Can you help with this tone

About tone design, or about existing tones/patches from the ToneCloud
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Danimal0627
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Can you help with this tone

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I have a tone I originally got from the cloud and modified a bit. It's a great tone for the most part except that at any volume ithe low end sounds like the speaker is blown and I can't identify in the tone where that is coming from. You can find it on the cloud username DanielSmith tone BB King ES-345 DX
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What guitar and guitar volume and tone setting are you using?
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3 different guitars. An American Profesional Strat, a PRS Se II hollowbody and an SE 245. I've tried all volume levels. It seems to be part of the tone not the amp.
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Thanks for the info. I downloaded the Preset from ToneCloud and tested it with both my 2008 American HSS Strat and my 2021 Gibson SG. I always keep my Spark 40 Output set to 25%, and start with guitar volume an tone settings at 8 (I.e. 80%). I did not adjust the Preset in any way during my test.

The Preset, as downloaded sounded great, both through the Spark 40 speakers and my Tascom TH-200X headphone. Stepped through all switch positions on both guitars, focusing on low E and A string using chords and individual notes. No bass anomalies were detected with either guitar.

Turning the SG Tone Controls to 0, I could detect some breakup of the bass through the headphones, but not through the speakers. Sounded like adding a light Fuzz Pedal. Nothing harsh or ugly.

Turning the Strat Tone Controls to 0 did not introduce any detectable harsh or ugly tone through either the headphones or speakers.

Hope this helps…
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Ty, maybe it's just my own preferences. I get the fuzziness on the low end. I'll keep experimenting
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Could be you have really hot humbuckers(?) I’ve noticed that when I download a very loud Preset from ToneCloud, I not only have to adjust the Amp gain and volume, but also the Reverb Pedal settings. The Preset pedal seems to contribute more gain to the output than a real Reverb Pedal, at least to my untutored ear. I try to keep my favorite presets at about the same output level for those rare occasions when I try to use my Spark Tone Control… Unlike the one you identified, most ToneCloud Presets contain way too much reverb for my taste, so it’s usually the first thing that I tweak.
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