Positive Grid Spark 2 50W Smart Guitar Practice Amp & Bluetooth Speaker with Built-in Looper, AI Features & Smart App for Electric, Acoustic, & Bass Guitar

After seeing all the endless hype of Positive Grid stuff (and having owned the Spark Mini before), I decided to finally take the plunge and order a Spark 2 that was on sale.... Pros: 1 - Sounds : sounds great for a tabletop amplifier. This wont replace your tube amplifier (or even high end modeller) but it will give you the essential tones needed to practice, teach and probably gig with if used correctly via the Line Out. It definitely does higher gain sounds better than it does cleaner/crunchier tones as I find myself loving the YJM100 Plexi and Soldano amps for my core distortion tones. It can also get loud! 2 - Feature Set : 2 banks of patches (8 in total), built in effects, looper and line-out make this a complete package for practicing and even recording. Having a dedicated knob for your guitar volume and a separate one for audio-playback is really important as I am glad the Spark 2 has it laid out the way it does. 3 - Build Quality : simply excellent. Leagues above anything else in the same price range as it looks great with the faux amp covering and grill. It all feels premium out of the box with the cool packaging and included strap for it - nice! 4 - App: while I am not a fan of app-reliant amplifiers, the Spark app is one of the most slick experiences I have had compared to other companies like Boss, Yamaha and NUX. Once you load in your sounds, you can turn the app off and use it standalone while saving things from the amp itself. 5 - Bluetooth : really impressed that the Spark 2 essentially has 2 bluetooth channels ; one for app control and one for audio. This means I can stream music from my laptop and edit the amplifier using my phone - honestly, bloody brilliant as a guitar teacher! Playback sounds great as It can be your house multi-medi boombox quite easily. Cons: 1 - Effects : some of the built in effects are just bad (the phaser is diabolical), as I largely have issue with the stompbox and modulation effects with not much choice on offer compared to other products out there (NUX Mighty Space has way more in this department). I generally find myself using the core amp sounds with delays/reverbs as those actually sound quite good when dialed in. 2 - Additional Bits Cost £££ : if you just want the amplifier, no problem. If you want the internal battery, the footswitch and the carry bag then prepare to pay way more on top for the whole setup. Add up all that cash and you can grab a smaller tube combo for home or a larger digital/solid state amplifier with way more options included. 3 - App Reliance : simply put you need the phone app to load in different effects, operate the looper/rhythm parts properly and get full functionality from the amp. Also sucks that there is no dedicated PC application as I like to do most things from a laptop. If you are a purist and hate smart phones, look elswhere! 4 - Sensitive To Placement : a tabletop amp like the Spark 2 can sound really different when you have it on the floor or well... a tabletop! I generally found it a bit too muddy on the floor with some weird overtones in the high end as I think it sounds best on top of a guitar cabinet, amp stand or a small stool. Sounds oddly specific but experiment on the placement of the amp in your room as you will get wildly different results. Overall, it is a quality product as I think the hype is well deserved with the Spark 2. It is a solid option for practicing, teaching and recording that should get you playing in no time!

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El Spark 2 es un amplificador muy versátil con un sonido potente y nítido. Además de que puede usar una batería recargable, la batería puede ser portable y no pesa demasiado. (LA BATERÍA NO ESTÁ INCLUIDA). Es perfecto para ensayar solo o con una banda junto a una batería acústica. PROS: - Excelente Sonido - Portable - Funciona como interfaz de Audio. - Las funciones de IA para crear tonos son muy buenas y en la nube hay muchísimos tonos que puedes descargar. - Es un muy buen amplificador para practicar, trae un metrónomo incorporado, backing tracks y algunos tutoriales. CONTRAS - La salida de audio de la interfaz solo saca la guitarra, no saca el audio de los backing tracks ni de las pistas encima. - El SMART JAM, de la aplicación no es de mucha utilidad y a veces no detecta bien los cambios de acordes. - No se puede empezar a grabar el audio del amplificador cuando haces un video, el audio que graba en video es a través del micrófono del celular. - La aplicación de SPARK APP es un poco confusa y no muy intuitiva *EN EL VIDEO, SAQUÉ LA SALIDA DEL AMPLIFICADOR Y LO CONECTE A UNA INTERFAZ DE AUDIO SIN NINGUNA EDICIÓN DE AUDIO ADICIONAL.

Great little amp, big sound

Superó todas mis expectativas: suena increíble, es muy intuitivo de usar y tiene una respuesta tonal espectacular.