Ashdown Funk Faze vs Electro-Harmonix XO Micro Q-Tron
The Ashdown Funk Faze and the Electro-Harmonix XO Micro Q-Tron are both pedals sharing dynamic, full. The Ashdown Funk Faze leans harmonically rich and saturated. The Electro-Harmonix XO Micro Q-Tron leans mid-forward. Current prices: $172.44 vs $77.19.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.37% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Funk
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- dynamic
- full
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$172.44via Reverb
$77.19via Reverb
The Ashdown Funk Faze is a bass twin dynamic filter pedal designed with Stuart Zender, Jamiroquai bassist. A twin dynamic filter circuit delivers everything from subtle envelope filtering to full auto-wah shaped by playing dynamics. Controls include Sensitivity, Mix, and Output (which doubles as a clean boost), plus two footswitches for effect bypass and drive engagement. Valve-emulated overdrive is switchable pre or post the wah filter. True bypass. 9V DC 45mA, 145.5 x 116.2 x 65mm, 0.9kg. Reviewed by Premier Guitar for thick foundation and harmonic detail.
The Electro-Harmonix XO Micro Q-Tron is an envelope-controlled filter pedal in EHX's compact XO die-cast format, derived from the classic Mu-Tron III design. Playing dynamics drive the filter: harder picking produces a wider, more dramatic frequency sweep for an auto-wah response. Drive and Q controls set input sensitivity and resonance; a three-position mode switch selects Low Pass, Band Pass, or High Pass filtering. The XO format presents it in a rugged, compact enclosure.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Jazz
- Experimental
- harmonically rich
- saturated
- mid-forward