The BEST ways to use the Positive Grid Spark GO! 🤯🧠👨‍🎓

[@TheDarkmore]

Some tips: update firmware, delete default patches, go to Spark app settings as select your pickup type: low or high output (this will make the crackling noise go away). To get more vol on clean use a sustainer (or also an EQ as you mentioned).

[@TheTanmay92]

Where can I select the pickup type in the app?

[@Divuar]

@@TheTanmay92 The Hi-Z setting in the device settings

[@dananthony6258]

I just got mine yesterday and it’s awesome. This is hands down the greatest gift you can get a guitar player under $$100. It’s on sale for holidays. Im thinking of getting my little brother one.

[@MaryBrooke]

Dang. It’s gone up in price. In May 2024 I paid $129 for it. 😢

[@Fthhtuu]

I just paid 179$ for it😅

[@JGAbstract]

Went to GC today to buy it $129, it turned out to be on sale $109.

[@dananthony6258]

@@JGAbstractdefinitely the coolest guitar amp for $100.

[@Ba_A]

This is one of the most honest reviews for the Spark. Other reviewers will embellish the sound to make it seem as a "stand alone" amp with exaggerated sound effects of compression and gain.

[@ercsan]

Before I found out about this, I bought the Fender Mustang Micro to use with my Traveller guitar when travelling by plane. But I'm tempted to also get this since there is an external speaker if I don't want to use headphones and its much smaller than my Yamaha THR 10 that I use as desktop practice amp. We are in the age where we can bring our guitar and all our practice gear as a carry on.

[@TimothyCookUSMCRetired]

I also have the Micro and use it with a small powered speaker for travel. The Go looks interesting. I wish there was an app for the Micro.

[@jacoblim6621]

I have both Spark Go and Mini. The Mini sounds better and the size is pretty small. I think I'll only bring the Go if I really need to travel light. Now I can alternate between either one. They're both good

[@WhiteDove73-888]

The fender sounds way better but I have & use both.

[@zap8810]

@@WhiteDove73-888when u say the fender sounds better do you mean the audio quality? cause woudnt that depend on the headphones you use?

[@QuikdethDeviantart]

just bought mine, after watching a ton of reviews.. yours is the only new sub out of the bunch…ty!

[@shadowthesun]

I finally got it… I made the mistake of not also buying a lead cable so gotta try and find one. I am SO EXCITED!!!

[@uhohfinellio]

I just bought one. Sounds amazing with acoustic too. I've got a Boss Strret 2 cordless(8AA) amp for busking. The SparkGo is perfect addition on the street. You can customize and save patches titled the song name and easily change the sound for each one without having to make any adjustments, so no buzz kill downtime between songs.

[@CG92965]

Excellent video and exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much for such a great video!

[@Kennardy]

My favorite use is to plug in some open back headphones along with wireless guitar transmitters for non-invasive guitar playing with backing tracks. Also, the new GO update is supposed to allow connection to the Control X stompbox/switcher. I will be trying that soon. At its price point, the GO is super fun and convenient. Oh, get the case for it. You will be glad that you did.

[@janinee6733]

I have my Go for a while (since it first came out) now, but there was no other update than the very 1st. At least here in Germany. So, just checked in-app, and you are right, the Control X can be used with it now! Thanks for the hint!

[@gnarlantlers70]

I run it into the effects loop return when using it with an amp. Also it works great into an IR loader - takes it to another level to shape the tones with different IRs.

[@QuikdethDeviantart]

or go into a PA mixer

[@gnarlantlers70]

@@QuikdethDeviantart that is ideal. Better than the effects loop return actually

[@RockinJohnnyaitken]

Tuner works great. I still can't load my own backing tracks in yet as I have to use the phones playback for that. I updated the firmware to day as I only had it two days. Its fixed a lot of bugs am pleased to say.

