered this amp ( in black ) = waiting for delivery in August 2022. I have the Boss RC-5 Looper and want to do this. Fantastic job. oNe LovE from NYC

This just solved a massive problem for me! THANK YOU.

This is a brilliant video thankyou so much!!!!! Gutted my yamaha thr20ii doesnt have the line in out but will defo remember this going forward thankyou!!

Great video! Very clear instructions and demo. Thank you!

Great ! Thank you so much, as this was exactly what I was missing at the THR 30ii. For all the rest, this is just a fantastic amp - I totally agree with you. Regards, Jan

Thank you for posting that Kevin, very useful. The use of the pause and then come in during that pause when playing over the top, never thought of that, I will be now.

@KevinIlsen

3 жыл бұрын

I can’t take credit for that; saw it in a video by Tomo Fujita.

Great advice and has saved me £100s as thought I needed to buy another amp with an effects loop. My old Roland Cube 80GX has a line out so this methods works with it. Thanks!

Man your a genius! Thanks for taking the time to make this video.

@KevinIlsen

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't come up with the idea; saw it mentioned somewhere else but some people seemed confused about how to do it, so I figured a video would help.

I’m not quite sure why one would want to use a looper pedal AND a backing track together, but I can report this: The bluetooth connection still works even with this loop pedal setup. Neither is bypassed or disabled. So, yes, it can be done, even with the aux in jack used for the loop pedal. Now I just need to find reason to do that. Thanks for the video.

@dgib1694

2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps if you connect a mike through the bluetooth?

@andreil1234

Жыл бұрын

I used to have fly3 BT stereo pack. Drum track via BT, one guitar direct, another through a small battery powered processor into aux in. Jam with a friend anywhere:-)

Just so happen to have that same R3 looper and was wandering if it would work! Appreciate it man!!

Thank you. Your tutorial was helpful and much appreciated.

Really valuable info, thanks for making this

Woah. I did not know I needed this video until I watched it. Thanks!

I've always found it's much simpler to just hook any THR to a laptop or computer (or tablet for that matter) and use a looper software/app. You can just overlay to new tracks and also tweak them to your heart's desire. In some cases you can bluetooth midi control the looper and you only need a USB connection. Or stick HX stomp or PodGo to its aux in if you really want to use it as its speaker :)

@max_mittler

Жыл бұрын

doesn't work for live performance though

I sure wish I’d seen this or thought of that before I built out a MIDI pedalboard to control Quantiloop from an iPad on my THR30. Would have saved me a lot of time and money! Very cool find!

Thank you very much, Kevin. You really helped me out big time!

Excellent video. You just solved a problem for me. Thank you very much.

I have this amp and love it you have now made it perfect thank you for this tip

@michaelflowers1318

2 жыл бұрын

have you tested out this looper method? if you have, how has it sounded for you?

Using an iOS device connected to the THR yields similar results. If you have a looper app, connect the usb cable to THR, then using the Apple usb connection kit, connect the iOS device. My setup uses the L7 looper app. This feature has made my upgrade from the previous version well worth it. And this method requires no power source. Thanks for the great vid Kevin!

@steveadams5085

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! Saved me some $$$

@psp777

3 жыл бұрын

How do you connect your iOS device to the USB? Is there a usb to lightening port adapter provided? Then the cable to the back of the Yamaha amp?

@consciencedub

3 жыл бұрын

@@psp777 Apple camera connection kit will allow you connect the USB to your device.

@HeyJoe89

Жыл бұрын

Wow, so you can send Audio from and to the THR via the USB Port?

@HeyJoe89

Жыл бұрын

Because this would be nice for all the THR10 guys without the line Output:)

Thanks man!!! Just ordered one in white. It would have been nice if Yamaha demonstrated that but THEY DIDN’T, …so again THANK YOU for the video.

Absolutely great great idea, so thank you very much.

Congratulazioni utilissimo video mi ha aiutato tantissimo. Grazie

I use a Zoom GT1 Four multi effects pedal in front of my THR30II. It has a looper pedal build in. Awesome pedal, only cost $100.

Love this .. now i can practice my lead lines, thanks for this :) .

Holy shit! an FX loop! amazing work around.

Such an important video! Thank you so much!

Thanks Kevin. That was very cool.

