u/BornToBeLate

I just tried to play my bass through the hx stomp without any effects and noticed that when I press analog bypass the volume decreases and everything is much less bright. I thought that without any effect blocks it should be transparent sounding but is that not the case?

I also checked global EQ and it's completely flat.

Is there a way to make the hx stomp sound transparent as the same as plugging straight to the amp?