My wife and I are splitting, at my folks til I make my big move a couple of states away...my guitar is now always close to me, in its case open laying next to my bed in my old bedroom...wake and bake and practice is so healing. Thank you
@@blacklabelnic Same here. I sometimes take my strat of 15 years with me in bed after a good practice or gig when i go to sleep. I love that guitar. It carried me, and still does, through rough times.
Yamaha THR is straight up the best piece of gear i'v ever owned, pound for pound. Had mine for like 6 years and i'm still waiting for a company to top it in terms of a pure home amp.
…and this amp is indestructible. Because of his light weight, it fell from a dining table 5 or 6 times. I broke the on/off switch but it's still working perfectly :-P ( sorry for my bad english)
I use a Boss Katana Air for practice which has a gyro-sensor wireless jack that turns on the amp when you pick up the guitar. I've been surprised at how much more I play just from that extra convenience of not having to dig out cables (and it helps with the living-room-friendly factor a lot). Very nice sounding amp as well + a good bluetooth speaker for music playback. On the downside it is quite pricey compared to the Yamaha.
My God! I've never heard a better example of how much difference a tube overdrive can make. You kicked on the Page and it was just buttery smooth. It was like the aural equivalent of when you rub a set of NYXL string down with XLR8... lovely thing.
Slowly realising that a simple set up like this is all i really need as a primarily bedroom guitarist. Definitely struggling to give up my modelling unit (which has always clashed all little with my tube amp in truth) but having a set up that doesn’t let you tweak much naturally focusses you on the playing rather than messing with the gear.
Loved this! Great point about practicing with an amp you can't hide behind! I've been setting my amp with lots of clarity and I've been removing the "bass cushion" as I like to call it. Only downside is now I'm addicted to the clarity, and have discovered that most guitars have really muddy stock pickups regardless of pricepoint. Been putting Mcnelly pickups in all my guitars to remedy this, but they aren't cheap!
I have a Yamaha THR10 and I like it. I like the clean and crunch. Not crazy about the gainier models. I prefer to use a dirt pedal with the clean or crunch channel. I also have a Vox AC4BL which sounds nice when I have time to plug in a pedal board; and it's so pretty to look at.
Great to see the Big Trees make an appearance. It's so versatile for something as small. I use mine to split my signal for wet/dry. I use the speaker-out into a 1x12 for the dry signal and the line-out into my modulation pedals and the front of a Fender amp for wet. Heavenly!
Great video Dan As many have already said the thr range are great, I own the thr10c and have modded it with stereo speaker outs and run it thru a 2×12 cab, it really fills the room. By far some of the best kit I've bought.
One of the best additions I've ever made to my practice rig is adding a TC Electronic Wiretap pedal. I tend to come up with some really cool riffs & chord progressions but then forget what they were later on. Now it's all saved on the Wiretap each time I practice. Invaluable.
I love my old Vox VR30. All analog, two channel with reverb. I rarely use pedals home. That amp gives me all I need to cover everything. Smart little board, there, though!
Hi Dan, great help here as I’ve been trying to set up my home rig assortment for a while, but the most helpful part is just the inspiration/reminder that you (who plays beautifully) will grab that 10 minutes and use it to practice, it’s so easy to say to oneself, “oh, it’s not enough time to bother...” so we wait for that hour block, and as a result don’t play all week. Thanks for all you do for us, over this last year you have helped put the guitar back in my life after a very long hiatus, where I feel like I’m learning everything new, and thanks to TPS hopefully better this time.
I'm just taking my first steps from acoustic to electric and the THR has been a godsend - especially as I live in a flat! It takes pedals really well and is so convenient - one less obstacle to practising is always a good thing :-)
Great video Dan. I love my TH10 for practicing, but hadn't thought of a small pedal-sized amp and small board to get more tonal variation. Thanks again for the ideas to keep improving. Looking forward to the rest of the series.
I pretty much just practice by using the effects send or line out on whatever amp I'm using, running it into the Mooer Radar, and playing through headphones. The preamps on some amps will still work when them amp is on standby, or I just put a dummy cable in the effects return to silence the amp in the room. It lets me use real tubes with headphones.
TPS uploads always makes me feel like I'm hanging out with my friends. Superb, informative content. This video is no exception! As a keen beginer, it is great to see how experienced players play and practice at home. I would love to see more videos like this.
It would be great if you could do a video on the Yamaha THR10 in detail. Specifically, to share with us how you would use it to dial in a similar tone to the Big Trees amp, and other classic amp settings like a Marshall, HiWatt, Fender and Vox, if possible.
Great getting an inside scoop to how you practice at home. It does surprise me however. With the gear you have access to on a daily basis, I thought you may possibly have a huge set up at the house. I actually do fully set up my gear I use at gigs at home and in fact probably even go more impractical with multiple amps, wet/dry, etc. It does give me some piece of mind when I get to a gig that my stuff is all going to be in working order. I have a band mate that puts his stuff away between gigs and then during set ups typically has a bunch of issues he needs to work through. Thanks for all you do Dan.
