Positive Grid Spark 40 settings
⚡ Match a tone on this ampHow do you dial in a specific tone on a Positive Grid Spark 40?
The Positive Grid Spark 40 is a modelling amp, so a tone match here has two halves: which model or voicing to select, and where to set the controls once it is selected. Getting the second right on the wrong model gets you nowhere. Tonelify picks the voicing first and writes the knob positions against it, using the front panel this unit actually has.
Name the song you are chasing and Tonelify returns the settings for this exact guitar amp, not the settings the original artist used. Those are two different things: the recording was made on gear most players do not own.
Settings for this amp only ever use controls it actually has, because its front panel is stored in our gear database. You will not be told to set a knob that is not on the amp.
What controls does the Positive Grid Spark 40 have?
Positive Grid Spark 40 specifications
- Power
- 40W, as 2x20W stereo
- Speaker
- 2x4"
- Front panel
- Amp Type, Gain, Bass, Mid, Treble, Master, Mod, Delay, Reverb, Output
What the Positive Grid Spark 40 panel means when you dial it in
40W, as 2x20W stereo through a 2x4". There is enough headroom to hold a clean setting at band volume, so the gain control does the driving rather than the master. There is no presence control on this panel, so everything above the treble band has to come from the treble control and the guitar's own tone knob. A setting copied from an amp with presence has to be rebalanced here. Gain and master volume are separate, so the preamp can be driven hard at a volume that is liveable. Where a tone sits between the two is part of the answer, not a detail. Reverb is onboard, so a tone that needs it does not need a pedal in the chain.
Tones to try on a Positive Grid Spark 40
Positive Grid Spark 40 questions
What are good starting settings on a Positive Grid Spark 40?
Start from the middle of the range on Gain, Bass, Mid, Treble and move one control at a time. There is no single correct set of numbers for this amp, because the target changes with the song. Tonelify writes the values for a named tone against this amp's actual panel: Amp Type, Gain, Bass, Mid, Treble, Master, Mod, Delay, Reverb, Output.
Can the Positive Grid Spark 40 get a metal tone?
Yes, by selecting a high-gain voicing rather than by turning the gain up on a clean one. On a modelling amp the model choice sets the ceiling and the knobs work inside it, so picking the voicing is the first step of the answer.
Does Tonelify support the Positive Grid Spark 40?
Yes, and its front panel is stored, so settings only ever reference controls this guitar amp has: Amp Type, Gain, Bass, Mid, Treble, Master, Mod, Delay, Reverb, Output. You will not be told to set a knob that is not there.