Thanks for sharing, very much appreciated. Will be doing this this afternoon. Perfect ;-)

Thanks for this, it was really helpful.

Great Job! I needed this

What a helpful video! You rock!

ahhh! well thought out! thanks for the tip, really helpful

Dude, you're a legend 🙌

@KevinIlsen

2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t come up with the idea; I saw it mentioned on a forum somewhere and figured I’d make a video to explain it. But thanks!

Muchas gracias . Buen vídeo. Era una de las dudas que tenía para usar un looper con el ampli

Wooo I just got one yesterday thinking about the really sad trade off of no fx loop. Finding this today makes me really really happy :)

@dmballard60

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, I took mine on the road to spend some time practicing looping and ran head on into the lack of effects loop. Sadly I hadn't seen this.

@anish_99

3 жыл бұрын

can we run backing tracks in it and play along?

@geralr

3 жыл бұрын

@@anish_99 yes, you don’t need an fx loop for that, you can use the aux in directly, or connect any media player via Bluetooth

@anish_99

3 жыл бұрын

@@geralr ok thanks, that means we can use any backing track from youtube or mp3 and jam along , that's great!!

@geralr

3 жыл бұрын

@@anish_99 Yep, that’s what it means ;)

Great idea! Thanks for sharing!

Thank you so much for sharing this.

Brilliant! Thanks Kevin.

thanks, i'm doing this now with rc 5, works great

He just got blasted from Back to the future just to demo this Amp 😁

@KevinIlsen

3 жыл бұрын

Great Scott!

@msromike123

3 жыл бұрын

@@KevinIlsen Good sport.

@michaelraziano719

2 жыл бұрын

"I've seen the future Marty! And it's one big LOOP!"

Really appreciate you sharing this tip. Love this amp and can't wait to hook my looper up!

Realy great job. Thanks

Congratulations from Marseille in France lol and thank you very much for this vidéo. Non , I can record all the effets of my Yamaha thr 30 II wireless on my loop core from Nux.

Very helpful, thanks so much!

Super helpful! Thank you!!!

Very well. Excelent presentation. I have licked and subscrived.

Great information. Thanks

Thank you for sharing this

Had the thr10 and just got the 30ii amazing amp tones of a real tube amp better than any modeling amp on the market by far

This was helpful, Thank you!

Thanks Kevin, I have the THRii 10... no line out, but still you’ve got me thinking :) I’ve been using a looper on my iPad but the tonal quality suffers.

right on,m thank you, I just bought one of these

Brilliant.

Hi there ! Great review. ! Question is it possible to connect your guitar wireless to some effect pedals and these effect pedals then connect (wireless or by cable) to the yamaha 30II wireless speaker ? Or is it better to add the effect pedals after the speaker ? What would be a good solution ?

@KevinIlsen

3 жыл бұрын

For an amp with a bona fide FX loop, you generally want some pedals between the guitar and the input to the amp (tuner, wah, overdrive, etc.) and other pedals in the loop (modulation, delay, reverb, etc.) so that they are applied after the amp’s gain stage. So it really depends on what kind of pedals you’re talking about. You could certainly use a wireless transmitter + receiver to go from the guitar into a pedal chain; I specifically bought the full G10S system so that I can use the wireless transmitter with my THR30ii as well as with my other amps and pedalboard setups. As far as going wireless from the end of your pedal chain into the Yamaha, you could probably do that, but you wouldn’t gain much advantage. The point of a wireless system (in my opinion) is so that your movement with the guitar is not restricted by the instrument cable. But the pedals don’t move, so once you hook up a cable from the last pedal into the THR, you don’t need the pedal to follow you around the stage, it can just sit there on the floor ;-).

Wohh this is huge! Thanks for that! My only left concern then is the bad sound when I play in the evening with a headset. I was told by the guitar shop seller it is unfortunately normal because of some pre-amp?

You could send stereo too. Run L/R Line outs to pedal and use a 2x mono y-split cable to 3.5 stereo plug from the pedal back to the aux in

@KevinIlsen

3 жыл бұрын

Yep . . . check some of the prior comments where several others discussed that. After I made the video, I actually got a Y adapter and hooked it up and it works fine.

@michael_caz_nyc

Жыл бұрын

@@KevinIlsen I want to purchase the Exact Cable that you are using for this method. Do you happen to know the name of this cable ? (standard instrument, TRS ect . . .) Appreciate any input. Enjoyed your informative demo my friend.

