Walrus Audio Ages Overdrive Pedal with Five Selectable Gain Stages in Black

The Walrus Audio Ages is a hugely versatile overdrive pedal designed to cover everything from subtle sparkle and clarity through to thick, saturated drive. With five selectable gain stages, a powerful dry blend and a flexible bass control, it can be your always-on tone shaper or a full-blown gain machine that stacks beautifully with other pedals.

Built for players who rely on overdrive as their core sound, Ages is voiced to cut through the mix with clarity and character. Whether you are running single-coils into a clean amp or humbuckers into an already cooking rig, this pedal adapts to your setup and lets you dial in exactly how much bite, body and compression you need.

The five-position rotary gain selector offers distinct clipping flavours, from low-gain silicon and LED textures to tight, high-gain hard clipping. Combine these with the dry control to blend in your unaffected signal for added definition, or go fully wet for a thick, harmonically rich drive that feels immediate and responsive under the fingers.

Finished in a striking black enclosure with detailed artwork of a mythical three-trunked warrior elephant, the Ages looks as bold as it sounds. True bypass switching and quality Walrus Audio construction ensure it will hold its own on any pedalboard, gig after gig.

Five Distinct Gain Stages

Ages features a five-position rotary knob that switches between carefully voiced gain modes, from low-gain silicon and LED soft clipping to high-gain hard clipping. Each position offers a unique feel and response, letting you move from open, sparkly drive to tight, compressed saturation without changing pedals.

Powerful Dry Blend Control

The dedicated dry knob lets you mix your clean signal back in with the driven tone, giving you everything from transparent edge-of-breakup sounds to thick, fully saturated overdrive. Blending in dry signal keeps your picking attack and note definition intact, even at higher gain settings.

Pre-Gain Bass Control

Ages includes a bass control that shapes the low end before it hits the overdrive circuit. This lets you tighten up flubby lows for articulate rhythm work or add extra weight for big, punchy chords, all while keeping the overdrive character focused and musical.

Stacks Effortlessly with Other Drives

Designed to stand on its own or sit comfortably in a gain stack, Ages works brilliantly before or after other overdrives and distortions. Use it as a primary drive, a tone-shaping preamp or a boost into another pedal, and enjoy consistent clarity and punch across a wide range of setups.

• Five Selectable Gain Stages - Choose between low and high-gain modes with silicon or LED clipping, plus a high-gain hard clipping option, to cover everything from subtle crunch to thick, chewy saturation in a single pedal.
• Dry Blend for Enhanced Clarity - The dry knob lets you blend your clean signal with the overdriven sound, preserving attack and articulation while adding as much grit and sustain as you need.
• Pre-Drive Bass Shaping - A bass control placed before the gain stage allows you to tighten or thicken the low end at the source, tailoring the response to different guitars and amps without losing focus.
• True Bypass and Pedalboard Friendly - True bypass switching keeps your core tone intact when the pedal is off, while the compact enclosure and standard 9V DC power input make it easy to integrate into any modern pedalboard.

General

• Product: Walrus Audio Ages Overdrive
• Effect Type: Overdrive with five selectable gain stages
• Bypass: True bypass
• Colour: Black enclosure with white, cream and black artwork
• Artwork: Mythical three-trunked warrior elephant graphic

Controls

• Gain: Overall drive amount
• Five-Position Rotary: Selects gain mode and clipping type
• Dry: Blends clean signal with overdriven signal
• Bass: Boost or cut low frequencies before the overdrive stage
• Additional standard tone and level controls

Gain Modes

• Position I: Low-gain, symmetric silicon soft clipping, compressed and smooth
• Position II: Low-gain, symmetric LED soft clipping, pushed, open and sparkly
• Position III: High-gain, symmetric silicon soft clipping, increased saturation and tight
• Position IV: High-gain, symmetric LED soft clipping, saturated, punchy and big
• Position V: High-gain, symmetric silicon hard clipping, heavy compression, thick and chewy

Connectivity

• Input: 6.35 mm mono jack
• Output: 6.35 mm mono jack
• Input Impedance: 1 M ohms
• Output Impedance: 10 k ohms

Power

• Power Requirement: 9V DC, centre negative
• Current Draw: 100 mA minimum
• Power Supply: Isolated power supply recommended
• Daisy Chain Use: Not recommended
• Power Supply Included: No

Dimensions

• Width: 2.62 inches (including knobs)
• Length: 4.77 inches (including knobs)
• Height: 2.25 inches (including knobs)