Scored on 85 verified owner verdicts, from 751 comments read across 4 communities
TL;DR
Owners love the Spark 2 for its enormous range of tones, easy app-driven tone shaping, and its all-in-one practice setup with a looper, Bluetooth speaker, and battery power. The flip side is a buggy app and firmware, hardware reliability complaints from a notable minority, and stock tones that lean bassy and need EQ work. It earns its place as a fun, flexible home and practice amp, but it isn't trouble-free for everyone.
53% of 85 verified owners recommend the Positive Grid Spark 2, based on real owner verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.
751 comments reviewed · scored on the 85 clearest verdicts
53%
Recommend
45 owners
18%
Neutral
15 owners
29%
Don't recommend
25 owners
Last 6 months:45% recommend(11 recent verdicts)→ holding steady vs older reviews
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Reddit
51%
82
Other forumsSquier Talk, Ukuleleunderground
100%
3
Reviewed, but not counted — and why
YouTubeiOrdinary owner comments (not the reviewer), but here they sit too far from the owner consensus on Reddit and forums — channel comment sections can skew heavily positive or negative by trend — so they're shown for perspective and kept out of the score.owner comments
76%
21
No clear verdictiGood-to-know notes — setup, tips, and things to watch for. We use them for the pros, cons, and who it's for, but they don't reflect a definitive opinion on the product, so they're never counted in the score. See the 'Good to know' section below the quotes.Setup, tips & quirks
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14
The headline score reflects owners (Reddit, enthusiast forums), independent lab tests, blogs with no affiliate links, and YouTube owner-comments when they line up with owners. YouTube is shown for perspective but kept out here — hover the i for why.
What owners like
Massive library of amp models and effects with near-endless tone options · 14 · 16%
Companion app and AI tone creation make dialing in sounds easy · 8 · 9%
Great for practice and jamming, including play-along backing tracks · 8 · 9%
Compact and portable with Bluetooth speaker, battery power, and wireless · 6 · 7%
Built-in looper is a handy bonus · 4 · 5%
What owners flag
Buggy app and firmware, including the AI sometimes failing to load · 8 · 9%
Quality and hardware issues for some, like volume dropping out or dead units · 8 · 9%
Stock tones run bass-heavy and need EQ tweaking to clean up · 7 · 8%
Relies heavily on the phone app to access and switch sounds · 4 · 5%
Looper can sound thin and tinny · 2 · 2%
Who it's for
A great fit if
Home practice players wanting endless app-driven tones
Beginners learning with backing tracks and a looper
Buyers who want a Bluetooth speaker and battery power too
Tinkerers who enjoy dialing in custom tones
Look elsewhere if
Loud band or gig use, where it can sound boxy
Players who dislike depending on the phone app
Anyone put off by reports of noise and dead units
Synthesized from what Positive Grid Spark 2 owners say — not a spec sheet.
Retailers' own star averages, for comparison — separate from our vetted owner-verdict score above.
Top quotes, sourced
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Reddit— neutral
“the 2 is still pretty bassy”
YouTube▲ recommend
“The Spark wins all around. Sonically, functionally, the form, the support... the whole ecosystem just works.”
Reddit▼ don’t recommend
“the Spark 2 which had many issues that were eventually fixed through firmware updates... it clearly wasn't ready for prime time when it first rolled out their doors”
YouTube▲ recommend
“One can not describe the enormous sound of the Spark without being in the room with it, very amazing, I have let a lot players hear mine and they are genuinely impressed once they hear it in person.”
Reddit— neutral
“that sound pretty good for an all digital amp, but like a lot of digital amps it’s kinda noisy when you go high gain”
Reddit▼ don’t recommend
“the noise I'm hearing is not a common characteristic of amps. It took me 3 seconds and two strums through the amp to hear it”
Reddit— neutral
“We play some loud shit, and it can cut through the mix on its own. However the sound is a bit boxy on that loudness”
YouTube▲ recommend
“There is no other amp on the market that offers as much as this amp does. It is an amazing practice, writing, and recording tool, and it sounds phenomenal.”
Reddit▼ don’t recommend
“Spark2 is still toy sounding, with its 4" speakers, and I personally think the Yamaha THRs sound better”
Reddit▼ don’t recommend
“then it worked for 5min then the input started to die and in 1 minute it was completely shut”
YouTube▲ recommend
“I would have paid 4x the asking price. Very, very impressed and happy.”
Reddit— neutral
“It works pretty good for now but I also hope they will keep coming with updates to improve functionality”
Reddit▼ don’t recommend
“The looper on the spark2 sounds like it’s recorded on a toy, and the jam stuff barely works”
YouTube▲ recommend
“I can say without hesitation that the Spark 2 is the most impressive amp I have played through yet”
Reddit— neutral
“I like the tones you can get out of it, the tone cloud, that it's fully wireless and its quite small”
Reddit— neutral
“It also has better amp sims, IMO, but it requires more cellphone interaction than the Katana does”
YouTube▲ recommend
“Such good products. I can't imagine not having some sort of Spark around the place. Every sound on demand for practice.”
Reddit▼ don’t recommend
“i have been having an issue with my Spark2 where the power button wouldn’t turn the amp on”
Reddit— neutral
“The spark2 sounds good, is practical, but jamming or bass drum accompaniment is not great”
Reddit▲ recommend
“the spark 2 app and built in looper and Bluetooth speaker and battery power ability and ease of quality recording directly into pc”
Reddit▼ don’t recommend
“I actually just got my Spark2 today and when i used the tuner it sounded terrible”
Reddit— neutral
“Tones were good but there’s a lot of bass so you need to use the EQ pedal in the app”
YouTube▲ recommend
“I bought one last year when they came out. They finally got the line out right.”
Reddit▼ don’t recommend
“The spark2’s looper sounds tinny and hollow, like it’s recorded on a cheap mic”
Practical notes owners raise — setup, quirks, and issues to watch for. They don't say whether the person likes the product, so they're not counted in the score, but they inform the pros, cons, and who it's for.
Redditⓘ good to know
“On my laptop one of the USB ports doesn't recognize the Spark2, the other works”
Redditⓘ good to know
“it works as you're asking for IF you don't transfer the "recommended" settings to the ControlX and use it factory default. At least with Spark2”
Redditⓘ good to know
“Tried the Spark2 for about a month but was then asked by some friends to do some gigs with keys and vocals. I bought the Live”
Redditⓘ good to know
“I actually did end up going with the Positive Grid Spark 2. And actually bought their pedal and wireless guitar system”
Redditⓘ good to know
“I have Spark2 but don’t have a Spark40 but I guess for me it would depend on what your ultimate goal is”
Redditⓘ good to know
“the spark40 sounds actually bright when you compare it to the spark2 but I have both and I keep them”
Redditⓘ good to know
“i usually had the mini, and had turned up the minis guitar volume maybe about a third”
Redditⓘ good to know
“i want to move the era 300 to another room and use that space for the spark2 amp”
Redditⓘ good to know
“I now have a Positive Grid Spark 2. First modeling amp I've ever owned”
Redditⓘ good to know
“they specifically have a shimmer reverb on the Spark2”
Redditⓘ good to know
“I have a Spark40 that I use for practicing/ideation”
Redditⓘ good to know
“So the new Spark 2 50W can handle smaller gigs”
Redditⓘ good to know
“The Spark is really just a practice amp and it kinda can do something close to what you want, but it's a lot of work for a small return.”
