The dpFX Pedals Variable Low Pass Filter is a Dpfx Pedals wah pedal. Close alternatives include the Emma DiscomBOBulator and the Chaos Custom Shop Sub Sonic Filter. It pairs well with the Friedman Dirty Shirley and the Fender Prosonic.
dpFX Pedals Variable Low Pass Filter
Dpfx Pedals · pedal
This entry covers the dpFX Pedals Variable Low Pass Filter, a boutique filter pedal with a sweepable cutoff range spanning roughly 220 Hz up to 16.5 kHz based on its own listed specifications, letting players progressively roll off high frequencies anywhere from a subtle darkening of the top end to an extreme, muffled low-pass effect. A low-pass filter like this works by allowing frequencies below the cutoff point to pass through largely unaffected while attenuating everything above it, giving guitarists and bassists a tone-shaping tool distinct from a standard passive tone control, with a far wider and more precisely adjustable sweep range than most guitars' onboard controls offer.
- filter
- boutique
- subtle
- eq
- frequency
- stage
- distortion
- drive
Genres the dpFX Pedals Variable Low Pass Filter is commonly used in
- Funk
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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. - Alternative
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Experimental
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Acoustic
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Amps that pair well with the dpFX Pedals Variable Low Pass Filter
Friedman Dirty Shirley
Friedman
23% matchInto a low gain tone, Friedman Dirty Shirley brings the high gain it's missing
Fender Prosonic
amplifier
23% matchWhere this leans bright, Fender Prosonic answers back warm
Dumble Steel String Singer
Dumble
tonal matchWhere this leans bright, Dumble Steel String Singer answers back smooth
Gibson GA-50
Gibson
tonal matchGibson GA-50's warm balances out the bright tone
Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp
Orange
tonal matchOrange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp's warm balances out the bright tone
Orange Terror Bass
Orange
tonal matchRun Orange Terror Bass after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
Orange Little Bass Thing
Orange
tonal matchWhere this leans bright, Orange Little Bass Thing answers back warm
Fuchs ODS II Custom 25/50 Combo
Fuchs
tonal matchWhere this leans bright, Fuchs ODS II Custom 25/50 Combo answers back warm
Pedals that stack with the dpFX Pedals Variable Low Pass Filter
EarthQuaker Devices Hoof
EarthQuaker Devices
18% matchEarthQuaker Devices Hoof leans warm right where the bright tone needs it
One Control Strawberry Red Overdrive
One Control
17% matchOne Control Strawberry Red Overdrive's smooth balances out the bright tone
Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler
pedal
12% matchRun Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler after dpFX Pedals Variable Low Pass Filter in the signal chain, clear of dpFX Pedals Variable Low Pass Filter's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
JAM Pedals Delay-Llama
Jam Pedals
11% matchKeep JAM Pedals Delay-Llama after dpFX Pedals Variable Low Pass Filter in the signal chain, clear of dpFX Pedals Variable Low Pass Filter's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
NUX XTC Overdrive
Nux
tonal matchNUX XTC Overdrive's high gain fills in what this low gain tone doesn't make on its own
Caline CP-31 Hot Spice (Black)
Caline
tonal matchInto a low gain tone, Caline CP-31 Hot Spice (Black) brings the high gain it's missing
Tone City Hot Mama Overdrive
Tone City
tonal matchInto a low gain tone, Tone City Hot Mama Overdrive brings the high gain it's missing
Orange - Vintage Distortion
Orange
tonal matchRun Orange - Vintage Distortion after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Emma DiscomBOBulator
pedal
70% similarityShared character: wah, filter, stage
Chaos Custom Shop Sub Sonic Filter
Chaos Custom Shop
68% similarityShared character: filter, mix, boutique_stuff
BLAXX EQ5B 5-Band Equalizer
Blaxx
68% similarityShared character: mix, subtle, warm
Electro-Harmonix Q-Tron Plus
Electro-Harmonix
68% similarityShared character: wah, filter, mix
Chaos Custom Shop HPF
Chaos Custom Shop
67% similarityShared character: filter, mix, live
IVY Filter IV v2
Ivy
65% similarityShared character: wah, filter, stage
Maxon AF-9 Auto Filter
Maxon
63% similarityShared character: filter, live
Ashdown Funk Faze
Ashdown
62% similarityShared character: wah, filter, mix
Creation Audio Labs Funkulator
Creation Audio Labs
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Ashdown Type 23 Three Band Filter
Ashdown
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Carl Martin Ottawa
Carl Martin
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Maestro Agena
Maestro
94% similaritysimilar tone character
See all alternatives to the dpFX Pedals Variable Low Pass Filter (cheaper + boutique) →
Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the dpFX Pedals Variable Low Pass Filter?+
The closest matches in character are the Emma DiscomBOBulator, the Chaos Custom Shop Sub Sonic Filter, the BLAXX EQ5B 5-Band Equalizer.
What pairs well with the dpFX Pedals Variable Low Pass Filter?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Friedman Dirty Shirley, Fender Prosonic, Dumble Steel String Singer — Into a low gain tone, Friedman Dirty Shirley brings the high gain it's missing.