Walrus Audio Fundamental Distortion

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

Marshall Bluesbreaker leans glassy right where the dark tone needs it

Comes later in the signal chain

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)

Stack Fender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Ampeg V-4 pushes a crunchy tone toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

Stack Ceriatone HRM 50 on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

Feed a crunchy signal into Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50 and it comes out closer to mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

Ampeg BA 108 takes that crunchy character and pushes it toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

Gretsch 6160 Chet Atkins Amp's glassy balances out the dark tone

Comes later in the signal chain

Feed a crunchy signal into Carr Artemus Combo 1-12 Custom Tweed and it comes out closer to mid-forward

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)

J. Rockett Archer leans toward high headroom, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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

Catalinbread VariOboost's bright balances out the dark tone

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.

Run Wampler Latitude Deluxe Tremolo after Walrus Audio Fundamental Distortion in the signal chain, clear of Walrus Audio Fundamental Distortion'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.

Demeter Compulator leans toward smooth, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

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 Catalinbread Epoch-Set after Walrus Audio Fundamental Distortion in the signal chain, clear of Walrus Audio Fundamental Distortion'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.

Keep Catalinbread Belle Epoch after Walrus Audio Fundamental Distortion in the signal chain, clear of Walrus Audio Fundamental Distortion's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes earlier in the signal chain

MXR CAE Wah belongs in front of Walrus Audio Fundamental Distortion, since a wah tracks picking dynamics best on the raw signal

Stack Browne Amplification Ethane on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward mid-forward