Got mine a week back, updated firmware no issue and the music quality definitely improved. As a Bluetooth speaker is average. No bass as expected. As a guitar amp is ok at best. Don’t expect great sounds. It’s my first spark and I wanted a battery amp for the sofa and this works a treat. The headphone option sounds really good in my opinion.

I love your honest and unbiased review 👍🍻

Got mine in BC a couple days ago as well. I think the best thing about the Spark is I that can plug in my guitar and plug the spark into my computer and use it as an interface. Taking online lessons, Playing over backing tracks, or recording has never been easier. Super happy with it so far!

You are the truth in Unboxing gear, no microphones give an experience of what to expect when unboxing gear. I thought something was up with mine, coming from the Spark Mini that now guitar riffs when the volume is maxed was great information, you are now the Unboxing King

Just got mine not so long ago, love it so far. Had no problem connecting at all. All worked very well for me.

Thanks for the review , I have this on preorder, already downloaded app on my phone, was going to ask about hooking the GO to my computer but this was answered by the comment below.

hi, just bought the spark go , thanks for the review and demo.

Best review, hearing this review makes others review like cons. Thanks for the honesty

Fantastic review. Keep it up!

Updating the firmware on a Mac was so easy I just pressed update and it did it all automatically. Didn’t need to do any file extraction like it said. Took 30-60 seconds and said you’re up to date.

Thank You...Great review. I have the Spark 40.....on the fence about the GO

Love mine best practice amp ever. I updated firmware right away with no problem. Using it with a inexpensive wireless.

i also have the spark 40 amp and it's brill!! but havent got the room for this or a generator to power it with on a motorcycle 🤣 i am doing research for a spark GO mini amp for motorcycle camping tours, my 7 year old grandson has given up learning on his 3/4 Harley Benton strat..so, i will throw it on my back for camping trips..some of the guys i ride/camp with play guitars...gonna order this so we can have some fun with this lil beasty 🤘🤣 EDIT: just ordered one from positive grid website..with a go case..£148 delivered to the UK inc UK vat paid 👍

Just wanted to say that I loved your review and assessment. There is another thing that the amp can do that you didn't mention. The amp can be plugged into your computer via USB and you can use it as a digital audio input to a DAW like protools. It can also be an effects processer fot it too. I think that's why they want you to pair to your computer first and update the unit before you pair the phone. I'm still waiting for mine so the last part is just a theory.

Got mine and was up and running in no time. I had no problem connecting.

..and that's why they implemented the hi-z option, to eliminate those crackling / clipping problems i also experienced when i used the little amp right out of the box. once i activated the hi-z option from within the app, no more nasty ugly, clipping sounds, and the spark go sounded as expected - meaning awesome :) i guess you figure out how to put the strap by now (by unscrewing the screw) :)

Was so close to buying one but when you said that i needed to update on a computer i changed my mind. My laptop is dead, so this promised a lot but i have went off it. I bought a Nux mighty air instead, it is also small but the app is not as pro as the spark but it is cheapish and you can get some good tones.

I updated through my phone. Got one earlier this week. I dont own a computer.

I bought the 40 that for me is awesome. I bought the GO but sent it back couldn't justify the money for the sound.

That Yamaha amp you have there sounds awesome as a pedal platform for guitar.

The connecting Bluetooth first is the way I get my Spark 40 to connect, too. I didn’t know there was another way. 🤷🏻‍♂️

"And THEN!" Chinese food ! 🎉+1 (yep, I'm new). Very useful that it didn't work for you out of the box. Thanks 🙏. One of these will be my retirement present in January when I get my old guitars back from the luthier 🎸. Small is beautiful 😍 with headphones 🎧. (Use the tuner😊🇨🇵)

The firmware upgrade was flaky for me. My MacBook Air has USB-C ports so I plugged the cable that fits this amp into a dongle that would accept the USB-A plug. The update software didn’t detect the amp. So I pulled out my 2011 MacBook Pro with the USB-A port, and it took a few tries (close app, reopen, etc) before it finally saw the amp and I could update the firmware.

Has your Spark 40 bricked and have you contacted their service center in India and got the complete run around??? You will eventually sooner than you think.

Well if they are arriving in Alberta, they should be shipping to the Midwest soon. Your video gave a good warning that one can expect to have to upgrade the firmware. Until your video, I guess I never had full realization that the gadget makes a pretty good bluetooth speaker. Besides the guitar, I can use it for podcasts and audio books. Question - Is the 1/8" plug used to plug into your tube amp monophonic like a guitar plug or stereo? I'm guessing it works either way. I'll have to keep an eye on the front porch for the delivery. Good review.😊

So I've just got mine, and it's a good product for the price. The sound from the speaker is a bit "meh", but I've mainly bought it as a portable audio interface and a headphone amp with added benefit of the positive grid software. And the sound on the headphones is surprisingly good in comparison to my Blackstar fly and vox headphones amp, both of which are quite buzzy. Unfortunately the software update is also poping up at my app, and it still doesn't recognise it as a spark go, but as a spark 40, which is annoying. Overal 4/5, but maybe with some future software updates it'll go higher.

