The Death By Audio Evil Filter is a Death By Audio fuzz pedal, currently around $380. Close alternatives include the Systech Harmonic Energizer and the Source Audio Soundblox Multiwave Distortion. It pairs well with the Revv Generator G25 25W Tube Amp Head and the Swart Space Tone Atomic Jr. Two-Tone.
Death By Audio Evil Filter
Death By Audio · pedal
The Death By Audio Evil Filter is a filter and resonance pedal from the Brooklyn boutique manufacturer, providing aggressive, sweeping filter and resonance effects with the capability to enter extreme self-oscillation and noise territory. The filter character covers envelope-sensitive filtering through fixed-frequency extreme filter and resonance combinations. A creative and experimental filter tool with extreme capability. Made in Brooklyn, New York by Death By Audio.
- filter
- resonance
- noise
- experimental
- frequency
- resonant
- harmonic
- specialized extreme character
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Death By Audio Evil Filter is commonly used in
- Post-Rock
- Experimental
- Funk
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Soul
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Death By Audio Evil Filter
Revv Generator G25 25W Tube Amp Head
Revv
11% matchWhat Revv Generator G25 25W Tube Amp Head brings here leans toward high headroom — that's worth building a pairing around
Swart Space Tone Atomic Jr. Two-Tone
Swart
11% matchSwart Space Tone Atomic Jr. Two-Tone's own lush character is the real reason this is worth trying
Pedals that stack with the Death By Audio Evil Filter
RHC Rat Turbo Rat Distortion
Rhc Audio
8% matchRHC Rat Turbo Rat Distortion leans toward aggressive, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Walrus Audio Eras
Walrus Audio
8% matchWalrus Audio Eras's own lush character is the real reason this is worth trying
Caroline Guitar Company Somersault
Caroline Guitar Company
6% matchRun Caroline Guitar Company Somersault after Death By Audio Evil Filter in the signal chain, clear of Death By Audio Evil Filter's own gain stage
Ashdown Macchiato Compressor Guy Pratt Signature
Ashdown
6% matchWhat Ashdown Macchiato Compressor Guy Pratt Signature brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Electro-Harmonix Canyon
Electro-Harmonix
5% matchRun Electro-Harmonix Canyon after Death By Audio Evil Filter in the signal chain, clear of Death By Audio Evil Filter's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Empress Echosystem
Empress
5% matchRun Empress Echosystem after Death By Audio Evil Filter in the signal chain, clear of Death By Audio Evil Filter's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Fortin Amplification Tempest Overdrive Signature Architects
Fortin Amplification
tonal matchInto Death By Audio Evil Filter, Fortin Amplification Tempest Overdrive Signature Architects is right at home: it's built around a high-gain amp's front end
Friedman Buxom Boost
Friedman
tonal matchFriedman Buxom Boost's own voicing points at a high-gain amp's front end, and Death By Audio Evil Filter delivers it
Cheaper alternatives
Death By Audio Octave Clang
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67% similarityShared character: effect, noise, aggressive_playing
Rainger FX Razor Fuzz
Rainger Fx
64% similarityShared character: noise, aggressive_playing, boutique_stuff
Abasi Pathos Distortion
Abasi
64% similaritySimilar voicing: harmonically rich, aggressive
Beetronics Royal Jelly
Beetronics
93% similaritysimilar tone character
Mad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive
Mad Professor
92% similaritysimilar tone character
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Systech Harmonic Energizer
Systech
71% similarityShared character: peak, wah, filter
Source Audio Soundblox Multiwave Distortion
pedal
68% similarityShared character: noise, aggressive_playing
Aria Lil' RAT Distortion
Aria
67% similarityShared character: filter, aggressive_playing
Death By Audio Crossover Fuzz Dual-Band Fuzz
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65% similarityShared character: resonant, filter, noise
JAM Pedals Rattler V2
Jam Pedals
63% similarityShared character: filter, aggressive_playing, boutique_stuff
Rainger FX Air Space Invader 2
Rainger Fx
94% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Death By Audio Evil Filter?+
The closest matches in character are the Systech Harmonic Energizer, the Source Audio Soundblox Multiwave Distortion, the Aria Lil' RAT Distortion. Budget picks: Death By Audio Octave Clang, Rainger FX Razor Fuzz, Abasi Pathos Distortion.
What pairs well with the Death By Audio Evil Filter?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Revv Generator G25 25W Tube Amp Head, Swart Space Tone Atomic Jr. Two-Tone, RHC Rat Turbo Rat Distortion — What Revv Generator G25 25W Tube Amp Head brings here leans toward high headroom — that's worth building a pairing around.
How much does the Death By Audio Evil Filter cost?+
Around $380 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).