@KevinIlsen

Жыл бұрын

@@michael_caz_nyc The cable that I bought is a Hosa YMP-434. It says the following on the package: “Breakout 3.5mm TRSF to Dual 1/4 in TS.” So it has a pair of male 1/4” TS plugs on one side that I plug into the stereo outputs of my looper pedal, and a 3.5mm female TRS jack on the other side. Then I just use a 3.5mm male to male cable from there to the Aux Input of the THR amp.

@michael_caz_nyc

Жыл бұрын

@@KevinIlsen Thanks man. I did a little more research and some people are saying that this method may Damage the Amp? ( I am not that knowledgable ) but I wish that Yamaha would offer some input? What about just going from the 1/4 inch output of the Looper to the 1/8 inch input of the Aux?

@KevinIlsen

Жыл бұрын

@@michael_caz_nyc I’m not knowledgeable enough to know whether it can damage the amp either. I saw several suggestions online about how to use a looper this way and so I tried it and decided to make the video. Regarding just running a cable from one 1/4 inch output of the looper to the 1/8 inch input of the amp you could certainly do that but then you’d only be getting one channel. Honestly that’s probably fine, though. For example, I often take my THR out to open mics and I run a 1/4” instrument cable from one line out jack on the back of the amp, to the mixing board at the venue. Works great and I can still hear through the amp on stage with me.

I have a Digitech Trio+ and run into the amp input and a secondary battery powered PA amp for the drums and bass. That way the drums and bass are not colored but the amp tones.

Awesome, thank you!

Thanks for the tip Kevin. But before I plug my THR30, and because I saw a lot of warnings about configuring that kind of connection, has anyone tried with the new Boss RC-5 looper... ? Thanks for your answers !

@DenisShibiko

Жыл бұрын

I just tried RC5. Works fine.

wow thanks for this video!

Awesome video tune your guitar man!

That's freakin rad

I have a question can the same connection could be done with a reverb , delay or modulation pedal ? And could you run an overdrive through the front in ? I have a pedal board that has about 8 various drive pedals an effects ... this has been the only reason I I have held off purchasing. Thanks great video and content 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🎸

@KevinIlsen

3 жыл бұрын

Yes and yes. You can run any pedals into the front. Likewise, anything that you'd traditionally put in an FX Loop (using the "4 cable method") could be hooked up the way that I illustrated hooking up the looper. Just be aware, as some have noted in other comments here, that you're going to be using a tiny jack and at least some length of tiny cable, and so you're going to experience some signal loss (vs. using 1/4" cables throughout). So I'd say: do it for practicing at home, but in a performance setting, you might not be 100% happy.

@donaldpruitt6787

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. I will purchase. This makes it complete for me 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻💯

you are genious!!!

great video thanks

Had a go at this, I get a way more noise coming from my RC3 if I connect this into the aux. I prefer to just use the amp in clean mode when looping and use existing pedals on the pedal board for effects (with the looper at the end of the pedal board).

GREAT video

@KevinIlsen

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Awesome demo ! Thank you that amp is definitely on my wish list .. does acoustic electric work through that amp as well ?

@KevinIlsen

2 ай бұрын

Yes the amp does a nice job with acoustic guitar pickups.

Does the new thr series not send out the actual aux input to the line out? Because otherwise I would expect, that your method would not work. I have an old thr c and x model an love it because of it's amp models. But these ones only have headphone outputs. I can modify it so, that the internal speakers won't get muted when plugging in headphones, but I expect your method won't work for me, if the aux signal is also distributed to the headphone output?

If I connect witha a Cable 'Y' OUTPUT from the Looper A and B inputo to AUX mini jack, am I able to get a better signal oir stereo?

If i'm right you can plug stereo into the aux via a jack/jack to mini stereo mini jack.

If you want to have true stereo sound you might need two 1/4"-1/4" (mono) cables between the THR and the looper. THR line out Left -> Looper Input A; THR line out Right -> Looper Input B. Using Only one cable results in mono loop tracks (i.e. I the same sound on left and right channels). Is this assumption correct? Thanks

@KevinIlsen

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, to retain the true stereo, run a pair of 1/4" mono cables from the L and R outputs of the THR into the L and R inputs of the looper, then use a "Y" adapter to connect a pair of 1/4" mono cables to the L and R outputs of the looper, and combine them into a 1/8" stereo cable to plug into the AUX input of the THR.

