Description
Envelope filters live or die on how they track your playing, and the BassIQ was built specifically with low end in mind. EBS gave it three distinct personalities: Up mode for the classic “wow” quack every funk bassist knows, Down mode to flip the attack curve for a reversed, sucked-back response, and Hi-Q for a touch-sensitive auto-wah that follows your dynamics rather than a fixed sweep. Threshold and Attack knobs let you dial in exactly how hard you need to dig in before the filter opens up, so you can go from subtle movement to full-on squelch.
Because it’s built on EBS’s core design philosophy, the BassIQ isn’t just chasing a novelty effect — it’s engineered to keep your bass signal’s frequency range intact rather than thinning it out, which matters a lot once you’re standing next to a drummer at full volume. Noiseless FET switching means no pops or clicks jumping in and out of the effect mid-song, and the construction is rugged enough to survive van loads, stage drops, and years of gigs without flinching.
Whether you’re running a P-Bass through a straightforward funk set or building out a more elaborate signal chain, the BassIQ’s three-mode flexibility means you’re not locked into one filter flavor. Switch between modes depending on the song, tweak Threshold and Attack on the fly, and let the pedal respond to how you actually play instead of forcing you to adapt to it.
- Analog envelope filter pedal for bass
- 3 selectable modes: Hi-Q, Up, and Down
- Touch-responsive filtering based on playing dynamics
- Threshold and Attack controls
- Preserves full frequency range of the bass signal
- Noiseless FET switching
- Rugged, road-ready construction
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