Amps that pair well with the Walrus Audio Fathom

Let the Fathom's lush ambient reverb trail the 1959SLP's aggressive plexi saturation for depth on sustained leads.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

The Dumble's responsive, transformer-driven blues breakup gives the Fathom's lush, studio-grade ambient reverb a genuinely legendary amp voice to swell into.

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. (high gain → ambient)

Run Walrus Audio Fathom in Laney Ironheart Foundry Leadtop 60W Head's effects loop, clear of Laney Ironheart Foundry Leadtop 60W Head's own gain stage

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. (high gain → ambient)

Keep Friedman Small Box 50 Head with 1x12 Cabinet's high gain voice out front: Walrus Audio Fathom goes in Friedman Small Box 50 Head with 1x12 Cabinet's effects loop so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it

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. (high gain → ambient)

The Fathom's ambient, studio-lush reverb sits in the Hagen's loop, clear of the amp's own crunch gain.

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. (high gain → ambient)

Keep Walrus Audio Fathom in Laney Ironheart Foundry Dualtop 2-Channel 60W Head's effects loop, clear of Laney Ironheart Foundry Dualtop 2-Channel 60W Head's own gain stage

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. (high gain → ambient)

Walrus Audio Fathom's ambient voice goes in REVV Generator G50 3-Channel 50-Watt's effects loop — it's not there to compete with REVV Generator G50 3-Channel 50-Watt's own high gain character

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. (high gain → ambient)

Run Walrus Audio Fathom in ENGL Marty Friedman Inferno E766's effects loop, clear of ENGL Marty Friedman Inferno E766's own gain stage

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. (high gain → ambient)

Put Walrus Audio Fathom in Orange Rockerverb 50H's effects loop, clear of Orange Rockerverb 50H's own gain stage

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. (high gain → ambient)

Keep Friedman JEL-Junior (Jake E. Lee Signature) 20W Head's aggressive voice out front: Walrus Audio Fathom goes in Friedman JEL-Junior (Jake E. Lee Signature) 20W Head's effects loop so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it

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. (high gain → ambient)

Walrus Audio Fathom's ambient voice goes in Vox MV50 Rock with 1x8 Cabinet's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Vox MV50 Rock with 1x8 Cabinet's own crunchy character

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. (high gain → ambient)

Keep Walrus Audio Fathom in Mesa Boogie Triple Crown TC-50 1x12 Combo's effects loop, clear of Mesa Boogie Triple Crown TC-50 1x12 Combo's own gain stage

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. (high gain → ambient)

Run Walrus Audio Fathom in Randall RG Series 212 150W 3-Channel Combo's effects loop, clear of Randall RG Series 212 150W 3-Channel Combo's own gain stage

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. (high gain → ambient)

Walrus Audio Fathom's ambient voice goes in Mesa Boogie Triple Crown TC-100 Head's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Mesa Boogie Triple Crown TC-100 Head's own high gain character

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. (high gain → ambient)

Keep Walrus Audio Fathom in Laney Ironheart Foundry DualRig 65W Head + 2x12 Cab's effects loop, clear of Laney Ironheart Foundry DualRig 65W Head + 2x12 Cab's own gain stage

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. (high gain → ambient)

Keep Walrus Audio Fathom in Framus Dragon 3-Channel 100-Watt's effects loop, clear of Framus Dragon 3-Channel 100-Watt's own gain stage

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. (high gain → ambient)

Put Walrus Audio Fathom in Engl Artist Edition 100W E651's effects loop, clear of Engl Artist Edition 100W E651's own gain stage

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. (high gain → ambient)

Keep Blackstar DA100 Ruby's high gain voice out front: Walrus Audio Fathom goes in Blackstar DA100 Ruby's effects loop so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it

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. (high gain → ambient)

Keep Friedman PT-20's high gain voice out front: Walrus Audio Fathom goes in Friedman PT-20's effects loop so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it

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. (high gain → ambient)

Walrus Audio Fathom's ambient voice goes in EVH 51450 Iconic's effects loop — it's not there to compete with EVH 51450 Iconic's own high gain character

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. (high gain → ambient)

Put Walrus Audio Fathom in Peavey 6505 MH 20W Mini Head's effects loop, clear of Peavey 6505 MH 20W Mini Head's own gain stage

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. (high gain → ambient)

Keep Friedman Steve Stevens SS-100 V2 Head's high gain voice out front: Walrus Audio Fathom goes in Friedman Steve Stevens SS-100 V2 Head's effects loop so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it

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. (high gain → ambient)

Walrus Audio Fathom's ambient voice goes in Peavey JSX Joe Satriani Signature Head's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Peavey JSX Joe Satriani Signature Head's own smooth character

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. (high gain → ambient)

Run Walrus Audio Fathom in Diezel Herbert Mk3 3-Channel 180-Watt's effects loop, clear of Diezel Herbert Mk3 3-Channel 180-Watt's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain