Electro-Harmonix Nano BassBalls vs Subdecay Proteus MKII Sample
The Electro-Harmonix Nano BassBalls and the Subdecay Proteus MKII Sample are both pedals sharing gritty, mid-forward. The Electro-Harmonix Nano BassBalls leans dynamic. The Subdecay Proteus MKII Sample leans modulated and low gain.
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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.35% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Funk
- Experimental
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- gritty
- mid-forward
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$73.25via Reverb
The Electro-Harmonix Nano BassBalls is a compact twin dynamic envelope filter, a classic EHX effect that sweeps two narrow filters under control of your playing envelope to create vocal, quacky, funky textures. Built primarily for bass but equally funky on guitar, it responds to picking dynamics to open and close the filters, and a distortion switch adds harmonic grit and bite. From smooth, vocal like wah sweeps to gnarly, distorted funk, it delivers the famous BassBalls character in a smaller enclosure. It suits funk, fusion, rock and experimental bassists and guitarists who want dynamic, expressive envelope filtering with optional distortion in a space saving pedal.
The Subdecay Proteus MKII is an envelope and sample/hold filter pedal from Subdecay of Oregon, built around an all-analogue OTA filter core similar to vintage Maestro units with digital control for tap tempo and mode switching. In envelope mode it tracks pick attack for classic vocal, quacking auto-wah sweeps; in sample/hold mode it steps the filter to random pitches for stuttering, bubbling, unpredictable synth-like textures locked to tap tempo. The resonance control moves the voice from subtle and rounded through to greasy, gritty, sharply peaked synth tones, and an external switch selects low-pass for a fat, sweeping character or band-pass for a thinner, more vocal and nasal response. It suits players after funk-flavoured filter movement as well as generative, rhythmic and experimental modulation textures.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Rock
- dynamic
- modulated
- low gain