Section 1 of 6
Section 1 of 6

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Section 2 of 6

Clean Tone (Roland JC-120)

Listen to the 3 clean guitar riff samples below. Identify which amp played each sample, and rank them from best sounding (Rank 1) to worst sounding (Rank 3).

Recording Methodology & Amp Models Used

The Spark 2 and Reactor are mic'd and recorded with a Shure SM57 setup. BIAS X was recorded directly into Ableton, no extra plugins used. All demos used a basic tone preset, where just the Amp model is selected with all EQ knobs on 12, no other pedals and effects (other than a basic Room Reverb) are enabled in the signal chain.

Amp models used in this section:

  • Spark 2: Solid Clean
  • Reactor: JC-120
  • BIAS X: Jazz Clean
🎵 Clean Sample 1
0:00 / 0:00
Which amp is this sample?
Spark 2
Reactor
BIAS X
Sound Rank (1 = Best, 3 = Worst)
Rank 1 (Best)
Rank 2
Rank 3 (Worst)
🎵 Clean Sample 2
0:00 / 0:00
Which amp is this sample?
Spark 2
Reactor
BIAS X
Sound Rank (1 = Best, 3 = Worst)
Rank 1 (Best)
Rank 2
Rank 3 (Worst)
🎵 Clean Sample 3
0:00 / 0:00
Which amp is this sample?
Spark 2
Reactor
BIAS X
Sound Rank (1 = Best, 3 = Worst)
Rank 1 (Best)
Rank 2
Rank 3 (Worst)
Section 3 of 6

Crunch Tone (Vox AC30)

Listen to the 3 crunch guitar riff samples below. Identify which amp played each sample, and rank them from best sounding (Rank 1) to worst sounding (Rank 3).

Recording Methodology & Amp Models Used

The Spark 2 and Reactor are mic'd and recorded with a Shure SM57 setup. BIAS X was recorded directly into Ableton, no extra plugins used. All demos used a basic tone preset, where just the Amp model is selected with all EQ knobs on 12, no other pedals and effects (other than a basic Room Reverb) are enabled in the signal chain.

Amp models used in this section:

  • Spark 2: AC Boost
  • Reactor: Chime 30
  • BIAS X: AC Chime
🎵 Crunch Sample 1
0:00 / 0:00
Which amp is this sample?
Spark 2
Reactor
BIAS X
Sound Rank (1 = Best, 3 = Worst)
Rank 1 (Best)
Rank 2
Rank 3 (Worst)
🎵 Crunch Sample 2
0:00 / 0:00
Which amp is this sample?
Spark 2
Reactor
BIAS X
Sound Rank (1 = Best, 3 = Worst)
Rank 1 (Best)
Rank 2
Rank 3 (Worst)
🎵 Crunch Sample 3
0:00 / 0:00
Which amp is this sample?
Spark 2
Reactor
BIAS X
Sound Rank (1 = Best, 3 = Worst)
Rank 1 (Best)
Rank 2
Rank 3 (Worst)
Section 4 of 6

High-Gain Tone (Soldano SLO-100)

Listen to the 3 high-gain guitar riff samples below. Identify which amp played each sample, and rank them from best sounding (Rank 1) to worst sounding (Rank 3).

Recording Methodology & Amp Models Used

The Spark 2 and Reactor are mic'd and recorded with a Shure SM57 setup. BIAS X was recorded directly into Ableton, no extra plugins used. All demos used a basic tone preset, where just the Amp model is selected with all EQ knobs on 12, no other pedals and effects (other than a basic Room Reverb) are enabled in the signal chain.

Amp models used in this section:

  • Spark 2: SLO 100
  • Reactor: SS-100 Lead
  • BIAS X: SLO
🎵 High-Gain Sample 1
0:00 / 0:00
Which amp is this sample?
Spark 2
Reactor
BIAS X
Sound Rank (1 = Best, 3 = Worst)
Rank 1 (Best)
Rank 2
Rank 3 (Worst)
🎵 High-Gain Sample 2
0:00 / 0:00
Which amp is this sample?
Spark 2
Reactor
BIAS X
Sound Rank (1 = Best, 3 = Worst)
Rank 1 (Best)
Rank 2
Rank 3 (Worst)
🎵 High-Gain Sample 3
0:00 / 0:00
Which amp is this sample?
Spark 2
Reactor
BIAS X
Sound Rank (1 = Best, 3 = Worst)
Rank 1 (Best)
Rank 2
Rank 3 (Worst)
Section 5 of 6

Metal Tone (EVH 5150 III)

Listen to the 3 metal guitar riff samples below. Identify which amp played each sample, and rank them from best sounding (Rank 1) to worst sounding (Rank 3).

Recording Methodology & Amp Models Used

The Spark 2 and Reactor are mic'd and recorded with a Shure SM57 setup. BIAS X was recorded directly into Ableton, no extra plugins used. All demos used a basic tone preset, where just the Amp model is selected with all EQ knobs on 12, no other pedals and effects (other than a basic Room Reverb) are enabled in the signal chain.

Amp models used in this section:

  • Spark 2: Insane
  • Reactor: Insanity 3R
  • BIAS X: Insanity 3
🎵 Metal Sample 1
0:00 / 0:00
Which amp is this sample?
Spark 2
Reactor
BIAS X
Sound Rank (1 = Best, 3 = Worst)
Rank 1 (Best)
Rank 2
Rank 3 (Worst)
🎵 Metal Sample 2
0:00 / 0:00
Which amp is this sample?
Spark 2
Reactor
BIAS X
Sound Rank (1 = Best, 3 = Worst)
Rank 1 (Best)
Rank 2
Rank 3 (Worst)
🎵 Metal Sample 3
0:00 / 0:00
Which amp is this sample?
Spark 2
Reactor
BIAS X
Sound Rank (1 = Best, 3 = Worst)
Rank 1 (Best)
Rank 2
Rank 3 (Worst)
Section 6 of 6

Player Profile

Final step! Tell us a little about your guitar playing background so we can segment and compare cohorts.

Less than 2 years
Between 2 and 5 years
Between 5 and 10 years
More than 10 years
Under 30
30 - 39
40 - 49
50 - 59
60 - 69
70 or older
Spark Amp
Reactor Amp
BIAS X
They are the worst thing that's ever happened to pop music
No strong feeling either way
I love Chris Martin so much, I want to have his babies
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