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Walrus Audio Ages 5-state Overdrive Pedal

Overdrive Effects Pedal for Electric Guitar, with 5 Gain/Clipping Modes, and Dry Blend Control
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A Versatile Overdrive for Any Player

Whether it's the only drive pedal in your signal chain, or you're stacking it with other pedals, the Walrus Audio Ages overdrive pedal delivers a huge range of low- and high-gain tones. It's a highly adaptable overdrive pedal — a 5-way rotary selector gives you five different flavors of gain and clipping to play with. Use the dedicated Dry knob to combine the saturation of the overdrive with the precise, articulate sound of your dry guitar tone. Choose the overdrive mode that sounds best for your music, use the Dry knob to fine-tune the sonic balance, and you're ready to rock. With a wide range of overdrive tones to explore, the Walrus Audio Ages overdrive pedal is a worthy addition to any guitarist's pedalboard.

Five gain/clipping combinations to explore

Guitarists at Sweetwater are impressed at the range of overdrive tones the Ages pedal offers via its 5-way rotary selector. Here's what they offer:

  1. Low-gain overdrive with symmetric silicon soft clipping, for a compressed and smooth sound
  2. Low-gain overdrive with symmetric LED soft clipping, for a "pushed, open, and sparkly" tone
  3. High-gain overdrive with symmetric silicon soft clipping, for more saturation with a tight response
  4. High-gain overdrive with symmetric LED soft clipping, for lots of saturation and a big, punchy sound
  5. High-gain overdrive with symmetric silicon hard clipping, for heaviest compression and undeniably thick tone

Walrus Audio Ages Overdrive Pedal Features:

  • Overdrive effects pedal for electric guitar
  • 5-way rotary selector offers a range of low- and high-gain overdrive tones
  • Dry control blends your dry signal with the overdrive for added clarity and punch
  • Silicon soft clipping modes offer a smooth, compressed character
  • LED soft clipping modes generate open, less-compressed tones
  • Requires 9V power supply, not included

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Tech Specs

  • Pedal Type: Overdrive
  • Analog/Digital: Analog
  • Inputs: 1 x 1/4" (instrument)
  • Outputs: 1 x 1/4"
  • True Bypass: Yes
  • Power Source: 9V DC power supply (sold separately), 100mA minimum
  • Power Usage: 100mA
  • Height: 1.39"
  • Width: 2.6"
  • Depth: 4.77"
  • Weight: 0.68 lbs.
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 900-1052

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Rated 5/5

WOW!

I've played almost one of everything to this point in the overdrive world and this one is definitely in my top 5! It reminds me of the Strymon Riverside in some ways. The lower gain settings have a nice smooth breakup. In the higher gain settings with a decent boost paired with it you can even get some metal tones! This pedal is very versatile and low noise considering how high gain the circuit can be! This one ain't leaving my board.
Rated 5/5

Spice Rack Pedal

In the first place, Walrus is not the first company to make a multi-stage OD pedal. I once had a well-known effects processor with 16 drive modes and they all sounded, well... processed. The Ages is the first such pedal I've seen with 5
GOOD, usable, stages that sound natural and musical. Its' versatility is truly mind blowing. I have put in many hours tweaking knobs on this thing and am still surprised at the myriad of great tones it can produce. The Dry/Blend knob is a very trendy feature (and rightly so) that opens up a new world of tonal capabilities and playing dynamics. Stacks beautifully with all of my other pedals. I like to run it into my Nobels ODR-1 and/or the Wampler Velvet Fuzz. 5 different flavors of Fuzz! It's like having a spice rack full of high-quality spices. I can choose, mix and match any flavors I like to suit my palatte at any given time.
The only drawback for some might be that it is not plug-n-play. If you are looking for just one type of OD sound, this pedal might be too complex for your needs. There are many, many awesome tones in there there if you have the paitience to tweak some knobs. It takes some time to explore all the capabilities of the Walrus Ages but I guarantee that you will be rewarded for your efforts.
Music background: 40+ Years Experience
Rated 5/5

Stellar Gain Pedal

Have been using the Walrus Ages pedal for 2 years now, and I'm hooked. The Ages is extremely versatile. I wanted a gain/drive pedal that had good control over tone, and the ability to be transparent when I wanted it to. Have it in front of my vintage 1980 Carvin 2x12 100 watt combo, and combined with the clean channel, it sounds epic. The Walrus Ages pedal is my favorite of all. Home Run!
Music background: Seasoned
Rated 5/5

Amazing Overdrive

I love this pedal. I honestly need to take more time to play with the features. So many options. So many possibilities.
Rated 5/5

Walrus Ages

I tried out a number of overdrives at Sweetwater's HQ and this one was instantly amazing. It sounds even better now that I can take my time to adjust it to my liking. This overdrive pedal seems to do everything perfectly, giving me the exact right tone for just about anything. The EQ knobs are super effective and sound great.Love the dry knob too! Highly recommend.
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