The 5 Most BEAUTIFUL Clean Tones On The Positive Grid Spark (Pearl Edition)
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- The Positive Grid Spark is back in the studio...this time all dressed up!
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What is your favorite amp on the Spark for clean or atmospheric tones?
Enjoy the demo!
Sounds great but can it stack delays like you can in Bias FX?
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Confession. I really only play acoustic. One imbibed night after seeing all these youtubers pitching this I spent money I didn’t have and ordered one. Like everyone else I waited months for it to. Come. Just as I was losing hope it showed up. All the time waiting for it researched what it could do. I knew it was a powerful tool and now it was here and I suddenly realized. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO USE THIS THING 🤪
Long way to say. Thanks for the lesson!
@@8wheeledassassins. I bought a FX pedal with 100 different settings. I never got passed setting #2. It's "my" tone. Good Luck in your Own Journey for YOUR sound.
@@8wheeledassassins. Ovation Elite and Fishman bridge pickup here. I agree, the Spark is intimidating. I got my Spark as just a step off "open box" on eBay. The seller was so intimidated he sold it, went with a Katana. There are some basic things that IMHO PG completely punted on. Their idea of a manual is ...um... you're kidding, right? In the end, the best move is to just fiddle with stuff, and keep watching videos for various hints and clues. Heck of a way to go, but not much else unless you're plugging in a StratPaulCaster335.
Bought one of these yesterday... cannot wait for it to arrive to help me get to that next level of playing
I’m preordering the next round so I can play no better
I just ordered one too. How do you like it?
Really loving this second wave of spark videos from TH-camrs, it just means more tones for us!
I think it’s a shame to see such great TH-camrs recommending a product that has a design flaw (just search for Spark hum).
Geez, you use so much effects. Wish you’d just show us a nice clean warm jazz tone. I hear it will do a pretty good one.
Oh Boy, it comes in a different color! The tone of this processed amp is better than a black one!
The digital effects seem fun, but I think I'll stick with my 5c2 princeton clone.
Thank you for the detailed explanations of the effect settings and why you adjusted them as you did - VERY helpful!
u recently got a spark amp aswell and i gotta say its amazing, you can get and replicate tones very closely and it just sounds nice!
that being said it has a steady learning curve and definitely requires getting used to(mostly because theres so many options built in that you gotta learn that it could take time getting used to it)
but the amp is amazing and i think its well worth the price
Really nice tones, well done - it would be a great idea to share them in the cloud 👍
More than a year on I'm still enjoying my Spark amp. One of my favourite clean tones is, unsurprisingly, one of my own.... It's called PF Run Like Hell (the Marc Cote patch... there are several with the same name). It's actually a patch that I created for Jamup and it somehow got ported over (without my doing anything) from that Tone Cloud to the Spark cloud. It sounds a little different but still damn good. It seems many agree with me... it's been downloaded many times and has many likes.
I love those beautiful clean tones with nothing hidden behind distortion or overdrive. What a nice way to practice. I particularly liked the Hall Reverb, and Delay. I thought the Chorus could use a bit more shimmer in the highs. Is there any kind of "Presence" control on the unit or effects? Thanks
Thanks Darrell for showing the settings. I was able add these to my Spark quickly.
Love my spark, I wish I had this colour though. Sounds great. Love looking at your wall of awesomeness behind you haha...my wall only has 5 guitars, but that’s enough for me!
That first tone gave me some major The Smiths vibes, thought you were about to play Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now with those two chords at 2:28.
As you were demo-ing this cool new toy I could hear song intros and various layers formulating in my head. Well done sir.
I got a black one about 6months ago love it 🎸
Has it been good?
@@akumunashi3700 yes no ground issues nothing works perfectly the only thing i dont like is my phone to operate the functions app is fine really should get a tablet much easier to see and operate
@@jimcrowell5093 when you turn yours off does it do the little pop?
Way over my head, I did not understand anything but I enjoyed it.
Love my Spark! And, you turned me on to it, Darrell. Thanks for that.
The first video was amazing.
Let’s see it. Thanks Darrell.
Yay for clean tones!
You're getting some really beautiful tones with the Spark. Really looking forward to experimenting with this amp when I receive mine soon. 👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks to this video, I managed to figure out how to add, delete effects and amps from a given patch, save that patch to a new patch and WOW... Now this amp is worth the money 💰💰💰!
