Ashdown Type 23 Three Band Filter vs Guyatone Wah Rocker WR3
The Ashdown Type 23 Three Band Filter and the Guyatone Wah Rocker WR3 are both pedals. The Ashdown Type 23 Three Band Filter leans mid-forward and compressed. The Guyatone Wah Rocker WR3 leans dynamic. Current prices: $252.48 vs $185.02.
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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.53% — moderately similar
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Funk
Guyatone Wah Rocker WR3
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$252.48via Reverb
$185.02via Reverb
The Ashdown Type 23 is a three-band dynamic bass filter pedal from the UK-manufactured PRO FX series. Three frequency bands (high, mid, and low) are processed by independent voltage-controlled envelope filters that generate speech-like and funky bass tones. A single Sensitivity control sets how strongly the filters respond to playing dynamics. A switch on the pedal base varies the oscillation frequency of the selected filter for further tonal shaping. Requires 18V isolated power supply. Steel housing with anodized fascias and Neutrik jack sockets. Dimensions 63 x 108 x 120mm, 0.6kg.
The Guyatone Wah Rocker WR3 is a compact, touch-sensitive auto-wah that creates a wah-like filtered sweep in response to playing dynamics rather than a manual treadle sweep, long regarded as a hidden gem of funk envelope filtering among touring musicians. It delivers a thoroughly funky wah tone with good depth and a quick, responsive sweep, reacting especially well to fingerstyle picking dynamics. It has appeared on recordings by artists including Lenny Kravitz, Stevie Salas, and Bill Laswell. It suits funk, fusion, and groove-oriented guitar and bass players wanting an expressive, hands-free auto-wah rather than a conventional pedal-sweep wah.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Experimental
- Soul
- Blues
- mid-forward
- compressed
- dynamic