Electro-Harmonix Micro Q-Tron
Electro-Harmonix has an entire love-in of filter-rific ’70s-style envelope pedals, but the company chose to send us the newest: the Micro Q-Tron. Much smaller than its stage-hogging, sheet-metal siblings, the sturdy aluminum Micro has a raw look and groovy graphics. The knobs looked plain and felt cheap, battery changes required removing four screws, and the mode switch’s three positions functioned backward: hp was a lowpass filter, and vice-versa.
(E-H’s Rick Stevenson says this was a first-run printing goof, not an engineering error.) I consider E-H’s Q-Tron and Mini Q-Tron old friends, but the Micro disappointed me. In lowpass mode, the filter range was relatively high, meaning unaffected lows came through strongly but with a too-subtle effect. I was never able to dial up super-sharp peaks or deeply drippy falls. Bandpass mode had more range, but that’s more useful on guitar. For bass, you’ll be more satisfied with the Micro Q-Tron if you consider it more of a seasoning than a main course.
Details
List $110
Street $83
Power 9V batt. or ac adapter
True bypass Yes
Weight 12 oz
Warranty One year limited
Made in U.S.A.
Contact (718) 937-8300; ww.ehx.com