[@mrroye]

I use it for Busking as a pre amp to my Boss Street cube EX. I have set four sounds to use and I "Go" for it. hahaha Go for it... Get i ??? It has actually made the Street cube more versatile. I do get a few more tips and it frees up the guitar input for a second microphone. THANK YOU @ROLAND

[@HikingFreak]

Works great on stage with Spark Control X plugged straight into the sound board or CAB. If only Bluetooth would work without delay.

[@gamefishartist]

You need a mono 1/4” ts adapter to go into the jack into your amp not a stereo one

[@allmostbrothers]

Actually you dont there is a setting to make the output mono or stereo so you can use any chord

[@pick4u2]

I have one and use it everyday, can plug it into my stereo, bluetooth it and spotify , now I have bluetooth stero, love it

[@Canadianwheelchairguitar]

If I used something like that to practice, I think I'd go for the version that's a bit bigger. Just for the speaker size other than that I'd say it's a nice practice amp.

[@boechlerguitarsandrepair]

I like the size for the portability! I do own all three though, and I would say the 40 sounds the best. Just a little tougher to haul around

[@chrishyde1216]

Is it worth spending £100/$100 more for the Mini?

[@boechlerguitarsandrepair]

@@chrishyde1216 it is quite a bit louder and has better sound, just depends on what you want to use it for

[@nilaychhasatia6048]

I have a THR 10x for aux use of Go. Does mini make sense then? Current purpose in just have motivation to play at home/room due to portability and features. don't play live. Occasional with friends. Have aux speakers where i play with friends@@boechlerguitarsandrepair

[@joshball8674]

@@chrishyde1216if you don’t want the spark go for the portability, I can’t see any other reason to buy it at all.

[@wubbalubbadubx2]

One thing you've done that I didn't think was possible: download a patch from the community and save it to the preset buttons. I've downloaded a couple of tones/patches from a buddy but can't save to the physical pre-sets.

[@wubbalubbadubx2]

Any tips on how that is done?

[@michaelpandolfi9765]

Super thanks for the info I was wondering if I could hook up to my amp thanks a lot I am going to try

[@Lracnolip]

Best review l have seen. Well done 👍

[@bikerpeavey]

That's my Christmas present to me sorted.

[@boechlerguitarsandrepair]

I still play mine all the time. Super convenient

[@chickenbites8877]

Genuine question, How do you manage to play that lovely Deluxe reverb at home without upsetting the neighbours? I’d love one, or a Princeton, but I wouldn’t be able to turn it up last 2-3 in my bedroom.

[@boechlerguitarsandrepair]

I have an attenuator! Allows you to get that cranked tube amp tone at low volumes

[@chickenbites8877]

@@boechlerguitarsandrepair ok cool, what model do you use? I hear many purists say attenuators colour the tone, but I don’t know how true that is.

[@boechlerguitarsandrepair]

@@chickenbites8877 it does a bit, but not enough to make a huge difference. Im currently using an ox box from universal audio, but have used cheaper options in the past and they have all sounded just fine

[@irazida]

Thank you for this very inspiring demonstration, which more than meets my expectations. Indeed, I didn't think it could be connected to a tube amp. However, I'll leave you with a thought. Isn't there a risk of damaging the Spark Go or the amp if you use an adapter for the 1/8" jack cable?

[@boechlerguitarsandrepair]

It's just running a sound signal through the amps and the adapter so there should be absolutely no risk of anything being damaged.

[@irazida]

That's what I thought. I read the opposite on a forum dedicated to the Spark Go. However, it might be a good idea to change the device settings to mono for the headphone output if you're connecting it to an external mono tube amp.

[@AlinNZ]

also need to plug into the return of the amps FX Loop

[@onemancarnage]

This amp keeps me practicing, but the tones are rough , I've got a few down that don't icepick .I'm pretty sure the tones sound better on the larger spark 40 . But you are very , very limited on effects and placement of the effects . Plugging into a stereo or an actual amp helps with the thin sound the go puts out . I keep telling myself it's tiny and very affordable. BD Bryan's patches are really good on this !

