There are a select few guitar amps that spawn a series of imitators, those that set the bar so high that everyone else has to play catch up. That’s exactly what happened when Positive Grid’s Spark 40 launched –it completely changed the way guitarists practise. In a section of the industry obsessed with reissues of boutique tube amps from the ’60s, the Spark has become a true modern classic.
It’s quite aname that the Positive Grid Spark 2 has to live up to, then, and we all know the sequel is rarely better than the original. Unsurprisingly, not all that much has changed with the Spark 2, which looks eerily similar to the original with just a darkening of the grille cloth and some subtle changes to the top and back panels. The black and gold with accented red is still present and accounted for, and, to our eyes, it does look a touch more distinguished.