In case anyone was wondering, LEDs need more voltage than regular silicon diodes to turn on, meaning less of the signal gets clipped off. Just for fun germanium needs less voltage than silicon, which means more clipping. Nerd Time Over
I’d like to hear their perspective on blending in the dry signal in some of the lower gain more open settings. My guess is that Dan may like this pedal but Mick would say not really his thing.
Great tones, intelligent & clear analysis of the pedal. The recording by the way, is much better than most reviews on TH-cam... The playing seems effortless but is selected to demonstrate not for (the purpose of) showboating. Great job!! Thanks.
Perfect walkthrough of a pedal like this. Definitely going to be eyeing this one for the board. Especially helpful when you’re going back in forth between different guitars, I appreciate the variety here! Man those strat pickups though...
First, love your vids and your playing. Keeps us well informed and entertained! Second, am I alone in wanting reviewers to put ODs into both clean, dirty and then boosting high gain amps? Most pedal reviews seem to focus on the sound through a clean to barely broken up sound and not in the boosting capacity. I am biased is this since that is what I use overdrives for so admittedly I understand it’s a niche request. I run a Phil X Friedman and then put an overdrive in front to get anything from AC/DC and Thin Lizzy to early Metallica to even tech death metal. The pedals that seem to do the trick best (so far) are the Greer Lightspeed, Southland, Timmy, Tummnus, and lastly the Lovepedal OD 11. I despise TS style circuits because of the mid hump as I run a good amount of miss already from the amp. I’m always on the quest for cool overdrives for this purpose and I find most pedal reviews don’t show this application. It would be dope to hear them in this context. Again thanks for all of your content and hard work.
Love the sounds coming from the Mammoth. Definitely hope Walrus audio puts that art on a shirt sometime, the all brown and white on the beast looks mint.
it's articulate and so are you... it makes these vids a winning combo every time. Seems like now you're just showing off with that awesome studio space but that is indeed jealousy talking. I always dig the shirts too. These tones(with your playing style) are great and I am strat partial, but your gritty stuff near the end on the Les Paul are the shizz. Rock on
Rabea & his fantastic talent & extensive knowledge. Here, he did it again. Just the 1 guy to take it out for a multi timbre run. I’m gonna buy that box. “Articulate”, that’s the word I’ve been looking for, just to describe his compositions & performances. So, Aye, I’m in love w/that box & I’m buying it. (If only midi/Cv controllable!) YET, I REALLY want to hear it, slotted on his *board* in front of the Krakens!
Planning out my pedalboard... Strymon Bigsky, TImeline, Mobius, Cali76, Digitech Drop, Digitech Mosiac, and now that this overdrive is out, 15 drive pedals. HELP!
Question for Rabea or anyone that can answer. I heard you say your rhythm and even lead playing is the way it is because you started out as a drummer. How would you explain rhythm playing to a guitarist from a drumming perspective so as to improve their rhythm and lead playing?
@@Elias0112 I find it very difficult to maintain a groove while playing by myself. If I have a drummer or track it's much easier, but then I fall into a trap of being locked into the drum groove instead of being able to add to it with variation on the guitar. That's really the point I'm stuck at and I'm not sure how to practice and progress beyond it
I love most of Walrus' equipment but this overdrive didn't quite flick my bic! Nice demo, I love how you play the equipment so we can hear and form our opinions first and then give your, " In the room", feelings on how the equipment worked for you! I find that it really helps me to go back and I usually can hear what you describe spot on!😎
Being enthusiastic about EQD's track record with Drive pedals like the White Light ,and Crimson Drive, I remember being enthusiastic about trying the Grey Channel,- which Ages greatly reminds me of, - only to be badly disappointed: all too often, when you try to do too much in one circuit, you end up with a bunch of compromises. To my ear, Walrus is dead on with dialing in and voicing their Drives, ,- the Voyager , Iron Horse and Warhorn being outstanding takes on classic circuits, ( which I would choose over the originals)- and I think they managed well here to capture the essentials.They filled the gaps in one pedal, which was prob a smart move, considering how confused many seem to be by their extensive previous releases.Although lacking in the straight up square wave dept, (- only the Kangra, IMO, is a competitive Fuzz) ,- they've covered the bases, along with some of THE best modulations and time based pedals available.