Very nice view about prioritizing hearing detail for practice. I bought into the hype and bought a thr10 ii and am quite disappointed with the tones. Everything is just so digital compared to even a modest katana mini. However, the thr10 ii does provide a great detail of sound, so maybe it is for the better, as long as my ears dont bleed. I think you and Mick can relate when you have a Vibrolux and a $3000 pedalboard, these digital modelers can be hard to accept, let alone get used to.
I bought a THR after you mentioned it in a previous vid & I’m glad I did. Easy, neighbour friendly & pleasant sounding. If Yamaha bring one out with a loop to put a looper in (if that makes sense) I’ll buy that too. Great vid.
As a bedroom guitarist, I really appreciate this video. I am already familiar with the THR, and it is on my list to purchase. What I have been looking for, a really long time, is a low volume bedroom practice amp that sounds really good, but reveals every sound I make on the guitar. Both good and bad. A video on that topic, at different price points, would be great. Most of the time when a video is made on great sounding...revealing amp, it is only suitable for the stage, and is very expensive. More video on those beautiful chords you were playing would also be appreciated. Great video!
Really inspiring stuff, Dan. You play beautifully! I'd love to add a bit more sophistication into my playing and explore more about chords and harmony so I'm really looking forward to this series.
The series looks very promising. A topic that would be interesting is how do you plan your practice? What aspects of your guitar playing do you want to improve and how to you come up with the exercises that you need to execute in order to improve yourself.
Dan, Best playing ever!! Really inspiring. The Big Trees sounds so amazing. I really understand how a great amp can help to improve your playing. When I got my Cornell Plexi 7 (also a beautiful hand made single ended EL84 amp), I understood how I needed to practice to sound good on that amp, because every note that was not properly played standed out. An amp like that kind of shows you the way. It is really helping me to get better.
Yup if I setup my gear it's staying in the middle of the floor till I have to play again. Wife is usually not a huge fan with me. Now I need to get a practice setup 💵 💰💵. And what I take away from this is ease of use and inspiring sounds equal more play time. Thanks Dan great video.
I have been happy with my small Vox Mini3 G2 practice amp. Sounds amazing, can run on batteries, headphones and tons of amp models and FX in small affordable package.
One of the best Intros ever... at the End ...From E to C ... like it ! And.. yes i have the same THR 10 as my ever be by my side Amp. Fits in my Suitcase and travels with me ever since
Something that works well for me is to use my THR10 as the wet side of a wet-dry setup with my Marshall SL-5 [2-channel 5/1 watt combo amp w/ Celestion V-30 1x12 cab] as the dry side. Nice moderate-volume immersion that makes a quick practice setup more inspiring. Cheers guys!
Very relatable Dan. I find I practice so much more now that we have a basement family room. All my gear is set up and ready to go. No faffing around and even if I am only down there to let the dog out for a pee and a sniff in the garden I can have ten minutes into a good set up sounding great, no bother. Actually, having this is why I moved on my THR10C. I didn't need it for the sofa noodle any more.
Hi Dan, Francis here, ;-), Perhaps hopelessly off topic but, your playing sounds so much more relaxed and is a lot more fluid than how i hear you play in TPS-shows. That is to my ears. More informal, perhaps less "i have to compete with Mick" sort of? On topic: Nice to see your practice "rig". Much more time is spent by almost everyone playing at home than in the rehearsal shack, the pub, the club, let alone the stadium,... Using a set up that reveals your playing ( no-one else is listening ( neighbours perhaps )) but also has a comfortable response and feel is essential for the many hours spent practising in solitude. Being a diehard Fender combo player i decided on finding myself a Marshall ( !? ) for the hi gain stuff ( Some people do much more outrageous things in their spare time ). What on earth am i going to do with a zillion Watts full stack metal monster. But, than i came across the JVM 1, a one watt dual channel head, found myself an old 4 X 10" cab fitted with early 70's Celestions. Brilliant match!!! Loud enough to annoy the neighbours, which i don't do, nice tone,... ( bit different response and feel from what i'm Fenderey used to ( taught me to better understand Marshalls ) but really nice cleans and awesome OD-ed ) at bedroom level. Huge, huge sound particularly with a bit of reverb and delay added. Hopefully everyone finds themselves a comfortable home rig, perhaps the is one of the most underestimated tools. Thanks for posting this vid. Grtz. Fr.c#
Dan, I use the same THR-10 and I agree with you. Typically I will plug a set of headphones into mine at night (to avoid any nasty notes from Management about bothering the neighbors), and I can hear every-single-fault in my playing. Keep up the good advise and I look forward to seeing Mick’s setup.
