Electro-Harmonix Riddle Q Balls vs Ibanez Twin Peaks

The Electro-Harmonix Riddle Q Balls and the Ibanez Twin Peaks are both pedals. The Electro-Harmonix Riddle Q Balls leans dynamic. The Ibanez Twin Peaks leans mid-forward.

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.

49% — somewhat different

Shared genres
citedGenres both listings are associated with.
  • Funk
Citation fame
citedCitation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.
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Price

$152.30via Reverb

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Description

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 Ibanez TWIN PEAKS is an analog dual-peak filter wah pedal from Ibanez, delivering two independently tunable filter peaks that create a dual-resonance wah effect unlike conventional single-peak wah circuits. The twin peaks allow two frequency peaks to sweep simultaneously for a complex, vocal filter effect suited for experimental, funk, and alternative applications.

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

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