Positive Grid Spark Live

[Lysander]

Official announcement is tomorrow, but you can get a glimpse of the thing by freeze-framing the teaser video uploaded today.

 

[BenIfin]

I think they was aiming for note-based musical feedback sustain .... but got microphonic pickup squeal instead .... surely they could have reshot this until they got it right

 

[Jambi]

Positive Grid Spark LIVE 150-watt 4-channel Combo Amp and PA System

150-watt Guitar/Bass/Acoustic Amplifier with 4 Onboard Presets, Spark App, Audio Interface, Sonic IQ, Adaptive EQ, 3-band EQ, and Bluetooth

www.sweetwater.com

 

[Lysander]

Is it me, or 150w is a... weird power rating for a combo amp / PA speaker?

Really surprised to see it apparently has no mic input of any kind.

EDIT: Oh, it has a rechargeable 8 hours battery. Buskers might be really interested in this one.

 

[Stone]

 

[sleewell]

Cute

 

[ragingplatypi]

 

[Alex Kenivel]

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I had one of these. I called it Heavy Thunder.

 

[ragingplatypi]

I had one of these. I called it Heavy Thunder.

I have to say, Fender/Dumble clean models sound pretty rich through the thing (though also piss off the bassist).

 

[JiveTurkey]

Is it just me or have we reached a point where there's nothing cool that can get developed anymore so we just get dumb shit thrown at us?

 

[ragingplatypi]

Is it just me or have we reached a point where there's nothing cool that can get developed anymore so we just get dumb shit thrown at us?

Only if they’re a company compelled by our whining to give us new toys every year.

(Stay strong Line 6 & FAS)

 

[ragingplatypi]

“Live this Friday at the Procter and Gamble Speedway - Hot Garbage!”

 

[mikah912]

Can't believe they went with the "REVOLUTIONARY NEW PRODUCT" marketing angle.

Nobody learned anything from Line 6 and the launch of the Amplifi?

 

[Enchilada Jones]

I think that video is going to prove to be an example of truth in advertising. Not that it is what they were going for, more like a Freudian slip karma kind of thing…

 

[Devin]

My buddy got one of the Spark extension cabs for his Spark 40 and those things have some weird defects - he brought it to my house the other day to show me and while overall it sounds good and is loud, there's a weird low frequency rumble coming through the cab the entire time regardless of whether you're playing or not, and also if you're running reverbs in your patches the reverb mix is ultra low through the cab

He was complaining because all the youtube shills talked the thing up and after getting it and discovering the problems he googles it and finds that this is a Positive Grid-acknowledged issue due to the inherent design of the cab (in other words, they ALL do this)

 

[ian_dissonance]

Who are these products for? Brands keep getting so close to the thing that would sell, and then doing this instead.

 

[ragingplatypi]

I have a friend who is a great player and loves his Spark. I think it’s meh, but to each their own. I’m sure he’ll give it a look see.

An amp like this is useful to have around. But really it’s just a keyboard amp / PA speaker.

 

[Alex Kenivel]

if you're running reverbs in your patches the reverb mix is ultra low through the cab

That may just be the algo. You can never get the reverbs 100% wet

 

[Devin]

That may just be the algo. You can never get the reverbs 100% wet

The reverb mix through the amp by itself is WAY wetter than thru the cab; we went back and forth comparing

 

[Alex Kenivel]

The reverb mix through the amp by itself is WAY wetter than thru the cab; we went back and forth comparing