New gadget on the way: Positive Grid wireless headphones

[bry4321]

I live in an apt. 

Have bought and sold 2 pairs of Boss Waza-Air headphones. They work great but I found them to be uncomfortable and was concerned about blowing out my hearing. 

So when I saw these PG Spark NEO headphones I jumped on them, even though I suspect they may have the same problems. 

I have been using open-air headphones I am more comfortable with, with an older version of Boss Katana GO or headphones connected to Spark Go amp, but anything that makes it easier to pick up guitar and play is worth it to me.

(I may be lazy.)

I don't care about the A.I. that is included, but am curious about it. First thing I plan to do is type in "Diamonds and Rust from Unleashed in the East" and see what happens. 

I will report back, hopefully sooner than I have reported on the Strandberg that has been hanging on my wall for the last month. Maybe at the same time!

 

[Disturber]

Is there a way to change out the rechargeable battery?

[Travis]

On 2/19/2025 at 8:56 AM, bry4321 said:

I live in an apt. 

Have bought and sold 2 pairs of Boss Waza-Air headphones. They work great but I found them to be uncomfortable and was concerned about blowing out my hearing. 

So when I saw these PG Spark NEO headphones I jumped on them, even though I suspect they may have the same problems. 

I have been using open-air headphones I am more comfortable with, with an older version of Boss Katana GO or headphones connected to Spark Go amp, but anything that makes it easier to pick up guitar and play is worth it to me.

(I may be lazy.)

I don't care about the A.I. that is included, but am curious about it. First thing I plan to do is type in "Diamonds and Rust from Unleashed in the East" and see what happens. 

I will report back, hopefully sooner than I have reported on the Strandberg that has been hanging on my wall for the last month. Maybe at the same time!

 

Interested to hear what you think of those. I just have an extension cord for headphones to plug into my Spark when I need to play silently, which will be a whole lot more often, coming up pretty soon. 

[RobB]

4 hours ago, Travis said:

I just have an extension cord for headphones to plug into my Spark when I need to play silently, which will be a whole lot more often, coming up pretty soon. 

Is your mother-in-law moving in?

[currypowder]

I also have a Spark Neo in route.

I've been through many a practice aid in my many years, but I've really bonded with the Spark gear and app interface and use it all the time. Yes, I have a Spark amp and some wired headphones which works fine sitting down. But all the wires seem to conflict when practicing standing up (which I need to do more of) and I end up fighting them. The Neo would seem to solve that issue, so I'm giving it a go.

[Travis]

17 hours ago, RobB said:

Is your mother-in-law moving in?

Well, she moved in half the week for 5 years when we had our first kid… 😉

[RobB]

Congrats on the new addition!

[bry4321]

On 2/21/2025 at 11:31 AM, currypowder said:

I also have a Spark Neo in route.

I've been through many a practice aid in my many years, but I've really bonded with the Spark gear and app interface and use it all the time. Yes, I have a Spark amp and some wired headphones which works fine sitting down. But all the wires seem to conflict when practicing standing up (which I need to do more of) and I end up fighting them. The Neo would seem to solve that issue, so I'm giving it a go.

Mine came yesterday. Easy to set up. I immediately typed "Judas Priest Unleashed in the East" into the app and the AI gave me four tone options that seemed possibly semi-related to a JP sound. 

The headphones sound good and are comfortable. My concern about whether I will blast out my hearing remains, but there are some controls built into the app to deal with that. 

I did not try to design my own sounds or tones or whatever. They have plenty of presets that should allow me to find something close enough to whatever I need for now. 

I am cautiously optimistic that it will be easy to play along w/Apple Music or youtube but I haven't tried that yet. (I assume it works with other music streaming sources too, I just use Apple.) 

The headset allows you to click between four presets so you don't have to monkey around with the app all the time. 

I am curious about a couple of other features -- autochord, which automatically gives the chords for songs you are listening too, and the possibility to use a footswitch to change the preset sounds. 

I don't think there is an "out" option to send from headphones to speakers or computer, but your presets remain on the Spark app and you can use them on other Positive Grid devices/interfaces. 

Headphones and wireless jack both use USB-C. Someone asked about the battery and it is not apparent to me whether it is replaceable or not.