You just imagined theSpark Mini.
“I have the original Sparkit’s really nice as a practice amp.
This is all controlled through a combination of on-gadget knobs and a companion app.
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For a guitarist, a good amp offers both tone and feel.
“Tone” is the term used to mean the quality of the sound you’re getting.
It’s pretty much indefinable, but you know when you’ve got good tone.
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And “feel” is when you think the amp is responding to all the intricacies of your touch.
Again, it’s hard to define but utterly essential.
Once those are out of the way, everything else is just a bonus.
For me, the best part is the portability.
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There’s only one downside to all this, though.
Current software goes without updates while new versions are launched, for example.
And with gear that’s so heavily reliant on software, this could be a problem.
But the units themselves, and the apps (when they’re still new), are top-notch.
There are lots of other options, too.Yamaha’s THR-IIseries are excellent and widely loved.
The Spark Mini, then, ends up looking pretty great.
