HX Stomp 4CM with amp -- something's missing

[Alex Kenivel]

So I've had my PRS MT15 for a little while -- been running it through the gauntlet. Today I finally made an obvious revelation that most other people already know and have read about -- tone suck. I realized after unplugging my Stomp from the loop of the amp that there was a loss of volume and high end. Wanting to regain that back, but still wanting to use the Stomp in 4CM I tweaked some output parameters until things were sounding right while A/Bing the results of the speaker's output with and without the Stomp in the loop. I added some low end, some high end, and some volume.

Output Block:
+8dB

Global EQ (can also be accomplished with a Parametric EQ):

Low Freq: 100Hz Q: 0.7 Gain: 3.0dB

High Freq: 4.1kHz Q: 0.7 Gain: +2.6db

These small changes got me back to the sound of the amp without The Stomp and extra cables.

 

[TubeStack]

Toe sucking? Yuck. Oh wait, not on OnlyFans anymore…

Ultimately, “tone suck” is what ended my happiness with the HXFX in 4cm. It really muffles/colours the sound.

Which really sucked (toes), because the HXFX is absolutely perfect for me: effects only, perfect size, perfect number of switches, light, easy to use (see sig).

That’s cool you found a workaround for the Stomp, though. (I don’t think the HXFX has a Global EQ?)

Part of my current happiness with my FM9 in 4cm is its total opposite of tone suck: it actually sounds better than plugging straight in, not exaggerating. 4cm with FM9 is the best my base tone has ever sounded, bar none.