Love love love the THR10. I have it hooked up to my computer via USB and since it's stereo, it's become my defacto speaker set for just watching youtube or whatever on my home office computer. Seperate mix for USB audio and input means you can jam over songs with perfect balance and of course it's great audio interface for recording in a pinch as well. Can't beat the versatility for the price.
The THR10 is a brilliant little amp. When I'm feeling frisky I'll use the THR10 on the wet side and a Blackstar Fly3 on the dry (thanks to a Humdinger on my pedalboard). It makes for a totally battery powered, low volume rig.
Hey Dan! Lovely playing there...as always! Watched this video in my lunch break from teaching guitar at Burford School...on my THR10 no less! You and Mick are the best thing on RUclips. Keep up the great work!
I loved this, especially the description where Mick gave we the American fans a proper English spelling lesson lol. Kudos to you Mick for calling out us out for moaning about spelling.
Well the irony is apparently I was wrong. The usage here is as a noun apparently, not a verb. My apologies to all. Getting grammar wrong actually hurts me more than being a terrible musician!
@@ThatPedalShow Mick, I believe, in order for practice to be a verb, it would have to be inflected such as practicing, practiced, etc. Here, practice is a "thing." I am practicing [verb]. Practice make permanent [noun]. Thanks to Justin Sandercoe for the latter example :-)
Dan... you've made me want a tele maaan. Gah. Another guitar to find space for and restring. Lol. To think for the majority of my music career and beyond I always never wanted one. I've been corrupted by your channel and I'm proud of it damn it!
Fantastic video! Completely agree on the use of the team Yamaha. I use my Boss Katana-Air in the same way, I don't even waste time getting a cable out!
It really is super important to be able to start playing as quickly as possible when inspiration hits. I don't have the Yamaha, (which is very cool btw) but I leave my main guitar in a gig bag right by my rig. I just flip 3 switches and in under a minute I'm checking the tuning, and ready to play. It's so important to have as few obstacles as possible. Nice clip, thanks!
Those little Yamaha amps are ahead of their time. Stellar sounds, quick recording if you want to send a sound sample to someone, great look and design. Hardcore need one!
I got to say I'm a little surprised that Dan has one of these Yamaha little amps. I have one and I love it for the convenience reason as well, in addition to the fact that doesn't sound too bad. I also love that I can throw 8 aa batteries in it and take it to a park and go practice. I'm really glad I watched this video, and of course I just love TPS in general. Thanks for sharing this, Dan!
Must say. I do love these little off shoot vlogs you and Mick do! Waiting a week for Friday TPS is way too long! You guys are awesome! I learn something new every time!
Sometimes I will break the morning silence with my Steinberger . Those first natural unplugged sounds before the coffee is ready set me up for the day. Coffee, no sugar or milk. Guitar, no pick , no cable. Good breakfast.
Dan, I had seen the THR several years ago (never played it though). Sounds nice. I ultimately went with the VOX MiniRhythym G5 for a small low watt practice amp. It has tons of features (amp modes, effects, headphone jack, drum rhythms, metronome, and even runs on batteries (can take it anywhere). It might be an amp you and Mick could show on your low watt practice amp show if you ever do one.
Dan, have you ever used headphones through the Yamaha THR? Follow up question would be have you ever run your pedal board through it and used the headphones? I'm working on having a two part system, much like yours. I have a good amp that I can get down to bedroom levels, but my hope is that when I am forced to have quiet practice time I can still use my pedal board to at least get a sense of what I am sonically trying for (knowing full well it can only come so far). I ask this having already watched your other episode on headphones and practice. I guess the question is specifically related to the Yamaha THR. Love the show BTW, and Case Nowie's comment about it being an "Always On" channel. Brilliant!
I love this! I was living with my mrs family for a while and couldn’t have a playin area set up which stopped me from playing other than gigs for about 4 months, needless to say my playing got daggier than a wombats arse! Thankfully I changed it all around!
Very nice instalment, Dan, thank you for the effort of making those. I think this is a great way to provide additional help with utilizing all those tools in really creative way. Sometimes we get stuck with the old ways, and watching you & Mick use your rig can greatly enhance our own skill set. The TPS has become my "always-on" (sic!) channel; I immensely applaud your work, gents. All the best!
Yessssssss!!! I cannot wait to see where this goes! I just recently started lessons (after 20 years of self-teaching) so this is perfectly in line with what I'm doing.
I find it immensely interesting that your home setup is so humble. Im trying to decide on a bedroom amp, and am so overwhelmed with low wattage amps. The Yamaha wasnt even on my radar but is like 1/3 - 1/2 the price. Now you really have me rethinking this. And just 4 pedals!! EDIT: I was looking at prices of the original THR, but the newer ones are still cheaper than a single Strymon pedal.
The bark! 😂 Bloopers are the best! Great video, Dan. The first time I played through an unforgiving amp, I was simultaneously horrified and elated. Once I got the hang of it, I was hooked!
