thanks a lot greybeard and twistedlefty..it is a lot better than before with those settings but i think i will get those new strings you mentioned as ...

thank you :Di plugged it in.. and did the things you said. But to turn up the gain knob i have to switch on the 'over drive' button (now to be honest ...

thanks for the reply/..it sounds bad both plugged in and unplugged - more so when it is plugged in though.it has sounded like this the whole time i ha...