LMAO... Well.. the problem worked itself out. I have no clue what the issue was. It was really muffled. Id turn it off and on several times and it kept sucking the sound. Then the next day I turned it on and it works fine as far as I can tell. It doesnt compress very much even on the max setting but im getting a good sound on it so who knows. The sustain knob makes a major difference and im digging it.