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BBE Sonic Stomp Sonic Maximizer Guitar Effects Pedal  

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The amazing sound enhancement of the 482i Sonic Maximizer in a pedal.

The BBE Sonic Stomp Pedal will make guitarists and bassists rejoice! More fullness, more presence, more clarity, and more control right at your feet. Hardwire bypass, nonslip rubber bottom, easy-access 9V battery compartment, and included external power supply.

The BBE Process--"What it Is"

Loudspeakers have difficulty working with the electronic signals supplied by an amplifier. These difficulties cause such major phase and amplitude distortion that the sound reproduced by the speaker differs significantly from the sound produced by the original source.
In the past, these problems proved unsolvable and were thus relegated to a position of secondary importance in audio system design. However, phase and amplitude integrity is essential to accurate sound reproduction. Research shows that the information which the listener translates into the recognizable characteristics of a live performance are intimately tied into complex time and amplitude relationships between the fundamental and harmonic components of a given musical note or sound. These relationships define a sound's "sound".
When these complex relationships pass through a speaker, the proper order is lost. The higher frequencies are delayed. A lower frequency may reach the listener's ear first or perhaps simultaneously with that of a higher frequency. In some cases, the fundamental components may be so time-shifted that they reach the listener's ear ahead of some or all of the harmonic components.
This change in the phase and amplitude relationship on the harmonic and fundamental frequencies is technically called "envelope distortion." The listener perceives this loss of sound integrity in the reproduced sound as "muddy" and "smeared." In the extreme, it can become difficult to tell the difference between musical instruments, for example, an oboe and a clarinet.
BBE Sound, Inc. conducted extensive studies of numerous speaker systems over a ten year period. With this knowledge, it became possible to identify the characteristics of an ideal speaker and to distill the corrections necessary to return the fundamental and harmonic frequency structures to their correct order. While there are differences among various speaker designs in the magnitude of their correction, the overall pattern of correction needed is remarkably consistent.
The BBE Process is so unique that 42 patents have been awarded by the U.S. Patent Office.

Features

  • Amazing fullness and clarity
  • Hardwire bypass
  • Non-slip rubber bottom
  • Included power supply

Make it your sonic secret weapon. Order now.

Sonic Stomp Sonic Maximizer Guitar Effects Pedal Specifications:

  • Frequency Response: Program Dependent
  • BBE: Lo Contour +12dB @ 50Hz
  • Process +12dB @ 10kHz
  • Signal to Noise Ratio: BBE on Max 94dB
  • BBE on Min 104dB
  • THD: 0.02% at 1kHz
  • Noise: BBE on Max -87dBu
  • BBE on Min -97dBu
  • Max Signal Level +7dBu
  • Input Impedance: 1MEG Ohms
  • Output Impedance: 1K Ohm
  • * 0dBu = 0.775Vrms
  • Hardware Bypass: YES
  • Power Requirements:
  • DC inlet: +9VDC min. 200ma
  • Battery Life: 15 hours
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What's in a name?

| Review By: Chris George | 4 weeks, 1 day ago

1 people out of 1 found this review helpful

Features:

Sonic Maximizer is right. Simple to use, two dials. Stomp on and hear amazing clarity from any amp. One of those must have pedals.

Quality:

Nice robust construction. fluid smooth controls. bright blue on-off LED.

Value:

Terrific value considering your tone will sound outstanding with such little fuss.

Overall:

Like a compressor at the front of your chain this is an essental piece of equipment at the end. Two controls Lo Contour & Process make for streamline adjustments. Beautiful retro modern graphics on fire engine red make it eye candy as well.

Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
45 years
Style of music you play:
Rhythm & Blues
Where you live:
New York City

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1121445

Great effect.

| Review By: Mark Kearns | 1 month, 1 day ago

0 people out of 0 found this review helpful

Features:

Not too many bells and whistles, but I love the Lo end contour.

Quality:

Rock solid! Ive been using one for 7 years gigging every week with no problems.

Value:

Worth every penny!  Fixes up your sound beautifully.

Overall:

This by far the best thing you can do for your tone.  I used one in an analog pedal board for years and now I use one in an effect loop on a POD HD.  Outstanding piece of equipment!  The chages to you tone are subtle, but there better.  Beefy lo's, clearer/chimey high's, just a fatter tone out the other end.

Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
Guitarist for 32 years
Style of music you play:
Classic rock/progressive
Where you live:
Oregon

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1121242

maximus

| Review By: Mike Poldrack | 1 month, 4 weeks ago

0 people out of 0 found this review helpful

Features:

Very simple to use 2 knobs and a on/off swithch. Very sweet tones

Quality:

Cheap enough for what it does         

Value:
Overall:

I like this pedal. It adds that little something to make your sound.

Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
20yrs+
Style of music you play:
rock/blues/christian/jazz
Where you live:
Texas

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1118179

MUST HAVE FOR ANY STYLE

| Review By: Wicktana | 3 months, 1 week ago

3 people out of 3 found this review helpful

Features:

This pedal has the ability to use whatever style you play, then add a degree of shimmer (for lack of better word) regardless of which pedal configuration you are using. It is the only pedal I've seen that never needs to be turned off, and is best left on all of the time. Since I have a small recording studio, I try to have on hand as many effecrts as possible. All of my amps are tube, and range from the Marshall JVM410H to 3 Fenders, and a Vox AC15C1. The Sonic Stomp gives me an edge with the clean Twin Reverb, or the high overdrive Marshall.

Quality:

The quality seems to be that of a tank, and well made in every area. While in can use a 9 volt battery, I recommend a plug in power source such as the built in one on my pedal board. Because this is a pedal that should always be left on, batteries will loose power quickly.

Value:

When I look at some of the these pedals going for more a lot of moeny, the cost of this one is well worth every penny.

Overall:

With the return policy of Musicians Friend, you would be very wise to at least give this pedal a try. If it is not among the best investments you have made in effects pedals, I will be shocked. Having played for more than 30 years, I'm far from a novice when it comes to the many sounds that have been introduced in the guitar effects market. This is a pedal that you will hear a great deal of improvement over any sound your looking for.

Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
active musician, studio musician
Style of music you play:
classic rock, 60s Motown, Deep Purple style rock, country and gospel
Where you live:
Taylor, MI

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1110148

I was sceptical for 20 years!

| Review By: patrick d wood | 4 months, 3 weeks ago

3 people out of 4 found this review helpful

Features:

As a recording engineer {for almost 20 years} I was payed BIG MONEY to record, edit,and  master to CD a radio program! For years my {brand X} gear salesman tried to get me listen to BBE products! Being a "Nose up in the air Purist" I refused! Now that I play the Electric Guitar again I agreed to try out {against every fiber of my former PURIST self ego} the Sonic Stomp! I hate the taste of "CROW", especially when it is mixed with a huge, dry piece of "Humility Flavored Pie"! I dailed up my Musician's Friend account and "The Sonic Stomp Pedal" is {most appreciatively} nestled snugly in my Pedal Board! O.K. I WAS WRONG, there I said it!

Quality:

Now the short message is this! BUY THIS PEDAL, heck buy anything BBE makes It is primo schtuff and I digs it!

Value:

A steal at this price!

Overall:

I bought the pedal and I am drooling over more BBE gear!

Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
30 years of playing Guitar in any imagineable situation!
Style of music you play:
Blues/ Rock.
Where you live:
So. Cal. {Where else?}

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1105562

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