Got to say, love that sound. About to order one from Sweetwater along with a new guitar. Been a few years since I have played and worked with a guitar but I believe it is past time to get back to it. Thanks for making this video ❤
Clean tones seem to be passed over so quickly on reviews. Thank you for sharing your tones and your settings.
I'm using my spark as a bluetooth speaker to listen to this video. So I'm getting the full effect for sure!
Can you play guitar along with Bluetooth and Pandora and such?
Nice tones. Be nice if you would share your tones on ToneCloud.
Just took me a few minutes to copy the settings and save them.
@@Ktar would you please go ahead and copy them up to Tone Cloud and tell us how to find them? I did this after his first Spark Tone video.
Best review of this amp, I hate people that have reviewed this and just think they are too good for this product or just bashing it for no reason, so thank you!
Hey man, you can't put the guitar down once you get that great tone! Great showcase!
Ive ordered mine 2 Months ago and revieved after 4working days in Germany. Im really happy with the Spark Amp.
Good Demo. Nicely laid out. Makes me consider one of these for the studio!
Love the spark, but really was hoping that they would add a foot switch to easily go through the four channel selection
That would be sweet!
@@DarrellBraunGuitar it exists ! Airstep from xsonicaudio
260-280 bucks for it, yeesh
@@jeromebarrat1978 while an interesting option , don’t think that a pedalboard that cost the same as the amp would be a viable solution for a practice amp.
@@ZacCjw I agree... There is facebook group about mod on spark to add a wired pedalbooard or Bluetooth, i tested thé bluetooth it works
Great video brother! I love my spark! Only negative I have about it is it has no line out!
I’ve been waiting to get myself a spark for 3 Months. Still saving!
It’s going to be all worthwhile once you get to rock out on your new amp!
@@thelifeofquinn4930 definitely!
Maybe there will be some black ones for sale soon used! ;)
Good luck. Hope you have a better experience with that company than I have.
@@joestinson99 Why, what happened?
stumbled on your channel today, but with the other spark review... and you were bang on when you said "if you are in the market for a new amp..." haha read my mind exactly. Thanks for the videos, this channel seems awesome. The spark really does seem like everything im missing with my guitar in one; plug in to record, amplifier, speakers, solo jam practice and even know what chords im playing hahaha I dont know any guitar theory, just picked up the guitar and started playing so my mates are always a little annoyed when i write something but dont know what chords im playing XD
What about the bass heavy sound? You mentioned it in previous review but no mention now. Did that get fixed in the new version?
This is a closed back cabinet, thats why its bass-y
Ordered a unit on Dec10 2021, they never shipped it said it went out the 20th, never shipped, tracking number didn't work, they stole my money, won't credit my Credit Card, Called twice and chat 3 Times, they finally got back, still didn't resolve issues. Hope no one buys one. Been a follower of your TH-cam for years it's great.
love your videos man
Thanks!
Good tip with the hi-cut/low-cut given the muddiness of the speakers. Nice tones, especially the first two.
I love the "Clean Master" with the Lush Ensemble mod. Great sound.
Could you explain how to acheive this please thanks
Sorry, I don't know if it's available through the Spark or not. I'm using BiasFX2. Some of the Amps and effects seem to be available across platforms while others aren't. The Clean Master is a Positive Grid original amp model in BiasFX2, and the Lush Ensemble is in the modulation section. My bad. I got confused with my products. :)
Nice to hear the clean tones on amps often not looked at enough
Never played guitar before, got this and a PRS SE. Having tons of fun making noise. Will be glad when it sounds like music!
Great video..thanks for the info!
Great incite. Love mine. Endless tone possibilities and short cuts as well 👍
Thanks Darrel, great vid. I've noticed your PS5 like others have. I hope the back of your unit is well ventilated. I'm not sure about the PS5 but the PS4 and 3 before it vents hot air out of the sides /back. If you put it in an enclosed space, the hot air will bounce back and feed back into your playstation. It will take a whole but it'll ultimately break your playstation (melt the soldering inside). If you hear the fans in the PlayStation getting really loud, it's because they're working overtime to exhaust hot air and need cool air coming in. Which can't happen if the PlayStation is enclosed. I learned this the hard way. Sorry if you're aware of this already but just seen it and thought I'd mention it
I really like my Katana for a practice amp and pedal platform, but I keep considering a Spark because it's just that much more portable, convenient, and has its own versatility advantages
It doesn't have battery, so it's not portable. The Yamaha THR series has built in batteries. I think Sparks advantage is the app with the ToneCloud.
