![]() The app has a number of features, including Positive Grid’s “Smart Jam,” which effectively learns your style as you play and can then create auto-generated bass and drum tracks to accompany you. The amp also features rubber feet to keep it elevated off surfaces and provide stability while it’s in operation. Spark’s integrated handle, which you can remove when you’re not using, is comfortable and does its job well. The metal flip switch for power on and red LED leave no confusion as to whether you’re ready to jam, and the touch buttons have similar bright backlighting. The leather is synthetic, making it more durable and more ethical, and the knobs have excellent color-matched brass-tone detailing that completes the look. The Spark’s design on the outside isn’t very far off from most standard practice amps out there - but it feels high quality, and the grill is done in a nice, retro finish that looks really good even when it’s not in use and just sitting on a side table. ![]() Inside, there are two four-inch speakers for true stereo sound, and it’s rated at 40 watts. The Spark also features Bluetooth connectivity for streaming audio. There’s a physical control for output volume, and for music volume, as well as four user-programmable buttons for calling up presets, and a tap/tuner button for accessing the onboard tuner and other features.īuilt-in to the amp are 30 different potential amp models, as well as 40 effects to allow you to customize sound, including a noise gate, a compressor, distortion, modulation, delay and reverb. The Spark has a host of integrated controls, including a dial for choosing from a number of preset amp types, as well as individual dials for adjusting gain, bass, mid, treble, master, mod, delay and reverb on the fly. There’s a removable leather carrying strap attached for moving it around, and it includes a 1/4″ guitar input, a 1/8″ auxiliary input and a 1/8″ headphone jack for connecting your audio gear, as well as a USB port for recording and acting as a USB audio interface for connecting to your computer. It’s just over a foot long and about half-a-foot wide and tall, and it weighs just under 12 lbs. The Positive Grid Spark looks physically like your average, portable practice amp. From a companion app, to voice commands, to tunable modeling and home recording - on top of doubling as a standalone Bluetooth speaker - the Spark offers features for beginners and pros alike. ![]() Powered amps for electric guitars have gotten some neat tricks powered by modern mobile tech over the years, but the new Positive Grid Spark ($299) might be the one that packs the most intelligence and versatility into a single package. ![]()
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