EHX Y Triggered Filter Pedal - ?

**grygrx** · #1 07-21-2008, 02:26 PM

Because man can not live on fuzz alone.

E-bay auction I just won
EHX Triggered Filter Pedal

Any experiences?

JanusZarate · #2 07-21-2008, 03:16 PM

I wonder if it's anything like the Doctor Q?

This is one of those old EHX pedals that never made it near me...

whoatherechunk · #3 07-21-2008, 03:20 PM

Give us a review!

**grygrx** · #4 07-21-2008, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by whoatherechunk

Give us a review!

I will. I was actually thinking of doing full-on bassfuzz style reviews of a few filters as well. It's probably my 2nd favorite effect

dannybuoy · #5 07-21-2008, 03:34 PM

Yeah, fuzz + filter = awesomeness

whoatherechunk · #6 07-21-2008, 11:56 PM

For that price it seems like it would be wonderful either way. Finding vintage EHX products in that shape for that price is pretty astonishing.

RCCollins · #7 07-22-2008, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by grygrx

I will. I was actually thinking of doing full-on bassfuzz style reviews of a few filters as well. It's probably my 2nd favorite effect

I would LOVE to see this as I'm one of the MANY filter freaks you'll find here.

But you have to promise to review the Tube Zipper. O should I go first?

kevteop · #8 07-22-2008, 03:49 AM

Is this like the filter out of the BMS, rather than an envelope-following filter?

**grygrx** · #9 07-22-2008, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by kevteop

Is this like the filter out of the BMS, rather than an envelope-following filter?

No idea

RCCollins · #10 07-22-2008, 08:22 AM

here's the schematics from discofreq...

**grygrx** · #11 07-22-2008, 08:23 AM

Saw those while searching, beyond being basically unreadable they tell me nothing!

markjazzbassist · #12 07-22-2008, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by RCCollins

I would LOVE to see this as I'm one of the MANY filter freaks you'll find here.

But you have to promise to review the Tube Zipper. O should I go first?

tube zipper is a waste of money IMO. i had one and it did one cool thing. the rest of the "bells and whistles" were pretty shotty and the filter section wasn't that cool IMO either. I wouldn't waste your money getting one.

NOW, a vintage EHX Zipper (not tube), now that's a great pedal. probably one of my favorite envelope filters and it works great with bass.

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Originally Posted by whoatherechunk

Give us a review!

i've used one before. and to sum it up simply - they don't work well on bass. it would sound great on a guitar or maybe keys, but it doesn't do well with low frequencies and i couldn't find a use for it.

**grygrx** · #13 07-22-2008, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by markjazzbassist

tube zipper is a waste of money IMO. i had one and it did one cool thing. the rest of the "bells and whistles" were pretty shotty and the filter section wasn't that cool IMO either. I wouldn't waste your money getting one.

NOW, a vintage EHX Zipper (not tube), now that's a great pedal. probably one of my favorite envelope filters and it works great with bass.

i've used one before. and to sum it up simply - they don't work well on bass. it would sound great on a guitar or maybe keys, but it doesn't do well with low frequencies and i couldn't find a use for it.

Awww

RCCollins · #14 07-22-2008, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by markjazzbassist

tube zipper is a waste of money IMO. i had one and it did one cool thing. the rest of the "bells and whistles" were pretty shotty and the filter section wasn't that cool IMO either. I wouldn't waste your money getting one.

I disagree completely! Admittedly, I got mine for 90 bucks, but its fusion of overdrive and autowah makes it a compact and versatile effect - it is often the only pedal I take to practice!

It isn't noisy at all (as one might expect), the preamp/drive section sounds great on its own, and the autowah.. there's just nothing like it. I found it pretty easy to dial in some very useable settings, from simple overdrive to faux-bassballs to talk-boxy touch wah to alien space warble.

I honestly got this expecting to use it a bit in my electronic project, but it has become standard for my rock-funk setup as well.

When I get setup for recording I will have to write a review. I can't believe this pedal isn't more popular!

RickenBoogie · #15 07-22-2008, 05:08 PM

Are you talking about the Tube Zipper, or grygrx's new old triggered filter?

markjazzbassist · #16 07-23-2008, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by RCCollins

I disagree completely! Admittedly, I got mine for 90 bucks, but its fusion of overdrive and autowah makes it a compact and versatile effect - it is often the only pedal I take to practice!

It isn't noisy at all (as one might expect), the preamp/drive section sounds great on its own, and the autowah.. there's just nothing like it. I found it pretty easy to dial in some very useable settings, from simple overdrive to faux-bassballs to talk-boxy touch wah to alien space warble.

I honestly got this expecting to use it a bit in my electronic project, but it has become standard for my rock-funk setup as well.

When I get setup for recording I will have to write a review. I can't believe this pedal isn't more popular!

i'm glad you're able to find some useful settings, i'd love to hear your clips. what kind of basses are you using? i was using passive fender basses, are you using active basses?

admittedly every pedal is not for every person and maybe i could revist it (and maybe i will after reading your response).

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Originally Posted by grygrx

Awww

hey man, it could sound cool with your setup, i don't know what basses you use and stuff. i tried it at a vintage music store, and used passive fender's with it and was having trouble getting the sounds to be cool. so maybe try an active bass or something.

i'm interested to hear what you think.

RCCollins · #17 07-23-2008, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by markjazzbassist

i'm glad you're able to find some useful settings, i'd love to hear your clips. what kind of basses are you using? i was using passive fender basses, are you using active basses?

admittedly every pedal is not for every person and maybe i could revist it (and maybe i will after reading your response).

This is RE: the Tube Zipper - I have no experience with the Y Triggered Filter.

mjb: I use passive basses almost exclusively, primarily a Fender Jazz and a Warwick Fortress Flashback.

It's certainly a pedal that takes some time playing around with, but the page-length diagram of settings that SOMETIMES comes with it is helpful.

It's obviously designed more for guitar but it IS an auto-wah, and the frequency knob isn't really optimized for guitar either- it's optimized for self-oscillation as far as I can tell!

I'll shut up about it in this thread... expect a fll thread with review and clips in... about a month (sorry)

**grygrx** · #18 07-28-2008, 06:26 PM

A show and tell video

Brad Barker · #19 07-28-2008, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by grygrx

A show and tell video

whatever you do, don't ever review pedals with spanky pants. if you two were to be put in the same room with a bass, a pedal, and a camera, the combined goofiness would destroy galaxies.

sloppy knob

fivestringgecko · #20 07-28-2008, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by grygrx

A show and tell video

First, thanks for that review! I'm an envelope junkie and decided that while it's a good sounding pedal, I don't think it's quite what I'm looking for.

Second, in that video, you say you're using an active jazz, but that's not a Fender active Jazz. From the video, I couldn't quite tell what bass that is, but the exotic wood top still looks pretty hot. Who made it? (gets ready to add yet another bass to the G.A.S. list... )

5sg.