Tony-Hud Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Hi All ! I am new here and could use a tip or two ! I got my FHFX and had to use it in a hurry.. I programmed a few patches on my studio monitors and /headphones only to find at the gig the sounds where ..... awful to say the least... I know this may not be the fault of the unit but of mine... granted however.> why does my fhfx sound so thin ? the treble is so hot I had to hi cut on my mixer ( I input direct to mixer via the l+r 1/4 inch jacks ) the patches where cut to a bare minimal on the treble pls anyone give me a pointer in the right direction.. my Chain... Strat (usa 1979) line 6 FHFX.>mixer > fullrange FOH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony-Hud Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 anyone ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 It sounds like you are using the Firehawk 1/4" outputs. Make sure the output mode switch is set to Line Mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony-Hud Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 thanks I believe I was.. but will check in the morning,, the volume this unit puts out is awesome ... almost to hot thanx for your reply T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunpointmetal Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 You're going to have to build/adjust your presets at gig volume, there's really no way around it. What sounds good at talking volume isn't going to sound the same at gig volume. It's the same way with every modeler and every amplifier, pretty much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony-Hud Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 cheers guys ! all outputs are where they should be . its still the same .. the unut sound tinny mostly on clean sounds .. like a bee farting in a bottle .. I would say synthetic ... I would like to use my old PB to A.B. compare but that is now impossible ( I used a vox tolab se,,, and loved it .. warm sounds in the cleam area and not to great for high gain regular 60.70 +80 s rock was purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrfect... now that leads me to thinking >: the fhfx is geard towards metal and high gain or my ears suck or have to foget about my sound and become a clone ????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony-Hud Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 I want a warm tube sound and use my pickup selector switch to add bight at the mo I have to roll off all the tone , all the pres all the treb and work from there...it sucks at the gig I have to hi cut the git inputs from 2 k by - 15 db... that is really really bad ... I have four gigs this week... I am not looking forward to it at all... I need to spend more time with this unit .... idont have that time ... f**k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilrahi Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 15 minutes ago, Tony-Hud said: cheers guys ! all outputs are where they should be . its still the same .. the unut sound tinny mostly on clean sounds .. like a bee farting in a bottle .. I would say synthetic ... I would like to use my old PB to A.B. compare but that is now impossible ( I used a vox tolab se,,, and loved it .. warm sounds in the cleam area and not to great for high gain regular 60.70 +80 s rock was purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrfect... now that leads me to thinking >: the fhfx is geard towards metal and high gain or my ears suck or have to foget about my sound and become a clone ????? Hopefully you can get the sounds you want out of it. I wish I could be more helpful, but in my experience all gear needs extensive tweaking and testing before you debut it, and each outlet usually needs some fine tuning. I do want to thank you though. The image of a bee farting in a bottle is a new sound description that I won't ever be able to forget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertgoddard Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 What do you have the volume set to? In my experience, setting the volume to half (red ring) has helped dramatically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony-Hud Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 as a clock face..lev is at 10 o clock @Kilrahi lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunpointmetal Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Are the cab models on? The "bee farting in a bottle" thing sounds like maybe you're not running it through a cabinet model. Not gonna lie, my Helix is head and shoulders above the sound I can get out of my Firehawk, but the Firehawk is far from sounding BAD in any capacity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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