Conclusion:
This is a well made, pedal with a bit of a niche sound. The bottom end is just huge and blooms like the dark rose whispering evil and crushing souls. That said, the pedal is extremely compressed and lacks mids. This means it will likely have a hard time cutting through a mix and allowing a bass to really stand-out amongst some angry guitars. It doesn’t have a ton of flexibility and is pretty expensive, so you better like it for the sound it produces… a lot. The germanium tones are pretty sweet and someone doing solo recording or finding themselves in a band with a lot of sonic room will probably enjoy it quite a bit.
As always, if you have any questions, leave a comment or let me know
Note: A rating of 5 = acceptable and should considered a ‘good’ basic score
Versatility: 4
Sound: 6
Value: 3
Overall: 6
Is the new intro music perhaps played on the tentacle love prototype?
Actually from now on, I’m going to record the intro with whatever pedal is being demo’d/review. Someone suggested it on youtube and I thought it was a good (fun) idea.
Makes a lot of sense – too bad the basssweet sounded best in the into!
Well, honest truth on that is… it’s the bass. That bass sounds amazing with almost anything you toss at it.
I e-mailed Fran from Frantone and she indicated to me that I have an older revision of the circuit. I’m going to send it off to her for a bit of rehab. I’ll be adding a large section to this review after I get it back.