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How do you rate the Frantabit against the Geiger Counter?

Just out of curiosity which bitcrushers do you have and how do you rate them? I have been thinking about maybe getting a Frantabit next time Taylor has a build.

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Very excited about this amp. I usually don’t change them often and I have been using my Subway D800 for many years and this is the first amp to make me take a note and I will be keeping an eye on this thread.

Just to add here again for anyone interested, I got a reply from Taylor and he said to get that long reverb you need to max the bass, treble and room to get that long reverb then you can play over it. This is not meant to be a freeze pedal so you only get a long reverb on that note up to a minute which you can then play over with your clean tone. I really like this pedal and its the first time I feel like getting an expression pedal.

You are probably right since I have it set quite subtle so even when I have the Exp fully open the trail will disapear quicker than I thought. Maybe other owners/users can chime in and set it straight for us.

I have never really used reverb on bass before. I have played with the TC Infinite as a practicing tool and thats where I first tried it. So I think reverb can sound great but it has its place and like you said above it has to be subtle, less is more type of thing. I think it sounds great and I am planning to use it with fretless and one of the bands I play in is a country band and in the more slow and more accustinc songs I was hoping to add subtle reverb. As in the sound I dont have much to compare to (I have Wampler Ethereal for guitar mostly but I did try it on bass just to see if I would want to explore it further) and I think its great. I like it that I can mix the signals and then the size of the reverb. I do find the bass and treble subtle but I need to explore it more. But it really does add that something in quieter songs. Now the extra features, I really like the 'Size' and I can see myself exploring that. Build up sound scapes etc. The one I can see myself using is having the 'Exp' knob at 12 o'clock which allows you to play a note and it slowly trails off as you build up other sounds as you add if that makes sense. Fully clockwise its infinite which can sound really interesting such as ending songs etc. I am still trying to figure 'In Lvl' out and I have emailed Taylor about it. I thought it was like the TC Infinite, you could play a note/chord and that would sound infinite and you could then play over it but its not the case or at least I am not able to recreate it. But for the sound and the 'Size' function its a keeper for me.

Probably not the most exciting pedal for bass players. I wanted to add a bit of reverb to a band that plays a bit accustic and quiet at times so I thought adding the reverb as an option to the chorus already on the board. I am looking forward to exploring the possibilities of this pedal.

Just got this today and already gave it a spin. Sounds great and is different enough from my Octbvre and T47. The sound options are great and a lot to explore and as Taylor suggests to pair it with a filter (preferrably Xerograph) and that is so true. I have read a lot about these and early ones had a bleed from the synth voices but this one is really quiet. Really looking forward to see what I can do with it.

I am using exactly the same as you. 3 Leaf Oct M3.33, Doom2 (is that from last summer Gray type thing glows in the dark? Thats the one I have) and finished off with the IE XD. It just sounds amazing, very impressed.

Is that IE XD next to it? That pedal just makes everything sound better

I love this album. I will definitely check this out. Great work.

Why not. I just loved your comment on it

Just to chime in here with the acoustic part, it sounds great unplugged. It depends mostly how old the strings are on it. I have over the years spent a long time practicing unplugged and to me it sounded great. Probably the biggest surprise is the B string. It really sings (again depending on the strings). I have had mine since 97 and its an 89 with EMGs. I have over the last years used it as a backup but it still sounds great. I prefer my Stage 2 and that has been my main bass for at least the past 10 years but the Thumb gets used sometime and often at practices. I totally understand why hate the shape. I am 6,1 so it does not feel like a problem to me. What I have always loved about the Thumb is how well it responds to right hand technique. I have also started to change my preference for the pickup selection. I have always just had the blend in the middle but I have started to favor the neck pickup more and more. Maybe its me being older but I always hated that sound but now that is my preference. Just a last thing, I cant remember if anyone has mention how they sound as fretless. I think they are amazing fretless instruments. I think they really sing and shine there. I have an 89 6 string fretless and that is the best sounding bass I have played. The tone is just perfect and again the B string is so clear and punchy. It does has that Thumb sound but just a little less than the 5er and that could very well being the pickups not being JJ. I used the 5 at practice couple of days ago and I have been thinking about using that for the gig next weekend I enjoyed it that much. Oh and I played few songs with a pick which I have not done for 25 years (I used to do it all the time) and again right hand technique and a pick, a whole rainbow of sounds opened up.