Synth style filter pedal help?

Pickups, pedals, amps, cabs, combos

Moderated By: mods

User avatar
Hurb
Peanut the Kidnapper
Posts: 7203
Joined: Mon Apr 17, 2006 8:47 pm

Synth style filter pedal help?

Post by Hurb »

So I need some suggestions.
I currently use a kangra filter fuzz by walrus audio connected to an expression pedal for filter sweeps needed during certain songs. It's fine and may be the best a man can get. But I kinda Invision something self contained in expression/wah style enclosure. I don't really use the fuzz side of the pedal so it's taking up space. Trouble is I don't think I want a wah wah. In my head I want the kind of filtering that are used in synths or maybe more specifically a Roland TB 03. Think like acid house music or techno. So a treadle type pedal with resonance and cut off controls etc Is this available for us guitarists?

If you have any ideas holla!
User avatar
benecol
Best Poster 2010
Posts: 8289
Joined: Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:12 pm
Location: Westcountry

Re: Synth style filter pedal help?

Post by benecol »

Tycobrahe wah pedals do this lovely (if spenny): Wilson do a Freaker which is a copy. I'd really like one.
User avatar
Doog
mid-century modem
Posts: 23127
Joined: Mon Apr 24, 2006 4:49 pm
Location: London

Re: Synth style filter pedal help?

Post by Doog »

Out of interest, have you tried the filter on the Ottobit on an exp pedal? If memory serve, it gets pretty gnarly.
User avatar
Doog
mid-century modem
Posts: 23127
Joined: Mon Apr 24, 2006 4:49 pm
Location: London

Re: Synth style filter pedal help?

Post by Doog »

Also, could be a larf, maybe a bit big
wahoo.jpeg
wahoo.jpeg (21.62 KiB) Viewed 832 times
User avatar
Hurb
Peanut the Kidnapper
Posts: 7203
Joined: Mon Apr 17, 2006 8:47 pm

Re: Synth style filter pedal help?

Post by Hurb »

benecol wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2024 8:01 pm Tycobrahe wah pedals do this lovely (if spenny): Wilson do a Freaker which is a copy. I'd really like one.
This looks pretty ideal!
Doog wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2024 8:06 pm Out of interest, have you tried the filter on the Ottobit on an exp pedal? If memory serve, it gets pretty gnarly.
Yeah it's a beautiful filter! Unfortunately I use my current filter with a different fuzz. In the same song as I use the ottobit as a different fuzz. So I would kinda need two to make it work. Or presets and expression on the ottobit.
Doog wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2024 8:10 pm Also, could be a larf, maybe a bit big

wahoo.jpeg

Yeah looks good but as you say probably too big.
User avatar
aen
Turdscreamer
Posts: 7698
Joined: Sat Apr 22, 2006 5:07 am
Location: ELECTRIC WARRIOR
Contact:

Re: Synth style filter pedal help?

Post by aen »

First, great idea. I can say that a proper Low pass filter makes a HUGE difference compared to a wah, especially with a resonance control. I wanted to put our Happiness pedal in a wah enclosure SO BAD but the parts were expensive and shitty from our suppliers. Never panned out, obviously.
High quality, low popularity Ecstatic Fury
User avatar
dub
.
.
Posts: 1733
Joined: Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:25 pm
Location: WGTN, Aotearoa

Re: Synth style filter pedal help?

Post by dub »

ugh, Wilson now do a mini Freaker too. http://www.wilsoneffects.com/mini-freaker-wah-1
User avatar
Hurb
Peanut the Kidnapper
Posts: 7203
Joined: Mon Apr 17, 2006 8:47 pm

Re: Synth style filter pedal help?

Post by Hurb »

dub wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2024 1:03 pm ugh, Wilson now do a mini Freaker too. http://www.wilsoneffects.com/mini-freaker-wah-1
Yeah I saw that. I would be happy with either but trying to find one in this country is proving tricky.
User avatar
ekwatts
A series of tubes
Posts: 24579
Joined: Tue Apr 18, 2006 10:35 pm
Location: Bongchester

Re: Synth style filter pedal help?

Post by ekwatts »

This place does actual synth filters in pedals:

http://www.ftelettronica.com/

But none of them are expression pedals, and, weirdly, none have expression pedal inputs, either, I think?

They do a resonant filter pedal that does have control voltage input minijacks, but how you'd get those to work with an expression pedal I don't know.

http://www.ftelettronica.com/product/r ... nt-filter/
Image
Brandon W wrote:you elites.