What is a Sonic Maximizer?

[tot_Ou_tard]

That is a perfect question to ask BBE. I imagine the concept is the same, but with the guitar pedal possibly being more tuned to guitar frequencies and not having to cover the whole spectrum like a rack mount would.

The rack will work with any instrument, but I don't know about the stomp pedal.

Yeah, that is what I was thinking.

I'll ask BBE,

Thanks Spud.

[duhvoodooman***]

Ah...DIRT! Ok Rabies, if you want dirt then you need to pick up one of these:

http://www.pedalspluseffectswarehous..._p/hao-rd1.htm

YIKES!! That thing sounds freakin' GREAT! Plexi tonal goodness for $135....very tempting!

[tot_Ou_tard]

More info:

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.

[Plank_Spanker]

I use a BBE 362 in a mini FX rack. The "Lo Contour" is great for beefing up the bottom end, and the "Process" adds some shimmer to the highs.

A word of caution with BBE's:

Use Sparingly. A little dab will do ya.

[Rabies]

I use a BBE 362 in a mini FX rack. The "Lo Contour" is great for beefing up the bottom end, and the "Process" adds some shimmer to the highs.

A word of caution with BBE's:

Use Sparingly. A little dab will do ya.

This is true. Too much of either is a bad thing. Unless yer just silly like that...