Hey Dan, you hit the nail on the head for me. I need to intentionally practise rather than just ‘noodle around’ and to do it well i need to 1. feel connected to the sound and 2. not give myself somewhere to hide. I need a small practice rig at the moment and you have given me some solid ideas to explore here. Ps i might not be the only one who makes this comment but have to say i think you playing here sounded great, really fluid (more legato / less staccato perhaps?) anyway if only i could make my tele sound like yours... cheers
Hey Dan & TPS - I love the show and the Vlogs. Getting insight into your setups and approach is great, and I love how *most of the time* you always talk in concepts rather than specifics. I think it would be great to point out in this Vlog that it’s not important to have a custom low watt amp, but rather to find a practice amp that is painfully clear with articulation, to give you the best way to improve. Great point and keep up the good work!
More of this from Dan and Mick... now we have the pedal education teach us how to use it to become a better player now :-D Really nice playing too on this video!
My quicky practice amp in the katana mini. The sound is okay, but I can run it in batteries so it's easy. When I'm really practicing, I usually use my katana 2x12 combo.When I want to have fun, it's either the katana 2x12 or my bass breaker 15 combo. I'm considering selling the 15 and getting the bass breaker 30. Great vlog Dan. It's cool to see you guys that I look up to with normal(ish) gear too.
Awesome, Dan. I'm really looking forward to this series. Mostly voicings and ideas to take back into what I picked up in the show about two guitarists playing together. I really love the continuity you guys keep in the shows and blogs, as I can always go pack and rewatch a show that has more on a certain idea. You guys are a great resource.
Another really good bit of shared experience, imparted without the B.S. and ego so common on some other RUclips channels.(that shall remain nameless). If only this content--and something like YT had been around years ago, when I first decided to learn to play guitar. Thanks, Dan. BTW, I think you have a backlog of honking to do! From about 1:08 to 1:30 or so!
Very interesting. Great playing and lovely clean tones. Would love to see an hour long episode totally dedicated to clean tones and dryer tones for jazzier styles of play.
Love my THR10! Super fun to play through and a great tool to used with RUclips Jam Tracks. Just plug your phone into the aux, cue up a track and play over it. Great!
TPS has really become my 'Always -On' youtube channel!
HA HA BRILLIANT DUDE!!?
Brilliant!
I agree - brilliant.
I always have a tab open that I'm watching
Absolutely! This must have to get a mention in the VCQ video for sure haha
Dan’s playing rules. No one could ever accuse him of ever being stuck in boxes. Incredibly excited for more harmony breakdowns
My wife and I are splitting, at my folks til I make my big move a couple of states away...my guitar is now always close to me, in its case open laying next to my bed in my old bedroom...wake and bake and practice is so healing. Thank you
joe Rodriguez
I know where you coming from man
Been there, guitar was and is salvation always
@@blacklabelnic Same here. I sometimes take my strat of 15 years with me in bed after a good practice or gig when i go to sleep. I love that guitar. It carried me, and still does, through rough times.
Amen, Sir,
So man where/how are ya now with all of that? Hope it worked out for ya,sincerely
Honestly, Mick’s drop down info introductions are underrated - not only a great guitarist but a very witty man to boot
Thank you! Writing used to be my job and I liked it for a while. :0/
That Pedal Show Good God - Imagine that! Always love your content, you’re doing absolute wonders for the guitar community
Dan, your playing is always brill, but that lovely phrase at @8:58 made me stop and rewind for another listen. Lovely!
Yes, that was sweet indeed. I rewound, too.
Yamaha THR is straight up the best piece of gear i'v ever owned, pound for pound. Had mine for like 6 years and i'm still waiting for a company to top it in terms of a pure home amp.
He's right about that reverb. Sounds incredible for such a little device.
I believe Blackstar now has something similar with stereo onboard effects.
It's my travel amp. Take it in my handluggage when I'm doing non-music-related work. Excellent little box.
…and this amp is indestructible. Because of his light weight, it fell from a dining table 5 or 6 times. I broke the on/off switch but it's still working perfectly :-P ( sorry for my bad english)
@@01kid01 your english is fine mate :D
thr10 😍. my first ever decent amp way back. now its micks time for his room set up
I think Micks is the TPS studio! 😂
Mick's room setup: Super Reverb turned down just slightly from gig level and his second favorite Tube Screamer ; )
I use a Boss Katana Air for practice which has a gyro-sensor wireless jack that turns on the amp when you pick up the guitar. I've been surprised at how much more I play just from that extra convenience of not having to dig out cables (and it helps with the living-room-friendly factor a lot). Very nice sounding amp as well + a good bluetooth speaker for music playback. On the downside it is quite pricey compared to the Yamaha.
My God! I've never heard a better example of how much difference a tube overdrive can make. You kicked on the Page and it was just buttery smooth. It was like the aural equivalent of when you rub a set of NYXL string down with XLR8... lovely thing.
