It seems like they are sending them to everyone except those who have actually ordered one.

I've literally had this amp shoved down my throat via ads for months, this is the first video I've actually watched about it. Sounds great! I have a Yamaha THR30ii that I was equally impressed with.

Phil, great review! But, the reason I like it is not the amp, though it’s a cool product. I so appreciate your keeping an open mind, even after admitting you don’t like apps. It’s so cool to see your genuine excitement as you discover the amps functionality. And kudos for digging deep and sharing the app details. So respectful of your audience. You are an impressive man, Phil McKnight.

I sent Positive Grid an email about comments upset about the extremely late and delayed shipping. Here is my email and their response: Man you guys sure get a lot of hate on the late orders. If you have any updates or information on delivery status that you can share I will let viewers know Thank You Phil Response: It's been tough. So this went up as a crowdfund and I think a lot of folks either weren't familiar with that format, or didn't notice. On TOP of that, our projected sales were +/- 5,000 and we're sitting at almost 50,000 sales right now - it literally SKYROCKETED once we announced it which led to supply delays, and just as things were catching up: BOOM. Covid-19. Absolutely smashed the manufacturing industry in China (and worldwide, to be honest), as well as created massive supply chain issues and shipping delays. We've ramped up production like 5x and we're shipping insane amounts daily, but once they're in Fedex's hands there's a delay there as well. Spark has been really successful but it's also been a learning experience for us as a younger company (another thing people kinda misconstrue - we're not BOSS or Line 6 - we're a pretty tight knit company who's only been around for 8 years, doin' hardware for the last four). It definitely sucks that people are bummed about their orders being fulfilled but we're delivering hundreds of these daily and everyone has been blown away so far, so we're really hoping people can try to understand why they were delayed and ultimately dig the amp!

I ordered mine back in late November and just got it. Well worth the wait! This little amp is awesome!

25 years a go we would use anything that just made loud noise and now so many real options and quality sounds and effects...amazing!

I really liked his review of this amp and how he goes and shows us everything we need and takes us through it all. It sounds great and is fun.

Thanks so much for making this. I was really torn between this and the Katana. I had already ordered the Spark, but now I'm much more comfortable with that decision. I really trust your assessment of it. Thanks!

I just got this amp yesterday. And all I can say that I’m blown away. Most people don’t (except Phillip) discuss this but patch sounds that are created by positive grid have a almost (3D) stereo sound and most amps are mono unless you have two amps to mess around with and your delays , mods and reverbs are all run in stereo. Like he said this amp fills the entire room with sound. This practice amp has some ballz and needs zero to little tweaking to achieve some seriously phenomenal tones that inspire you to play and get creative. I actually waited almost 4 months to get my amp and yes it was a wait but its definitely worth it the long run.

The Spark sounds great with really nice tones-, very nice playing as well. I'm impressed & subbed!

Got mine about 2 weeks ago, finally.......ordered at the end of November. Thanks for reviewing, learning a bit more every time I turn it on. Happy with it so far.

I've been watching your channel for a couple of years now. I really enjoy your reviews and based upon your positive input concerning this amp, I believe I'm going to go ahead and purchase one.

First believable review on this item. Was interested but not in the manufacturer delays. But am on the waiting list for an FM3. Larry Mitchell's fault....

Great review! I ordered one Nov 8, 2019. It came about 2 weeks ago. I am so glad I waited and didn't cancel the order. It took me about 2 days get everything updated; Spark, computer & iPad. I work, so it took me longer to do the software updates. I am a rank amateur. I got it because it seemed to me to have great learning possibilities. I too was impressed by the packaging, looks, solidness, and sound. Phil's review added a lot to what I already knew of this amps ability. Other than the torturously long wait to get it, I say it is a good value.

I haven't seen a bad review for this amp it sounds awesome infinite sounds and play along I'll never bore of this also very good showcase of the amp thank you really helped me decide to buy it I can't wait

Thank you for an honest review of the amp. I got mine the 17th of April and I think the more you work with it the more you will find to like about it. I look forward to them updating both the firmware and software side of this, especially the Jam along feature.

So glad I did the superchat last friday, it was a spur of the moment decision a few days before hand to buy one and I am so glad I did. Great video as usual!

Ordered my Grid Spark on December of 2019 received it today! Playing with it, it is quite loud for my condo, worth the wait!

