Fortunately, a frosty, art-deco-esque plastic guard protects both knob and toggle. Your best bass bet is to set range to lo and keep resonance at noon or lower. You’ll maintain most of your bypassed bottom, and you’ll gain a little filter-sweep flavor dancing across the highs and mids. Crank resonance too far and you’ll realize we’re talking thin-cut spuds, not steak fries or even crinkle-cuts. Switching range to hi is an express train to thin city. While initially the Fries didn’t seem to be worth its salt, I admit I kept going back for more; there was something compelling about its slender sweeps and bubble-pop attacks. And maybe that’s enough. After all, you wouldn’t expect a $40 stompbox to “ketchup” to the boutique pedals.