Help! I believe there might be something wrong with my guitar.

[Necrojester]

I'm a musician that mainly plays Melodic Death Metal. I've been trying to record music for years with my guitar and something sounds really off. The guitar is a Solar A1.6FRC and I've been trying every combination of tone I could think of, but there seems to be something else at fault. The problem is that it sounds weak, muted and hollow. Individual notes are not clearly defined past the fifth fret on the 5th string and the open 6th string. Power chords also makes the guitar sound broken sometimes.
I've tried different string gauges and I took it to the guitar store once for intonation. This was before I started thinking that something might be wrong with it so I never asked them about this.
I'm thinking about going to a different store, but I have no idea how to explain the problem to them, if there even is a problem and it's not just me doing anything wrong.
The thing is, I've tried two other guitars (Ibanez) and they sound a lot better. These guitars have strings that are over 5 years old and haven't been maintained as good as they probably should have. The intonation is pretty bad. Still, I think they sound a lot more consistent than the Solar.
I have recorded four different riffs and played them on each guitar for comparison. I used Reaper to record and the only plugin I've used is AmpKnob RevC as I wanted to have it as simple as possible for this test. The guitars are tuned in Drop B and my Audio Interface is IK Multimedias Axe I/O.
I will post every guitar sample individually down below.

Solar A1.6FRC
https://soundcloud.com/johan-larsson-573035235/solar-a16frc?si=d8966b1d3b204b7f86e4c66b0931228c&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Ibanez Gio GRG170DX
https://soundcloud.com/johan-larsson-573035235/ibanez-gio-grg170dx?si=d6f313da31074686b74b13a39ef5e608&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Ibanez Gio GRG270B
https://soundcloud.com/johan-larsson-573035235/ibanez-gio-grg270b?si=347fe6c3bdf448fc9ccef77172d80b1c&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Any help is appreciated!

[FatherAlabaster]

It's hard to say what this could be without looking at it. Maybe it's a setup issue, maybe it's a pickup wiring problem, maybe it's the pickups themselves, maybe it's a low battery, maybe it's something to do with your amp or plugin settings. It's probably not a fatal flaw in the guitar itself. The Solar clip doesn't sound inconsistent to me. But if the tone isn't what you're looking for and you can't make it work, either take it to a good tech and go through your problems in detail, or use a different guitar. If your Gio is sounding better to you, get a professional setup with new strings.

[Necrojester]

48 minutes ago, FatherAlabaster said:

It's hard to say what this could be without looking at it. Maybe it's a setup issue, maybe it's a pickup wiring problem, maybe it's the pickups themselves, maybe it's a low battery, maybe it's something to do with your amp or plugin settings. It's probably not a fatal flaw in the guitar itself. The Solar clip doesn't sound inconsistent to me. But if the tone isn't what you're looking for and you can't make it work, either take it to a good tech and go through your problems in detail, or use a different guitar. If your Gio is sounding better to you, get a professional setup with new strings.

I guess I'll have to bring it to a tech and try to explain it them. If there's nothing wrong with it, I'm gonna use the Ibanez as I prefer that one. The Solar works better for leads so it will have it's place there.

[RexKeltoi]

As mentioned earlier in the thread it could be anything. Take note, any new guitar will be setup for E standard, if you are tuning that low you have to get a professional setup by a luthier or tech. I was just talking to my tech today and he has to adjust my Schecter as it was setup for Eb when I bought it and since I am playing in C there needs to be a lot of adjustments. If they are active swap the battery with and make sure it is just an Alkaline 9V, it does matter tonally, even pedals love some good ole alka9's best. It could be the soldering on the wiring or even the input could be loose, maybe even the potentiometers. Have you taken it to a shop and tried it in different amps? There are so many variables it is really hard without a QC. Take note, it is recommended you get a setup every year to keep it in good order with a good quality guitar like a Solar or anything in $1,000 range IMHO. Hope it all works out for you brother.