[@DH-hl5tc]

Invest in some good quality monitor headphones and the go will really shine.

[@DonaldTrumps-zc5mu]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@fabiorodriguez4207]

What wireless system under $100 do you recommend to practice at home that would work well for electro-acoustic guitar, ukelele and electric guitar? Thanks

[@boechlerguitarsandrepair]

These are quite decent for the price JOYO 2.4GHz Wireless Guitar System 4 Channels Rechargeable Audio Wireless Transmitter Receiver for Guitar Bass Electric Instruments (JW-03) a.co/d/1VT1JE1

[@TheFairway8]

I use the XVive wireless system absolutely faultless. I bought a set for my son and he’s done dozens of gigs with them without any issues whatsoever. A bit dearer than some but high quality

[@cugir321]

I'd like the hear the difference between the spark go output and the spark 40 coutput into another amp. I use the spark 40 as a pedal board to my fishman mini (since the spark 40 is enemic power wise for clean stuff). I heard the output signal is different for the 40 vs the Go. My 40 gets a decent sound with magnetic and undersaddle piezio's....I can switch between 3 different guitars without much change....just maybe tweek the bass. I do like it a bit better with the magnetic on the acoustic. It would be much more convient to put a spark go in my pocket and go to the gig with a guitar and fishman mini. I play small to med size bars and small outdoor venue wineries with the fishman mini. I don't need to blow out anyones ear drums doing acoustic stuff. The spark 40 is just not enough. I don't believe it's 40 watts RMS....the 120 watt spark cabinet wasn't much louder then my fishman mini.

[@bahstr]

Hello, I just bought your positive grid mini amplifier, I am very happy with the sound, but when I open a song from a KZbin channel on my phone, the sound comes from the phone, not the amplifier, even though Bluetooth is connected. I would be glad if you could help. Thank you

[@paulcanz]

Cool I’ll try that again thank you !!

[@Roastarex]

Can I use Bluetooth headphones with it ??

[@dandobucki7414]

What about latency? Their early models had unbearable latency issues

[@TheFairway8]

When using this as an effects pedal for a larger amp is it best to set the amp to totally clean and all eq to flat

[@robertgumpi7235]

What about using it with E-Bass?

[@boechlerguitarsandrepair]

It's doable but you will probably need headphones. The bass sound is pretty disappointing through the speakers

[@Danimperator]

Thank you very much for your very interesting and I think complete demonstration. Daniel (France)

[@boechlerguitarsandrepair]

Thanks!

[@hybrydsanity5857]

How do you use it as just a bluetooth speaker when i activate spotify through the app it plays through my Iphone not the speaker or any of jam along features for that matter. except for the guitar sound of course. if you go USB to a computer will DAWs see it like Protools and Logic Pro ?

[@boechlerguitarsandrepair]

You want to make sure you're paired to it through Bluetooth (through your phone not the app), recording software will recognize it as an interface

[@matthewtoeneboehn7784]

Can you use this at the end of your pedal board (and listen via headphones) if I want to use my own pedals and perhaps a looper?

[@boechlerguitarsandrepair]

Yes, you would just want to use a clean amp setting if you were using pedals

[@matthewtoeneboehn7784]

@@boechlerguitarsandrepair perfect! Thanks

[@JackL-lv5yq]

is the Spark go accurate for bass guitar?

[@trollgag5221]

Can you play it while plugged into a charger, or does charging only happens offline?

[@boechlerguitarsandrepair]

Yes, go can play while its plugged in and charging

[@trollgag5221]

@@boechlerguitarsandrepairThank you

[@TIPPYtoeup]

Pretty funny about the part connecting to the amp. It always happens like that.

[@agawamguy]

How does your guitar connect to the spark? Does a Bluetooth jack go into your guitar and transmit to the spark?