Mine is on preorder. I was excited before but, after this review I am ecstatic. Can't wait to get mine.

“Famus” Phil McKnight. Love that you make it available as a podcast. 👍🏻👍🏻 Keep on sharing the good word, sir.

I bought two of these and run them both at same time, sound is phenomenal set 3' apart

Returned the Katana...This practice amp is the real deal! Thanks for the vid Phil!

Thanks for the review. Love that you kept the room mic clips! Gives a better idea of what it sounds like in person.

Thanks Phillip!!! You rock. I ordered mine January 13th and I finally got it and I think it was well worth the wait!!! Stay safe and healthy my friend !!!

Thanks for this Phil, right now they're $224. I'm going to order one anyway in spite of the shipping delay. It'll be my Christmas present to me, hope to get it by then.

I recived mine a few weeks ago. For the price. It is incredible. It is a badass little amp. When I frst started playing in 1973. You had nothing like this.

Orders it last week, this video makes me feel much better about my purchase, had some buyers remorse, no longer do, you reaffirmed I made a good purchase. Update: now that have it I love it, much better then expected, great sound. Super easy to play with amps and pedals to heat whatever to be you want....love it, love it. Love it. Has it for almost a year now.

ordered mine today 8/7 2020. hopefully there is no longer a wait!! Thanks Phil for the review! Love your channel and all that you do!

I'd love to get my hands on this amp. I ordered in November. No love, just 3 or 4 emails pushing the date back each time. I'm a patient man, but this feels more like it was a Kickstarter at this point. Update: The status of my order changed to 'shipped' on May 12. And as a correction, my original order was Dec. 6th, for those of you tracking time from order to delivery. Final update: received amp on May 26th. Works as advertised. Good stuff.

A lot of how good it sounds is the musician behind the guitar.

Great review, fun, great sound. Makes me feel good about my Spark amp purchase, you eliminated my buyers remorse, thank you. Can't wait to get mine sometime this month. Like a fine wine we'll worth the wait.

Hey Phillip, you are an amazing guitar player! Thank you for sharing your talent.

I think their marketing might have been better then they anticipated and they got overwhelmed with orders... Also, Rona has a lot to do with the delay. I finally got mine a couple of months ago and I'll say this... IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT! That lil SOB is a Power House! Phillip McKnight thanks for your videos, I appreciate your opinions and content!

I’ll check it out when they are readily available in stores.

Thanks Phillip. I just bought it and should have it in days. From the majority of review's I've read and watched like yours it seems awesome. The app complaints are there from time to time, but I decided to take a chance on it. Oh, and your playing is fantastic by the way. Very fun video. Thanks again.

Your's is the review I've been waiting for! I bought it. Realised it wouldn't do more than what I own already. I'm still thinking of getting it for my daughter. Now I'll watch your video. :)

I like it a lot, but I returned it for a Fender Mustang GTX 50 for a practice amp. The biggest reasons were that the Spark limits where you can use each pedal in the chain. You cannot put a delay or reverb before the amp, only after it. But the Mustang GTX lets you put any pedal in any position you want. Also, the Fender is not as dependent on the app as the Spark, since it has a display on the amp so you can change everything there if you prefer. Lastly, the Mustang GTX has a foot switch input for wah, etc which the Spark doesn’t have. I was also surprised that the Spark did not have a spring reverb, just plate and room reverbs. Not bad, but I prefer the spring reverb options in the Mustang. Hopefully they add that in a update. Lastly, even though the Mustang 50 is $80 more and bigger, you get a way more powerful 12” celestion speaker for clearer low tones and 10 more watts, which is important in non-valve amps. Lastly, the stereo XLR outputs, and looper capabilities are awesome bonuses on the Mustang. Not to mention that Positive Grid has been getting tons of complaints over lack of communication and customer support issues. Fender is usually very responsive. So all of those features for only $80 more sealed it for me over the Spark.

I ordered mine back in November and after waiting for nearly six months I cancelled my order... After watching your review I still want to get it 🤦🏻‍♂️

I pre-ordered mine on June 30th and received it on August 5th. It's a great amp for practice and figuring out your tone. It can be a little overwhelming for a newer player that does not know much about pedals. But it is a great way to learn without spending hundreds of dollars on pedals until you know what you need or want.

