The Spark CAB Has A Major Flaw-NOISE [Here’s How I Fixed It]

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  • Опубліковано 16 січ 2025

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  • @willgo7898
    @willgo7898 10 місяців тому +51

    let me save you 9 minutes "... the unit I received was hissy, I returned it twice, they finally sent me one that wasn't hissy". That's it.

    • @IkeGuitar
      @IkeGuitar  10 місяців тому +5

      Well, you're a poop

    • @Gogo.....
      @Gogo..... 10 місяців тому +2

      you must be fun at parties

    • @cugir321
      @cugir321 7 місяців тому

      Aren't they lovely making you send two back. It's an easy solution...put a DI out on the back...problem solved....but then you can run it through any PA....that would hurt their feelings. Just think about how the spark 40 could compete with Fishman if they added DI out and a XLR mic input....I could gig with it on the street if it had a XLR mic input. It's a pain in the ass using a little two input mixer and sending it into the 1/4" jack...the aux input doesn't cut it with a wireless mic alone. It does on the Fishman! But I don't have the battery version.....the Spark 40 can run off a 19v battery pack. They dropped the ball on a ton of stuff. I'm not spending another 300.00 bucks to lug around a cabinet that sounds like a flock of baby birds are living in the cabinet.

    • @KYUBIMATIAS
      @KYUBIMATIAS 7 місяців тому

      @@IkeGuitar No, fuck you for making a 9 minute video.

    • @ConditionZero76
      @ConditionZero76 6 місяців тому +3

      ​@cugir321 did you not listen to the end. The flock of birds was resolved. Theirs no sound on any of them now, it was only the first run batch.

  • @palehorsenameddeath7731
    @palehorsenameddeath7731 10 місяців тому +5

    I had a high pitch whine when I hooked up the spark 40. I pushed the bottom button on the cab and mine went silent I was shocked all the whine and hum was gone. It was the push button under the XLR plug. ????? Go figure. It now sounds great.

    • @PhillipHolt-f9r
      @PhillipHolt-f9r 9 місяців тому

      Some people just to conclusions before totally checking it out. I wouldn't want him as a customer. That's ridiculous sending all the others back

  • @BeginnerGuitarJunkies-g7o
    @BeginnerGuitarJunkies-g7o 2 місяці тому +2

    The Big question should be, why the hell are they still pushing out cabs that have that defect?

  • @alioth2021
    @alioth2021 10 місяців тому +33

    You didn't fix anything. You just went back and forth with CS to get one that doesn't have the issue. Very misleading title.

    • @IkeGuitar
      @IkeGuitar  10 місяців тому +2

      I fixed my problem by getting a replacement 🤷‍♀

    • @psocques
      @psocques 9 місяців тому +5

      @@IkeGuitar you are the reason people block ads on youtube.

    • @IkeGuitar
      @IkeGuitar  9 місяців тому

      @@psocques That's such a compliment, thank you!

    • @BlackHatInc
      @BlackHatInc 5 місяців тому +3

      @@IkeGuitar But you didn't fix the problem with any of the cabs that you had, you replaced them.(you fixed your problem but not the cabs problem) Those first two cabs still have an issue.

    • @shield400
      @shield400 2 місяці тому

      He's part of the "Everyone gets a trophy" generation.

  • @nickchiarello3870
    @nickchiarello3870 7 місяців тому +1

    I’m in Australia, not sure if it makes any difference, but just bought a Spark Cabinet, hooked it up to my Spark 40, and I have no noise. If I turn the cab up all the way I can hear some noise otherwise good.

  • @ianbrown1474
    @ianbrown1474 29 днів тому

    I returned two and went with Headrush FRFR instead.
    I understand the new production unit are allegedly quieter but I would be very cautious with 2nd hand units …

  • @oldrrocr
    @oldrrocr 6 місяців тому

    did they add a ground? In the old days, it was just a switch.

  • @rutiger6901
    @rutiger6901 8 місяців тому +4

    I was seriously considering pirchase. But this noise problem changed my mind. Im glad they sent you a silent one, i would order if i had confidence that mine would be quiet. But i KNOW they would send me a loudie! So im OUT. No Spark cab for me. THANK YOU!

  • @rebeccaeichelberger6102
    @rebeccaeichelberger6102 11 місяців тому +1

    Glad it ended on a happy note!

  • @dspivey4284
    @dspivey4284 2 місяці тому +1

    So, thanks for the video. But WHY pray-tell, would you NOT make a video of what it sounds like chaining three cabs together!?

    • @leviathansruse1085
      @leviathansruse1085 2 місяці тому

      You can't. All inputs, no outs.

    • @Focal_Paradox
      @Focal_Paradox 2 місяці тому

      @@leviathansruse1085
      It has a mono XLR balanced output.

  • @MikeWh
    @MikeWh 9 місяців тому +5

    Nice clickbait - does 'it' refer to the Cab, the Flaw, or the noise? Good work there. I have one of these and am waiting to see if the Spark Live is also junk. By the way I have two Spark 40s and they are great.

