Positive Grid Spark Mini Portable Smart Guitar Amp and Bluetooth Speaker (Black)

For what the amp is it is awesome and sounds really good. But the app and tone control Bluetooth connection stability really needs some work. It is constantly disconnecting from tone control when adjusting the amp settings and seems to do it every single time I change the noise gate settings. The audio stays connected the whole time so it has to be an app glitch.The control pedal also glitches out a lot.Sometimes it says it is connected but the buttons do nothing. Then I turn everything off, force close the app and then turn it all back on and it is fine until the app loses connection to the tone control portion of the amp again.I have up to date firmware on the spark and the Bluetooth control pedal and have tried several different devices.The app connection ... MoreFor what the amp is it is awesome and sounds really good. But the app and tone control Bluetooth connection stability really needs some work. It is constantly disconnecting from tone control when adjusting the amp settings and seems to do it every single time I change the noise gate settings. The audio stays connected the whole time so it has to be an app glitch.The control pedal also glitches out a lot.Sometimes it says it is connected but the buttons do nothing. Then I turn everything off, force close the app and then turn it all back on and it is fine until the app loses connection to the tone control portion of the amp again.I have up to date firmware on the spark and the Bluetooth control pedal and have tried several different devices.The app connection stability just sucks and makes me regret buying this thing.And I really wish the foot switch worked the amp without the app, that is such a silly design oversight and a very frustrating one. It's so tedious the be forced to use the unstable app to use the foot switch, sucks all the joy out of a quick after work jam.The amp alone sounds quite good though, just wish you had the app and connections working better.

I have a Spark 40, which I really like, so thought I would try the Spark Mini because of the battery and needing something smaller for travel. Plus, you can get the personalized grille! I had a design for the grille in mind, so sent in the PNG file along with my order using the Positive Grid website. Four days later, the Spark Mini arrived in the mail. Amazing! I thought it would take much longer, especially due the the custom grille. The grille turned out just as I planned, and the amp sounds great for its size. I really enjoy using it. The Spark 40 is known for too much bass, and this little amp is more balanced. I also like that the Mini is fully compatible with the Spark 40.I did have one glitch with the Bluetooth, where it would constantly disconnect. Of ... MoreI have a Spark 40, which I really like, so thought I would try the Spark Mini because of the battery and needing something smaller for travel. Plus, you can get the personalized grille! I had a design for the grille in mind, so sent in the PNG file along with my order using the Positive Grid website. Four days later, the Spark Mini arrived in the mail. Amazing! I thought it would take much longer, especially due the the custom grille. The grille turned out just as I planned, and the amp sounds great for its size. I really enjoy using it. The Spark 40 is known for too much bass, and this little amp is more balanced. I also like that the Mini is fully compatible with the Spark 40.I did have one glitch with the Bluetooth, where it would constantly disconnect. Of course this is critical, as all adjustments to tone need to be made through Bluetooth using the Spark app. I sent in a service request to Positive Grid and got a prompt reply with a resolution to my issue. Turns out the Bluetooth disconnect was being caused by using 120 Hz refresh rate for the screen on my Pixel 6 Pro phone. I turned it down to 60Hz, and now everything works great. The support representative informed me that they are working on a fix for this in the Spark app.I am very happy with the whole experience.

I have to say I’m disappointed with the Spark Mini. The reason I bought it was Zakk Wylde is my favorite guitar player of all time and he was one of the nicest people I have ever met in my life! I play Wylde Audio guitars and have a huge collection of everything Zakk on vinyl, cd, posters, magazines, etc. So although this a great addition to my collection considering there were only 100 made, when I plugged in the sound was a huge letdown. I downloaded the Zakk presets and in my opinion they sound nothing like Zakk’s set up. Now in all fairness I play through an EVH 5150 classic tube amp so that is obviously not a fair comparison. But even with that, it is still a disappointment. Also when I connect to the Counterfeit chug, I only hear sound when I pick chords on ... MoreI have to say I’m disappointed with the Spark Mini. The reason I bought it was Zakk Wylde is my favorite guitar player of all time and he was one of the nicest people I have ever met in my life! I play Wylde Audio guitars and have a huge collection of everything Zakk on vinyl, cd, posters, magazines, etc. So although this a great addition to my collection considering there were only 100 made, when I plugged in the sound was a huge letdown. I downloaded the Zakk presets and in my opinion they sound nothing like Zakk’s set up. Now in all fairness I play through an EVH 5150 classic tube amp so that is obviously not a fair comparison. But even with that, it is still a disappointment. Also when I connect to the Counterfeit chug, I only hear sound when I pick chords on the E, A & D strings. If I pick the G, B or E strings there is zero sound which is very strange. I did the most recent update too. Also this amp is not as loud as advertised, at least to me anyways. I play my Apple Music through the blue tooth. I have the tone set to Rock via the PG app. Now this has some volume and thump but it still sounds muddy and ehhh just ok. I’m happy to have it because it’s a Zakk collectible but other than that I won’t be using it much sadly. Thank you.