Do you feel the bass is good enough to practice with or perform in front of 1-2 people? I don't expect it to blow away a room, but good bass is a must. I have a tiny bluetooth speaker that can fill a room so wondered if this can do something like that. Also, does it sound good for general music playback? I have a spark mini which doesn't sound too good for just general music listening. Thanks, great vid.

I bought one a couple of days as I’m ampless for a couple of months due to a large move. It blows. After two days of trying, it still won’t connect to my iPad. I’ve updated the firmware, turned off all other devices, etc. Nada. Frustrating, but oh well, I figured. I’d been planning to use it as a basic interface, anyway. Then I heard the latency. It’s appalling. The guy in the store warned me about it, so I’ve got no one to blame but myself. But I’m done with BIAS. I’ve bought a few of their products and none of them have worked well, software included. Plus, they hammer me with advertising. There are better products and companies out there, IMO.

You should have tested with acoustic guitar too

Just got my pre order today! … needs a firmware update before I can use it though.. oh well.. looks like I will have to wait another day.

Great video! Could you provide a link to the type of cable you used to line out from Go to your amp. 1/8 cable both ends with adapter at the amp for the 1/4 jack. Any issues using what you did. Someone on Facebook wrote something about a "summing" cable? I am not tech savvy I bought an Airstep for SPK and i am reading that it will only connect to the Go Amp and not the app so you have to assign new tones to the four presets. Thanks!

Looks like a nice device to use between an analog amp or as an interface to your computer, but as an amp not interesting whatsoever. I have the original Spark 40 watt. You get a nice device then, but the biggest con of the normal Spark to me, is the sound. Lots of possibilities, but it doesn't sound good at all. Seems a lot worse with the Go. For me personally the Go would be good to connect headphones to it and hang the amp to a belt. But then again: would the next step at Positive Grid be producing headphones to plug your guitar or bass in? Or even better with a wireless transmitter? So actually like the Boss Waza Air, but maybe cheaper?

turn vol up on amp in app

When did you order it? I ordered mine on the last month on the 23 and I’m dying to get it in my hands

Thx

What if you don’t have Computer? Can you do the software update using your iPhone?

I don’t own a computer, just an iPad Pro, which doesn’t have usb ports. Wish I knew that when I bought it to use for online lessons and such. I wonder if the new iPads have USB ports?

It’s loud enough to play alone in a room? Or in an apartment? Thanks

Mine just came in and when i try to turn it on doesnt work but when i hold it down for 10 seconds white light but no green light or anything what do i do

Can the Spark Go plug into my phone and allow me to use something like Tonebridge or an app that has a looper? The lack of things like drum patterns/metronoe and a looper kinda leave it behind other, cheaper devices. But I love the idea of an interface that would allow me to use the limited number of android-based guitar/recording apps out there. I was going to get an irig2 for this, but am I to understand this device would essentially do the same thing?

So when I get mine I shouldn't pair it with my phone first do the up date first an then pair with phone I know it sounds stupid to you guys but I suck at anything that has to do with computers not going to lie

how did you hook it up to your amp?

The fact that so many people are having firmware issues shows how little the company cares about the user experience. Thank you for showing me this!

Just got mine today it's going back if you play bass forget it and I was using headphones just unusable.

The moment you played Sloan….Knew you were Canadian..

Wow i can barely see i can use some apps but i cannot do that. I may just send mine syraight back. I dont own a computer min should be here monday so yeah id say all the other demos on youtube are false advertising. Spark should be forced to be truethfull in their sponsored content

Hey you are a Canadian! What city

Yeah but in the end, you're left with a mac

That tiny of an amp with the input jack on the top is a horrible design. Any movement and it will plop over.

I didnt know Sabath used chromaticism...lol.

USB-C to USB-A

The Yamaha is waaaay better than Spark 40. Being able to jam to tracks/download from the large community foist matter if your amp tone is boomy to start off and bricks out after moderate use slightly over a year. Its oriented more towards the beginner’s grade. Btw, Positive Grid’s customer service is in India . . . horrible!!!! I bought the Yamaha. You can do small gigs with its sound quality. Its not a metal amp by no means. BEWARE! YOUR “BOOMY" SPARK AMP WILL BRICK OUT, ITS JUST A MATTER OF WHEN Reply

Dont believe the positive reviews. The amp cant communicate by bluetooth with phone, tablet, ipad and windows pc.

got mine today and it's going right back, the sound is terrible from the speakers, worst blutooth speaker I've heard in a long time. I have the 40 and the Mini and expected more, this thing is a tinny joke with zero bass. You'd think the engineers could have bought a bose or other tiny speaker and reverse engineer how to actually get better than 40 year old portable radio sound.... Very disappointed in this one. This review gives you a good idea of how crappy it sounds, laughable. Don't sit on a street corner with this thing, LOL edit to add, software update worked fine on my stone old mac mini, it had me download some extra software of some sort, but all I had to do was click continue twice and it was done pretty fast. Getting it to connect to my phone for music streaming took a bit longer, didn't show up as an option until I held down the power button to get it into pairing mode, something that's not really all that clear from the flimsy manual.