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BBE Sonic Stomp Sonic Maximizer
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Rugged metal casing and switch -
True Bypass -
Lo Contour and Process controls -
Included power supply
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Great Piece
| Ease Of Use |
Pretty straight forward. So easy one of those Geico dudes can do it.
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| Sound |
Hard to describe but easy to understand once tried. Incredible definition. Brings out many of the nuances of your sound throughout the spectrum.
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| Reliability |
It isn't a toy.
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| Customer Support |
Not familiar with the support.
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| Liked about it |
Amazing sound
* Doesn't degrade signal (in-line or loop)
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| Didn't like |
Nothing to not like about it really
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5.0 |
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Not bad
| Ease Of Use |
Can't get much easier than twisting knobs. LOL
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| Sound |
If used correctly it can color your tone just right. The only downfall is relying to heavily on this to make you sound good.
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| Reliability |
Never had an issue
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| Liked about it |
Simple and easy to use.
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| Didn't like |
I think it gives you a false sense of tonal bliss. I think your tone would be better without one of these.
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3.0 |
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The single best investment you can make in your so
| Ease Of Use |
As basic and "monkey simple" as it gets.....two controls,low end/high end....that's it.
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| Sound |
The most commonly used and incidently, most apt description of the Sonic Maximizer/Stomp's affect on your sound is it's as if a blanket was taken off your speaker cabinet. What the maximizer does is assign a very small, and slightly different amount of delay to each section of the EQ curve......low/mid/high. My understanding is that they're all well under 10 milliseconds. The result is a ridiculous amount of added clarity and headroom, as well as a very noticable volume boost.
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| Reliability |
The Sonic Stomp, as well as the rackmount units are built like a tank. I would indeed gig without a backup. I've had 3 BBE's over the years and never had a moment's trouble out of any of them. I sold my Sonic Stomp when I found a mint BBE 482 for sale at a great price. The only difference between the Stomp and it's rackmount brethren...at least the 400 series, is the rackmount units are stereo units....basically two Stomps in a single spaced rack.
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| Customer Support |
Never had to deal with BBE, nor do I think I ever will
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| Liked about it |
I'm gonna bypass the request to mention the top 3 things I like about this unit, and just say that it does EXACTLY as advertised. These things bring that "chrome" sheen to your sound, and provide just an incredible amount of headroom and clarity.
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| Didn't like |
Not a thing I don't like about it......it brings the chrome bigtime!!
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5.0 |
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Brings out articulate playing
| Ease Of Use |
Very very easy to use this thing. The two knobs control bass and treble. There is good even, smooth sweep to the pots and it takes no time at all to dial in tones.
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| Sound |
I started out using this thing all the time with my rig. I never shut it off, so much so that I left it sitting in the amp at gigs to save room on my pedal board for other things. It brightens or booms depending on where you set the two controls and I definitely agree with the reviews that say it's like a blanket being taken off your amp. It really makes things a lot more articulate. Over time, I found that I didn't want to be crisp and articulate all the time and I began to use it more sparingly. It was not that the effect or sound quality was poor, it isn't, but my tastes required a different tone. Now, I tend to use this as a boost for solos. It allows me to effectively cut through the mix without boosting my volume and drowning out the rest of the band. The true bypass is just that, true bypass. If you don't have a power supply to the pedal and the effect is off, you'll still pass a signal. That, to me, says that when the effect is off, it's out of the signal path. Kudos for that. I also use this for my bass recordings and it really helps to keep things nice and tight in the low end.
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| Reliability |
I've never had any problems with it. The knobs are very sturdy as is the stomp switch. I have gigged without a backup and never had a problem.
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| Customer Support |
I haven't dealt with them, it's a good product that does what it says it should.
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| Liked about it |
1. Very articulate, brightens up the tone without being shrill.
2. True by-pass, I'm not a snob about this, but I like that it does nothing to my signal path unless I want it on.
3. Included power supply, I HATE other pedal companies that don't give you a power supply after you've bought their $100 pedal and then charge you $15-20 for a power adapter. Way to go BBE for including this.
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| Didn't like |
It's really hard for me to find something I don't like about this pedal that is a fault of the pedal. It's simple and does what it claims to do. Anything I say for it's tone is subjective to my own sonic perseptions and goals but I will say that I tend to almost never use this for rhythm playing or darker/mellow tones. If your tone is not muddy to begin with, you probably won't see a whole lot of benefit from this product.
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| Overall satisfaction: |
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4.0 |
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