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Subject
The Final Touch for Great Live Tone with the HD500
Joe L. from Clinton Twp, MI, USA
Quality
Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable?
It seems well made, and has the heft of a brick. (It definitely makes the speaker sound like it's much higher quality.)
Reliability
How has it stood up over time?
So far, so good.
Overall
Your general opinion of this product.
I found the Sonic Stomp without knowing what I was really looking for. I have been using the Line6 HD500 for over a year. I was never able to duplicate its great tones live- through any guitar amplifier. I finally bought a powered PA speaker (Behringer B212D) This got me about 90% of the the way to the quality of tone I was looking for. I was ready to hook up a graphic equalizer to get the rest of the way, when I read about the Sonic Stomp. I decided to try it. This did it! I could finally duplicate the tones I was getting through headphones, to a live performance. Plus, a stomp box is much more practical for this application than a rack unit, such as a BBE Sonic Maximizer.
Playability and Feel
How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing?
Tone
Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin?
The 2 controls (lo contour for the bass, and process for treble) allow for fine tuning of the overall tone. Small changes here are all that is needed to nail a great sound. Bass is punchy and highs are defined and enhanced, without getting harsh or brittle sounding.
Finish
How did the stain or paint job look?
Action
How was the action out of the box?
Subject
Loud and Clear
strat mad from charleston wv
Quality
Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable?
Very well made and very dependable.
Reliability
How has it stood up over time?
Owned less than a month but works fantastic
Overall
Your general opinion of this product.
This pedal is the missing link to my setup. Its great quality, low noise, and rugged.
Playability and Feel
How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing?
Controls are big and easy to use.
Tone
Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin?
Tone cleaner and clearer
Finish
How did the stain or paint job look?
Finish was done very well
Action
How was the action out of the box?
N/a
Subject
a must have, always on pedal
darkhorse from Sw USA
Quality
Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable?
BE sure to use the supplied power wart, don;t be an idiot and try to run this off an avg 9v low mA wart or daisy dumbness. This has a 200mA current draw, some bricks can supply it.
Reliability
How has it stood up over time?
Had my 1st unit for over a decade.
Overall
Your general opinion of this product.
Seriously, I have to have this pedal. My baord is high end, top quality tones, this just adds a delicious icing on the cake.
Playability and Feel
How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing?
It goes in your loop, use about half way up, leave it on and forget it.
Tone
Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin?
Best sonic invention of the last 2 decades!
Use it for guitar, bass, PA or recording (rack mount units available). Killer product, REALLY makes a difference even on a crappy rig.
Finish
How did the stain or paint job look?
quality build, they are all red now w the new logo. heavier than I thought it would be.
Action
How was the action out of the box?
na
Subject
Get one of these!
paul from N Dallas, TX
Quality
Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable?
My first unit lasted over a decade used all the time. No reason to imagine the stomp is any less reliable or most likely better as they designed it as a guitar pedal.
Reliability
How has it stood up over time?
I had my rack mount for a decade, it died and I got the new stomp model, bloody excellent!
Overall
Your general opinion of this product.
In all seriousness, in all honesty, I consider this sonic device one of the most significant inventions in the last two decades!!
Playability and Feel
How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing?
Omproves the quality and tone of any type of music, any guitar tone.
Tone
Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin?
Tone:transparent, sonically rephases frequency sounds natural, HD unprocessed
Finish
How did the stain or paint job look?
Finish: not a guitar, I've seen better color schemes, I've seen worse, I woould just as soon have all black boxes with chrome or gold knobs myself.
Action
How was the action out of the box?
Action: not a guitar /na, tracks all signals flawlessly, think of the transparency of an EQ set moderately.
Subject
IF YOUR MUDDY THIS CAN HELP
PAT from NOWHERE VILLE USA
Quality
Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable?
YUP
Reliability
How has it stood up over time?
GOOD
Overall
Your general opinion of this product.
tHIS WILL PUT EVERYTHING IN PLACE WHERE IT SHOULD BE AND MAKE A CRAPPY SOUNDING GIUTAR SOUND NOT SO CRAPPY SORRY IF YOU S*CK YOU WILL STILL S*CK
Playability and Feel
How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing?
SQUARE
Tone
Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin?
YES
Finish
How did the stain or paint job look?
GOOD
Action
How was the action out of the box?
IT JUST KIND OF STOOD THERE BUT HEY ITS A STOMP BOX
Subject
good pedal
DanB from Hazel Green, Alabama
Quality
Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable?
built like a tank good bypass switch metal knobs will last forever
Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable?
seems well made
Reliability
How has it stood up over time?
I've had it a short time but it's built very solid and seems like it will last. It comes with a 5 year warranty from BBE so it seems that the company is confident in their product!
How has it stood up over time?
had it a week but seeing it will last a long time
Overall
Your general opinion of this product.
ok i notice a boost in the signal but not like when i had the rack unit 482 but im only running the bbe nothing else is prolly why
Your general opinion of this product.
Good pedal to add to the end of your pedal chain. It will wake up your sound so to speak.
Playability and Feel
How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing?
plug n play
How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing?
simple controls...one knob that controls your low frequencies and one for your highs
Tone
Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin?
awesome
Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin?
it really "cleans up the sound" like I said it's hard to describe but I'm definetly glad I bought it and it's the one pedal on my board that's always on (and it comes with it's own power adaptor as well)
Finish
How did the stain or paint job look?
red and grey its cool
How did the stain or paint job look?
finish looks good...blue LED is cool too!
Action
How was the action out of the box?
n/a
Subject
I own it also
Jocko from Gulfport, Ms
Quality
Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable?
Have owned the unit 6 months now because the rack mount is a over kill in my situation. Their is a huge difference between the process and dry signal. It might not be as good as the rack mount but I can't tell the difference with my ears between the small pedal and the rack mount BBE.
Reliability
How has it stood up over time?
Unknown first BBE I have owned besides the Busta Grande
Overall
Your general opinion of this product.
Its addictive and if a 3 is in the rating its because its N/A
Playability and Feel
How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing?
Its a heavy pedal and appears to be of a higher standard
Tone
Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin?
Again its a huge difference between the processed and dry signal. With the unit off your guitar sounds good but with the BBE on its as if you took the cotton out of your ears and its the first time you actually hear the entire guitar. The bass, the highs and sweet mids... My Les Paul sounds very sweet and my Strat sounds different and all my Ibanez guitars sound great with this unit. Another huge plus is the unit comes with its own little power adapter and I really like the blue led vs all the red leds that my other pedals have.
Finish
How did the stain or paint job look?
Its red and white
Action
How was the action out of the box?
N/A