BBE Sonic Maximizer 322 vs. Rocktron Exciter/Imager/Hush II

[brandoz28]

hey guys i ended up with both units for really cheap, so i'm just trying to see if anyone has used both or not and what you liked/didn't like. maybe i'll try to get some back to back sound clips

[Riffmeister]

I used a BBE For years, and while I loved the over all sound it gave, I hated the fact that it seemed to cut off the sustain a bit when playing leads.

[brandoz28]

i actually turned both on at the same time last night and it was very Dimebagish. they both do about the same thing in different ways, i need to get it out of my 13x13ft (roughly) living room and open it up a bit. i love the fullness if brings to the sound at lower levels.

[Hellbat]

I'm actually falling out of love with the BBE in my setup. I find when I set the lo contour control to where it gives me the bass response I want (11-12 o'clock) that my pick attack created audible "whumps" in the sound, even when I'm not digging in.

[jdr94]

yeah i've never used my bbe contour over 9 o'clock. tried to give it more in the post eq just before the bbe with a scoop and used my pre eq with a slight mid boost. it actually gave me cut while the post kinda gave it a scooped tone blended way better than just a single eq.
i've never used the rocktron, but i've read mixed reviews on it. its always compared to the bbe

[brandoz28]

the rocktron is a little different.....if i use them together it gets very dimebag sounding. i'm going to play around with it more as i can. the nice thing about the rocktron is the noise gate, but i'm not sure if i'm going to keep it or get a boss ns-2 or maybe even a mxr smart gate

[Trussrod]

I tried both at different times during the early 90's. Definitely a good investment...