The Lazy Bear Effects High Pass Filter is a Lazy Bear Effects eq pedal, currently around $92.51. Close alternatives include the Chaos Custom Shop Sub Sonic Filter and the Knight Audio Technologies Kat-STB. It pairs well with the Magnatone 280 and the Fender Vibrolux 6G11.
Lazy Bear Effects High Pass Filter
Lazy Bear Effects · pedal
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.
- fuzz
- filter
- baritone
- boutique
- frequency
- muddy
- drive
- stage
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Lazy Bear Effects High Pass Filter is commonly used in
- Experimental
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Alternative
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Amps that pair well with the Lazy Bear Effects High Pass Filter
Magnatone 280
Magnatone
25% matchPut Magnatone 280 in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward modulated
Fender Vibrolux 6G11
amplifier
24% matchFender Vibrolux 6G11 stacks modulated on top of the fuzzy already here
Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp
Gibson
tonal matchRun fuzzy into Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp for more modulated on top
Pedals that stack with the Lazy Bear Effects High Pass Filter
Aguilar Octamizer (Bass Octaver)
Aguilar
24% matchRun fuzzy into Aguilar Octamizer (Bass Octaver) for more octave on top
Walrus Audio Ages
Walrus Audio
24% matchWalrus Audio Ages layers clean boost onto an already fuzzy signal
Electro-Harmonix Stereo Memory Man Vintage
Electro-Harmonix
17% matchKeep Lazy Bear Effects High Pass Filter's fuzzy voice out front: Electro-Harmonix Stereo Memory Man Vintage goes after Lazy Bear Effects High Pass Filter in the signal chain so its analog warmth voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Pigtronix Echolution
Pigtronix
17% matchPigtronix Echolution's modulated voice goes after Lazy Bear Effects High Pass Filter in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Lazy Bear Effects High Pass Filter's own fuzzy character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Laney TI-Boost
Laney
tonal matchLaney TI-Boost's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Lazy Bear Effects High Pass Filter delivers it
Mooer Flex Boost
Mooer
tonal matchLazy Bear Effects High Pass Filter leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Mooer Flex Boost wants
MXR Double Down
MXR
tonal matchMXR Double Down is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Lazy Bear Effects High Pass Filter gives it exactly that
J. Rockett .45 Caliber Overdrive
J Rockett
tonal matchJ. Rockett .45 Caliber Overdrive is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Lazy Bear Effects High Pass Filter gives it exactly that
Cheaper alternatives
Boutique & premium upgrades
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Chaos Custom Shop Sub Sonic Filter
Chaos Custom Shop
70% similarityShared character: filter, mix, bass
Knight Audio Technologies Kat-STB
pedal
70% similarityShared character: bass, amp, gain
Emma DiscomBOBulator
pedal
69% similarityShared character: bass, filter, response
MXR M109 Six Band EQ
MXR
67% similarityShared character: bass
Dunlop Cry Baby
Dunlop
67% similarityShared character: pedal, boutique_stuff
Boss GE-7 Equalizer
Boss
66% similarityShared character: filter, mix, pedal
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Lazy Bear Effects High Pass Filter?+
The closest matches in character are the Chaos Custom Shop Sub Sonic Filter, the Knight Audio Technologies Kat-STB, the Emma DiscomBOBulator. Budget picks: BLAXX EQ5B 5-Band Equalizer. Boutique upgrades: Maxon AF-9 Auto Filter, Pigtronix Resotron Analog Tracking Filter, Electro-Harmonix Cock Fight Plus.
What pairs well with the Lazy Bear Effects High Pass Filter?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Magnatone 280, Fender Vibrolux 6G11, Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp — Put Magnatone 280 in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward modulated.
How much does the Lazy Bear Effects High Pass Filter cost?+
Around $92.51 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).
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