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The Yamaha THR amp is a digital guitar-modeling amp disguised as a tube amp, complete with the iconic orange glow of sizzling hot tubes. Amanda Kooser Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets ...

Yamaha's THR home/studio amps were already pretty good, having built-in tube-like tones and effects, battery-powered portability if you needed it, and the ability to interface with a computer over USB ...

Though ready and willing to take full advantage of all that the digital tone modeling revolution has to offer, like many guitar gearheads, I fall back on my trusty tube amps and analog stomps when ...

A few months back a reader asked us what the best connected guitar amp was for beginners. And there are a few solid options, including Yamaha's THR line. But, one amp topped the rest: Boss' Katana 50.