One of the great things about a tele is that they are an "honest" guitar. When you suck they tell you. When your on they tell you that too.
Can't wait for more of this series. I really enjoy the way you play the guitar and looking forward to learning from you. Thanks Dan.
Slowly realising that a simple set up like this is all i really need as a primarily bedroom guitarist. Definitely struggling to give up my modelling unit (which has always clashed all little with my tube amp in truth) but having a set up that doesn’t let you tweak much naturally focusses you on the playing rather than messing with the gear.
So, I saw this and, for my birthday, got a Yamaha THR10C. That thing is so easy and so inspiring for quick, easy set up. I just love it. Thanks Dan!
My THR10X is hands down my most played amp. Convenient. Sounds fantastic. And my wife let’s me keep it in the living room ;)
Loved this! Great point about practicing with an amp you can't hide behind! I've been setting my amp with lots of clarity and I've been removing the "bass cushion" as I like to call it.
Only downside is now I'm addicted to the clarity, and have discovered that most guitars have really muddy stock pickups regardless of pricepoint. Been putting Mcnelly pickups in all my guitars to remedy this, but they aren't cheap!
Thank you so much for your Time and Effort, Dan. Looking forward to the next Epsodes!
I have a Yamaha THR10 and I like it. I like the clean and crunch. Not crazy about the gainier models. I prefer to use a dirt pedal with the clean or crunch channel. I also have a Vox AC4BL which sounds nice when I have time to plug in a pedal board; and it's so pretty to look at.
"my wife doesn't mind it being on the furniture"
My Amp minds my wife being on the furniture.
Great to see the Big Trees make an appearance. It's so versatile for something as small. I use mine to split my signal for wet/dry. I use the speaker-out into a 1x12 for the dry signal and the line-out into my modulation pedals and the front of a Fender amp for wet. Heavenly!
Perfect
Great video Dan
As many have already said the thr range are great, I own the thr10c and have modded it with stereo speaker outs and run it thru a 2×12 cab, it really fills the room.
By far some of the best kit I've bought.
One of the best additions I've ever made to my practice rig is adding a TC Electronic Wiretap pedal. I tend to come up with some really cool riffs & chord progressions but then forget what they were later on. Now it's all saved on the Wiretap each time I practice. Invaluable.
Would love to hear you talk about chords and harmony Dan! I really love your playing in that sense.
I love my old Vox VR30. All analog, two channel with reverb. I rarely use pedals home. That amp gives me all I need to cover everything. Smart little board, there, though!
Hi Dan, great help here as I’ve been trying to set up my home rig assortment for a while, but the most helpful part is just the inspiration/reminder that you (who plays beautifully) will grab that 10 minutes and use it to practice, it’s so easy to say to oneself, “oh, it’s not enough time to bother...” so we wait for that hour block, and as a result don’t play all week. Thanks for all you do for us, over this last year you have helped put the guitar back in my life after a very long hiatus, where I feel like I’m learning everything new, and thanks to TPS hopefully better this time.
It has been awhile since I practiced until my hand hurt. That inversion of the major 7th got me there.
I'm just taking my first steps from acoustic to electric and the THR has been a godsend - especially as I live in a flat! It takes pedals really well and is so convenient - one less obstacle to practising is always a good thing :-)
Great video Dan. I love my TH10 for practicing, but hadn't thought of a small pedal-sized amp and small board to get more tonal variation. Thanks again for the ideas to keep improving. Looking forward to the rest of the series.
I pretty much just practice by using the effects send or line out on whatever amp I'm using, running it into the Mooer Radar, and playing through headphones. The preamps on some amps will still work when them amp is on standby, or I just put a dummy cable in the effects return to silence the amp in the room. It lets me use real tubes with headphones.
TPS uploads always makes me feel like I'm hanging out with my friends. Superb, informative content. This video is no exception! As a keen beginer, it is great to see how experienced players play and practice at home. I would love to see more videos like this.
It would be great if you could do a video on the Yamaha THR10 in detail.
Specifically, to share with us how you would use it to dial in a similar tone to the Big Trees amp, and other classic amp settings like a Marshall, HiWatt, Fender and Vox, if possible.
Great getting an inside scoop to how you practice at home. It does surprise me however. With the gear you have access to on a daily basis, I thought you may possibly have a huge set up at the house. I actually do fully set up my gear I use at gigs at home and in fact probably even go more impractical with multiple amps, wet/dry, etc. It does give me some piece of mind when I get to a gig that my stuff is all going to be in working order. I have a band mate that puts his stuff away between gigs and then during set ups typically has a bunch of issues he needs to work through. Thanks for all you do Dan.
Very nice view about prioritizing hearing detail for practice. I bought into the hype and bought a thr10 ii and am quite disappointed with the tones. Everything is just so digital compared to even a modest katana mini. However, the thr10 ii does provide a great detail of sound, so maybe it is for the better, as long as my ears dont bleed.
