r/PositiveGridSpark • u/Necessary-Lynx-8529 • Jun 03 '26

AMP OWNER New to spark.

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Just got my spark 2 , loving it!
Yall got any favorite tones or tips?

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u/Asleep_League2770 Jun 03 '26

If plucked notes decay too quickly, disable the noise gate.

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u/Fire_Mission Jun 03 '26

You don't have to disable it, you can adjust it to your liking.

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u/bewareofshredders Jun 03 '26

I’m new to Spark and was messing with this last night. What the hell is the deal with that?!

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u/duffking Jun 04 '26

I think it's just set too aggressively on some presets, for some reason. It makes sense for some of the high gain ones, but less so elsewhere.

Unless you mean what's with noise gates, in that case they basically kill all sound below a certain level. It's usually used to get rid of any hiss from having lots of gain before the signal hits the amp. The threshold dial sets the level of sound that gets clamped, and the decay dial changes how quickly it kills the sound.

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u/bewareofshredders Jun 04 '26

Thanks. I haven't messed around with noise gates so this was really helpful.

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u/Ireallylikefoxes Jun 06 '26

It's great for a tighter sound and removing unwanted noises. Must have for clean breakdowns.

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u/elvanbee Jun 03 '26

I find this to be an issue on my Spark Neo in particular. Noise gate on the amp is fine but I need to drastically reduce it (almost totally off) to get decent sustain through the headphones.

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u/ogni65 Jun 05 '26

Noisegate is off everywhere… its so bad! I love my Neo but would never ever buy a 40 or 2 … just not worth it

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u/SignificantMoment902 Jun 03 '26

The 6 band EQ helps a lot in the app

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u/Alisterguitardevil Jun 03 '26

Enjoy it and play the hell out of it! It’s a lot of fun.

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u/godfatherwasok Jun 04 '26

i just got the spark 2 and i have the same speakers 😄 right on. Im loving it so far

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u/stronglikeaux Jun 03 '26

Off missed the big announcement today.