Positive Grid Spark 2 50W Smart Guitar Practice Amp & Bluetooth Speaker with Built-in Looper, AI Features & Smart App for Electric, Acoustic, & Bass Guitar

This amp is a great practice amp that CAN actually make one a better guitar player. If all of the capabilities are used, the player can have great sound & a plethora of tools to make the job easier, including: (1) a great tuner on the cellphone (2) nice metronome with drums (3) functional looper & playback (4) great access to backing tracks (5) AI based sound modeling (6) huge online library of created models (7) ability to create your on models from scratch or based on another model (8) ability to AI model a band / song sound (9) on amp controls in addition to the phone app for more flexibility (10) great native sound (11) bluetooth playback (12) usable size & weight (13) solid construction & great looks. I would definitely purchase this amp again. Best bang for buck available.

I had like a 12 pedals and a Fender Hotrod amp, sold all those and bought this one.It's fantastic, easy to play, easy to get the best tones through the AI option, easy to make loops, other songs, in brief, exactly as all YouTube reviews says.My two regrets:1. If you use the two 1/4th outputs, the speakers mute and I wanted to used it to connect it into my audio interface but the internal USB interface is good enough to record into a DAW like Ableton. SOLVED!! In the last App version, there is a possibility to mute or un mute the speakers when the two 1/4 outputs are in use. Fantastic.2. I spent some time making a nice loop BUT there is no an option to save the loops in a library to use them later...I also bought this wireless guitar audio system, very good price and works perfect. Highly recommended.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXBYM5SD?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

I was in the market for a new amp to practice with because my current setup was cumbersome and dated. I am a beginner to intermediate guitar player for reference.The first thing I noticed was the striking look of this amplifier. I love the white color, gold trim accents, as well as the deep red of the handle's underside. It looks great and the Mrs. approves when I have this sitting on the desk or table.During my first setup I knew this would be a much more enjoyable experience than my previous, dated amp and my Zoom digital effects pedal. The 8 built-in guitar tones are great and I found myself chugging in Drop-D for an hour before I even connected the phone app.Holy cow does this little amp pack a punch! I don't know how loud this gets because I'm sure my neighbors would complain if I went past half volume on it.I use YouTube all the time for guitar tutorials as well as backing tracks. I appreciate being able to play the lessons through the speakers and hearing my guitar at the same time. Yeah, you can also use this as a bluetooth speaker and it sounds great. If you want there is an option for a battery. There is a door on the bottom of the amp for the proprietary battery (sold separately). You can take this thing tailgating with music or play some sick riffs anywhere you want.The accompanying app will allow you to configure new guitar tones and set them as one of the 8 guitar tones. There is also a built-in looper that I know was missing on the 1st version of the spark. It works like it should.Finally, there is the option for expansion with the built-in outputs on the back. When I become a rock star, I will be able to tap into the venue's sound system or a larger amp and still use the Spark 2 as my guitar effects pedal.Overall, I have really enjoyed this amp and I have practiced more in the past week than I have in years due the ease of set-up and bluetooth connectivity. I know I have barely scratched the surface on this amazing little amp and I'll try to post an update in 6 months to a year.In the meantime, keep rockin'.

PositivesThis amp sounds great and what you get for the price is outstanding. I own a couple of Neural DSP plugins and while not many amp emulators can come close to neural DSP quality this amp does have some tones that sound almost just as good. This amp however is not meant to record or perform with. Its a practice amp and using the app unlocks a-lot of fun and being able to quickly start jamming with backing tracks and the AI tone generator is so much more seem-less than opening a DAW and creating a drum loop. The build quality is also another high point. I was actually amazed by the knobs and overall construction of the amp which feels premium.NegativesI bought the amp through Amazon but at the same time through their own website they had a promotion (which I didn't know about till the amp arrived). I emailed asking if since I bought the amp during the promotion window if I could get access to the promotional gift card to which they declined. I would have used to promotion to buy more positive grid products. I completely understand their reasoning for denying the promotion request, it just leaves a sour taste in my mouth that they wouldn't treat customers across different buying platforms with the same promotions. I understand if Amazon was the one giving the promotion why they wouldn't be able to honor it through their website. But it seems very easy to give the promotion that is through their own website to their own Amazon listing. So if you plan on buying their products I suggest checking across the web to see if there are any promotions first.