HX Stomp Muddy

randerson

Apologies in advance if this has been covered and pls do point me to the tread if so but...

I've just purchased this unit and all the presets whether played through my amp or studio monitors sound boomy with next to no highs.

I followed this guys strat patch example (with a strat) and it sounds literally nothing like it.Louds of bottom end no high end even with tome pots wide open. Any ideas pls?

octatonic

Edit the presets to suit your listening environment.
Or create your own.

smudge_lad

Also, try altering the Global EQ settings.

randerson

Thanks for the above. I know I can get in there and mess with the EQ but I'm wondering why the presets sounds unusable from the off. My M9 certainly didn't?

sgosden

Daft question: is the tone knob down in the guitar?

smudge_lad

randerson said:

Thanks for the above. I know I can get in there and mess with the EQ but I'm wondering why the presets sounds unusable from the off. My M9 certainly didn't?

Mine definitely wasn’t muddy from the offset, apart from when I had it running into the fx loop of my amp. Into the front of my amps it’s been fine. I only mentioned the global EQ as I didn’t know it existed when I first got the Stomp 

randerson

sgosden said:

Daft question: is the tone knob down in the guitar?

Not a daft question when it pertains to me! But no, tried different guitars too.smudge_lad said:

randerson said:

Thanks for the above. I know I can get in there and mess with the EQ but I'm wondering why the presets sounds unusable from the off. My M9 certainly didn't?

Mine definitely wasn’t muddy from the offset, apart from when I had it running into the fx loop of my amp. Into the front of my amps it’s been fine. I only mentioned the global EQ as I didn’t know it existed when I first got the Stomp 

Just loads of bottom end. Tone wide open still doesn't bring in enough highs.

smudge_lad

randerson said:

Just loads of bottom end. Tone wide open still doesn't bring in enough highs.

Can we swap? Mine seems to have absolutely zero bottom end to it!

Branshen

Sounds like a settings issue. Did u buy it new or used? Might be worth putting it back to factory default if bought used. 

randerson

Branshen said:

Sounds like a settings issue. Did u buy it new or used? Might be worth putting it back to factory default if bought used. 

Brand new. Maybe I should pop down to my local music shop and see one demo'd. A-B it..

Wazmeister

The presets are cack. Make your own 

mudslide73

I thought this was going to be about cleaning soil off the knobs

smudge_lad

Wazmeister said:

The presets are cack. Make your own 

This also, is worth a try

Lebarque

Return to vendor and replace with quality valve amp and pedals. Simples. 

robinbowes

randerson said:

...and all the presets whether played through my amp or studio monitors sound boomy with next to no highs.

and

Wazmeister said:

The presets are cack. Make your own 

The presets aren't great, but for every preset to "sound boomy with next to no highs", there must be some sort of global problem - eg. bad lead(s), or a fault with the unit itself.

I recommend taking it back to where you purchased and getting them to check it out.

R.

Wazmeister

Id try the following;

1.) Factory reset

2.) Create a blank preset

3.) Add a reverb, then delay then other blocks to suit

Axe_meister

Is the output set to line or instrument?

randerson

OK so I don't know exactly what caused the issues but it sounds very nice indeed today. I used different guitar cable and created my own patches so don't know if that's it..

Anyway thanks for all the help!

robinbowes

randerson said:

OK so I don't know exactly what caused the issues but it sounds very nice indeed today. I used different guitar cable and created my own patches so don't know if that's it..

I think you answered your own question here.

R.

randerson

robinbowes said:

randerson said:

OK so I don't know exactly what caused the issues but it sounds very nice indeed today. I used different guitar cable and created my own patches so don't know if that's it..

I think you answered your own question here.

R.

Yes, you could well be right but I would never have anticipated the night and day difference would be down to cable.

robinbowes

randerson said:

robinbowes said:

randerson said:

OK so I don't know exactly what caused the issues but it sounds very nice indeed today. I used different guitar cable and created my own patches so don't know if that's it..

I think you answered your own question here.

R.

Yes, you could well be right but I would never have anticipated the night and day difference would be down to cable.

A broken or faulty cable often sounds exactly like you've described.

R.