Spark Zone

I like to play the Spark amp together with backing tracks of my favorite songs, that i let play over the Anytune app.
There i can change the pitch and have a perfect control over the volume of each backing track. And the app remember the changed settings of the songs.
Searching useable sounds in the Tonecloud, fitting to the songs i like, was often not successful. So i have made the presets, that i was looking for by myself. I made the presets so, that they should sound the best together with the original backing tracks, i.e. in the band context.
I created the presets with Les Pauls and Strats, depending on the song. My volume knob on the guitar is usually on 6. If I need a little more gain for the song, I turn the volume to 7 to 8. Only rarely higher. The tone buttons are between 7 and 9, mostly on 8.
Maybe you can also use some of the presets. You'll find them in the Tonecloud under my name...Jürgen Conrad.
Here are the names of the presets...and the Links.
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Pink Floyd Presets:
Mother Solo Pink Floyd https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... gNcaMa6Jn9
Sorrow https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... r828nNTrZ7
On the turning away https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... Uv2Szz7d98
Another brick... https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... Wx8yx7Fbe9
Comfortably numb https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... cKCQA9yoa6
Pink Floyd Time https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... Viqqr9CYC8
Coming back to life https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... Ji2N49Bp16
Shine On You Crazy Diamond Pink Floyd https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... jvSbZUjMc6
Run Like Hell Pink Floyd https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... bYVDgpDoW7
Pink Floyd Hiwatt103 https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... GVT1PMkfC6
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Hendrix Presets:
Hendrix Plexi https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... L1zRn6gMy8
Hendrix JTM45 https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... UQTmmjptA6
Hendrix & SRV https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... VphQhvxWL8
The Wind Cries Mary https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... gPVPv4ZBD8
Star spangled banner https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... mQ3kg9Hfu8
Bold as Love - Jimi Hendrix https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... WcHjazhUE6
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SRV Preset:
Lenny - SRV https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... VsrRtyQbU6
Hendrix & SRV https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... VphQhvxWL8
Little Wing https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... g28Djbrrg6
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Guns N' Roses Preset:
Slash Guns N' Roses https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... 3JTBVWz3h6
Paradise City Clean Intro https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... 9KFBqUd8U6
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Gary Moore Preset:
Still got the blues https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... Lc9Xmf6Xc9
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Santana Preset:
Santana https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... 6U9MAsXjH6
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Prince Preset:
Purple Rain https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... FVa2SBWhy5
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ZZ Top Presets:
Jesus just left Chicago https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... 7FAfxf6WF8
A Fool For Your Stockings - ZZ Top https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... dy2xPRPbb9
Sharp Dressed Man ZZ Top https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... dDygLEoxx5
Blue Jean Blues ZZ Top https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... YDzSEEZTc9
I need you tonight - ZZ Top https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... XnJaKjq968
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Santo & Johnny Preset:
Sleep walk https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... LuamsV1y3A
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Bonamassa Preset:
Sloe Gin Joe Bonamassa https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... GvDCK46168
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Rolling Stones Presets:
Sympathy for the Devil https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... REFGDHRiK7
Gimme shelter - Rolling Stones https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... Da4uNjLxJA
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U2 Preset:
U2 - Until the end of the world https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... KoUyTh4JYA
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Bon Jovi Presets:
Wanted Dead or Alive Bon Jovi https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... BBMApWmCj6
Bed of roses - Bon Jovi https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... 1N4NiMG7o9
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Van Halen Presets:
Ain't talking ’bout Love - Van Halen https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... stXqxz2bN7
EVH - Van Halen (Panama) https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... r8QpeTWKP6
316 - Van Halen https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... RU2eR1SBf7
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Tito & Tarantula Preset:
After dark Tito & Tarantula https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... rg7wAJSvf6
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John Mayer Preset:
Slow dancing in a burning room John Mayer https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... cEGPRX4Bf9
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AC/DC Preset:
The Brothers Young AC/DC https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... R4xz47TFz9
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Eagles Preset:
Hotel California - Eagles https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... 4oWHURQAW9
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John L. Hooker Preset:
Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... sK1HHtnGh8
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George Thorogood Preset:
Bad to the bone George Thorogood https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... BvY9cEZUu8
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Universal Preset (same as Comfortably Numb)
1 Preset for 6 Songs (Can be taken for "Black magic woman/ Santana", "Sweet dreams/Marilyn Manson", "Whiskey in the jar/Thin Lizzy", "Comfortably Numb/Pink Floyd", "In the Flesh/Pink Floyd", I'm Eighteen/Alice Cooper". https://spark.app.positivegrid.com/pres ... b76GTvZaf7

