Electro-Harmonix Riddle Q Balls vs IVY Filter IV v2
The Electro-Harmonix Riddle Q Balls and the IVY Filter IV v2 are both pedals. The Electro-Harmonix Riddle Q Balls leans dynamic. The IVY Filter IV v2 leans mid-forward.
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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
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$152.40via 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 Ivy Filter IV v2 is a filter-type effects pedal from Ivy, a small boutique builder, with the roman numeral IV and v2 designation indicating this is the fourth entry in an ongoing filter-pedal lineage now in its second hardware revision, suggesting the brand has iterated on this circuit across multiple releases. Filter pedals of this kind generally shape a guitar or bass signal's frequency response dynamically or through manual sweep control, occupying territory similar to envelope filters or resonant wahs rather than straightforward gain or time-based effects. Specific control layout and sweep character for this exact revision aren't confirmed from available sources.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Soul
- Experimental
- dynamic
- mid-forward