Carl Martin Ottawa Vintage Optical Envelope Auto-Wah/Envelope Filter vs Lazy Bear Effects High Pass Filter
The Carl Martin Ottawa Vintage Optical Envelope Auto-Wah/Envelope Filter and the Lazy Bear Effects High Pass Filter are both pedals sharing transparent, full. The Carl Martin Ottawa Vintage Optical Envelope Auto-Wah/Envelope Filter leans dynamic. Current prices: $143.54 vs $90.81.
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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.33% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- transparent
- full
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$143.54via Reverb
$90.81via Reverb
The Carl Martin Ottawa is an analog optical envelope filter pedal delivering vintage auto-wah and filter sweep effects triggered by picking attack. Three selectable filter modes (High Pass, Band Pass, Low Pass) provide distinct frequency response characters. Q control shapes resonance, while Attack and Tone controls adjust filter timing and high-frequency content. Approximately 14mA current draw. Danish boutique analog construction. Produces classic funky envelope filter tones for guitar and bass without a treadle.
The Lazy Bear Effects High Pass Filter is a boutique utility pedal that rolls off low frequencies below a chosen cutoff point, a tool commonly used to tighten up a muddy or bass-heavy signal before it hits a fuzz, overdrive, or amplifier. Rather than adding gain, modulation, or color, its job is subtractive, cleaning up low-end buildup that can make fuzz pedals in particular sound flabby or undefined, especially on bass guitar or baritone-tuned instruments. Boutique high pass filter pedals like this one are a niche but well-understood tool among players fine-tuning how a fuzz or drive circuit responds to their instrument's specific frequency content.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Funk
- Soul
- dynamic