yes I think it's a good idea.
exchange specific presets to understand how they sound in different contexts and get an opinion.
tomorrow I try it, tnks

J.C. wrote: ↑Thu Jul 30, 2020 4:20 pm Preset name: Pink Floyd Time
Stratocaster Bridge PU or Bridge and Middle together
Volume knob and tone between 8 and 10

similar sound and good touch.
I downloaded your preset but the gate set in mine is impossible, it completely kills the sustain and is unplayable.
firmware updated, I do not understand how there can be all this difference
(Strato me too and same settings)

I added this information to the first post of this topic for a better overview.
 

S@muele wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 9:33 am

J.C. wrote: ↑Thu Jul 30, 2020 4:20 pm Preset name: Pink Floyd Time
Stratocaster Bridge PU or Bridge and Middle together
Volume knob and tone between 8 and 10

similar sound and good touch.
I downloaded your preset but the gate set in mine is impossible, it completely kills the sustain and is unplayable.
firmware updated, I do not understand how there can be all this difference
(Strato me too and same settings)

Hey Samuele you are right. The time preset was one of my first attempts and i forgot this with the Noisegate.
The Noisegate is not very good. In newer Sound Presets i use it, if it`s neccessary, but i let the threshold closed. So it helps a bit against the noise but not completely. But like you said if you open the threshold it kills the tone/Sustain immediatly. I forgot this at my Time-preset and now i cannot change it anymore. I use this Preset by myself but i turned the threshold complete to the left. Than the preset works fine.
Thanks for your note.

J.C. wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 9:56 am Hey Samuele you are right. The time preset was one of my first attempts and i forgot this with the Noisegate.
The Noisegate is not very good. In newer Sound Presets i use it, if it`s neccessary, but i let the threshold closed. So it helps a bit against the noise but not completely. But like you said if you open the threshold it kills the tone/Sustain immediatly. I forgot this at my Time-preset and now i cannot change it anymore. I use this Preset by myself but i turned the threshold complete to the left. Than the preset works fine.
Thanks for your note.

Ah Ok, I am a little heartened,
I wrote several times to PG for a modification of the Gate and they guaranteed me that they will do something in the next firmware.. we'll see.

"Comfortably Numb" is one of the most brilliant and soulful solos I have ever heard. Your tone approaches it very much, and your playing is cool too. I am more of a metal/rhythm kind of guy so kudos to you!

Only one song from Pink Floyd i like more and this is "On the turning away". The Solo is unbelievable!

You are a metal man? I never thought that.

Salve a tutti
Come posso scaricare ulteriori effetti per la chitarra, perchè al momento nel mio SPARK c'è un solo di tipo di drive, delay, ecc.
Per esempio per avere un OD1, oppure unTS9 ecc.
Grazie

MAURIZIO56 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 05, 2020 4:09 pm Salve a tutti
Come posso scaricare ulteriori effetti per la chitarra, perchè al momento nel mio SPARK c'è un solo di tipo di drive, delay, ecc.
Per esempio per avere un OD1, oppure unTS9 ecc.
Grazie

ciao Maurizio
non ci sono altri effetti da scaricare, sono già all'interno
devi fare doppio clic sul pedale e sotto ti si aprono tutte le scelte disponibili