Hi guys, I don’t want to give up but, I really have no idea why my hx stomp xl sounds so bad.
I bought it just two days ago from a guy (so it’s used) but it’s in new condition, doesn’t have a scratch or so.
I created three presets, clean, rhythm OD, and a lead, and except for the clean, everything sound really bad, like muffled in the lower strings and the classic “chug” sound it’s horrible. As a metal guy this is not conceivable. I obviously tried to EQ (on the amp, on the pedals, even in global EQ) but nothing really changed, it’s like a really dark sound.
Even the classic Hendrix bending sounds electronic and 8 bit style.
All this using amp gain or OD pedals as well.
Plus, I tried different ways to hear the sound: directly into my y boss katana cabinet simulating the amp, directly into my audio interface hearing through monitors and headphones, and even from the headphones out of the hx stomp. But it sounds in any case so bad.
My last chance is connecting directly to a PA, but I predict the result.
Every person on this planet who has a hx stomp is happy, and on YouTube I heard so many beautiful tones from it, so it’s my unit problem? I hope not.
Please if you had such a bad experience and you resolved, lemme know. Thanks