@mattiasblom3697

2 жыл бұрын

@@KevinIlsen No dice on my end, RC5 with two mono cables going in the back and two mono cables with a Y at one end that goes into the AUX. ‘Guitar’ button turned to 0 on both amp and app yet a high pitched unbearable sound form both guitar and drums.

@CliffordNovey

Жыл бұрын

@@mattiasblom3697 same

Noice. Good work

Obvious! Why didn’t I think of this? Damn you’re smart!

@KevinIlsen

3 жыл бұрын

Simon Jensen thanks but it wasn’t my idea. Someone else mentioned it in passing on a forum somewhere so I figured people would appreciate a detailed video.

So basically it is possible to use the 4 cable method with this work around? I would love to use a line6 hx effects with the thr30ii, but I've always given up on that idea since the yamaha has no fx loop. Is there any loss in tone using the aux instead? Thanks a lot and cheers from Germany Kevin.

@KevinIlsen

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can use the 4 cable method and effectively stack other effects before (or instead of) the looper. I would imagine that there is signal degradation when using the aux jack, simply because it's a smaller jack -- you won't get the quality that you get with a 1/4" cable.

@fionamay3891

3 жыл бұрын

@@KevinIlsen Thanks for the response!

Hint: there is also a tuner in that amp ;)

I’m going to do this with my Roland Cube. Just looked this amp up the line outs are stereo & the aux in is stereo & the looper is stereo.

Hi, thanks for the tip.i tried this out and the looper sound is extremely low I can barely hear it .I seem to have the correct setup and also checked the thr app setting..I have the rc1 that's the only difference.

Thank you!

Looks like there’s a huge eq difference between the guitar and audio (fed by the line out to aux in ) channels. The guitar channel sounds like it has more mids and like a proper amp, the aux in sounds trebley, harsh and scooped. Any ideas on how to fix this ?

You are a genius.

@KevinIlsen

Жыл бұрын

I didn’t figure this out; I read about it in a forum. I just figured a video would be helpful.

Hi Kevin - many thanks for this great video and work around. However I am unfortunately having an issue when copying your setup, and would be grateful if you could give any guidance/advice. I have the THR30ii + Boss RC-5 Looper. When I copy your setup (either with 2 line-outs going into the RC-5, or just one), I get a very twangy / electric sound when I run the loop back into the amp (kind of like a bad "Phaser" effect). I have tried everything I can think of to fix this, including 1. Running the loop pedal into a separate speaker or to headphones to see if it is an issue with the Loop setup. This sounds fine. 2. Testing the THR amp's aux and lineout separately. Both work fine. 3. Running the loop pedal in front of the THR amp (i.e. effects impact both the loop and guitar input). This also works fine. Accordingly, the issue only appears when I go Guitar > THR Input (either via cable or Relay G10)> Line Out (mono or stereo) > RC-5 (mono or stereo input and output) > THR Aux input = Terrible twangy tinny electric phaser sound. Have you or anyone else run in to this problem? I am at a loss what to check next (I even purchased a Audio Ground Loop Isolator Filter Suppressor to see if that would help, but no luck). Cheers Luke

@KevinIlsen

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Luke . . . I think I've got a fix for you! First of all, make absolutely certain that the "Guitar" output knob on the THR30ii is set all the way down to 0. Use the "Audio" knob next to it to control the output volume. In addition, in the THR app on your smartphone, after pairing with the THR30ii, click the icon that looks like a gear (in the upper right corner). In the window that pops up, adjust the "GUITAR/AUDIO" knob so that it is ALL THE WAY DOWN (i.e., set to 0). If that's set above 0, you're going to get a horrible high-pitched squeal.

@HarryFlute

2 жыл бұрын

@@KevinIlsen This was the missing piece! Thank you very

@PiotrBuczek

2 жыл бұрын

I had a different problem, or at least with guitar output at 0 on the amp (didn't check the app) there was still noise as long as I took the output from the L channel. But as soon as I moved to R it disappeared and now I can rock! 🤘

@stevephen

Жыл бұрын

@@KevinIlsen OMG. THANK YOU. My partner got me a loop pedal for Christmas and I've been having to unplug either the input or output in order to use it until now. How did you find out about this fix? Any idea why it works?

