Members Belt Posted December 4, 2008 Members Share Posted December 4, 2008 Who uses one? Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hecticone Posted December 4, 2008 Members Share Posted December 4, 2008 No reason to. They leave kind of an artifact that I don't care for. They do work wonders for speaking and vocals tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Johansolo Posted December 5, 2008 Members Share Posted December 5, 2008 i used one (older rackmount 862) as a turd pollisher for my modellers (Vamp and POD) when recording director to playbackit does wonders in that part as its like taking a blanket off hte speaker however...im my amps it adds way too much digtal/brittleness/fizz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarded84 Posted December 5, 2008 Members Share Posted December 5, 2008 In my opinion it makes any amp sound a grand better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sethlover Posted December 5, 2008 Members Share Posted December 5, 2008 Kind of good on bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Severed Pumpkin Posted December 5, 2008 Members Share Posted December 5, 2008 Got rid of the Sonic Stomp. It was a tone sucker. Even though i was entranced by it for the longest time, after listening to it more attentively, it actually added some unwanted artifacts as someone mentioned, and it also had an effect on the dynamics of my amp. I guess it's a good pedal if you want to make a really crappy rig sound better, but if you have a sweet rig already, it won't make a difference IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members accenttothefuture Posted December 5, 2008 Members Share Posted December 5, 2008 Who uses one? Why? can anyone clearly explain to me how the BBE sonic maximizer work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Johansolo Posted December 8, 2008 Members Share Posted December 8, 2008 bass and treble frequencies travell and reach your ears at diffrent times.the SM processes it so that both bass and treble arrive at same time...apparently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D34dBaWx Posted December 8, 2008 Members Share Posted December 8, 2008 i used the sonic stomp in the loop of my head, it sounded great. i upgraded my cab and now it doesn't do so much for me and sits on the shelf. the results you get vary from amp to amp i find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jules-RM Posted December 8, 2008 Members Share Posted December 8, 2008 I used one on my Peavey VH head for my Bass VI stuff, pretty useless for guitar imo - that is if you have the right guitar/amp combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zachman Posted December 8, 2008 Members Share Posted December 8, 2008 Used them... Hated them.... Don't miss them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mind_Riot89 Posted December 8, 2008 Members Share Posted December 8, 2008 I have a Sonic Stomp; it's useful for muddy distortion, restores note clarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belt Posted December 8, 2008 Author Members Share Posted December 8, 2008 There is a broad spectrum of opinions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stspider Posted December 8, 2008 Members Share Posted December 8, 2008 It's the kind of think your rig should not need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members red_riviera Posted December 8, 2008 Members Share Posted December 8, 2008 bass and treble frequencies travell and reach your ears at diffrent times.the SM processes it so that both bass and treble arrive at same time...apparently how does it know how far you are standing from the amp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitargod0dmw Posted December 8, 2008 Members Share Posted December 8, 2008 It's essentially a glorified compressor. I don't use one and I never will...I'd rather just use a good compressor if I need one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members archofmusic Posted December 8, 2008 Members Share Posted December 8, 2008 If you want some kind of "Sonic" sound out of your amp, (Siamese Dream, Hum), then you will probably like one. If you don't want this kind of sound... (AC/DC, Hendrix) then don't get one. Mine is always turned on along with my chorus and (2) vibes. When I turn on the NYC BM I describe the sound as Sonic Fuzz. The great thing about this pedal though is they sell it a GC. So you can pick one up, try it out, and if you don't like it... Return It. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rogueweez Posted December 8, 2008 Members Share Posted December 8, 2008 The BBE process is a pretty simple State Variable Filter: http://www.radio-flier.com/bbe_data.htm Personally, I hate the sound. One of my friends has a Sonic Stomp and I have to beg him to turn it off when we jam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belt Posted December 8, 2008 Author Members Share Posted December 8, 2008 The BBE process is a pretty simple State Variable Filter:http://www.radio-flier.com/bbe_data.htmPersonally, I hate the sound. One of my friends has a Sonic Stomp and I have to beg him to turn it off when we jam. that for that link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ganjaseed Posted December 8, 2008 Members Share Posted December 8, 2008 I don't like Maximizers on guitars I've used them in small doses on bass,vocals and,as a master effect,on mixes with pretty good results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ItchyFingers Posted December 8, 2008 Members Share Posted December 8, 2008 I run about a dozen pedals at a time, varying in quality and bypass (some are true bypass, some bufferred, etc). Sonic stomp is sitting at the end of my chain right before the amp and does a great job of ensuring that I have good note to note clarity from my cleans all the way through to really nasty distortion. Apparently they don't work for everybody, but it works for my rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members django5 Posted December 8, 2008 Members Share Posted December 8, 2008 Terrible pile of {censored}e. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zachman Posted December 8, 2008 Members Share Posted December 8, 2008 Terrible pile of {censored}e. Don't hold back now... How do you really feel? hehehe I agree w/ you. If you build your rig properly in the 1st place, they're irrelevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Collapse Posted December 8, 2008 Members Share Posted December 8, 2008 I think they sound pretty cool. That link is the first non-bull{censored} explanation of what it actually does that I've ever read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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