joetdc Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Hi everyone. I just got my Firehawk and at least 50% of the presets are not sounding right. I understand that pretests always need to be tweaked but this is different. The clean sounds are distorted and the distorted tones sound muddy. Not all of them but like I said 50%. If I palm mute the low E string on some dirty tones it sounds like my speakers are blown. I know that sound is subjective. That being said I listened to many videos of people playing stock pretests and none of them sounded like this. I have also owned other modelers in the past. Never had this problem. You may not like a preset but it should still be playable. I have tried many different guitars. Tried plugging into my mixer or straight into my FRFR (QSC K12) I tested speaker. It’s set to line. Cab sims are on. Cables are good. If I change the amp then sometimes that works but that defeats the purpose in my opinion. I do not know what else to try. Maybe a defective unit but I want to make sure before I send it back. Any suggestions other than buy a Helix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanceu Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Just got mine too and I would revisit the volume controls in that main knob. I'm still trying to master what red/ white/pink do... sounds like one of the levels is off. Also check the range on volume pedal settings. May need to bring the max down to 80% on the patches that are muddy. Something to try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joetdc Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 Thanks will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crisdd0302 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 If it sounds like the speakers are blown, you probably need to lower the output from the FHFX and raise the volume in your speakers, this applies for any audio system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punkyboy Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 On 1/24/2020 at 10:29 PM, lanceu said: I'm still trying to master what red/ white/pink do... RED= Global volume (guitar,sound, and amp volume) White = Only guitar level/output Pink = Only Amp volume Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGuitarMonkey Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 I have bought an old Firehawk FX and it also sounds bad. Every setting is ultra high treble. Even with the bass full up and the treble turned down there is too much treble and very harsh. I have done a factory reset and a footpedal reset. Everything else works fine. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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