Thank for the FINE effort you ALWAYS put on your reviews

I hate the fact that Phil really likes this amp. The reason this sucks is because now I really want it. And since I don’t have a wicked awesome KZfaq channel, like Phil, there is no telling when I would get the amp if I were to preorder it right now. 🤦🏼‍♂️ this is frustrating.

A Spark vs Katana vs THR would be a pretty convenient review for the community, since the former two seem to be the best current options on the market for practice amps. Another thing that a lot of us would like to see is how well does this thing performs when hooked up to an external Speaker, be it a cabinet or a PA. Since it only has a 'headphone out' with a cab sim, it remains to be seen if the sound will get contaminated or not. Nice review, Phillip!

You are a legend. You did demo it with room sound and USB.. Finally I'm convinced now to buy it

I’ve had one for about a year and absolutely love it!

I been watching you for a while so your opinion was important to me thanks

Your one of the lucky ones! Multiple orders with no product delivery’s.

Been seeing the ads pop up on social media but ignored them then you did this review and it piqued my interest... then tonight my wife comes across the ad too and asked if I’ve looked into it and showed her this video... she turns to me and says order one before the price skyrockets ...so it’s ordered! Thanks Phil!!! 👍🏻 🎸

THIS is the channel I've been waiting to review the Spark. You hit all the points, that the other reviews didn't get around to mentioning. I'm happy you liked it, I was starting to doubt my purchase. Ordered mine Jan 2nd, and haven't seen it yet.

Nice review, like the USB vs room mic comparison, actually first time ive seen a review do that with a modelling amp that i can remember, most just try to mic it up and compare it to their tube amp and say it sucks, yet direct recording is where the amp sim shine. Still sounded impressive with the room mic. As long as they sound decent for low volume practising thats cool, the speakers in these modelling amps no matter how good they seem to diminish the quality of the amp sims, you need to go direct in or use headphones to get the best out of them. . Would have liked a more thorough explanation of the signal chain, like can you turn off the amp and just use the unit as an interface? or turn off the cab sim so you can use your own IR's in your daw paired with their heads? how many effects can you put in and things like that. Also the quality of the interface would be nice to know, even though my mustang's at 44.1khz 16bit and it sounds great, it would be cool to have better specs in a modern day modelling amp.

Thanks Phil! Have seen other videos on this but didn’t put my order in until I saw your review. I love the Boss Katana but this seems like I’ll be able to get more use and fun out of the Spark. Just started playing bass along with the guitar and the added bass feature sounds cool. Did you try that out yet?

Thanks Philip just got mine in the mail and love it so far.

Love your channel... You REALLY helped me set up my first new M.I.M. Strat. Thanks you and look forward to next time.

These days any amp has good clean and crunch sounds. I would like to see a detailed demo of the smartjam feature.

I hate the involvement of apps too. I have a TC Electronic Chorus with their Tone Print feature (requires app and use of your cell phone), and I can never get it to work right (and I've tried it with a dozen different guitars). Still a rockin' chorus pedal fortunately :)

Phil you’re the man !!! Best sounding demo I’ve seen...I love my Yamaha thr10 I was considering this one just for the smart jam feature but I don’t think is worth it after all

I appreciate your opinion on this and everything. Keep bringing honesty.

I'm bummed you didn't play bass through it, too. I play guitar and bass, and think it'd be cool to have one practice amp for both instruments, but only if the bass sound was as good as the guitar sound. That said, great thorough, in-depth review as always!

Glad you liked it BUT.... Paid for mine 5 months ago and still haven't received it.. not happy that people got them to demo and mine isn't here yet..

May 2021. Ordered the amp, 2 days later it arrived. Worth every penny, it’s a keeper!!

Thanks for the review. I have been switching back and forth between the Katana MK11 50 and the Spark as I am in the market for a new practice amp. After seeing yours and a few other tubers give it high review marks I feel I've found what I'm looking for. Thanks again..

You are the first that mentioned it takes pedals, i was really curious about that

I ordered mine in November, got it a few days ago. Unlike some commenting here, I feel like the communication from Positive Grid was good, I felt well informed about what was happening with my shipment and the problems they were having with manufacturing these during the shutdown in China. The only gripe I have about it is that I feel the play-along feature was a bit oversold. Hope they fix it in subsequent app updates. Phil is right, it doesn’t work about half the time. Playing along with KZfaq videos through the app is ok, but when you play some bars of your own progression, and have it play back, it’s kinda bad.