I want an overdrive/preamp pedal that - is smooth and warm - is able to do warm low gain (classic sound) and high gain like what you used in dorje Suggestions?
tis a bitchin pedal to be sure. amazing studio quality overdrive tones pump from this modestly nuanced device. i highly recommend it as you can see in the video it also pairs extremely well with ambient and other drive/modular effects. in addition to sounding crisp and powerful on tis own.
I bought both of those pedals here recently. I have them and a bunch of others plugged in tight now for my bass set up. They are definitely different and if you want a bit more options go with the ages. And I got the angry driver but only use the blues driver settings. I use the angry Charlie side as a mute switch for the board. The blues driver give a clarity to my amp, that idk. Maybe I will try to match settings on them tonight on guitar and I will get back with ya. My amp I'm running through is just the Orange micro dark.
In case anyone was wondering, LEDs need more voltage than regular silicon diodes to turn on, meaning less of the signal gets clipped off. Just for fun germanium needs less voltage than silicon, which means more clipping.
Nerd Time Over
AttakaiMusic Thanks, Josh!
Appreciate the insight my dude!
Just got a red dirt germanium and man it rips, especially playing the strat through it. Best ts808 type pedal out there imo.
Keep going!, This stuff fascinates me and I'm thinking about learning electronics to eventually do pedals and amps for fun!.
I find myself wanting Walrus Audio pedals before even hearing them for the graphics alone
It also helps that they always make amazing sounding pedals
@@LunaticTheCat And so unique sounding.
Its a problem. I'm glad they make great sounding stuff, cause I have bought like 10 things from them based on how it looks 😅😅
yeah man my last four pedal buys have all been Walrus. i’m hooked
Who sounds this damn good every time they improvise...honestly, the dude is awesome.
me. i do.
@@jackbenson8228 Prove it meme faced person..
Thousands of people. It's normal.
@@b4nd Proof or be declared bullshit
@@itm72 proof is for the birds! Good to see we’re not alone in the world Tyler S. Stone Sinclair.
I can totally see Dan and Mick having a blast with this one.
I’d like to hear their perspective on blending in the dry signal in some of the lower gain more open settings. My guess is that Dan may like this pedal but Mick would say not really his thing.
I cant they will just gurn. I cant stand to see them play
Dan would play. Mick would twist a couple of knobs, unimpressed, dismiss it as another Od. Not in depth at TPS. Love those guys tho
14:50 was like a piece of heaven. Fire, mate!
14:11 Sounds a bit like Royal Blood on a guitar, sounds epic! 🔥
Love out of the black haha
I was interested in a review of the walrus pedals. So happy to see your channel pop up. Thanks for your time putting this together for us.
Great tones, intelligent & clear analysis of the pedal. The recording by the way, is much better than most reviews on TH-cam... The playing seems effortless but is selected to demonstrate not for (the purpose of) showboating. Great job!! Thanks.
Perfect walkthrough of a pedal like this. Definitely going to be eyeing this one for the board. Especially helpful when you’re going back in forth between different guitars, I appreciate the variety here!
Man those strat pickups though...
That is one PHAT tone!!!
I have one on the way! Late to the game.. but can’t wait for it to get here! This is an amazing walk thru on this pedal. Great demo
One of the best ODs I've ever heard---5:50 to 6:26 is great.Great review and playing!
First, love your vids and your playing. Keeps us well informed and entertained! Second, am I alone in wanting reviewers to put ODs into both clean, dirty and then boosting high gain amps? Most pedal reviews seem to focus on the sound through a clean to barely broken up sound and not in the boosting capacity. I am biased is this since that is what I use overdrives for so admittedly I understand it’s a niche request. I run a Phil X Friedman and then put an overdrive in front to get anything from AC/DC and Thin Lizzy to early Metallica to even tech death metal. The pedals that seem to do the trick best (so far) are the Greer Lightspeed, Southland, Timmy, Tummnus, and lastly the Lovepedal OD 11. I despise TS style circuits because of the mid hump as I run a good amount of miss already from the amp. I’m always on the quest for cool overdrives for this purpose and I find most pedal reviews don’t show this application. It would be dope to hear them in this context. Again thanks for all of your content and hard work.
Miss? * mids
Dude you are like the luckiest guy on earth with all that gear ! I would be in gear overload heaven ! Love ya brother excellent work as always !
Hey Bea, just at heads up, there is no link in the description. Awesome demo, keep the good work!
Love the sounds coming from the Mammoth. Definitely hope Walrus audio puts that art on a shirt sometime, the all brown and white on the beast looks mint.
I think it’s already up on their website!
11:51 woow 😲
Love the review man! Greetings from Singapore!
