Lazy Bear Effects High Pass Filter vs Pigtronix Resotron Analog Tracking Filter
The Lazy Bear Effects High Pass Filter and the Pigtronix Resotron Analog Tracking Filter are both pedals sharing fuzzy. The Lazy Bear Effects High Pass Filter leans modulated. The Pigtronix Resotron Analog Tracking Filter leans compressed and smooth. Current prices: $92.51 vs $349.
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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.31% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- fuzzy
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$92.51via Reverb
$349via Reverb
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.
The Pigtronix Resotron is an all-analog tracking multimode filter that brings vintage 1970s synthesizer character to envelope-filter territory for guitar, bass, and keyboard. Its 24dB-per-octave filter is based on the SSM2040 chip found in some classic synths, offering traditional up and down envelope-filter modes plus a unique pitch-following mode where the filter adjusts to the actual notes played rather than just pick attack, like an old-school analog synth. It covers subtle auto-wah variations for funk riffing, reggae rhythms, and Jerry Garcia-style leads, and can also coax phaser- and flanger-like tones. Onboard compression keeps things punchy without affecting sensitivity, and an expression jack allows foot control of the cutoff for conventional wah use. It also turns overdrive and distortion into creamy, near-fuzz tones.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- experimental
- alternative
- Reggae
- Experimental
- Funk
- modulated
- compressed
- smooth
- octave