The Chaos Custom Shop HPF is a Chaos Custom Shop eq pedal. Close alternatives include the Chaos Custom Shop Sub Sonic Filter and the BLAXX EQ5B 5-Band Equalizer. It pairs well with the Dumble Steel String Singer and the Fender Prosonic.

Chaos Custom Shop HPF

Chaos Custom Shop · pedal

The Chaos Custom Shop HPF (High-Pass Filter) is a dedicated frequency-filtering utility pedal for bass, cutting unwanted low-end rumble or muddiness below a set frequency threshold. Built by Chaos Custom Shop, a boutique maker specializing in precise bass signal-shaping tools, it offers bassists clean, surgical low-frequency control independent of an amp's built-in EQ.

  • eq
  • frequency
  • studio
  • bass
  • live
  • filter
  • boutique
  • recording

Genres the Chaos Custom Shop HPF is commonly used in

  • Alternative
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  • Acoustic
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  • Funk
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  • Soul
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  • Rock
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  • Classical
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Amps that pair well with the Chaos Custom Shop HPF

Dumble Steel String Singer

Dumble

27% match

Run Dumble Steel String Singer after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth

Fender Prosonic

amplifier

24% match

Fender Prosonic's warm balances out the bright tone

Gibson GA-50

Gibson

tonal match

Where this leans bright, Gibson GA-50 answers back warm

Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp

Orange

tonal match
$747.19via Reverb

Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

Orange Terror Bass

Orange

tonal match
$782.78via Reverb

Orange Terror Bass leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

Orange Little Bass Thing

Orange

tonal match
$708.76via Reverb

Run Orange Little Bass Thing after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

Fuchs ODS II Custom 25/50 Combo

Fuchs

tonal match

Run Fuchs ODS II Custom 25/50 Combo after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

Ampeg V4-B Head

Ampeg

tonal match
$1519.94via Reverb

Where this leans bright, Ampeg V4-B Head answers back smooth

Pedals that stack with the Chaos Custom Shop HPF

Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff

Electro-Harmonix

20% match
$94.75via Reverb

Where this leans bright, Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff answers back smooth

Catalinbread SFT

Catalinbread

19% match

Catalinbread SFT's warm balances out the bright tone

FoxGear EchoSex

Foxgear

13% match

Run FoxGear EchoSex after Chaos Custom Shop HPF in the signal chain, clear of Chaos Custom Shop HPF's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Eventide Modulated Delay

Eventide

13% match

Keep Chaos Custom Shop HPF's transparent voice out front: Eventide Modulated Delay goes after Chaos Custom Shop HPF in the signal chain so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Beetronics OV-LE-Uva

Beetronics

tonal match
$254.38via Reverb

Into Chaos Custom Shop HPF, Beetronics OV-LE-Uva is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end

Tone City King of Blues

Tone City

tonal match
$79.80via Reverb

Tone City King of Blues is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Chaos Custom Shop HPF gives it exactly that

Crazy Tube Circuits Heatseeker Pre-Amp

Crazy Tube Circuits

tonal match

Chaos Custom Shop HPF leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Crazy Tube Circuits Heatseeker Pre-Amp wants

Carl Martin THE Fuzz

Carl Martin

tonal match
$319.90via Reverb

Chaos Custom Shop HPF leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Carl Martin THE Fuzz wants

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Chaos Custom Shop Sub Sonic Filter

Chaos Custom Shop

77% similarity

Shared character: filter, mix, bass

BLAXX EQ5B 5-Band Equalizer

Blaxx

71% similarity
$31.35via Reverb

Shared character: mix, amp, bass

Hot Box Pedals Bam 5-band

Hot Box Pedals

69% similarity

Shared character: studio, bass, live

Dirty Haggard Audio Mid-Band

Dirty Haggard Audio

69% similarity
$125via Reverb

Shared character: mix, amp, bass

Ibanez Pentatone Equalizer

Ibanez

68% similarity
$107.01via Reverb

Shared character: studio, bass, live

Emma DiscomBOBulator

pedal

68% similarity

Shared character: filter, bass, live

Artec SE-EQ8 Graphic Equalizer

Artec

67% similarity
$67.80via Reverb

Shared character: amp, bass, recording

Boss GE-7 Equalizer

Boss

67% similarity
$106.92via Reverb

Shared character: filter, studio, mix

CNZ Audio GEQ-5

Cnz Audio

67% similarity
$44.99via Reverb

Shared character: mix

dpFX Pedals Variable Low Pass Filter

Dpfx Pedals

67% similarity

Shared character: filter, mix, live

Dunlop Cry Baby

Dunlop

65% similarity
$85via Reverb

Shared character: boutique_stuff

Ibanez PT EQ

Ibanez

65% similarity
$100via Reverb

Shared character: filter, studio, bass

See all alternatives to the Chaos Custom Shop HPF (cheaper + boutique) →

Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Chaos Custom Shop HPF?+

The closest matches in character are the Chaos Custom Shop Sub Sonic Filter, the BLAXX EQ5B 5-Band Equalizer, the Hot Box Pedals Bam 5-band.

What pairs well with the Chaos Custom Shop HPF?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Dumble Steel String Singer, Fender Prosonic, Gibson GA-50 — Run Dumble Steel String Singer after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth.

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