I think you and Mick can relate when you have a Vibrolux and a $3000 pedalboard, these digital modelers can be hard to accept, let alone get used to.
Once again, astonished by how wonderful Red sounds Dan!
Hope to see some Blogs on chords and inversions soon 😊👌
I bought a THR after you mentioned it in a previous vid & I’m glad I did. Easy, neighbour friendly & pleasant sounding. If Yamaha bring one out with a loop to put a looper in (if that makes sense) I’ll buy that too. Great vid.
As a bedroom guitarist, I really appreciate this video. I am already familiar with the THR, and it is on my list to purchase. What I have been looking for, a really long time, is a low volume bedroom practice amp that sounds really good, but reveals every sound I make on the guitar. Both good and bad. A video on that topic, at different price points, would be great. Most of the time when a video is made on great sounding...revealing amp, it is only suitable for the stage, and is very expensive. More video on those beautiful chords you were playing would also be appreciated. Great video!
Really inspiring stuff, Dan. You play beautifully! I'd love to add a bit more sophistication into my playing and explore more about chords and harmony so I'm really looking forward to this series.
Me too. Chords, Inversions, Harmony - Can't Wait. . . but I basically have TPS on my Computer - " EveryTime I click it on " - what's not to love ?
Re: Dumble articulation. I have a Kingsley Regent, his take on a Dumble and it is still after 4 years a bit scary to play. No room for error.
The series looks very promising. A topic that would be interesting is how do you plan your practice? What aspects of your guitar playing do you want to improve and how to you come up with the exercises that you need to execute in order to improve yourself.
Dan, Best playing ever!! Really inspiring. The Big Trees sounds so amazing. I really understand how a great amp can help to improve your playing. When I got my Cornell Plexi 7 (also a beautiful hand made single ended EL84 amp), I understood how I needed to practice to sound good on that amp, because every note that was not properly played standed out. An amp like that kind of shows you the way. It is really helping me to get better.
Yup if I setup my gear it's staying in the middle of the floor till I have to play again. Wife is usually not a huge fan with me. Now I need to get a practice setup 💵 💰💵.
And what I take away from this is ease of use and inspiring sounds equal more play time. Thanks Dan great video.
man, tps along the josh form jhs had become my favorite channels, and dan what a great player!
I have been happy with my small Vox Mini3 G2 practice amp. Sounds amazing, can run on batteries, headphones and tons of amp models and FX in small affordable package.
One of the best Intros ever... at the End ...From E to C ... like it ! And.. yes i have the same THR 10 as my ever be by my side Amp. Fits in my Suitcase and travels with me ever since
Something that works well for me is to use my THR10 as the wet side of a wet-dry setup with my Marshall SL-5 [2-channel 5/1 watt combo amp w/ Celestion V-30 1x12 cab] as the dry side. Nice moderate-volume immersion that makes a quick practice setup more inspiring. Cheers guys!
Brilliant! Looking forward to more of these.
Very relatable Dan. I find I practice so much more now that we have a basement family room. All my gear is set up and ready to go. No faffing around and even if I am only down there to let the dog out for a pee and a sniff in the garden I can have ten minutes into a good set up sounding great, no bother. Actually, having this is why I moved on my THR10C. I didn't need it for the sofa noodle any more.
I use a Victoria 5112 for home practice and jazz gigs. No room for mistakes...great video. Thanks
Hi Dan, Francis here, ;-), Perhaps hopelessly off topic but, your playing sounds so much more relaxed and is a lot more fluid than how i hear you play in TPS-shows. That is to my ears. More informal, perhaps less "i have to compete with Mick" sort of?
On topic: Nice to see your practice "rig". Much more time is spent by almost everyone playing at home than in the rehearsal shack, the pub, the club, let alone the stadium,...
Using a set up that reveals your playing ( no-one else is listening ( neighbours perhaps )) but also has a comfortable response and feel is essential for the many hours spent practising in solitude.
Being a diehard Fender combo player i decided on finding myself a Marshall ( !? ) for the hi gain stuff ( Some people do much more outrageous things in their spare time ). What on earth am i going to do with a zillion Watts full stack metal monster. But, than i came across the JVM 1, a one watt dual channel head, found myself an old 4 X 10" cab fitted with early 70's Celestions. Brilliant match!!! Loud enough to annoy the neighbours, which i don't do, nice tone,... ( bit different response and feel from what i'm Fenderey used to ( taught me to better understand Marshalls ) but really nice cleans and awesome OD-ed ) at bedroom level. Huge, huge sound particularly with a bit of reverb and delay added.
Hopefully everyone finds themselves a comfortable home rig, perhaps the is one of the most underestimated tools.
Thanks for posting this vid.
