Spot on Keith
As I said, Iām glad I bought the THR for precisely those reasons-
I just donāt think I would have ātreated myselfā to it, if I had known what Iād be able to squeeze out of the Vypyr. It is indeed a very user-unfriendly interface. However, like most tech, the more familiar you become with it, the less of an issue it becomes. I see this as having an unexpected extra bit of kit
While I have the attention of my āvirtual tecchieā, Iām wondering if I wanted to go completely wireless, do you know if I could use Bluetooth headphones with my THR, Bluetooth footswitch and wireless guitar transmitter simultaneously?
Cheers
I had a quick look at some of this. I like this guy! Iāve seen one or two of his reviews before and dig his style. My eyebrows did ascend, when he casually let drop: "ā¦Prestige Ibanez, RG yadda yadda, middle of the road, only fourteen hundred bucksā¦
Puts my sub 300 new fab HB Fusion in its place (just kidding)
bear in mind,just like all of the Mustangs, it will require some āmenu divingā even to get some of the more basic settings. If you are fine with that, and that wasnāt the features that attracted you to the Katalyst, then the GTX50 looks like a better upgrade for you IMO.
As ever, if you can, I would personally suggest going to a music shop if you can and trying some out in the flesh.
I already have a Katana MK II 50, and from watching the Catalyst demos Iām glad I did. Itās so much more intuitive to use for my brain at least. Yes I maybe shouldāve gone for the 100 to be able to use a pedalboard and have the option to use a looper pedal, but it serves me well.
A simple thing it may be, but the Katalyst doesnāt have this. Actually, I canāt think of a combo amp in this class that does have this; the Katana and Mustang ranges donāt have it either.
Yes, thatās one of the annoying things about the Katana range.
The 100W is, of course, pretty irrelevant as you have an attenuator (and 100W isnāt actually that much louder than 50W).
Itās having to stump up the extra (at UK prices) Ā£100 to get it when it should really be on the K50.
It depends on your use case: if you are performing on large stages or professional studios, and running long cables into a mixer/PA then XLR is important. For most home use, or even rehearsal studio use it really isnāt.
I think if there is a relevant point here it is that, on the Katana, you need to get the 100W version to get the line out capability.
Better than what you have, I assume you mean. The Katana is renowned for being a great pedal platform.
I would agree with that. Itās always best to see how happy people are with these amps after 6 months or more when the hype and excitement has dampened, and experience has had a chance to inform peopleās views.
Wireless transmitter and Bluetooth footswitch together? Yes, I believe you can.
I donāt think the THR (or any other amp I know with Bluetooth) supports Bluetooth headphones at all.
Bluetooth audio streaming is notorious from suffering from latency which is why, if youāve followed any of the discussions around Ringing Simulators (Abel, etc.) then they always warn you to not use Bluetooth wireless headphones.
Note that latency generally is not an issue for streaming audio to the amp, as you donāt really notice or care that it takes (say) 1/5th second from tapping the play button to the music actually starting. But itās a big issue for playing along with instruments.
Note that one of the most important complaints players have about digital modelling systems is their latency, and this includes systems where the latency is under 20ms. Bluetooth audio can be from 100-300 ms.
There are some newer Bluetooth standards (aptX LL) which reduce the latency to around 34ms, but this is probably still a bit too high for headphone use with a guitar.
If you want to go completely wireless and are feeling flush, then thereās always the Waza Air, with an Airstep pedal or the EV-1-WL.
Cheers, Keith. Yes I have that up and running well
Now that I think about it, I have no idea why I thought blutooth headphones would work
I suppose I just thought: oh, you can replace any cable with good olā blue teeth these daysā¦
TBF thatās not a bad shout. If you already have an amp with either an FX loop or, preferably, a power-amp input (a āsimple thingā, but most amps donāt have this) then you can plug in just about any external platform, multifx/modelling or otherwise.
Apparently, plugging a multifx like the Line 6 Helix Stomp or Boss GT1000 into the power-amp input on a Katana 100 gives great results. Similarly, āpedal board ampā setups like the Atomic Ampli-Firebox or the Boss IR-200 work great in a similar configuration.
I see no reason why the GE250 or other similar multifx system wouldnāt work great into the FX Return of an existing amp.
That was my thinking, my Hotone mojo diamond has an fx loop which would work well with a multi fx, I have looked at running my BEAM through it, not tried it yet!
Thats pretty much what I can do with my Line 6 PodGo (effectively budget Helix) and do occasionally into my K100ā¦it sounds great BUT to be honest the tones out of the PodGo are so good itās just easier to plug it straight into the board when playing liveā¦no messing about carrying amps.
(just kidding)