No words-
I cannot even put the app into words it’s just the goat.
Thorvald
Amazing tool to learn to play guitar. I can take my rig anywhere with me and practice whenever I want. The app contains a lot of amps and pedals. The A.I function allows to create your desired tone in seconds. You can search for any baking tracks.
HONESTLY
Dope AF
Flawed
Flawed Hardware, Broken Software, and Disappointing Support: Moving On From the Spark 40
I am writing this review to warn other guitarists before they invest their hard-earned money into the Positive Grid ecosystem. I have owned a Spark 40 since July 2023, and it has been a deeply frustrating experience.
The amplifier is fundamentally unstable. It behaves erratically, the audio cuts out completely during normal playing sessions, and the software constantly glitches. To make matters worse, the process to update the firmware via a computer is completely broken, clunky, and unnecessarily complicated. A practice amp shouldn't require an advanced IT degree just to keep it from glitching out mid-jam.
When I contacted customer support about these persistent defects, their immediate response was to push a sales pitch telling me to spend MORE of my own money to buy their newer Spark 2 model. Offering a "discounted upgrade" as a solution for a flawed piece of original hardware is completely unacceptable customer service.
I am done with digital modeling headaches and am moving entirely to a reliable, 100% analog setup. If you want an amp that actually functions when you flip the power switch, look elsewhere.
I am writing this review to warn other guitarists before they invest their hard-earned money into the Positive Grid ecosystem. I have owned a Spark 40 since July 2023, and it has been a deeply frustrating experience.
The amplifier is fundamentally unstable. It behaves erratically, the audio cuts out completely during normal playing sessions, and the software constantly glitches. To make matters worse, the process to update the firmware via a computer is completely broken, clunky, and unnecessarily complicated. A practice amp shouldn't require an advanced IT degree just to keep it from glitching out mid-jam.
When I contacted customer support about these persistent defects, their immediate response was to push a sales pitch telling me to spend MORE of my own money to buy their newer Spark 2 model. Offering a "discounted upgrade" as a solution for a flawed piece of original hardware is completely unacceptable customer service.
I am done with digital modeling headaches and am moving entirely to a reliable, 100% analog setup. If you want an amp that actually functions when you flip the power switch, look elsewhere.
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Could be better
They can’t repair their Groove Looper in the app for a long time now…
Matt J
A stunning beautiful, generous and wonderful app. It has already taken my guitar playing to another level. Well done Spark team, absolutely love it!
Travel Companion
It’s my band, Baby!!! Unbelievable way to actualize your playing!! Improved my playing in one day!!! It’s my best friend… I don’t have time for the human ones any more….lol 👍🎸T.Mac
PatRickSanchezz
Why no 5 star?
It’s actually 4.9 on my scale…
I play YouTube music on it and mix my guitar into it,
All just by mini,
Two speakers,
Both play the same sort of thing,
As it’s stereo system
As a guitarist I would like mono music, but one speaker just for me…
Pretty please with sugar on top 🫣
It’s actually 4.9 on my scale…
I play YouTube music on it and mix my guitar into it,
All just by mini,
Two speakers,
Both play the same sort of thing,
As it’s stereo system
As a guitarist I would like mono music, but one speaker just for me…
Pretty please with sugar on top 🫣
Chords detection not working
Auto chords detection stopped working, it get stuck analyzing and doesn’t generate any chords even after song is finished
So much fun with endless possibilities!
I have been having so much fun exploring the tones. I also really enjoy playing to the back tracks. I play a lot of different genres from flamenco guitar ,blues ,rock ,funk , reggae,and metal. and the spark amp and app makes it so easy to play whatever I want when I want without having to switch a whole bunch of equipment. I really love it.
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Spark Pedal app won’t update, looper doesn’t work, Bluetooth issue…
I was excited to get this, Positive Grid tones always sound great. I purchased right away just received today 9/16/26, I am frustrated and bummed to b find the looper will not sync with neither my iPad or iPhone, the app syncs with my pedal when I try and sync “bluetooth audio” it will not find it even though my iPad and iPhone both are synced to “Spark”. The app says there is a “app update” but when I try and “update now” it just takes me to the app in the App Store and says “OPEN” not “UPDATE”. I touch OPEN and it still isn’t updated, I’ve tried about 10 times. I don’t know if I’ll keep this if the looper function is not accessible on the pedal as this is one of the main reasons I purchased it. Hopefully they get their act together and UPDATE the app so the pedal itself can be UPDATED. GRRR I was excited to use this, now I’m just frustrated.
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Free?
If this is supposed to be free with purchase, why is it asking me for payment info. I’m locked out if I don’t give payment info that Spark does not need in the first place? WEAK.
Slight adjustment
It would be absolutely great if you can add “MOD” and “EQ” in two different sections as this would make creating tones a WHOLE lot easier
Just needs a bit more organization
Being able to separate tones into genres is nice, but there HAS to be a way to organize inside the genre menus. Being able to drag presets up and down would be ideal or even organize them alphabetically. The way they just organize them by date created is SO clunky
App won’t update
App won’t update, brings me back to the listing on the App Store. I open and goes back to the update page. Please help
Ai
The ai on this app is by far the worst I’ve ever used. By a country mile. It would follow any and I mean any of my prompts. If I could give this a zero I would. Try to use the Lava Amp.
Mostly amazing
Mostly amazing, sometimes chord analyzer doesn’t work but mostly works
Best guitar gadget ever
I’ve bought several mini amps from Vox to Blackstar to Fender and the Spark is by far the best I’ve used. Well worth the money.
UP and downs of Spark
Great sound on headset and great modeling others tones yet poor quality of standards for craftsmanship buy warranty’s
