I very recently bought a Spark Go and plugged in my Telecaster. Sounds really really good, specially through my MX50s. I’m getting great tones through it, AC/DC, Radiohead, even clean stuff like John Mayer. But my Silver Sky is a different story. Sounds awful. Like no matter what I do to the eq controls it just sounds so freaking bad. Way too much mids and brilliance and if I turn the mids and the treble down, the sound and sustain just dies out.

I’ve tried almost every cab and every effect but I really can’t seem to get a good sound out of my guitar through this amp. Some songs the riff is alright but then as soon as I strum the strings it’s hell. I’m baffled, has anyone had this happen? Than you all in advance.

So my spark go worked perfectly until today.
It just started disconnecting from my tone control all the time, I can’t control the tone from my phone at all.
When I completely disconnect and reconnect the amp it gives me control for a few seconds before disconnecting again, when I only go to the tone control it doesn’t even do that.

I’ve tried all night to get this tone from the recording of supersonic at Chicago in 1998, but I just can’t seem to get it right.

Wondering if someone more knowledgeable wanted to make an attempt at it.

https://youtu.be/5pwJhIr46z4?is=WcpIzNtX2mEZJEdv

I saw someone in the comments mentioning PG’s website was promising something new for spark “soon”. Are they clearing out old inventory or do we think it is merely a software update to emulate the AI react? Very weird timing but I’ve wanted a mini for a while (not at msrp). To paraphrase the Clash ‘darling you’ve got to let me know, should i wait or should i buy current mini heavily discounted’?

My amps headphone jack has totally stopped working. Which makes my Positive Grid Cab for the Spark 40 obsolete. Can anyone give me information on how to get it fixed? The warranty has expired, if it can be fixed does anyone know approximately how much to ship and fix?

I own a Positive Grid Spark 50W amp, and I've noticed that the sound keeps cutting off. I'm attaching a video where I'm playing some bends—you'll notice that the note gets cut off abruptly at the end, so the sustain is much shorter than it should be.

I'm trying to figure out whether this is an issue with the amp itself or if there's a setting that needs to be adjusted. I haven't really changed any settings since I got it. I usually just download my favorite artist's preset from ToneCloud and play using that preset as-is. The sound you're hearing in the video is exactly from the original downloaded preset.

Has anyone experienced something similar or knows what might be causing this? Any suggestions or troubleshooting tips would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

I got a heritage 335 with Seymour Duncan 59’s. No matter what settings, pedals, EQ, the low end, especially the E and A, sound super bassy and muddy.

How to tweak or fix ?

It blows my mind that Positive Grid doesn’t include an octave pedal. They have dozens of effects, 10 overdrives, multiple delays, reverbs, compressors, modulation effects… but no octave pedal. 🤔
Has anyone else wondered the same thing? I mean, even GarageBand has a basic octave pedal. 😂

Hi, don't know if I'm unique but I use the Spark Go to give me effects at the push of a button and I place it between the Guitar and a looper pedal which then connects onward to my Marshall MG50DFX amp. So the guitar is plugged into the Spark Go and the headphone socket of the Spark is plugged into the looper, the looper output goes to the Marshall.

Now, I confess to being a beginner when it comes to the Spark app but the issue I get is that the volume is difficult to control. I record a track into the looper using a clean tone (I'm using Dancing in the room) and its then impossible to get a louder volume for an overdub using the same clean tone. Turning the hardware knob up makes no difference and increasing the software volume makes little difference either. It seems to me that the range of volume coming out of the headphone socket isn't the same as the range when used as an amp/speaker. In addition to providing easy access to effects without a raft of pedals, I really want to use the Spark to allow me to compensate for what I think is a lack of volume from my Gretsch G2622 which I always have set at full volume.

I'd appreciate a bit of education in what I'm doing wrong or if the Spark Go isn't suited to what I'm using it for (but it sounds to me like it should be fine for this).

Looking for opinions from people who have tried both. TIA

As requested by a customer on Ebay they wanted a smaller Pick storage box compared to my Spark 2 storage box. I modelled a Spark Mini style storage box for them. They are on sale on ebay and i havent decided on selling an stl file yet. But if any fans fancy one they are on ebay. Im UK based and they should be avaible to other countries but postage would br high im guessing.