Grtz. Fr.c#
Dan, I use the same THR-10 and I agree with you. Typically I will plug a set of headphones into mine at night (to avoid any nasty notes from Management about bothering the neighbors), and I can hear every-single-fault in my playing.
Keep up the good advise and I look forward to seeing Mick’s setup.
Mr. Steinhardt, superb playing. I'm expecting an all instrumental album. 10 tracks will suffice.
Nice! My practice rig is with an Orange Micro speaker with a H&K Tubemeister 5. Pedal board is OCD > OC3 > MDV > Carbon Copy > Ditto.
Love love love the THR10. I have it hooked up to my computer via USB and since it's stereo, it's become my defacto speaker set for just watching youtube or whatever on my home office computer. Seperate mix for USB audio and input means you can jam over songs with perfect balance and of course it's great audio interface for recording in a pinch as well. Can't beat the versatility for the price.
Line 6 Pod (which I've had forever !) Ditto Looper and a Roland Jazz Chorus 22...Covers everything really...Love this little set up !
You forgot one of the coolest features of the THR. It will run on batteries for forever!
The THR10 is a brilliant little amp. When I'm feeling frisky I'll use the THR10 on the wet side and a Blackstar Fly3 on the dry (thanks to a Humdinger on my pedalboard). It makes for a totally battery powered, low volume rig.
Hey Dan! Lovely playing there...as always! Watched this video in my lunch break from teaching guitar at Burford School...on my THR10 no less! You and Mick are the best thing on RUclips. Keep up the great work!
can I just say your show is very inspiring got me back into playing after many years cant thank you and mick enough bless you both
That ambient background came to life after adding the Page pedal, what a difference!
It's reassuring to know that even with Pedal-Legend status, one's wife still calls the shots regards amp placement in the home :)
I'm more and more impressed with your playing all the time Dan. It's a pleasure to watch you!
thanks matey :)
Thank you Dan, cheers
I'd happily have your practice rig as my main rig...
Thanks for this video. You are speaking to me. Less is more. I'm playing with gear way above my weight class. Getting back down to basics.
I loved this, especially the description where Mick gave we the American fans a proper English spelling lesson lol. Kudos to you Mick for calling out us out for moaning about spelling.
Well the irony is apparently I was wrong. The usage here is as a noun apparently, not a verb. My apologies to all. Getting grammar wrong actually hurts me more than being a terrible musician!
My wife graduated college with an English degree. She's constantly correcting my grammar but in a good way. I appreciate you guys and all you do.
@@ThatPedalShow Mick, I believe, in order for practice to be a verb, it would have to be inflected such as practicing, practiced, etc. Here, practice is a "thing." I am practicing [verb]. Practice make permanent [noun]. Thanks to Justin Sandercoe for the latter example :-)
Thanks!
Almost like Pavlov’s dogs, I heard a faint horn honk after the names... BTW love this channel.
Dan... you've made me want a tele maaan. Gah. Another guitar to find space for and restring. Lol. To think for the majority of my music career and beyond I always never wanted one. I've been corrupted by your channel and I'm proud of it damn it!
Fantastic video! Completely agree on the use of the team Yamaha. I use my Boss Katana-Air in the same way, I don't even waste time getting a cable out!
It really is super important to be able to start playing as quickly as possible when inspiration hits. I don't have the Yamaha, (which is very cool btw) but I leave my main guitar in a gig bag right by my rig. I just flip 3 switches and in under a minute I'm checking the tuning, and ready to play. It's so important to have as few obstacles as possible. Nice clip, thanks!
Now that was good. Thanks Dan for your continued time and efforts
Those little Yamaha amps are ahead of their time. Stellar sounds, quick recording if you want to send a sound sample to someone, great look and design. Hardcore need one!
I got to say I'm a little surprised that Dan has one of these Yamaha little amps. I have one and I love it for the convenience reason as well, in addition to the fact that doesn't sound too bad. I also love that I can throw 8 aa batteries in it and take it to a park and go practice. I'm really glad I watched this video, and of course I just love TPS in general. Thanks for sharing this, Dan!
Must say. I do love these little off shoot vlogs you and Mick do! Waiting a week for Friday TPS is way too long! You guys are awesome! I learn something new every time!
Sometimes I will break the morning silence with my Steinberger . Those first natural unplugged sounds before the coffee is ready set me up for the day. Coffee, no sugar or milk. Guitar, no pick , no cable. Good breakfast.
Dan, I had seen the THR several years ago (never played it though). Sounds nice. I ultimately went with the VOX MiniRhythym G5 for a small low watt practice amp. It has tons of features (amp modes, effects, headphone jack, drum rhythms, metronome, and even runs on batteries (can take it anywhere). It might be an amp you and Mick could show on your low watt practice amp show if you ever do one.