Dope review, man! Thorough and sweet playing!
Mind is BLOWN at these tones
Great video! Thanks Rabea! You are an awesome dude!
Love to see a shootout between this and the eqd plumes with its 3 clipping stages
I would like to add one of these to my board so I could stack this with the Plumes.
Great sounding pedal with those great licks you were throwing.
Great video Rabea!
Very good thorough demo.
I really liked this pedal when it came out and now hearing Rebea playing through it totally sold me. Ordering!!
Great Demo, just ordered one....btw very appropriate that you unintentionally said "Ages" @ 16:35
13:00. I dont know why, but i love this one
it's articulate and so are you... it makes these vids a winning combo every time. Seems like now you're just showing off with that awesome studio space but that is indeed jealousy talking. I always dig the shirts too. These tones(with your playing style) are great and I am strat partial, but your gritty stuff near the end on the Les Paul are the shizz. Rock on
Just ordered the National Park edition! Awesome demo, you are an amazing guitarist!
19:26 oh lord. oh lord that tone.
Already bought mine. Stoked!
Great video. Just picked up an Ages box
that's a beast of a pedal for the strat to my ear. I like the lp, though have to love the strat tones
Liked before watching. Love your playing.
As usual amazing demo, I just can’t believe they’ve released a clean blend overdrive and no bass demos :/
Itd be cool to see a deluxe version of this pedal. Presence knob. Mid control. Tight switch .
Sounds SO good with the LP, my word!
14:04 that sound made me buy the pedal. ❤
Beautiful riff at 6:00
Was ignoring this pedal on Instagram the whole day....fuck, is amazing!
strat sounds amazing !
14:50 YES PLEASE!!
You were really getting off my Man!!! Really dug it Man!!!!
Was that firefly’s by finch at 14:05?!
Rabea & his fantastic talent & extensive knowledge.
Here, he did it again.
Just the 1 guy to take it out for a multi timbre run.
I’m gonna buy that box.
“Articulate”, that’s the word I’ve been looking for, just to describe his compositions & performances.
So, Aye, I’m in love w/that box & I’m buying it.
(If only midi/Cv controllable!)
YET, I REALLY want to hear it, slotted on his *board* in front of the Krakens!
Did he just say around 10:16 that he could play this for..."AGES"?
*guys at Walrus high five each other*
Holy shit that drive is useable through the gambit. That's amazing.
Has a nice rolling metallic tone with the Strat. Great demo.
Great demo....
Wow the high gain actually sounds great
I love walrus pedals! Love my melee!
That smooth sound uuff
Planning out my pedalboard... Strymon Bigsky, TImeline, Mobius, Cali76, Digitech Drop, Digitech Mosiac, and now that this overdrive is out, 15 drive pedals. HELP!
strymon are boooooring, your taste is cookie cutter. get original
@jack benson
Gee, thanks for the advice Jack.
THIS is how you do a pedal demo!!!
Excellent video, really explored the pedal clearly. Except I'd like to have heard it through a slightly crunchy amp. Cheers.
Question for Rabea or anyone that can answer. I heard you say your rhythm and even lead playing is the way it is because you started out as a drummer.
How would you explain rhythm playing to a guitarist from a drumming perspective so as to improve their rhythm and lead playing?
@@Elias0112 I find it very difficult to maintain a groove while playing by myself. If I have a drummer or track it's much easier, but then I fall into a trap of being locked into the drum groove instead of being able to add to it with variation on the guitar. That's really the point I'm stuck at and I'm not sure how to practice and progress beyond it
That is an amazing tshirt. Where can i get one?
That dry knob and EQ section makes it a better TS then a TS. If you use your TS like SRV or Mayer does.
Such a nice heavy rock tone with the lp, not really a hi gain tone, but more articulate and ballsy
“ I could play this for ages” can’t tell if this was intended or not hahaha !!!
I love most of Walrus' equipment but this overdrive didn't quite flick my bic! Nice demo, I love how you play the equipment so we can hear and form our opinions first and then give your, " In the room", feelings on how the equipment worked for you! I find that it really helps me to go back and I usually can hear what you describe spot on!😎
This pedal makes your guitar sound exactly like I would imagine an angry mammoth heard charging straight towards you would sound like
Wondering how this would sound when blending it in on the way back into your fx loop. So in parallel.
Great videos and playing! Just wondering what camera are you using for your videos?