@KevinIlsen

Жыл бұрын

@@stevephen I saw it mentioned in a forum somewhere so I tried it. Then I figured I’d make a video showing how to hook it up. Note that you can’t do overdubs on your looper when you hook it up this way, because the overdubs will keep getting recorded on top again. And the small gauge cable going into the aux in jack is going to have some loss of fidelity. But for practicing at home and just being able to improvise with effects over a chord progression, it’s quite adequate.

is there any loss in signal quality using the aux instead of the 1/4 jack?

@KevinIlsen

3 жыл бұрын

Almost definitely.

Hey Kevin thank you for this video! I exclusively only buy amps with effects loop because I love using my Boomerang looper. I loved my THR10C but sold it because of lack of effects loop. Do you think this would work on the old THR10? The one you have is 499.99 while I can get the old one for $150!

@KevinIlsen

3 жыл бұрын

I’m not familiar with the old THR10. But if it doesn’t have a line out and an aux in, then this won’t work.

@CarlitoM77

3 жыл бұрын

@@KevinIlsen right on Kevin thanks! I'm gonna try to find a cheaper practice amp with line out and aux in.

@emanueledf

2 жыл бұрын

@@CarlitoM77 THR10 has the "phones" out. Have you tried that one ?

@CarlitoM77

2 жыл бұрын

@@emanueledf No, I have the thr30ii. I got it working. I had to turn down the guitar/audio dial in the thr remote editor app. 👍🏼

wow. i think i am going to upgrade my THR10X now.... this is actually cheaper than my THR10X online too. I was thinking about trying to add a looper to my THR10X over the looper omission. It isn't looping back in before the reverb, but good enough....

@rrr00bb1

2 жыл бұрын

Ravish pedal and looper is what I have in mind.

Can any of those outputs be use to run it through a cabinet?

THANK YOU!!

Game changer

Please tell me the name of that instrumental you just did the demo to please. i've ALWAYS wondered what or where that came from.

@KevinIlsen

3 жыл бұрын

It’s called “Europa (Earth’s Cry, Heaven’s Smile)” by Santana. Here’s a video where I play guitar over a backing track of the entire song: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gaqEt7Gtj6WphaQ.html

Thank you for the video! I'm completely new to modeling amps, effect-pedals and all the cable stuff. Does somebody know if I need mono or stereo plugs?

@KevinIlsen

10 ай бұрын

The Aux jack on the THR30ii would need a stereo plug. So if there are separate L and R outputs from your looper pedal, each of them would be mono, so you'd need a Y adapter to join them together.

Thank you

Thank you.

New subscriber here so thanks for the vIdeo. It was very helpful and you seem very knowledgeable of the signal flow of the amp I am hoping you can help me figure something out because it’s confusing me. I like busking and playing blues over backing tracks. I have the THR30II plus the Airstep YT bluetooth foot pedal so I can switch channels or add effects which makes using the THR30 a joy. I also have the Line 6 G10 transmitter so I am fully wireless. My question is I want to buy a second THR30II so I can increase the volume when busking. So I am racking my brain trying to figure out how to use the two amps and still be wireless, play along with backing tracks and use the Airstep Bluetooth foot controller. So here are my questions and would be so grateful if you could explain if this would work or have another suggestion. 1.). Can I use the Line 6 G10 relay to simultaneously control both amps? I thought I read online that was possible but you would know for sure. 2.). Can I simultaneously stream backing tracks to both amps 3.) Same goes for Airstep footpedal. Any idea if one pedal can control channel switching on both THR30s? My other idea is if the above option does not work, would taking the line out of the left or right pedal from amp 1 into either Line or Aux in to second amp be a working solution meaning I can somehow still use backing tracks and get the power of both amps. I am thinking if I go into Aux and use clean channel on amp 2, the first amp would still allow me to switch channels using the Airstep wireless foot pedal and the second amp would essentially be just used for the increase in volume. I would be able to adjust the mix between backing tracks & guitar sound on the first amp and all I would need is a an adapter to convert from 1/4 inch to 3.5 aux. Or would I be better off going line out on amp 1 to line in on Amp 2 instead of using the Aux in? If that doesn’t seem like a workable solution, would I need some type of pedal that has stereo out with one channel going to amp 1 & second channel to amp 2? The only thing I am concerned about is the backing tracks would be too low if I can only Bluetooth to one amp. Or can I forget wireless and get some type of splitter so the output from my iPhone using backing tracks can go to both Aux inputs simultaneously? I still would need both amps for my guitar sound and definitely need channel switching so I can go from clean to dirty sound. I know this is a long post so really appreciate any advice you can share and help me with a working solution. 🙏