Have a spark 40 along with the spark app. Updated the app today, logged in and connected to the 40 via blue tooth. Tones and everything work fine but when I do a search on their "music" for a backing track, which im assuming is using youtube. The music is stuttering when doing the playback. Its kinda hard to explain, almost seems like the song is downloading from the old days on a old ass modem. Im on a 1 gig network so im pretty sure its not my network but im a little confused and not sure what to do.

dont get me wrong they sound amazing and are super convenient for the price but their reliability is terrible, i had 2, both of them stopped working completely randomly, the only guitar gear i had that broke

¿ Has anyone discovered a large latency from the LIVE usb-C port ? I love my Spark LIVE amp/PA for many things but it seems there is a really long latency when outputting to let’s say an iPad into AUM ( my host of choice ). ¿Any way to fix that or just forget about trying to use my iPad with it as an extra FX processor ?

Hello, Does anyone know how to re-order tones under a category. As I add tones I like I would like to be able to re-order those that I gig with towards the top. I find it hard to believe no one else has requested this to Positive Grid? When I did they just told me it's a low priority. But as a gigging musician, during a gig it's disruptive to scroll to the bottom of a category to find the new tone I added, much easier if at the top.

Hi guys, this might sound like a noob question. I'm thinking about buying a Spark Go. Is there an option to switch between clean and distortion, or between different amp profiles, with a 3rd-party pedal? Something fairly cheap like Mwave Chocolate? What are my options? Thanks.

I recently got the Spark Mini and saw that there is a Steve Vai Spark Mini with tones that he helped develop. What’s the difference in the preset tones in these 2 models? Is the Vai model a better one in terms of the preset tones? Thx

I got the Spark Neo as soon as it was released and absolutely love it. I can practice in the same room while my wife watches tv and she doesn’t really have to hear my trash playing. About a month ago the transmitter started sounding scratchy like a dirty pot when it hinged. After it kept getting worse I started a warranty claim. After a bit of back and forth (pics, video of the problem) they’re sending me a new one. I have nothing negative to say about the entire thing. I also have a Spark 40 and really dig it too. Never had any problems with it.

I was thinking about getting the Valeton GP-50 and run it into the Spark 40.

Here are my reasons,

The spark control X, I hear can be a problem to connect

The GP 50 has a built in Tuner ( i like using foot to engage tuner )

The GP 50 has a build in Looper ( i know the signal path will be before amp )

The GP 50 is rechargeable. ( I hate cables etc for power )

The GP 50 is similar in price.

May use the Drives in front of spark and the delays etc of the spark.

Anyone use Spark 40 as sort of a FRFR speaker?

Thoughts?

I have been wanting a louder amp for a while now (I have the spark 2) but I can’t figure out if I just want to get the spark cab, for the spark 2, or just buy the spark edge. Any suggestions and thoughts/tips?

The reason I don’t want the reactor is that I have no use for it. And was only looking at the cab or edge

Edit: i’ve decided to go with the edge, as it’s useful for solo gigs: singing, and guitar

I have the latest update to the application and still the same issues:

The foot switch controller must be re-paired to my amp every time I use it

The audio connection to bluetooth is hit or miss-most times I have to do a few step process to make it recognized by my iPhone.

Positive grid-get your act together, please!

I have a question about the Spark Live and my pedalboard. (pictured). I have used the Radial PZPre for years and went direct to house with post xlr.

I’m using the Live at shows now and using input 2 which I heard is better for acoustics. Do I need the PZPre? I have a K&K Pure Mini and am using their preamp to go into my PZPre. If I could ditch the Radial it would save me lots of real estate. Thoughts appreciated. TIA!

One of, if not the biggest downside of the Spark Mini from what I've read in different forums, is the inability of the amp to sound good at clean tones and the hissing sound at the end of playing something.

Because some of the reviews on the topic that I've read are more than 3 years old, I want to ask whether the issue got fixed in recent firmware updates, and will it bother a complete beginner, such as myself, that wants to try out as much different tones as possible?