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Topic: Spark Amp |
Dennis Manuel
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Quesnel, B.C., Canada
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Posted 22 Nov 2023 1:26 pm |
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| Has anyone tried the 40 watt Spark Amp? If so what are your thoughts and is it good for live gigs? |
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Larry Dering
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 23 Nov 2023 5:40 am
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| Dennis, I'm surprised you got no response. These are 40 watt amps with the small speakers? If that's the one you're thinking about then no it's not going to hang with a band gig. There was a few forum members talking about these as a practice amp. Ron Hogan had some sound clips. |
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Ron Hogan
From:
Nashville, TN, usa
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Posted 23 Nov 2023 7:23 am
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| I used mine once for a band practice. We played low and it did the trick. Not recommended for a live gig. I use it all the time for practicing. |
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Dave Meis
From:
Olympic Peninsula, Washington, USA
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Posted 23 Nov 2023 11:17 am
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| Great little amp.. I use mine a lot at home. I think it could cover a duet/trio low volume (restraunt/wallpaper type gig) for pedal steel, and louder gigs with other instruments like 6 string or even bass. It comes with a good app that allows you to choose lots of pedal / amp combos and access to a 'user library' that you can download from or post to, and pairs with your phone (Bluetooth) to play rhythm tracks from YTube etc. You can couple it with a rechargeable battery as well (aftermarket). |
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George Biner
From:
Los Angeles, CA
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Posted 24 Nov 2023 5:45 pm
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I have one -- it did well at a steel jam -- but the other day I tried to record with it and let's just say the digital sound/sample quality was not high enough for me to hit "record" -- too many digital artifacts and just generally not sounding good in the headphones.
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Bruce Bjork
From:
Southern Coast of Maine
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Posted 25 Nov 2023 8:04 am
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Pedal Steel through a Spark.
https://youtu.be/-aCfFKJ2tcw?si=g1kBoD9M9_n8z6kp
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Ron Hogan
From:
Nashville, TN, usa
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Ron Hogan
From:
Nashville, TN, usa
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Posted 27 Nov 2023 8:12 am
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| You can go to their iCloud and I have about 4 steel presets there you can use. Once you test them and download, tweak to you liking. Search under Ron hogan or hogan or steel guitar. |
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Danny Sherbon
From:
San Angelo, TX
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Posted 4 Feb 2024 4:21 pm Spark
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I've been using the Spark for winery or restaurant jobs and it did just fine and with Ron Hogan's setting from the sound cloud, it sounds really good.
I now have the Cab that is a 140 watt companion powered speaker cabinet that goes with it. I will be using it at a dance this weekend and I'm pretty confident it will be plenty loud and the sound is very nice.
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