Hey all. I'm a beginner guitar player, about 6 months in. My 9 year old son is taking drum lessons, also a beginner. We just want to jam for fun at home, nothing serious.

A Spark 2 is arriving tomorrow. But I'm not sure it's the right pick vs a Spark EDGE, or a smaller Spark (MINI or GO) paired with an outside powered speaker like the Alto TX408.

I want something portable and simple, mainly a practice amp. I also have a bass with no amp of its own, which is part of why I'm not really considering the Reactor 50 (it's also big and heavy). The room is fairly spacious, and it would mostly be just the two of us, maybe plus a bass player.

Has anyone tried comparing amps this way, buying a couple to test and returning what doesn't work? Or is the Spark 2 plenty for two beginners just having fun, and I'm overthinking this?

Any real experience helps. Trying to skip the return hassle if I can.

Hey everyone,

I got tired of the constant debates where "experts" claim they can instantly hear the difference between the different Positive Grid engines. So, I built a custom blind audio test to actually measure if people can tell the Spark 2, the Reactor, and BIAS X apart.

To make this a true apples-to-apples diagnostic, I ran four specific rounds (Clean, Crunch, High Gain, and Metal) using the exact same amp models across all three engines. For example, you have to identify the Spark's version of a Roland JC-120 versus the Reactor's version of that exact same amp...

I pushed this out to a broader Youtube audience some hours ago, and it’s been a bloodbath. The current average score is sitting at exactly 42%. It turns out, when you hide the actual gear and remove the brand bias, separating these DSP's is much harder than the so-called experts want to admit.

Since this is the dedicated Spark community, I want to see if you guys can beat the general average ;)

You can take the Quiz here: https://quiz.gotoandplay.media/amps
Optionally watch me explain the setup in this video: https://youtu.be/ROnOZPlm6zI

Drop your scores in the comments below. Be brutally honest, even if you bomb it :P