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

Very easy to use. Quality is outstanding for the price. Great clean, crunch and distorted tones. The only donw side is no to be able to modify the order or the effects on the signal chain. Would be great also to have a PC app also not only the tablet or phone app.

I was in the market for a new amp to practice with because my current setup was cumbersome and dated. I am a beginner to intermediate guitar player for reference. The first thing I noticed was the striking look of this amplifier. I love the white color, gold trim accents, as well as the deep red of the handle's underside. It looks great and the Mrs. approves when I have this sitting on the desk or table. During my first setup I knew this would be a much more enjoyable experience than my previous, dated amp and my Zoom digital effects pedal. The 8 built-in guitar tones are great and I found myself chugging in Drop-D for an hour before I even connected the phone app. Holy cow does this little amp pack a punch! I don't know how loud this gets because I'm sure my neighbors would complain if I went past half volume on it. I use YouTube all the time for guitar tutorials as well as backing tracks. I appreciate being able to play the lessons through the speakers and hearing my guitar at the same time. Yeah, you can also use this as a bluetooth speaker and it sounds great. If you want there is an option for a battery. There is a door on the bottom of the amp for the proprietary battery (sold separately). You can take this thing tailgating with music or play some sick riffs anywhere you want. The accompanying app will allow you to configure new guitar tones and set them as one of the 8 guitar tones. There is also a built-in looper that I know was missing on the 1st version of the spark. It works like it should. Finally, there is the option for expansion with the built-in outputs on the back. When I become a rock star, I will be able to tap into the venue's sound system or a larger amp and still use the Spark 2 as my guitar effects pedal. Overall, I have really enjoyed this amp and I have practiced more in the past week than I have in years due the ease of set-up and bluetooth connectivity. I know I have barely scratched the surface on this amazing little amp and I'll try to post an update in 6 months to a year. In the meantime, keep rockin'.

First off, I do not review many products. They have to be either bad, or really, really good. This one falls into the latter bucket. I've been playing the guitar now for about 25 years, off and on, but not seriously until recently. I picked up a bunch of gear earlier this year, and had a list of pedals and other stuff I was planning to work through, but lucked across the Spark series. I'd planned to get the Go, which technically does what I needed it to do right now, but decided to spring for the Spark 2 so I don't have to go get another one in a few months. Boy am I glad I did! Wow. I have only spent a couple days with the amp so far, but already I've thrown away my old list. I simply don't need any of it. The amp models and pedal options check off literally everything. I would highly recommend this for anyone at any level. If you're not looking to spend as much, the smaller models do all the same stuff. Get your foot in the door, ASAP! After a couple days, I was sick of staring at my phone for hours (the app keeps the screen on, at least on Android) and reconnecting the app every so often (I suppose if the app doesn't use the connection, the phone closes it to save power), so off to Google I went. Turns out there's an app (PC/Mac/Linux) that someone created (no affiliated with Positive Grid at all, from what I can tell) and web browser based option out there, which I found much easier to use. There are also pages with mappings from the names of the amp models and pedals in the app, so don't be afraid to dig around. All around, exactly what I wanted, before I even knew I wanted it. Also, everything I needed, with zero hassle. Plug it in, turn it on and jam. It takes a little time to get used to the app, but it's not exactly simple; finding a starting point is impossible to screw up though and you can go from there. Professional sound in a portable package that requires little to no experience to start using. EDIT: The SoundShed app technically supports the Spark 40 and Mini, but I have used it with the Spark 2 and it works to control the details of existing presets, change the amp/pedal models and switch to other amp-stored presets, but you can't switch to something that's not already saved and can't use the ToneCloud setups. This is not a dealbreaker for me, since the phone app works well for that, and with the Windows Phone Link you can see it on a PC. I just wanted to clarify since I started poking around and noticed. The SoundShed desktop app doesn't work well with the 2, but the web version does.

This thing is amazing! I have the Spark Go! and I wanted something just a little louder and this fits the bill. Also comes with a built in looper (which I think you need to footswitch to truly optimize its use) which the Go does not support. The tones are clear. Even when the speakers are at a higher volume they don't break up and muddy the sound. It's very clear. I play everyday and I have higher end equipment, but this fits right in. Very versatile tool to have in your workflow.

I absolutely love my spark 2. I've been playing about 50 years and I'm 62. I'm an old school rocker and metal head and I grew tired of dragging out cables, peddles etc just to play a few songs and have a little bit of fun and I also have a very bad back and my old beautiful guitars are getting too heavy. Most around 10lbs. Getting this amp, a wireless system I got for less than 50 dollars here and a very light strandberg headless guitar has made playing and practicing a joy again! Just turn it on, open the app on my phone and I'm jamming without any hassle. It sounds great and and it's super versatile and easy to use and portable. After years of buying expensive gear it was shocking that something made this well and does so much, costs so little. They could have easily sold it for double the cost and I'm glad they don't! My strandberg was the perfect compliment being that it weighs less than 5lbs ( my back loves it too) but plays and sounds incredible through this amp. All of my guitars do. I loved mine so much I told my long time friend about it and he bought one and loves it too. 😊 I also plan on buying the separately sold battery as well so I can play it anywhere.

