Electro-Harmonix Oceans 12 vs Walrus Audio Fundamental Ambient
The Electro-Harmonix Oceans 12 and the Walrus Audio Fundamental Ambient are both pedals. The Electro-Harmonix Oceans 12 leans ambient and shimmer. The Walrus Audio Fundamental Ambient leans lush and octave. Current prices: $235.16 vs $84.99.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.48% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Ambient
- Experimental
- Post-Rock
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$235.16via Reverb
$84.99via Reverb
The Electro-Harmonix Oceans 12 is the larger sibling of the Oceans 11, featuring two simultaneous, independent stereo reverb engines that can be run in series or parallel for layered, dual reverb textures. It offers 24 presets, advanced stereo connections, a Tide control to alter the stereo image, a Lo fi control and an infinite attenuation control for evolving ambient soundscapes. Running two reverbs at once, it creates rich, complex spaces, from layered hall and shimmer combinations to wide stereo ambient washes. It suits ambient, post rock, worship and experimental players who want deep, dual engine stereo reverb with presets and creative routing in a single pedal.
The Walrus Audio Fundamental Ambient is an affordable atmospheric reverb in the brand's streamlined Fundamental series, using three center-detented sliders for mix, decay, and tone plus a switch selecting three ambient reverb algorithms. Deep is a dark ambient reverb with an added low octave, Lush is a luscious reverb ideal for huge, sustaining pads, and Haze is a textured, lo-fi reverb with distortion, sample-rate reduction, and a resonant bandpass tone control for experimental sounds. The tone slider's function changes per mode, controlling lowpass cutoff for Deep and Lush or the bandpass width for Haze. It spans low-key spaces to enormous cosmic washes, complementing a conventional reverb. It suits ambient, post-rock, and shoegaze players wanting affordable, high-quality atmospheric reverb and pad textures in a compact, easy-to-use pedal.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Shoegaze
- ambient
- shimmer
- lush
- octave
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Studio
- Worship
- Live
- Studio
- Worship