I like the Spark, but I sent mine back and bought the Fender GTX instead. I don’t like that the Spark forces you to use pedals in specific places in the chain. The GTX lets you put any pedal in any position you want.
I also think if the Spark had a foot switch, an on amp display, and a Spring Reverb pedal, all of which the GTX offers I would be more inclined to keep it.
The GTX50 is $80 more, but it has way more flexibility, plus a 12” celestion speaker, which blows the little 4” Spark speakers away.
Darrell - why can't you just save these to the Tonecloud with your name on them (like Tyler does) and save all of us the trouble of recreating them?
Talk about ungrateful, Darrel does so much already.
@@kangaroofoot its not even that deep? calm down
@@sonderistic7664 Darrel is awesome, this was a douchebag comment
Ray... you want others to do your thinking for you? Do you want others to play the guitar for you as well?
@@michaelvarney. Seriously guys? He spent more time and effort putting the screen grab on there than it would have been for him to do a simple save to the Tonecloud. One guy hitting "Save" vs. thousands of us piecing together the signal chain for each of his tones? Hmmm...
That’s a beauty ❤️
Nice Harley Benton Vintage30 cab. I got one too for $200 before shipping from Thomann went way up. Love my Spark too. Great tones youre making.
Nice review!
I would buy it but I ended (a year ago) buying the H&K GM40, watching your videos about it ;)
Really nice looking refresh
i've never seen a schecter with that much tone either,,, sounds beautiful...
Hi Darrell, nice tones, did you upload them to the Tone cloud?
Nice demo of a versatile amp, Darrell. If I didn't already have 3 other amps, I'd have to consider the Spark.
got mine today. hell of an amp
Positive Grid sent me a grounded power supply to “fix” the noise problem with my Spark amp, but when that didn’t work they stopped responding to my emails. Very disappointed with that company.
Lighting can cause a nasty buzz as well. Turn of your lights and see if the noise goes away. Newer LED is my issue right now.
I tried to buy a Spark from PG with the grounded power supply but they denied there was an issue. That concerns me from a Customer Service point of view. Anyway, the Pearl is the same model as the current Spark, so I’m going to wait for Version 2 and hope they fix their design issue....
If you plug in the usb to something it fixes the buzz. I liked all the features of it, but the Yamaha THR sounds 10x better in a room. V2 needs better speakers
@@BrandonEht tried that. Didn’t work.
@@marcv4069 tried that. Didn’t work.
The Sparks tones, remind me so much of the 80's Dean Markley DMC-40 sleeper amps...
They are in another beautiful amp tone world by themselves!
Thank you! I have a spark and it is my favorite amp
That schecter is beautiful
I was wondering about the univibie swooshiness. Thanks for mentioning that.
Had to laugh when Positive Grid sent me an email about this, after having purchased one just in November. Do they really think I'm going to buy another piece of the exact same gear just for the color? After all, it's not like it's a Firefly 338!!! :D
So, this brings me back to the question I never got answered about this amp. Yes, it’s technically a (practice) amp but, why couldn’t it just be mic’d into a board for a show?
I think its because of its size, and power limitations, but I am definitely trying that.
I have a black one I love it it’s bloody awesome
I had the Positive Grid head and if it was as feature filled as this, I wouldn't have sold it for a Helix. Too bad it seems like the Spark isn't available in Australia.
Maybe not the pearl colour, but I got one in Australia quite easy...even the replacement shipped within Australia.
You can even get them from Amazon Australia.
@@andybown68 ah true, but I absolutely wouldn't buy one without trying it first (not sure if there's a return guarantee). Either way, the Helix is arguably better so I'm not even considering getting one.
Wow that's versatile. I've not paid attention to these in the past. Nice sounds.
PS what are you using for music room lights (wall wash / backlighting)?
Tanks, Darrell, great stuff 🤙
I got my pearl amp today! It’s just gorgeous!
Need to list the name of each tones so we can download it from the tone cloud.
Great video.
