Electro-Harmonix XO Micro Q-Tron vs Lazy Bear Effects High Pass Filter
The Electro-Harmonix XO Micro Q-Tron and the Lazy Bear Effects High Pass Filter are both pedals sharing full. The Electro-Harmonix XO Micro Q-Tron leans dynamic and mid-forward. Current prices: $77.19 vs $90.88.
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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.32% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- full
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$77.19via Reverb
$90.88via Reverb
The Electro-Harmonix XO Micro Q-Tron is an envelope-controlled filter pedal in EHX's compact XO die-cast format, derived from the classic Mu-Tron III design. Playing dynamics drive the filter: harder picking produces a wider, more dramatic frequency sweep for an auto-wah response. Drive and Q controls set input sensitivity and resonance; a three-position mode switch selects Low Pass, Band Pass, or High Pass filtering. The XO format presents it in a rugged, compact enclosure.
The Lazy Bear Effects High Pass Filter is a boutique utility pedal that rolls off low frequencies below a chosen cutoff point, a tool commonly used to tighten up a muddy or bass-heavy signal before it hits a fuzz, overdrive, or amplifier. Rather than adding gain, modulation, or color, its job is subtractive, cleaning up low-end buildup that can make fuzz pedals in particular sound flabby or undefined, especially on bass guitar or baritone-tuned instruments. Boutique high pass filter pedals like this one are a niche but well-understood tool among players fine-tuning how a fuzz or drive circuit responds to their instrument's specific frequency content.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Jazz
- Funk
- Experimental
- dynamic
- mid-forward