Nor should you ever use any speaker on the floor aimed horizontally (IOW, the backline position) "as a PA speaker." For the sake of your audience, I hope you aren't doing that....
I only mentioned that because full range music really shows the difference with the CLR in wedge and back line orientation, not so much with just a guitar signal. Thought perhaps orientation might relate to the poster's problem. Most of the photos of CLR wedges in action are in backline position with a head on top.
QuoteMaybe I got a lemon.
No. You apparently do not understand the purposes and proper uses of the built-in presets, however.
Yeah, the three-way switch was just too much to comprehend. (humor intended)
Just to be clear, I enjoy my CLR and it's going nowhere. My Kemper sounds the most guitar friendly through it than anything else I've tried. I still think some reviews were a little over-the-top hype, as they can be on forums, as people love to love their stuff.
Now if I could just figure out that switch...