Positive Grid Spark 2 PW

Got it a week ago, didn't have enough time to check all its features, but as far now, I am completelly satisfied with this little beast. Sound is quite good, not as artificial as other digital amps in mu opinion. It is great also to connect it to the phone and play along the backing tracks or original songs.
AI is also amazing, although didn't check all its posibilities yet.
Woukd buy it again, it will completelly soon replace my beloved Boss Js10.
I woukd say it is the perfect partner for the domestic player who wants almost everything, easily and with a little space available.

I purchased the Spark Go a little while back before I purchased the Spark 2. Such was my delight with the Spark Go I knew I had to purchase the Spark 2. Bigger, Better, Louder right?
As always, quick Delivery from Thomann Germany to the UK
The Spark 2 is very well packaged. A nice sturdy box supported with extra bracing for protection. Everything is packed nice and tight.
Thomann also provides the UK plug as all their electrical items have the European 2 pin. This was ideal, I didn’t have to enquire about this which is fortunate because I didn’t even think about the plug differences.
I ordered the Pearl version of the Spark 2. My home furniture really decided this. I already had a position earmarked for where I was putting the Amp.
The pearl is just a slightly off white and with the gold trim this looks very modern.
Once removed i positioned and plugged in. The only paperwork instructions you receive is a quick guide that informs you of the Spark App that you must connect to. All quite straightforward if you use a smart phone or tablet. You also receive a carry strap.
Once connected and switched on the App updates all your firmware for the spark and brings it up to date with all the software updates.
Easy enough to switch on and if you have experience with amps it’s generally set out the same.
There are 8 presets already stored ranging through clean to extreme. These presets can be changed to the sounds you prefer which you will do as you progress with the Spark 2.
On first playing impression, this amp sounds brilliant. A perfect home practice amp. It’s 50 watts of power but not 50 watts of 12inch speaker power. You won’t really be able to practice with full drums, cabs etc but you would be able to perform in an open mic type thing. Don’t be fooled by the small nature of the amp, it does give some great punch and is very loud in the house.
Through the app, all your choices of sounds will give you a good response from the Spark 2. They are also fully adjustable with all the knobs on the amp itself, kind of a stand alone amp albeit limited to the 8 presets.
With the Spark 2 it opens up more of the Spark App, you have a looper, groove jam, tuner and much more. It has line out, aux, headphone, usb-c, I’ve had it a few months now and still haven't opened its full capabilities. I don’t actually think I am clever enough to understand it fully. A modern hub of modern tech.
It has great build quality. Every button and knob feels heavy duty, designed and built to last. Just like most stage amps.
I would recommend fully for the hobbyist and very much so for beginner. It will certainly have you hooked knowing that you can just ask the app for a certain song tone and somebody has already uploaded what they think that tone sounds like. All thanks to the App and the Spark amp products work so well with it.
Great product.

This amp is brilliant value and has a tonne of exceptional features like the tone cloud (search and download specific tone presets other users have uploaded), the beta AI tone generator (just type in the tone you want and you will get 4 tones in about 10 seconds) and the ability to play along to drum loops. There are many more standout features. The phone app makes creating custom tones a breeze and is highly intuitive. I use my spark mainly for jamming and home recording (comes with supplied cable to link straight to your laptop and no driver downloads needed for mac). This mk 2 version has 50w output making it also highly usable for smaller gigs. In short this is an exceptional modelling amp at a very competitive price. Highly recommended!