  • @michaelcox436
    @michaelcox436 9 місяців тому +1

    Thanks I almost bought this POS

    • @PaulChoate-s4v
      @PaulChoate-s4v 5 місяців тому

      It’s an awesome frfr.

    • @Drink686--
      @Drink686-- Місяць тому

      @@PaulChoate-s4v Only if you are lucky enough

  • @jimcarter6669
    @jimcarter6669 Місяць тому

    I have the same problem, but I have 2 of them.

  • @BlueBeeMCMLXI
    @BlueBeeMCMLXI 9 місяців тому

    He got a new unit.

  • @charlesmerfeld2988
    @charlesmerfeld2988 5 місяців тому

    Mine didn't

  • @PaulChoate-s4v
    @PaulChoate-s4v 5 місяців тому +1

    So your “fix” was to keep sendinh it back until you get one that works? That’s not a “fix”.

    • @IkeGuitar
      @IkeGuitar  5 місяців тому

      @@PaulChoate-s4v hater’s gonna hate

    • @leviathansruse1085
      @leviathansruse1085 2 місяці тому +1

      ​@@IkeGuitarIt's not hate. You make it sound like by the title that there's something you can do at home to remedy the problem yourself. It's misleading. I have a CAB with this issue and I was really hoping there was an at home fix.

    • @IkeGuitar
      @IkeGuitar  2 місяці тому

      Unless you live in Timbuktu, it is not difficult to get a replacement

    • @leviathansruse1085
      @leviathansruse1085 2 місяці тому

      @IkeGuitar I did that once and just like you, my second one still has a lot of floor noise. So I decided to just live with it.

  • @vaudronphilippe5415
    @vaudronphilippe5415 9 місяців тому

    Salut ! Déjà un redresseur de courant en alimentation ça te donne un meilleur son car moins de parasites… et puis laisser en charge pendant que tu joues influes sûrement sur le son !
    Dixit Éric Johnson qui explique jadis que même les piles dans ses pédales faisaient qu’ils n’avait jamais le même son ou des parasites…
    Puis gérer le gain stagging et le gâte dans lappli !?
    Voilà

  • @wealthfinder192
    @wealthfinder192 7 місяців тому +1

    Someone living at the beach: "What noise?"

  • @InnAyyur
    @InnAyyur 5 місяців тому

    Fuck, give me back my 9 minutes!
    I had the same issue when I preordered this shit of a cab, and had the same issue, but I was forced to resend it back (on my charge) to get a refund, and they didn't even bother sending me a replacement...
    Privilege?

  • @PhillipHolt-f9r
    @PhillipHolt-f9r 9 місяців тому +1

    Maybe you send it back and buy another amp. For instance the boss kantana version

  • @atsrecords1960
    @atsrecords1960 Місяць тому

    Great video. I have almost bought one of these a half dozen times and I always chicken-out when I hear about the noise. I have tons of recording gear so this would only be for farting around but that noise would make me do a header into the drywall. This is a marketing failure for the textbooks. Positive Grid has nothing on their site that I can find that even mentioned the noise and tried to head off becoming the leprosy of FRFR cabs. It's sad because it's a great design loaded with features but you would have to physically try one out of the box at a brick and mortar location to make sure it's not a sleep sound machine. Having seen your video of them sending you a bad unit (untested of course) to replace the first one made me transition from WTF to WTFF? I want to buy something that just works correctly, not become pen pals with a support person overseas that responds to me every 3 days.

  • @Thelma-q3v
    @Thelma-q3v 2 місяці тому

    If they made them with 8 inch speakers they sell like jot cakes

  • @JerryWhite-ee5hy
    @JerryWhite-ee5hy 3 місяці тому

    Get a furman power conditioner.

  • @JLawless-zj1mb
    @JLawless-zj1mb 5 місяців тому

    This guy is doing reviews of gear, and has no idea what the ground lift button is for....DUHHH..........

    • @IkeGuitar
      @IkeGuitar  5 місяців тому

      Tell me where it is

    • @JLawless-zj1mb
      @JLawless-zj1mb 5 місяців тому +1

      @@IkeGuitar Directly under Output XLR and Output Volume is a Button marked GND LIFT

    • @DjMichelful
      @DjMichelful 2 місяці тому

      @@JLawless-zj1mbYes but this Button dont fix the Problem. This cabs are Crab. Now they have cabs without this Noise but before they Tell that was normal. Not serious Company

  • @MARKLINMAN1
    @MARKLINMAN1 9 місяців тому

    Sadly the units with the hum noise will be shipped to unsuspecting costumers. 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

  • @ConditionZero76
    @ConditionZero76 6 місяців тому

    I didn't hear anything from any of them. Sir, I'm thinking you just might have Ultrasonic Hearing and didnt even realize it 😅

  • @Rondoggy67
    @Rondoggy67 6 місяців тому

    C’mon, that’s not a fault, it’s a fan noise emulator.