Opto Stomp vs. BBE BMax Preamp Compressor

tallboybass · #1 03-10-2010, 11:33 AM

Can anyone tell me if the Opto Stomp is the same as the excellent (IMO) compressor in the BMax SS Bass Preamp?

tallboybass · #2 03-10-2010, 05:27 PM

Nuttin'?

Warfender · #3 03-10-2010, 05:32 PM

I have a BBE Opto-Stomp Compresssor. It works great.

WalterBush · #4 03-10-2010, 05:38 PM

BBE recycles circuit designs as much as anyone else. Although I don't own the opto-stomp, based on past experience BBE wouldn't have gone out of their way to redesign the compressor circuitry in either one.

The manual on the Bmax says it uses optical soft-knee circuitry, and the opto-stomp description says the same thing. I'd say it's a good bet they're identical.

tallboybass · #5 03-10-2010, 05:45 PM

Cool Walter, thank you! I LOVE the single-knob compressor in my BMAX.

bongomania · #6 03-10-2010, 07:00 PM

I didn't post earlier because I've never used the Bmax. But I agree that BBE are big recyclers, and the optical elements inside are the same, so odds are good that the two are the same or similar.

Gopher Bob · #7 03-10-2010, 08:52 PM

I like my opto stomp. No clue about the bmax.

bassman1185 · #8 03-10-2010, 09:17 PM

They are the same. I remember reading some BBE literature that said that the OS was the same as in their bass preamps.

stflbn · #9 03-10-2010, 09:22 PM

I've owned a Bmax-T, BBE MaxCom, as well as Opto-Stomp.

They've seemed the same in each of them in my opinion. Without getting overly technical or particular.

OilcanRacer · #10 03-11-2010, 10:40 AM

i have the otto stomp and it seems the same to me. a soft knee transparent compressor.

blastjv · #11 04-19-2010, 07:55 AM

A little late, but it says in the manual that they are the same.

-John