Death By Audio Deep Animation vs MXR M120 Auto Q Wah

The Death By Audio Deep Animation and the MXR M120 Auto Q Wah are both pedals sharing dynamic. The MXR M120 Auto Q Wah leans mid-forward. Current prices: $270 vs $96.15.

Similarity
citedBlended 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.

59% — moderately similar

Shared genres
citedGenres both listings are associated with.
  • Funk
  • Experimental
Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • dynamic
Citation fame
citedCitation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.
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Price

$270via Reverb

$96.15via Reverb

Description

The Death By Audio Deep Animation is an envelope filter and auto-wah pedal designed to respond dynamically to playing force, syncing filter movement with pick attack and multiplying dynamics into hyper-exaggerated filter sweeps. Features nuanced Volume, Sensitivity, and Intensity controls plus a six-position frequency spectrum toggle for selecting different filter frequency ranges. Brooklyn boutique construction from Death By Audio.

The MXR Auto Q M120 is an envelope filter pedal that produces a dynamic, touch-responsive wah-like sweep triggered by playing intensity, with controls to tune sensitivity and range. It delivers funky, vocal filter textures hands-free, favored by funk and fusion players for expressive, dynamic auto-wah effects on guitar and bass.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Rock
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Tonal lean
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  • mid-forward

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