Anyone ever try a BBE sonic maximizer?

JesseJames · Post by **JesseJames** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 1:35 pm

Was it any good or worth the money? Thinking about getting one.

BassPhemy · Post by **BassPhemy** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 1:39 pm

Supposedly it's one of those "once you go black" kind of things.

JesseJames · Post by **JesseJames** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 1:46 pm

I haven't heard one used, but just wonder if it is as magical as I have read it is.

Muffin · Post by **Muffin** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 3:37 pm

It's a turd polisher. Not bad though.

Dimejandro · Post by **Dimejandro** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:32 pm

i know a few people who own it.. havn't tried it myself, but i hear it's pretty good.

Wrona · Post by **Wrona** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:40 pm

I have the stomp model, but im not sure if im going to use it anymore. It seems to me like it is just a 2 band eq.

JesseJames · Post by **JesseJames** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:30 pm

Wanna sell it?

Wrona · Post by **Wrona** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:43 pm

JesseJames wrote:Wanna sell it?

PM dude...

Bronco · Post by **Bronco** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 5:38 pm

I hear great things bout them too, have not tried one yet.

My pod et live is doin a pretty good job for now

5axisOfEvil · Post by **5axisOfEvil** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 5:00 pm

They only work well on tube amps. The maximizer and a good distortion pedal make my Fender HotRod 2x12 into a metal monster with mongo low end.
It doesnt do a thing for my Solid State amps, and actually makes the Line6 sound worse. It sounds badass clean too. Its the one pedal I wouldnt give up.
Sonic Stomp is what you want BTW.

JesseJames · Post by **JesseJames** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 8:41 pm

How much is this sonic stomp?

5axisOfEvil · Post by **5axisOfEvil** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:30 pm

JesseJames wrote:How much is this sonic stomp?

99.99 smackaroo's
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/ ... sku=157030

DeathSion · Post by **DeathSion** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 6:06 am

I have the sonic maximizer in my rack..it doesn't make the biggest difference in tone..but it does tighten up the sound a little more. also like tk said it works as a 2 band eq on top of it..to where if you go from room to room playing..and your tone sounds different..you can quickly tweak it back to a good sound for the room. Or when jamming with a band you can set your lows and highs quickly to match more with the bassist. It's only around 100$ though so it is worth its money..alot of the time you can find them used on ebay or craigslist for 50 to 60 dollars. I'd rather live without my sonic though, than my 31 band eq. The eq can make me shape the sound anyway I want to..given an hour or so messing with it..to dial it in. Can dump all the sounds in your tone you dont like..and boost all the ones you like. You just might as well stop being cheap..and pair an eq with a sonic maximizer to achieve a better tone.