Walrus Audio Emissary

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)

Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here

Comes later in the signal chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)

Diezel Hagen 4-Channel 100-Watt stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward high gain

Comes later in the signal chain

Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Marshall Studio JCM900 SN20H in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward high gain

Comes later in the signal chain

Synergy SL2 Module stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here

Comes later in the signal chain

Friedman BE-Mini Head layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Hughes & Kettner Coreblade in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward high gain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)

Walrus Audio Eons layers fuzzy onto an already mid-forward signal

Comes later in the signal chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)

Put Fjord Fuzz Odin in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward fuzzy

Comes later in the signal chain

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

Put Electro-Harmonix Bad after Walrus Audio Emissary in the signal chain, clear of Walrus Audio Emissary's own gain stage

Comes later in the signal chain

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.

What Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer brings here leans toward dynamic — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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

Keep Malekko Electro-Harmonix Memory Toy Analog Delay after Walrus Audio Emissary in the signal chain, clear of Walrus Audio Emissary's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

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

Run Boss DD-3 Digital Delay after Walrus Audio Emissary in the signal chain, clear of Walrus Audio Emissary's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2 layers fuzzy onto an already mid-forward signal

Comes later in the signal chain

Warm Audio Jet Phaser belongs after Walrus Audio Emissary, since modulation sits after the gain for a defined swirl