Thank you for your review l have just purchased one on line can’t wait to try it. Stay safe

Thanks for the rundown on this amp, mines on the way and looking forward to it!

watched a lot different reviews and from what i can tell, this amp is for you if : You want a great practice amp, you dont want the features of many pedals without spending a fortune, you want a decent sounding amp that is cost effective. This amp is not for you if: you want to gig. you need it by Christmas

Though you were gonna say “ 60% of the time it works.....every time”

Thank you, very helpful. I was looking for a practice amp, and I'm sold. Appreciate all you videos!

Wow you have amazing skills brother! And that amp, just wow. For the price it's unbeatable on every level!

I was sweating through this video. I have one showing up on Monday (ordered in November). I value your opinion and am relieved to see you liked it. Thanks

I’m tempted, but I now fear all that connected gear...I had a POD X3 : no more x3 update, I had a line 6 iphone interface : not supported anymore . I believe all that computerized gear does not last due to updates...unfortunately...

Great DEMO -- like everyone else who ordered one -- I'm still awaiting delivery -- Positive Grid does provide tracking for shipment. Ordered mine in February -- should get it in June -- Now Phil you are making me jealous you got yours.

Absolutely great product review (I’ve watched several as I’ve been eying this product). Great playing as well! Being as versatile a player as you are helps better evaluate the product. I’m kind of new so I was a little confused by how significantly different the sound of the room mike vs the direct USB was, or I guess how you combined them both into this KZfaq video. But thanks for taking the time to review.

The Amp lots paid months ago but no one ever got one but the KZfaqrs all have one to review :)

Room mic sounds muddy, but usb recording sounds good.

Thanks for the review Phil

Can’t wait to get one. I also have a Katana mkii and love it. It will be interesting to see the difference hands on. Thanks for reviewing.

1:07 "I feel like the whole point of this stuff(just playing guitar on your own) is just to get away from that(phones/social media)" so fcking true!

Ordered mine in January. Looks like they have sold around 55,00 of them already. Interested to see how it stacks up against the Katana..

Great to hear your review on this product

i might be late to the party, but i've just recently considered looking into the Spark. this is the best review i've seen so far. the comparison with the room mic and USB is exactly what I wanted to see and hear. for the price, i think it's totally worth it. i might just get one... when the backlog flattens out.

Why did you use USB into GarageBand? I’m still waiting for mine like many others

Phil, I been after you to look at this puppy since I ordered mine back in January. As always, a great review, but in this case you missed a key feature IMO. There are many great sounding practice style amps like this one, but the Spark is the only one that offers both live song transcriptions and also on the fly transcriptions of songs from youtube, spotify, etc... By other accounts and reviews, this feature is not 100% accurate - how could it be at this pricepoint? But the feature does seem to work for most songs [though super dense, complicated music will always be tougher to handle, just like real-life transcriptions] and does seem to be pretty accurate. This IMO is the real game-changing feature of this amp. Plus you are getting a built-in audio interface so no need for any kind of outboard gear at all. And on top of that, this thing seems to sound frickin' great.

Thanks Phil, and yeah, it is a versatile tool.

Phil, thanks once again for your honest opinion on a piece of equipment. You've kept us from spending money on useless junk more than a few times.

Next mini amp try the Bad Cat The Paw :D

I almost forgot that I ordered one of these over 2 months ago.

Thanks Phil you sold one here. Good enough for you to switch up good enough for my journey.

Thanks for the perspective.

PG’s biggest problems are: lack of frequent updates and false information about expected shipping/delivery. It’s never a good idea for a company to go quiet and lie.

Ok. I used your affiliate link and ordered. Have been saying for months I would not buy it due to their shipping delays. Well...so much for sticking to my declarations. Lol

Love hearing your opinion vs. the Katana. Not too many KZfaqrs give honest opinions.

I’m a big fan of the Bias Amp software nice to see that level if quality carried over.

Beginning of the video: I really don't like amps with apps. End of the video: I love this amp, it's my new bae! 🤣

Takes pedals well? What about a nice reverb ambient ?

Thanks for another great vid, PM!!

Ordered the new Pearl Spark. Thanks for the review Phil

This makes me feel good about the fact that I already ordered one.

I am intrigued by these but the wait time for these seem to be forever.

Thanks Phil, we really appreciate your no BS reviews, one thing though keep the Katana or get the 100 watt head its just of on the great budget prices backups out there if you play live.

Thanks for the demo...