I go through various spells where I love my Sonic Maximizer one day and then I hate it the next.One day it gives me this magical clarity that I've never hard before.The next day everything sounds like harsh, thin, and fake crap.

For the longest time I refused to use it simply because I thought it was making my recordings sound a tad harsh or a little too thin.Well, I'm thinking that maybe it does have a use.

Yesterday, I was tracking a bass and I could never get the tone I wanted for this song.I must admit that I'm a fan of definition in bass.99% of all local players I've dealt with have no definition in their tone.In other words, you can't hear it unless you have a subwoofer.While this works for raggea and a few other types of music, I don't think this is how it works with rock music.

Anyway, I was extremely impressed with the way my BBE Sonic Maximier handled bass yesterday.In fact, I ended up not using my Sansamp.The Fender Jazz Bass went directly into my Redeemer, into the BBE Sonic Maximizer, into my Presonus preamp (which I think I actually used the -20dB pad on).

Give the BBE Sonic Maximizer a try on tracks that maybe sound a little dull or a little too muddy.Just don't overuse them like I did.

Brandon