Dan, have you ever used headphones through the Yamaha THR? Follow up question would be have you ever run your pedal board through it and used the headphones? I'm working on having a two part system, much like yours. I have a good amp that I can get down to bedroom levels, but my hope is that when I am forced to have quiet practice time I can still use my pedal board to at least get a sense of what I am sonically trying for (knowing full well it can only come so far). I ask this having already watched your other episode on headphones and practice. I guess the question is specifically related to the Yamaha THR. Love the show BTW, and Case Nowie's comment about it being an "Always On" channel. Brilliant!
Stellar playing mate! Love the setup. Cheers!
I love this! I was living with my mrs family for a while and couldn’t have a playin area set up which stopped me from playing other than gigs for about 4 months, needless to say my playing got daggier than a wombats arse! Thankfully I changed it all around!
Very nice instalment, Dan, thank you for the effort of making those. I think this is a great way to provide additional help with utilizing all those tools in really creative way. Sometimes we get stuck with the old ways, and watching you & Mick use your rig can greatly enhance our own skill set.
The TPS has become my "always-on" (sic!) channel; I immensely applaud your work, gents. All the best!
Yessssssss!!! I cannot wait to see where this goes! I just recently started lessons (after 20 years of self-teaching) so this is perfectly in line with what I'm doing.
My THR (5A) also works great with a Martin Backpacker on trips away, when space is at a premium.
I've got the THR10 and THR10C.
Turned the THR10C into a 2x12 combo... It rocks!!!
I find it immensely interesting that your home setup is so humble. Im trying to decide on a bedroom amp, and am so overwhelmed with low wattage amps. The Yamaha wasnt even on my radar but is like 1/3 - 1/2 the price. Now you really have me rethinking this. And just 4 pedals!!
EDIT: I was looking at prices of the original THR, but the newer ones are still cheaper than a single Strymon pedal.
The bark! 😂 Bloopers are the best!
Great video, Dan. The first time I played through an unforgiving amp, I was simultaneously horrified and elated. Once I got the hang of it, I was hooked!
Hey Dan, you hit the nail on the head for me. I need to intentionally practise rather than just ‘noodle around’ and to do it well i need to 1. feel connected to the sound and 2. not give myself somewhere to hide.
I need a small practice rig at the moment and you have given me some solid ideas to explore here.
Ps i might not be the only one who makes this comment but have to say i think you playing here sounded great, really fluid (more legato / less staccato perhaps?) anyway if only i could make my tele sound like yours... cheers
Dan with this quick little video you made me question my small home rig. Thanks.
Hey Dan & TPS - I love the show and the Vlogs. Getting insight into your setups and approach is great, and I love how *most of the time* you always talk in concepts rather than specifics. I think it would be great to point out in this Vlog that it’s not important to have a custom low watt amp, but rather to find a practice amp that is painfully clear with articulation, to give you the best way to improve. Great point and keep up the good work!
Hahaha that Treehouse of Horror poster is the best possible surprise from inside Dan's house!
More of this from Dan and Mick... now we have the pedal education teach us how to use it to become a better player now :-D Really nice playing too on this video!
I go against the current. I had THR10 but I really didn't like it. Now, at home, I'm happy with a little Vox ac10 and a Marshall DSL-1HR
My quicky practice amp in the katana mini. The sound is okay, but I can run it in batteries so it's easy. When I'm really practicing, I usually use my katana 2x12 combo.When I want to have fun, it's either the katana 2x12 or my bass breaker 15 combo. I'm considering selling the 15 and getting the bass breaker 30. Great vlog Dan. It's cool to see you guys that I look up to with normal(ish) gear too.
Awesome, Dan. I'm really looking forward to this series. Mostly voicings and ideas to take back into what I picked up in the show about two guitarists playing together. I really love the continuity you guys keep in the shows and blogs, as I can always go pack and rewatch a show that has more on a certain idea. You guys are a great resource.
Another really good bit of shared experience, imparted without the B.S. and ego so common on some other RUclips channels.(that shall remain nameless). If only this content--and something like YT had been around years ago, when I first decided to learn to play guitar. Thanks, Dan.
BTW, I think you have a backlog of honking to do! From about 1:08 to 1:30 or so!
Very interesting. Great playing and lovely clean tones. Would love to see an hour long episode totally dedicated to clean tones and dryer tones for jazzier styles of play.
The SImpsons poster say it all.
The THR hits it out the park again, such amazing sounding little things those Yammys and of course Dan’s playing exquisite as ever ✌🏻love it
Love my THR10! Super fun to play through and a great tool to used with RUclips Jam Tracks. Just plug your phone into the aux, cue up a track and play over it. Great!
Oh thanks.......now i had to go buy a THR1O. Looking forward to run it in stereo with my Pro Junior. 😁
Awesome setup, Dan and beautiful playing!
Great video Dan! I have a THR 10C that I use 90% of the time in the living room.
So looking forward to this series. Hoping that these videos get me to practice as much as your other videos get me to buy pedals.