The Walrus Audio Bellwether Stereo Analog Delay is a Walrus Audio delay pedal. Close alternatives include the Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man and the Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay. It pairs well with the Fender Deluxe Reverb and the Marshall Super Bass.

Walrus Audio Bellwether Stereo Analog Delay

Walrus Audio · pedal

The Walrus Audio Bellwether is an all-analog bucket-brigade delay from Walrus Audio (Oklahoma City, USA), delivering up to 1000ms of warm analog delay with a built-in Analog Chorus Machine for modulated repeats and the ability to span from choppy oscillation to lush ambient swell.

What stands out

  • “The Walrus Audio Bellwether delivers warm BBD analog delay at Walrus Audio quality for blues, classic rock, and ambient players who want organic bucket-brigade delay with onboard chorus modulation”

    — from the community notes

  • “Its standout strength is the all-analog BBD delay with an integrated chorus machine”

    — from the community notes

  • “The Walrus Audio Bellwether is an all-analog bucket-brigade delay from Walrus Audio (Oklahoma City, USA), delivering up to 1000ms of warm analog delay with a built-in Analog Chorus Machine for modulated repeats and the ability to span from …”

    — from the listing

  • “delivering up to 1000ms of warm analog delay with a built-in analog chorus machine for modulated repeats and the ability to span from choppy oscillation to lush ambient swell”

    — from the listing

  • “Per reverb”

    — from the community notes

Trade-offs

  • “limiting very long echoes compared to digital alternatives”

    — from the community notes

  • delay
  • analog
  • analog delay
  • organic
  • lush
  • swell
  • warm
  • analog chorus

Good for

  • Live
  • Studio
  • Worship

Genres the Walrus Audio Bellwether Stereo Analog Delay is commonly used in

Amps that pair well with the Walrus Audio Bellwether Stereo Analog Delay

Fender Deluxe Reverb

Fender

29% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)

Fender Deluxe Reverb leans bright right where the warm tone needs it

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Marshall Super Bass

Marshall

28% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)

Run Marshall Super Bass after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp

Gibson

7% match

Keep Walrus Audio Bellwether Stereo Analog Delay in Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp's effects loop, clear of Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Orange Crush 35

Orange

6% match
$245.39via Reverb

Walrus Audio Bellwether Stereo Analog Delay's analog warmth voice goes in Orange Crush 35's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Orange Crush 35's own gritty character

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Mojotone Lite American Style 1x10 Extension Cabinet

Mojotone

6% match
$310via Reverb

Put Walrus Audio Bellwether Stereo Analog Delay in Mojotone Lite American Style 1x10 Extension Cabinet's effects loop, clear of Mojotone Lite American Style 1x10 Extension Cabinet's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Gallien-Krueger Legacy 212

Gallien Krueger

6% match
$2099via Reverb

Put Walrus Audio Bellwether Stereo Analog Delay in Gallien-Krueger Legacy 212's effects loop, clear of Gallien-Krueger Legacy 212's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Park P50RH

Park

5% match
$4600via Reverb

Keep Walrus Audio Bellwether Stereo Analog Delay in Park P50RH's effects loop, clear of Park P50RH's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Morgan MVP23 Head

Morgan

5% match
$1699via Reverb

Run Walrus Audio Bellwether Stereo Analog Delay in Morgan MVP23 Head's effects loop, clear of Morgan MVP23 Head's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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Pedals that stack with the Walrus Audio Bellwether Stereo Analog Delay

Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster

Dallas

31% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)

The Bellwether's organic, lush analog echo doesn't stack gain with the Rangemaster's treble boost — it just gives the boosted signal a warm tail to trail off into.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

EarthQuaker Devices Chelsea

EarthQuaker Devices

31% match
$178.26via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)

Run the Chelsea's bright, vintage-voiced drive after the Bellwether's warm analog repeats so the delay trail picks up extra grit instead of staying pristine.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

IdiotBox Effects End of Line

Idiotbox Effects

24% match
$49via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Bellwether's warm analog delay and End of Line's experimental tremolo both live in the modulation category — pair them for chopped, echoing texture.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Walrus Audio Lillian

Walrus Audio

23% match
$213via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Layer the Lillian's modern, bright phase sweep after the Bellwether's own organic, ambient analog delay for movement inside the repeats.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Fredric Effects West Germany Tremolo

Fredric Effects

7% match
$195.59via Reverb

Put Walrus Audio Bellwether Stereo Analog Delay after Fredric Effects West Germany Tremolo in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Fredric Effects West Germany Tremolo

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Fishman AFX ProEQMini

Fishman

7% match
$290.57via Reverb

Put Walrus Audio Bellwether Stereo Analog Delay after Fishman AFX ProEQMini in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Fishman AFX ProEQMini

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Strymon Big Sky MX

Strymon

7% match

Walrus Audio Bellwether Stereo Analog Delay's analog warmth voice goes after Strymon Big Sky MX in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Strymon Big Sky MX's own pristine character

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Warm Guitar Pedals WA-C1

Warm Guitar Pedals

6% match
$209via Reverb

Keep Walrus Audio Bellwether Stereo Analog Delay after Warm Guitar Pedals WA-C1 in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Warm Guitar Pedals WA-C1

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man

Electro-Harmonix

68% similarity
$171.62via Reverb

Shared character: analog delay, chorus, delay

Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay

Electro-Harmonix

66% similarity
$104.54via Reverb

Shared character: analog delay, chorus, digital

Eventide Rose Analog/ Digital Hybrid Delay

Eventide

62% similarity
$370via Reverb

Shared character: modulation, delay, analog delay

Dunlop Way Huge WHE702 Echo Puss Analog

Dunlop

61% similarity

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Tru-Fi The Aqua Echo 600 Analog

Tru Fi

61% similarity

Shared character: analog delay, analog, digital

Electro-Harmonix Stereo Memory Man Vintage

Electro-Harmonix

59% similarity
$275via Reverb

Shared character: delay, analog delay, chorus

NuX Reissue Series Analog Delay

Nux

58% similarity
$49via Reverb

Shared character: analog delay, analog, delay

Maxon AD-999

Maxon

58% similarity

Shared character: analog delay, analog, delay

Pigtronix Constellator

Pigtronix

57% similarity
$149.16via Reverb

Shared character: analog delay, analog, chorus

JHS 3 Series Delay

JHS Pedals

56% similarity
$99via Reverb

Shared character: analog delay, analog, digital

Boss DM-2 Delay

Boss

55% similarity
$196via Reverb

Shared character: analog delay, delay, analog

Subdecay EchoBox

Subdecay

54% similarity
$179via Reverb

Shared character: analog, delay, ambient

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Walrus Audio Bellwether Stereo Analog Delay?+

The closest matches in character are the Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man, the Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay, the Eventide Rose Analog/ Digital Hybrid Delay.

What pairs well with the Walrus Audio Bellwether Stereo Analog Delay?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Fender Deluxe Reverb, Marshall Super Bass, Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp — Fender Deluxe Reverb leans bright right where the warm tone needs it.

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