Positive Grid just dropped prices to double digits on two of its best portable guitar practice tools
Positive Grid’s already-affordable feature-packed practice amps just got even cheaper in this early Black Friday sale
Guitar practice amps are often regarded as unglamorous things; means to an end, save for the occasional breakout brilliance of something like Peavey’s Decade Too. Positive Grid is one brand determined to cut through that general unglamorousness, with a dedicated approach to creating practice-friendly devices that put creativity and simplicity at their core. Whether it’s the whimsy of a pocket-sized 5W mini amp or the tonal endlessness of a silent-practice headphone amp system, Positive Grid’s on the pulse – and, for Black Friday, throwing you another bone in the shape of this early Black Friday sale.
There’s something for every guitarist in the Positive Grid roster. For the guitarist after an unobtrusive way to practice at home, without sacrificing tonal expression or gratification, there’s the Positive Grid Spark Neo Core: a pair of wireless Bluetooth headphones, into which you can also plug your guitar and benefit from dozens of amp models and effects courtesy of the Spark app.
For the on-the-go guitarist, the Spark Go is a rechargeable 5W practice amp in an unbelievably small body. Again, a plethora of well-formed digital amp and effects models await, as does Bluetooth speaker functionality and a gratifyingly big volume knob. Per our glowing 5-star review a little while back, “it’s hard to believe just how full and clear this little amp sounds. After five minutes of noodling, you quickly forget you’re playing through a device that’s not much bigger than the phone running the app.”
For me, the deal most worth shouting about is the Positive Grid Reactor 50W – a solid-state amp with digital tone-generation technology, accessible via the Reactor smartphone app. It’s an amp just as at-home in the practice room as it could be on the stage, and it’s robust enough to manage both; all this is already a bargain at $349, but for now it’s discounted to just below $250.
Positive Grid Black Friday Sale: up to 40% off site-wide
Positive Grid’s practice amps and digital-imbued solid-state amps are already part of the pantheon when it comes to affordable, high quality equipment. But this Black Friday the brand wasn’t to be outdone, with up to 40% off key items. Everything from headphone amps to 100W beasts are up for grabs, and at their best prices of the year so far.
Positive Grid’s Spark Neo Core headphones are a gamechanger for quiet practice. They pair wireless Bluetooth technology with an analog jack input for your guitar, and emulated amps and effects aplenty via the Spark app. We loved the big-brother Spark Neo headphones when they launched, and this slightly leaner version deserves just as much love – particularly at their new sub-$100 price.
The Positive Grid Spark Go is a tiny guitar amp – in fact, amongst the smallest I’ve ever seen. It’s also a Bluetooth speaker, which makes it easy to jam along to songs streamed from elsewhere. With 33 amp models and 43 effects on board, it’s a pocket-friendly workstation of a practice amp; with the accompanying app, you can access loads more too. At $99.99, it’s a no-brainer of a deal for noodling around the house or out and about.
The Positive Grid Reactor series encompasses two variants of digital-infused solid-state amp-ery – 50W and 100W respectively. These are powerful things, with a shedload of on-board features and a shedload more accessed by the Reactor app. When we reviewed it, we found the 50W version to be “an extremely impressive bundle of tone creation and generation for the money”. With its first ever discount - a cheeky 30% discount for Black Friday - it’s all the more impressive a prospect.
There’s more to discover than these three stellar entrants in Positive Grid’s Black Friday sale, too. Wireless systems, portable amps and tone-generation software are all discounted, and all well worth a look-in at their new ultra-accessible prices.
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