@KevinIlsen

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you found the video helpful. I'll try to answer your questions, but please take it with a grain of salt; I'm just guessing. 1. I don't see how you can transmit from your Line 6 relay directly to two amps, if that's indeed what you're asking. It's going to pair with only one, and transmit the signal to that one. (I bought the Line 6 transmitter AND receiver; I can transmit directly to the THR30II, or I can use the Line 6 receiver, plug it into one of my other amps, and transmit to that.) 2. What are you using to stream backing tracks? For example, is it an iPhone, an iPad, a computer? If you have two devices capable of receiving bluetooth audio -- for example, your THR30II and also a portable bluetooth speaker, see if it's possible to stream from your device to both of them. If it is, then yes, you'll be able to stream to both amps. 3. I have two AirStep foot pedals -- I bought the combo direct from XSonic. So I have the standard one (that allows wireless as well as wired connections) and I also have the Lite (which only supports wireless connections). I generally use one to control the THR30II, and the other to control my computer or tablet. I do not think it's possible for a single wireless AirStep to communicate with two different devices. If your main goal is to increase the volume when busking, then I think you should NOT buy a second THR30II. You don't need all the effects in the second THR30II, and you don't need the wireless. capabilities. You don't need two complete THR30IIs; you just need to take the output of the THR30II that you have, and make it louder. Basically, you want to use the THR30II as a pre-amp, and send the signal to another amp that has more power. See if you can find a battery powered amp that is pretty much just an amp. It doesn't need to accept a wireless signal from your guitar or from a backing track. It just needs a 1/4" input. Then simply use an instrument cable to go from the line out on your THR30II (either the L or the R jack; it shouldn't matter), into the input of the second amp. This *should* work; it should carry the combination of your guitar and the backing track from the THR30II into the second amp, and amplify it. (If you have a regular amp at home -- not battery powered -- you can test this easily.) The reason I think this is going to work is: I often go to open mics to play a few songs. They provide a 1/4" instrument cable that I would typically plug into my acoustic guitar; it runs directly into the bar's mixing board and into their PA. But sometimes I go up on stage at the open mic with my electric guitar and a band. For simple quick setup, I bring my THR30II, my wireless transmitter, and my AirStep. I'm totally wireless, except for one thing: I take the 1/4" cable that they provide, and plug it into the L or R jack on the back of my THR30II. Everything I play ends up feeding into the PA and they are able to control the volume and mix it with the vocal mics, etc. But I am also able to hear it through the speakers of the THR30II -- they are not disabled when using the line out jack, so it basically functions as a stage monitor for my own playing, and I can adjust the volume to suit me. Hope this helps. As I said, if you have a regular AC powered amp at home, you can test it. Since the L and R outputs on the back of the THR30II are line level (not speaker level), neither amp should suffer any damage. (BUT . . . I'm not an electrical engineer, so I an't guarantee that.) Also, there's a good THR group on Facebook, and I think some other folks have some experience connecting the THR30II to another amp.