I am writing this after spending about 5 hours messing with it in one sitting. I love this amp. For some background, I have been playing for a year and a half and in that time I had a Fender Champion II 25W amp (which I liked quite a bit) and I also use a couple neural DSP sims on my PC. I live in an apartment so it's hard for me to justify buying a proper amp and pedals (financially its even more difficult). I picked this up on prime day because I am getting a bit tired of sitting at my desk, and the option for the battery pack would be nice if I ever want to go play in a park or at a friend's house. Additionally I was really interested in the various user made presets and AI tone generator. So far I have loved this thing. The app is a little finicky, but overall its pretty easy to get the hang of. The tone quality is great, though again I will admit I do not have too much experience with amps. I have played for a few hours with relatively low volume and then a couple more hours through a Joyo headset I got a while back. The sound is great both with and without the headphones, and I am excited for a time when I'll get to actually crank the volume up. I have ordered the Spark Neo headphones as well, and will be trying them with this amp out of curiosity as I have read you can use them directly wired to the amp. You can use this amp almost as a Bluetooth speaker, playing music straight from your Spotify or off of a youtube video while you play your guitar over top (I was watching a few song playthroughs for The Devil Wears Prada and Architects). Pairing this with user made tones, or making your own tone either manually or with the help of the AI, is extremely fun. The functionality and capability of this amp is very wide and that in itself makes me want to keep playing it. I'm not sure how many different amp sims and pedals there are, but from the lists I glanced at it seemed to be quite a few (maybe 40+ amps?) Definitely more than what I have with the two neural DSP sims I have (though I would still recommend those as well). The only reason I am not giving this 5 stars is because there is no way to transpose or pitch shift your guitar input, which is a feature I have been missing greatly from my experience with my PC set up. I have read it is quite tricky to do, and I have also read there may be some ways to do it, but I tried a Lekato pitch box pedal with it and I could not get it to work. I unfortunately do not have many guitars and I like to play in quite a lot of drop tuning, so that has been one major drawback. Even so, I still would highly recommend this as a practice amp for both the sound and all the fun you can have with tweaking your tones.

Great sounding amp, lightweight, versatile, couldn’t be more pleased with it

Sounds amazing, and so convenient… not sure what to do with all my guitar pedals!! Syncs flawlessly to iPhone, and provides sooo many options… loop functions are also amazing, far more options than any pedal could offer… probably not an amp that you’ll gig with, but a very versatile and inspiring amp to use at home. The jam tracks and online support make playing at home fun again !!

Juste parfait. Tellement de possibilités avec cet ampli, gros point fort pour quelqu'un qui vient a commencer l'application simule un grand nombre de pédales d'effets. Pour un premier ampli je recommande, bien sûr c'est un budget mais il ne faut pas négliger le fait que avoir un bon ampli peut changer énormément au niveau du son de sa guitare. Trop de gens achètent une guitare a plus 500€ mais un ampli bas de gammes. Le spark 2 est pour cela un super compromis !

Vraiment très cool! Qualité du son des hauts parleurs ET écouteurs est bonne, même à très bas volume! Simple, intuitif et efficace! Looper intégré en mode classique ou avec un drum. Jam simulé qui fait une progression d’accords extrapolées par Ai, et j’en passe… Je passe beaucoup moins de temps à configurer mes effets que sur mon board old school… résultat… je passe beaucoup plus de temps à jouer, pratiquer et m’améliorer! Pèse environ 10 lbs… donc, super facile à transporter d’une pièce à l’autre pour ne pas déranger le reste de la famille. Sérieusement, pour pratiquer… c’est un game changer pour moi!

Llevo usándolo ya un día y es un producto increíble. Tienes todos los amplia del mundo en una caja que mide tan solo 40cm de ancho y que tiene infinitas posibilidades una vez conectado a un móvil o tablet con la app de la misma marca del ampli, ahí puedes descargar presets de te te o generar el tuyo a pedido por la IA que tiene, te permite enlazar Apple music y antes dejaba Spotify, da igual porque puedes entrar en Spotify y dejar la app del ampli en segundo plano y mantiene los settings y todo, a parte SE PUEDEN GUARDAR EN LA MENORIA DEL AMPLI :0 osea es tal vez el producto más novedoso que he tenido en cuanto a música en toda mi vida. Y otro detalle que pasó por alto, la IA física del ampli sin hacer absolutamente nada te elimina el ruido de estática totalmente, es un producto que miraría antes de marcarme la clásica de decir "me compro un Marshall que es lo mejor". El Spark II ha llegado pateando fuerte y cuidado que es un pedazo de opción, pues usarlo para grabar directamente con la grabadora de voz o usando una app de grabación, graba a través de un USB C que por cierto viene incluido. De momento nada más que objetar. Es una marca que está triunfando y está llamada a seguir triunfando. 100% recomendado. Eso sí, usarlo sin cascos o con unos buenos cascos (no unos JBL por favor), a poder ser de 8 Ohmios o en su defecto al aire sin cascos

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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