The title says it. I'd like to go from an agressive sound to a dubby one with a big booty with the stomp of a foot. Is a HPF the way to go or will an EQ pedal be better ? If possible, suggest boutique pedals.
I feel like your looking for a low pass filter. I don't know of any stompable HPFs (that doesn't mean they don't exist).
Yeah, LPF would be the logical way to do it, so your normal sound is aggressive and the filtered is dubby. There are tons of envelope filters that work for this; my favorite for this specific task is Iron Ether Xerograph Deluxe.
You need a Fuzzrocious Broke Dick Peanut Gallery if you can find one. That thing is a dub monster and there's nothing out there that does what it does. As you turn the tone knob clockwise, it cuts highs and boosts lows. Fully clockwise is dub city with ZERO highs. Fairfield Barbershop is also another option. It has two levels of switchable low pass filtering and unlike the BDPG, you can adjust the amount of gain you want. It does not cut mids like the BDPG though.
You could get an Fdeck HPF3 and put it in its own true bypass loop if you want to be able to turn it off and on.
Hmm I missed the "dubby / big booty" part. A High-pass filter allows the high frequencies through, and blocks the lows. So probably not what you're looking for. I only use mine to remove some of the sub-musical lows. In your case I think you want a decent EQ.
IE Xerograph (either version) is a great static LPF in general and especially great for dub tones, I agree.
OOOPS! My bad! Idiot me was searching for a high pass filter all along and wondering why there is so little to be found for bass. You got me sold on the BDPG. I want one.
wut? my barbershop doesnt seem to have any tone controls. is it on the inside? i havent been using it bacause i wanted to lose some of the highs, so its been the micro red dragon for me...
I'm gonna recommend the DOD bifet boost. That pedal can be SERIOUSLY dubby yet still remains clear somehow.
Hmm...I have the newest version with the tone switch, maybe they just added that and you have an older one? Switch in the middle is bypass, to the right is cut some high, switch to the left to cut a lot of highs.
. Believe it or not there is a great HPF in the Zoom B3 and MS60-B. The effect is called "Ac Bs Pre". It's a cheap option: (an MS60-B costs about $100 and you get all the other stuff as well.) As TB member Peter Weil discovered: Zoom B3 and MS60-B High Pass Filter .
Maybe you should change the thread title so you don't get more discussions about HPF. An envelope filter or wah pedal may do the trick, just set the threshold/attack so the filter doesn't open, or the wah so it opens just a bit.