1 of 11 presets carry at least one objective fault.
Objectively wrong — physics or dead logic. These are not matters of taste; each one is silently working against you every time you play.
ir0
The filter removes the fundamental of the lowest string — the note itself, not the mud. This is heard as hollow, weightless low notes and no EQ or drive setting can bring it back.
FixLower the cab's low cut to ~74 Hz or below.
Almost certainly hurting the tone, based on limits validated by ear on real rigs. Worth fixing; trust your ears on the final value.
reverb0
The wet path is high-cut below the dry path, so the tail of every sustained note is duller than the note itself — heard as high notes 'not ringing right' as they decay.
FixRaise the reverb HighCut to at least 8000, or accept knowingly for deliberately dark ambience.
reverb0
The wet path is high-cut below the dry path, so the tail of every sustained note is duller than the note itself — heard as high notes 'not ringing right' as they decay.
FixRaise the reverb HighCut to at least 9000, or accept knowingly for deliberately dark ambience.
cab0/cab1
Two IRs summing in parallel must agree on level and band-limiting or one path dominates and the blend smears instead of tightening. Different IR models and moderate high-cut differences are fine — level and low-cut are not.
FixMatch cab Level and low cut across the pair; keep the different cab models.
reverb1
The wet path is high-cut below the dry path, so the tail of every sustained note is duller than the note itself — heard as high notes 'not ringing right' as they decay.
FixRaise the reverb HighCut to at least 8000, or accept knowingly for deliberately dark ambience.
Unusual settings that may be intentional. Each one is explained, not condemned — check it knowingly and keep it if it is doing a job.
blocks
These blocks are loaded (costing DSP) but no snapshot ever turns them on. Either free ammunition — a ready-made lead boost or split-coil compensator — or dead weight.
FixAssign to a footswitch/snapshot, or delete to free DSP.
snapshots
All duplicated snapshots carry default names and identical state — this preset simply doesn't use snapshots. Fine if intentional; a missed live-switching feature if not.
blocks
These blocks are loaded (costing DSP) but no snapshot ever turns them on. Either free ammunition — a ready-made lead boost or split-coil compensator — or dead weight.
FixAssign to a footswitch/snapshot, or delete to free DSP.
snapshots
All duplicated snapshots carry default names and identical state — this preset simply doesn't use snapshots. Fine if intentional; a missed live-switching feature if not.
pitch0
Mix below 100% lets the un-shifted note through alongside the shifted one — you hear both pitches at once. On an octave-down 'bass' path this is mud; as a deliberate doubling effect it may be intentional.
FixSet Mix to 1.0 unless the doubling is on purpose.
blocks
These blocks are loaded (costing DSP) but no snapshot ever turns them on. Either free ammunition — a ready-made lead boost or split-coil compensator — or dead weight.
FixAssign to a footswitch/snapshot, or delete to free DSP.
blocks
These blocks are loaded (costing DSP) but no snapshot ever turns them on. Either free ammunition — a ready-made lead boost or split-coil compensator — or dead weight.
FixAssign to a footswitch/snapshot, or delete to free DSP.
delay0 before amp0
delay0 is upstream of amp0, so its repeats and tails get distorted along with the note and pile up on each other. In front of a clean amp that is a classic sound; in front of a driven one it usually reads as mush.
FixMove delay0 after amp0 and its cab, unless the smear is the point.
snapshots
All duplicated snapshots carry default names and identical state — this preset simply doesn't use snapshots. Fine if intentional; a missed live-switching feature if not.
blocks
These blocks are loaded (costing DSP) but no snapshot ever turns them on. Either free ammunition — a ready-made lead boost or split-coil compensator — or dead weight.
FixAssign to a footswitch/snapshot, or delete to free DSP.
blocks
These blocks are loaded (costing DSP) but no snapshot ever turns them on. Either free ammunition — a ready-made lead boost or split-coil compensator — or dead weight.
FixAssign to a footswitch/snapshot, or delete to free DSP.
blocks
These blocks are loaded (costing DSP) but no snapshot ever turns them on. Either free ammunition — a ready-made lead boost or split-coil compensator — or dead weight.
FixAssign to a footswitch/snapshot, or delete to free DSP.
pitch0
Mix below 100% lets the un-shifted note through alongside the shifted one — you hear both pitches at once. On an octave-down 'bass' path this is mud; as a deliberate doubling effect it may be intentional.
FixSet Mix to 1.0 unless the doubling is on purpose.
blocks
These blocks are loaded (costing DSP) but no snapshot ever turns them on. Either free ammunition — a ready-made lead boost or split-coil compensator — or dead weight.
FixAssign to a footswitch/snapshot, or delete to free DSP.
delay0 before amp1
delay0 is upstream of amp1, so its repeats and tails get distorted along with the note and pile up on each other. In front of a clean amp that is a classic sound; in front of a driven one it usually reads as mush.
FixMove delay0 after amp1 and its cab, unless the smear is the point.
Not problems — things worth knowing about how these presets are wired.
snapshots
Editing these on the block panel will be silently overridden when a snapshot is recalled — change them per snapshot.
routing
This preset carries its own bass amp, so the guitar path is deliberately high-passed to leave the bass the low end. Low-cut-vs-fundamental checks are skipped here.
snapshots
Editing these on the block panel will be silently overridden when a snapshot is recalled — change them per snapshot.
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