@director2bob

Жыл бұрын

@@KevinIlsen Hey Kevin….thanks so much for taking the time to write such a detailed response. It humbles me that you wrote me such a long reply and I really appreciate your feedback. And I agree with what you wrote & recommended 100%. The irony is I do not own a car but have an ebike equipped with 6 JBL Extreme 3 speakers and a JBL Boombox 2 that are all networked together using JBLs proprietary Bluetooth feature called PartyBoost found on their latest generation of speakers. So when I cruise around Austin TX I stream music using Bluetooth from my IPhone to the JBL Boombox 2 which connects to the 6 Extreme 3s and is like 450 watts of power. It’s an EPIC sounding rig. I am visiting my family in NY now so do not have access to my bike. But from what I read online, in order to use the party boost feature and have all 7 speakers connected using Partyboost the source of the music must be Bluetooth. The cool thing is the JBL Boombox 2 has a 3.5 mm Aux input so I am hoping all I need is a cable with a 1/4 inch plug and a 3.5 mm adapter so I can go line out from the THR30 to the Aux in on the JBL Boombox 2 which is 160 watts and way much louder than adding a second THR30. If that works, I will be in my glory and almost want to cry now as I will quadruple the volume of the guitar sound and as you mentioned the THR30 also still plays. Just hoping the 3.5 mm Aux will work because you suggesting going into a line in which JBL Boombox 2 does not have. If that does in fact work I will use my iPhone to stream backing tracks to the 6 JBL Extreme 3s which I already knows works as used these 6 speakers before I added the JBL Boombox 2. I keep my THR30 in my saddle bag and wear my guitar on my back so I am fully mobile when I go busking. I am calling JBL support right after I am done replying to your comment to see if there is a work around to get all 7 speakers connected with Partyboost. But worst case scenario I believe I now have an amazing solution as long as THR30 works with JBL Boombox. And you mentioned I only need left or right line out and not a stereo out cable so I am going to order the best quality cable today & adapter from Sweatwater which will be waiting for me when I return to Austin on August 12th. Thanks again for giving me probably the best advice I have ever got on YT regarding a question about music. Plus NOT having to buy another THR30 amp is a big savings for me especially when you mentioned the THR30 could still be used as a monitor when line out goes to PA. I used to go to all the open blues jams in Austin until Covid hit and now all I need is my THR30 into PA and I have a wireless channel switching setting with Airstep. I will 100% send you an update when I return to Austin but if you tell me in your reply that you believe the THR30 will work fine with the JBL Boombox 2 aux in you will make my day. Plus the money I save from not buying a second THR30 I will now put towards a looper which is how I originally found your video because I was wondering if there was a solution using a looper with THR30. I already own a beat buddy so thinking maybe the Singular Aeros would be a good choice. Any thoughts on that looper? It’s not battery powered but I have a Battery bank and enjoy playing outside when weather is nice. Thanks again Steve. You are awesome my friend!!!

@KevinIlsen

Жыл бұрын

@@director2bob I don't have a JBL Boombox 2 but I looked it up online and it looks like a nice unit. Given that it has an AUX input, you should have no trouble connecting the THR30II to it; just run a cable from one of the 1/4" LINE OUT jacks on the back of the THR30II to the 3.5mm AUX input of the JBL. The only issue you might encounter is whether the JBL can simultaneously accept AUX input and Bluetooth input signals. If not, then you won't be able to stream your backing tracks directly from your phone to the JBL. And that will be a big problem, because I just did a little test with my THR30II, and it does NOT appear that the LINE OUT signal carries the backing track. Regarding the addition of a looper pedal to your rig: I've only ever used Boss loopers. I have an RC-3 and an RC-5 and they're both awesome. Any looper should work. But here too you're going to have to be careful, because you'll want to put the looper pedal in between the LINE OUT and the AUX IN of the THR30II. Fortunately, there are two LINE OUT jacks, so you should be able to run the OTHER one to the JBL! (And this of course means you've got to be doing everything strictly in mono, so that the L and R channels have the exact same signal.) I'll be interested in knowing how this all turns out. Maybe you can record a video once you have it all hooked up! Regarding adding the looper pedal to the equation:

Doesn't the THR also send the AUX input signal through the Output? So if you do an Overdub on the Looper it would record the first loop again. Or am I thinking wrong? Best regards!

@KevinIlsen

2 жыл бұрын

I just did some tests, and you are 100% correct. So although this technique will work for laying down a single loop and then playing over it with different amp settings, it is not going to work if you want to do overdubs on the looper. For overdubs to work properly, you'd need a true FX Send/Return capability prior to the output.

@stefans9246

2 жыл бұрын

@@KevinIlsen Hey Kevin, thanks for checking. It would be so great if there was an option in the app to unlink the aux in from the output. I thought about sending the guitar via output to a multitrack recorder and use the aux in as Monitor for the live mix. That doesn't work ether. I use a looper in front of the amp. That works great, too. Just not so many sound options :)

Thanks, chad version Larry David

Hi Kevin, can you anyway do this on the THR10ii since it has no Line out? Could you use the phones output maybe?

@KevinIlsen

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t have a 10 so I can’t say for sure.