Ashdown envelope filter vs EHX micro q tron

[Mattbass97]

Im thinking of buying one of these pedals and i am hoping you could give me Opinions, experiences and reviews on these two pedals please

Thanks

[BassBrass]

I'm a rare fan of the Ashdown because (for me) it can be drier (less quack), has great bypass and sounds deeper. It's just too big for my pedalboard! I tried quite a few smaller boxes to replace it and only the Source Audio BEF could be as subtle. I like subtle in an envelope. Usually.
Some people have trouble with the Ashdown because of it's sensitivity, but for me it works with the high line level I have: active pu's and overdrive/boost it can handle all of it and stay subtle.
If you need band-pass and high pass, the Ashdown don't. The EH gets complaints too, a volume boost that might be hard to tame, and I disliked the bypass of EH pedals (although my new Talking Machine cures that, maybe a trend for newer EH)
But many people swear by the EH and hate the Ashdown. You really DO need to try them with your bass. Envelopes are as personal as bass, string, and amp choice.

[FilterFunk]

Originally Posted by BassBrass

I'm a rare fan of the Ashdown because (for me) it can be drier (less quack), has great bypass and sounds deeper...If you need band-pass and high pass, the Ashdown don't.

^All of this. The Ashdown is capable of some cool synthy tones with less sweep and more subtlety. IIRC, it actually has a BP/LP knob, but it doesn't switch directly from BP to LP. It seemed to add or subtract deep tone in small increments. The only reason I sold mine was because of the slow attack. It sounds great for some things, but most of the time I want a nice, snappy attack. If the Ashdown had an attack control, I'd still own it.

Now, the Micro Q-Tron: I owned the Micro and the Mini, and the Mini made the Micro sound artificial to me. Neither was subtle. If you don't mind the slow attack, and if you're not lokking for an aggressive filter, the Ashdown is the better choice, IMO.