{"id":22672,"date":"2023-03-23T01:11:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T01:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ad2c7434-44ea-43be-9d35-1be4a141917012"},"modified":"2023-03-23T01:11:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T01:11:07","slug":"positive-grid-unveils-ultra-portable-spark-go-enhanced-guitar-amp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/positive-grid-unveils-ultra-portable-spark-go-enhanced-guitar-amp\/","title":{"rendered":"Positive Grid unveils ultra-portable Spark Go enhanced guitar amp"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/positive-grid-unveils-ultra-portable-spark-go-enhanced-guitar-amp.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Positive Grid has a new ultra-portable version of its high-tech Spark guitar amplifier. Designed for musicians seeking a versatile and powerful practice amp, the 3.5-inch-tall Spark Go works with a companion app loaded with virtual amps, pedals and other effects \u2014 and it can even flesh out your sound with AI-powered drums and other backing instruments.<\/p>\n<p>Like its <span class=\"waslinkname\">predecessors<\/span>, the Spark Go pairs with an iOS \/ Android app to go far beyond amplifying your strumming and picking; it enhances it digitally. It includes 50,000 tones (ranging from boutique to modern), 33 amps and 43 effects and pedals, giving you plenty of novel ways to shape your sound. The app can even \u201cjam along with you\u201d by listening to and learning from your playing, generating an appropriate backing track. And if you want to learn new tunes, the app can sync with Spotify or Apple Music to display AI-generated chords for the song you\u2019re hearing.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"end-legacy-contents\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Engadget\u2019s 2021 <span class=\"waslinkname\">review of the Spark Pearl<\/span> (a larger model in the same line) found the app to have some rough edges \u2014 including a less-than-convincing AI drummer. However, the company has had plenty of time to smooth it out, so we\u2019ll reserve judgment on the current iteration until we test it again. After all, you may have heard generative AI has made some <span class=\"waslinkname\">impressive leaps<\/span> since then.<\/p>\n<p><figure class=\"iframe-container\">[embedded content]<\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>The amp has a rugged construction and \u201cextra hardshell grille\u201d to (at least in theory) live up to its on-the-go branding; Positive Grid says it even fits on a pedal board. The company suggests laying it flat for omnidirectional sound or standing it on its edge for \u201cin-your-face sound.\u201d In addition, it uses computational audio that delivers \u201csurprisingly big, full sound\u201d from its tiny package. (And you can plug in headphones to practice in private.) The amp\u2019s battery allegedly lasts up to eight hours and recharges with USB-C. Finally, it supports four presets for when you find a mix you want to keep handy.<\/p>\n<p>Positive Grid is accepting <span class=\"waslinkname\">early signups<\/span> to be notified when Spark Go pre-orders go live. Whenever they open (the company hasn\u2019t yet announced a date), the company will offer the amp for an aggressively priced $109 \u2014 although it will eventually increase to a suggested $149.<\/p>\n<p> <em>All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. All prices are correct at the time of publishing.<\/em> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Positive Grid has a new ultra-portable version of its high-tech Spark guitar amplifier. Designed for musicians seeking a versatile and powerful practice amp, the 3.5-inch-tall Spark Go works with a companion app loaded with virtual amps, pedals and other effects \u2014 and it can even flesh out your sound with AI-powered drums and other backing &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22673,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"hashtags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22672"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22672"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22672\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22672"},{"taxonomy":"hashtags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtags?post=22672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}