Electro-Harmonix Riddle Q Balls vs Electro-Harmonix Nano Q-Tron
The Electro-Harmonix Riddle Q Balls and the Electro-Harmonix Nano Q-Tron are both pedals sharing dynamic. The Electro-Harmonix Nano Q-Tron leans mid-forward and analog warmth. Current prices: $155.13 vs $97.74.
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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.56% — moderately similar
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Funk
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- dynamic
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$155.13via Reverb
$97.74via Reverb
The Electro-Harmonix Riddle is a Q-Balls style guitar envelope filter pedal from Electro-Harmonix, delivering pick-attack-responsive auto-wah filter sweeps with Q, Range, Mix, and Drive controls. The Riddle produces funky, dynamic filter sweeps that follow playing dynamics with adjustable Q resonance for sharp filter peaks and Drive for adding harmonic content. Operates in both guitar and bass frequency ranges via Range control.
The Electro-Harmonix Nano Q-Tron is a compact analog envelope filter descended from the original Mu-Tron III design. Playing dynamics control the filter: the harder the pick attack, the wider the frequency sweep, creating an auto-wah response. Controls include Drive (sensitivity), Q (resonance), and a three-position Range switch (low, mid, high frequency band), plus a filter mode switch selecting Low Pass, Band Pass, or High Pass. True bypass.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Soul
- Country
- Rock
- Experimental
- mid-forward
- analog warmth