Walrus Audio 385 MKII – Black Dynamic Overdrive Pedal

£239.00

The JustPedals team think the Walrus Audio 385 MKII – Black Dynamic Overdrive Pedal is a tasty New Overdrive Pedals option for your smorgasbord (pedalboard). Just Read More for images videos and latest prices from the Walrus Audio brand and delivered by a UK retailer, with warranty & more.Inspired by the vintage Bell and Howell 385 Filmosound projector, Walrus has created a dynamic and responsive overdrive modelled after the projector’s tone. Guitarists have modified and used these as guitar amplifiers. The 385 was developed to have the same simple but effective tone control as it’s older relative, but unlike the…


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The JustPedals team think the Walrus Audio 385 MKII – Black Dynamic Overdrive Pedal is a tasty New Overdrive Pedals option for your smorgasbord (pedalboard). Just Read More for images videos and latest prices from the Walrus Audio brand and delivered by a UK retailer, with warranty & more.

Inspired by the vintage Bell and Howell 385 Filmosound projector, Walrus has created a dynamic and responsive overdrive modelled after the projector’s tone. Guitarists have modified and used these as guitar amplifiers.

The 385 was developed to have the same simple but effective tone control as it’s older relative, but unlike the projector, the 385 breaks up the single tone control and integrates separate, boost, cut, bass and treble, allowing the player to have full creativity to create tones at ease.

The pedal features original artwork of a vintage Belle and Howell 385 projector by David Hüttner to make your pedal stand out!

Key Features

  • A/B switch – This gives the pedal two separate sets of volume and gain. Use it like a preset to change the volume and/or gain for specific parts!
  • 385+ Switch – This adds an additional gain stage at the front of the pedal for thick, saturated overdrive with more sustain.
  • Internal Running at 18v – The pedal is internally running at 18v, which helps nail the same dynamic feel of the amp in a stomp box. This means it is extremely sensitive to how hard you dig in – just like the amp.

Controls

  • Bypass: Soft touch, relay true-bypass
  • A/B: Soft touch switch. Press to swap between using either A (White) or B (Red) Volume and Gain controls. LED indicates which controls are being used – White for A, Red for B.
  • Volume A: Controls the overall volume in the A setting.
  • Gain A: Controls the overall gain in the A setting.
  • Volume B: Controls the overall volume in the B setting.
  • Gain B: Controls the overall gain in the B setting.
  • Treble: Used to adjust the level of the treble frequencies.
  • Bass: Used to adjust the level of the bass frequencies.
  • 385+ Switch: When the switch is down, you are able to achieve classic 385 sounds. Flip the switch up to add an additional gain stage to the input of the pedal, achieving heavier gain sounds and driving the pedal harder.

Specifications

  • Size: 12.1 x 6.6 x 3.5 cm
  • Power requirements: 9VDC (100mA minimum).
  • Daisy chain power supplies are not recommended. Power supply not included.
  • Input: 1/4” TS, Unbalanced, 1M impedance
  • Output: 1/4” TS, Unbalanced, 10k impedance
  • True Bypass

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Brand

Walrus Audio

Walrus Audio is an American boutique guitar effects pedal company based in Oklahoma City, known for its high-quality, innovative designs and artistic approach to pedal-making. Founded in 2011 by Brady Smith, the company quickly gained a reputation for creating pedals that offer a unique blend of rich, expressive tones and striking visual aesthetics.

Each Walrus Audio pedal is designed with meticulous attention to detail, often incorporating complex circuitry that allows for a wide range of sonic possibilities.

The pedals feature distinctive, hand-drawn artwork on their enclosures, making them visually appealing as well. Walrus Audio’s product lineup includes a variety of effects such as reverb, delay, overdrive, modulation, and more, and their pedals are widely appreciated by musicians for their creativity, durability, and superior sound quality.

Category

Overdrive Pedals

Overdrive pedals add warmth, grit and amplifier-like breakup to your guitar tone. They can be used as a light always-on tone enhancer, a bluesy crunch box, a mid-focused solo boost or a way to push a valve amp into richer saturation.

Different overdrive circuits have very different personalities, from transparent low-gain pedals to classic mid-hump designs and heavier modern drives. They are one of the most important pedal types because they respond to picking dynamics, guitar volume and the character of your amplifier.

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Overdrive

Overdrive pedals recreate the sound of an amplifier being pushed harder, adding warmth, breakup and sustain while still responding naturally to picking dynamics and guitar volume changes. They are one of the most important and widely used pedal types in modern guitar rigs.

Different overdrive circuits offer very different flavours, from transparent low-gain boost-style pedals through to mid-focused classic rock tones and heavier amp-like saturation.