[@boechlerguitarsandrepair]

You just use a standard 1/4 guitar cable, or you can use a wireless guitar system

[@JerryCappuccino]

Can I use the go with my Martin acoustic electric

[@boechlerguitarsandrepair]

Yes you can

[@icomplain2006]

Can this be used easily to amplify something like a flute?

[@thetravisparker5259]

If you can plug it in yes

[@garycrant4511]

One concern - I've had too many devices with rubberised covering which eventually after a few years start 'sweating' into a sticky goop.

[@robrobbins4906]

Store it in a ziplock bag with one of those moisture absorbing little packs that are shipped with so many things these days.

[@savagecountryvideos]

It's not a rubberized covering It's a fitted boot thats removable and don't wear off like a coating.

[@Flipp2011]

when rubber gets sticky its the vulcanisation of the rubber breaking down, not sure if it will ever happen to the spark Go, if it does use Isopropynol on a cloth and rub it down.

[@sdriza]

These tiny things are all gonna be in a landfill 20 years from now no matter what you do....

[@johnd9357]

@@robrobbins4906moisture isn’t the problem. It’s called reversion and it cannot be stopped. It’s a fact of life with rubber. Even butyl rubbers.

[@paperaganassa]

does it work with youtube below?

[@jmark2799]

how do you play music through your amp?

[@boechlerguitarsandrepair]

Through Bluetooth, or it has an aux in

[@motzkopf6349]

Are all these features on the app for free ?

[@boechlerguitarsandrepair]

Yes!

[@IgnacioFS]

If i had the Go and the Spark 40 ¿Would I need an application installed in my tablet for each one of them? Or they share it. Then; ¿Only one of the Sparks can be turned on at a time? Thanks PS: I would ask you to make a video of how the Sparks can be used in a live gig environment with the app?.

[@boechlerguitarsandrepair]

They share the app, you would pick on the app which amp you want to connect to. The app would only be able to connect to one at a time, if you wanted to use both at the same time you would need two devices both with the app. I'll consider making a vid for that, thanks

[@IgnacioFS]

@@boechlerguitarsandrepair Thanks, man! In the mean While Ill be seeing and learning from your Great videos 😎🎸🎶

[@popitn2nd]

I tried doing this by connecting the spark go to my fender blues deluxe. I’m getting a-lot of hissing. Using th noise gate app is useless. Too bad i wanted to use the possibility of having all diffrent pedals from the app but it does not sound good when you hook it up to you cab.

[@boechlerguitarsandrepair]

Maybe try a new cable? I have multiple videos where I hook up to my deluxe reverb with spark mini/40/go and I had no hissing or noise issues

[@jasonkrug6277]

something i want to know is...can you record what you're playing on your phone?

[@andrewrobinson2565]

Great video 👍. Looking forward to your video playing on a plane +1😂🎉. Subscribed.

[@ArashA78]

When u use earphones u using with bluetooth? I see no cable. Dont you get a big delay when using with bluetooth? Or how Else are u using you earphones when u play???

[@jotwea]

Headphones are connected via cable. So there is no delay. Bluetooth is for the app and for streaming music to the Spark Go.

[@tomd8313]

Plug it into your amps Effects Return!

[@chrishyde1216]

Does it also transmit in Bluetooth, so could be used with wireless headphones?

[@boechlerguitarsandrepair]

It doesn't, you would need a Bluetooth transmitter. You would have to be careful what you use though, latency can be an issue

[@louispatrone8824]

Would you recommend using an Acorn Guitar with this Amp?

[@boechlerguitarsandrepair]

I'm not familiar with Acorn guitars!

[@louispatrone8824]

Sorry I meant an Acoustic guitar

[@boechlerguitarsandrepair]

@@louispatrone8824 yes it works with an acoustic, however the Spark Go isn't very loud so I'm not sure using it with an acoustic would increase your volume louder than the instrument already is. You could use it for the different tone options and for recording though. You could also go with the spark mini or spark 40 for louder options

[@louispatrone8824]

Thanks appreciate the advise

[@TheGorillafoot]

Good stuff!

