The Multifunction knobs and heavy-duty footswitches offer easy amp and effects control. In Amp Mode, the knobs adjust Gain, Bass, Mid, and Treble. In FX Mode, they offer control over Drive, Modulation, Delay, and Reverb depth. Then holding down the center multifunction knob will activate the built-in tuner. You can store six presets across two banks via the footswitches. Bright, color-coded LEDs indicate mode, preset and looper status plus battery level. I can charge it with my laptop, and it gives me seven hours of playing time. Amazing! No wall warts to forget to bring to worship band rehearsal!
You can practice silently at home using the stereo headphone out and play along to the worship songs you are learning that week via a mobile Bluetooth™ connection.
What is under the hood? The Spark PEDAL runs on Positive Grid’ s HD Tone Engine, the same high-definition DSP architecture found in the flagship Spark 2 smart guitar practice amp. You get 33 amp models and 43 effects, plus access to more than 100,000 tones through Positive Grid’ s online ToneCloud community. You can easily load or use any of your previously saved presets from other Spark family products too.
The free Spark app extends Spark PEDAL’ s capabilities. Text to Tone allows the user to describe a phrase, song, artist or feeling and receive matching tone suggestions to tweak or save. Seriuosly, just say,“ Classic Blues Rock lead tones” and different suggestions pop up. How cool is that? The Build Your Rig feature lets players construct a signal chain from a library of amps, cabinets, and effects and fine tune them. Auto Chords displays guitar chords in real time as a song plays through the app( that will help you learn those new worship songs easier) and ToneCloud provides access to tones shared by musicians worldwide.
A quick word about the design. I give it an A +. The way the knobs interact and offer you complete control without menu diving, the look of the unit itself and the tactile feel of the materials it is made from. Then, they have a quick guide overview silk-screened on the bottom of the pedal. Who ever thought of that?
So, for what I do at my church, this Positive Grid Spark PEDAL really is a game-changer. And for less than what you might pay for one pedal you get scores of amps, lots of effects, a looper and an interface for either recording directly, playing through your existing amp and pedal board or just going Direct Out to FOH – this one does it all.
And get this … it is only $ 199.00. I know. Some of us have spent more money on cables for our guitar and pedal boards. Well done, Positive Grid!
$ 199.00 www. PositiveGrid. com
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