Being enthusiastic about EQD's track record with Drive pedals like the White Light ,and Crimson Drive, I remember being enthusiastic about trying the Grey Channel,- which Ages greatly reminds me of, - only to be badly disappointed: all too often, when you try to do too much in one circuit, you end up with a bunch of compromises.
To my ear, Walrus is dead on with dialing in and voicing their Drives, ,- the Voyager , Iron Horse and Warhorn being outstanding takes on classic circuits, ( which I would choose over the originals)- and I think they managed well here to capture the essentials.They filled the gaps in one pedal, which was prob a smart move, considering how confused many seem to be by their extensive previous releases.Although lacking in the straight up square wave dept, (- only the Kangra, IMO, is a competitive Fuzz) ,- they've covered the bases, along with some of THE best modulations and time based pedals available.
Ooh that's CHUNKY
Very nice
My board is in serious danger of becoming completely Walrus Audio.
Serious.. i just picked up 2 in their memorial day sale and now this may replsce my ocd
Everything they make is so good. I want to get this pedal and the Voyager pedal so bad.
Great Tones per usual!! Off Topic..I'd love to hear you jam with Zakk!! js
Yur liking that Friedman hey, I knew you would, it's hard to quit playing it. Sounds good, like the pedal. Probably sound good through my pink taco 😜
Hi rabea! When will you have the next part of your strat pickup mod coming out?! ☺️
Thumbs up for the word “squidgy” ;)
Do you still have your seafoam custom shop strat? Love it.
Very nice tone! Do you use any emulation on those Unison Pre's or just run it cleanly? If so which ones?
Only Rabea to have 300+ likes and 0 dislikes. Why not to love this guy?
Everytime I say no more dirt boxes, that keep pulling me back in...
I'm trying to determine which is coming off my board for this
Damn man! How do you do your mixes so well? (Playing is great, but that goes without saying 🤘🏼)
Hi Rabea, did you use compressors ( Ox Box, Logic or UAD) in this video?
Norman, Oklahoma gang rise up. Sounds killer.
I really like your strat playing, bet you can play Jazz as well if you really want to..., Ive got this pedal coming , well a LYR clone...
so far the LYR seems a very detailed and responsive drive, very happy i got it!
Hey, how is the Ages different than the Bonzi?
So for over 3 years only 107k of 8 billion are interested? What a shame...
Reminds me of my trusty ol' gv-2
Wow....that fender is stunning!! It mounts stock pickups??
He said Bareknuckle milktones
@@MegaChoo2 thank you :)
I want an overdrive/preamp pedal that
- is smooth and warm
- is able to do warm low gain (classic sound) and high gain like what you used in dorje
Suggestions?
how does this pedal compare to the Voyager?
Great demo , even 2 years later. 😆
"I could play that for ages actually" I see what you did there 👉 lol!
That intro was so Alice in Chains....
3.31 ahoy mate!
You remind me of Neal Schon in his younger days. Hope that’s a complement 😎👍
tis a bitchin pedal to be sure. amazing studio quality overdrive tones pump from this modestly nuanced device. i highly recommend it as you can see in the video it also pairs extremely well with ambient and other drive/modular effects. in addition to sounding crisp and powerful on tis own.
Love you're les paul btw you look really healthy rabea
I'd like to receive brand new pedals before launch, too, please! :)
Me too 😉
maybe is a dumb question, but how you compare this Ages Five-state OD with the Boss SD-1? regards.
For metal it could be used in front of a HM-2 to tighten up the low end and blend in some dry for the classic buzzsaw with the more modern tight tone.
Don’t underestimate the Wampler EQuator for that type of thing. That thing is my (not so) secret weapon!
Can i play muse with this pedal? For exemple (Psycho, The handler...)
I’m thinking of the Boss Blues Driver. Would this be an alternative or is it completely different. I’m a total beginner. Thanks.
I bought both of those pedals here recently. I have them and a bunch of others plugged in tight now for my bass set up. They are definitely different and if you want a bit more options go with the ages. And I got the angry driver but only use the blues driver settings. I use the angry Charlie side as a mute switch for the board. The blues driver give a clarity to my amp, that idk. Maybe I will try to match settings on them tonight on guitar and I will get back with ya. My amp I'm running through is just the Orange micro dark.
@@LikeigiveAFaboutU cheers for the reply. I went with the blues driver. So far so good.
Clipping mode 4 with the strat on the neck pickup sounds a bit fuzzy
Omg he said “chewy”!!!!!!
I say that too omg 🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻♀️😂😅