[@Kalanimauimusic]

Anyone try this with an acoustic guitar?

[@sdriza]

"mostly" for practice? do an occasional gig with it?

[@josephesposito3499]

Can you output this amp to a speaker cabinet

[@boechlerguitarsandrepair]

No you can't

[@josephesposito3499]

@@boechlerguitarsandrepair THANKS

[@jhate666]

Yes you can. I’ve outputted into the fx loop of my amp from the headphone Jack on the spark go

[@boechlerguitarsandrepair]

@@jhate666 you can plug into an amp yes, but not a speaker cabinet, a cab would require power

[@josephesposito3499]

@@jhate666 THANKS

[@djbmanifestomode]

Why don’t you show us how to pick a stereo tape delay. I’ve heard no real stereo fx yet when I went to go demo it along with the app installed.

[@artemus80j.4]

Came for the tips but stayed for Frosty the snowman.

[@jcdemp7513]

It always happens that way. You say something works and when you show someone it doesn’t. SMH.

[@daniellarson3068]

I had the same issue. At first it wouldn't sync up, but now it syncs no problem. Good Review.

[@jcdemp7513]

@@daniellarson3068 it is. I have one coming to me. It’s nice to have an unsponsored review. I know what I’m truly getting.

[@RandLoreTwo]

"Reset" or restart???

[@boechlerguitarsandrepair]

I restarted my phone, not reset 😅

[@ianwilliams4900]

The volume ring is brass dude!

[@boechlerguitarsandrepair]

Ah ok! Thanks

[@MaryBrooke]

Nope. It’s actually plastic.

[@ChrisMichaelsChicago]

OPEN THE aPP FIRST THEN POWER UP THE SPARK, THEN IT WILL ALWAYS PAIR SEAMLESSLY .

[@jamesgreally2195]

Thanks for the video. Could you use this as a amp for practising at home with a Takamine acoustic guitar (which with has a built-in pickup & pre-amp) and a looper pedal?

[@boechlerguitarsandrepair]

You could, it's not very loud though so it might not be optimal to use with an acoustic.

[@jamesgreally2195]

Thanks a million 👍

[@musicmore5169]

JUST reset your Bluetooth not the phone reset, i Guess reset is wrong word, just turn it off and then back on Bluetooth only, save ya some time

[@juandaltonius69]

Good vid! Curious about which tab app you use? I used to have GuitarTapp, but the auto scroll went away:/

[@boechlerguitarsandrepair]

Ultimate guitar! I bought it when they had a lifetime fee but I think it's monthly now

[@Charlie66698-]

So i bought one 2 week later nothing work so i email spark and no respond since like 8 month so do you a favor and buy a katana or anyting but not this shitty amp

[@robrobbins4906]

Technically not the correct cord to connect to your amp, but close enough.

[@oditsihombing]

Which cord is the correct one?

[@RonMDavis]

Play input, Bluetooth, audio from phone as well as input quarter-inch guitar….at the same time…. Thinking Yousician practices.

[@Dominiclegault-xr3ze]

With iPhone you ll get less trouble than android!

[@edt.5118]

How much do you make on the political ads. The political ad started the first second.

[@boechlerguitarsandrepair]

Creators have no control or say on any of the ads shown, ads are based on your own algorithm.

[@patsmith378]

8 hr battery

[@TheRomantika23]

Can u recharge it?

[@tri0nic]

​@@TheRomantika23no, once you run out of battery, you have to buy another

[@TheRomantika23]

but does it have a cabel?

[@comment.highlighted]

@@TheRomantika23Yes. It comes with a nice USB A to USB C into the Amp 🙂

[@بلبلحيران-ظ4ط]

❤🫶🏻

[@peteywheatstraws4909]

Trying to use this thing is like trying to get my girlfriend to make a sandwich. "Gosh, I can't do everything!". I didn't ask you to do "everything". I asked you to do one thing: Make me a sandwich.