I plug my spark into 2 headrush frfr 1x8’s. I get great tones with loads of volume
I have a spark ...it looks nice in the corner but isn't getting much use...only cause I also have a Katana and the spark just can't compete with the tone of the Katana
Yes the Katana is a beast! Even the little 7w minis
Not my kind of amp and you still sold me on it! Lol!
Great work as always my dude.
" Not your kinda amp"?.. Ya lost me man.
@@joebloggs8636 Good.
I was sold when I saw demos of the unit
when I got mine was disappointed
too many gimmicks on it
the speakers suck for rock / metal
@@And1slash Thank you. My thoughts exactly 🤬
Why dont you put those tones in the Spark cloud,?
I sure love my Spark.
DBG
It’s about time that use a Schecter guitar to demonstrate a new Amp on your channel. What brand of speaker cabinet is the Spark Pearl sitting on?
It would be interesting to see á comparison between this and the far more expensive Fender Mustang GTX50 (I have both).
If I didn’t already have the black one, I’d get the pearl. I found that I can run the audio output from my MacBook Pro to the aux input on the back. Then I launch GarageBand and play one of my recordings and play along with it.
It seems like it’s the same amp in a different color? If that is all it is, then I have to wonder what the big deal is? They could just added color- black or white at checkout!
Everyone: The tones are sick!
Me: Ah so Darrell is a Playstation guy, nice
A good. I'm not the only one lol
Sold!!
Dave thanks for all you do for all of us guitar nuts out there. Can you do a review on small clean tone amps that still provide a nice warm low range? Thanks , Ben C NY
Love to have one of that
I've been toying with the idea of getting a Katana Air, but think I'm going to go for a Spark instead. It does a lot more, and I can get a Getaria wireless system and still be out of pocket less than I would on the Katana (one of the attractions of which is the built-in wireless).
Great tool what are the speakers in that head ? Line outs for more amp power? Nice to see you again brother
The guitar. Is that the neck pickup? Or is it the middle for both pickups?
The future of amps
Have you uploaded any of the tones to the spark tune cloud
I wonder why they didn’t send me one of these pearl editions? 😜🤘🏻🎸
Wow awesome tones; what a huge money saver too to access so many options. If you were to DI - do you recommend for logic recording to go direct from spark into Logic or still go through a true interface (I use an axe i/o) first?
Hi!
If you didn't want to mic it, you could take a signal from the headphone output to your audio interface or use the USB. Both options work well :)
Get it, fiddle with it for a couple months and then your done. Get a Mustang or a Katana if you want something like this.
Nah spark is better.
Mustang kinda sucks
Hi ! Which one you use the most?
Spark or THR?
I keep hearing how this amp can listen to music and tell you the chords and can cue up backing tracks to jam along to etc. Yet I have neve once seen a video showing how this amp does any of this.
I was considering buying one but am aware on the Positive Grid blog there are people complaining how base heavy this is, and that the mid and highs are drowned out. Has anyone had issues with too much base? There is no EQ apparently, which is quite odd. Any help or suggestions/ comments to help me make a decision would be great. Like this video I like clean and high tones. Thanks!
What pedal was that loved the rever ot was beautiful
Interesting that you miked it when it has built in USB out. Does the USB out not sound as good maybe? Also, nice flex on the PS5, still can't get one myself lol.
Did you encounter any crazy hummy noises comming out of your Spark amp - no matter what guitar or tone you're using? I've had such an amp a couple of months ago and unfortunately had to return it due to this very annoying hum.
They sent me a grounded power supply to fix the hum but that didn’t work so they stopped replying to my emails.
@@joestinson99 Wow... THAT's quite a good customer support... :-/
I want one of these so bad! I wonder if Spark will release a higher wattage version of this. Something like a 210 or 212 in 100 watt.
I plan on getting rid of a few heads soon to make way for this spark I got way to many amps
I noticed yours has a ‘wrinkled’ effect around the edges like mine, I don’t really like that it bugs me, but maybe it’s my OCD. Just my other normal amps have that leather look but are smooth like the rest of the amp at the edges and not wrinkled.
Perfect marketing - positive grid should pay you extra!
I remember your first review on Spark, you were right...
Noticed today that the little red "Positive Grid" plaque on my Spark is lopsided. It's slapped on there at kind of a weird diagonal.
Is this Pearl Edition the same as the normal Spark except the color is white? Thanks