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  Posted by Nate_H on January 10, 2022 at 8:51 pm

  Any recommendations for a dual purpose amp? I’d like to go between my electric and acoustic.

  Nate_H replied 4 years, 8 months ago 7 Members · 8 Replies
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  Jesse W

  Member

  January 10, 2022 at 9:12 pm

  I like the spark amps. Good practice amp. Tons of options. Not something you’d gig with, but for playing around the house, its pretty cool.

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  Nate_H

  Member

  January 10, 2022 at 9:39 pm

  Wow I didn’t realize how many cool options were built in with it!

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  Loraine

  Member

  January 10, 2022 at 9:39 pm

  I have a Spark amp and love it. So much you can do with it. Blue tooth capable and it interacts great with software packages it comes with. It’s a ‘smart’ amp.

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    ted_h

    Member

    January 11, 2022 at 6:06 pm

    +1 on the Spark 🙂

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  JeffM.22

  Member

  January 11, 2022 at 11:10 am

  I also have a Spark. Good value for a wide range of features. Not enough power to gig with unless it is mic’d/wired into a PA or FRFR. It is designed to be a practice amp, nothing more. There is a phone/tablet app that you will need. Firmware upgrades do require a computer, (yours or borrowed). Also comes with a DAW.

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  SoCal_Ian

  Member

  January 11, 2022 at 12:09 pm

  Well, acoustic amplifiers and electric amplifiers have different circuitry if I recall and neither will likely sound great through an amp designed for the other. I’m not in-person familiar with the Spark but if you want a real acoustic dedicated amp that you can actually gig with I’d say try the Fishman Loudbox Mini or their Artist models.

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  5noteblues

  Member

  January 11, 2022 at 3:01 pm

  Years ago I bought the Fender Acoustasonic 150 (not available anymore) over the Fishman because they advertised it as a dual capable amp. They said you could play acoustic and electric, or acoustic and vocal through it. I bought it online and was not very happy with how my electric guitars sounded through it. The Positive Grid Spark looks pretty cool, but if you want one that you can gig with you might want to look into the Peavey Vypyr X 3. That one looks really cool too because you can play acoustic, electric or even bass through it, but it’s brand new and it’s not actually available yet.

  The most important thing I would say is to go down to your guitar store and play through the different amps, to make sure it sounds good to you, before you buy it.

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  Nate_H

  Member

  January 17, 2022 at 7:42 am

  Thank you everyone for the feedback!!

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