The Walrus Audio Melee Wall of Noise Black is a Walrus Audio reverb pedal, currently around $299. Close alternatives include the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Procession and the EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath. It pairs well with the Marshall Plexi 1959SLP and the Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head.

Walrus Audio Melee Wall of Noise Black

Walrus Audio · pedal

The Walrus Audio Melee: Wall of Noise is a distortion and reverb pedal from Walrus Audio (Oklahoma City, USA), combining massive distortion with three reverb programs (Ambient, Octave, Reverse) controlled by a joystick and an order switch to run distortion-into-reverb or reverb-into-distortion for portable wall-of-sound textures.

  • distortion
  • ambient
  • reverb
  • octave
  • noise rock
  • massive
  • noise
  • post rock

Good for

  • Live
  • Studio
  • Worship

Price updated Aug 26, 2026

Genres the Walrus Audio Melee Wall of Noise Black is commonly used in

  • Ambient
  • Post-Rock
  • Experimental
  • Noise Rock
  • Shoegaze
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the Walrus Audio Melee Wall of Noise Black

Pedals that stack with the Walrus Audio Melee Wall of Noise Black

Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble

pedal

20% match
$577.02via Reverb

Put the Melee after the CE-1 for massive, noisy ambient reverb swells trailing the chorus's own lush modulation.

Fjord Fuzz Odin

Fjord Fuzz

20% match
$199via Reverb

Run the Melee's ambient reverb after the Odin's fuzz — the wash needs a settled, already-saturated signal to swell around, not a raw one.

ThorpyFX The Dane

ThorpyFX

18% match
$325.34via Reverb

Send the Dane's harmonically rich overdrive into the Melee's massive ambient reverb for a wall-of-noise finish, not the other way around.

Fjord Fuzz Fjaer Spring Reverb

Fjord Fuzz

18% match
$249via Reverb

The Melee's ambient, noise-rock reverb gives the Fjaer's delicate, boutique fuzz a wash of atmosphere to decay into.

Fulltone OF-2 Octafuzz

Fulltone

18% match
$180via Reverb

Keep the Melee after the Octafuzz — the ringing octave fuzz stays sharp and the Melee's own massive, distorted reverb wall trails into pure noise behind it.

Cry Baby Dunlop Akira Takasaki Cry Baby Fuzz Wah

Cry Baby

18% match

Walrus Audio Melee Wall of Noise Black's ambient voice goes after Cry Baby Dunlop Akira Takasaki Cry Baby Fuzz Wah in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Cry Baby Dunlop Akira Takasaki Cry Baby Fuzz Wah's own fuzzy character

Greer Royal Velvet

Greer

17% match
$229via Reverb

Melee's massive ambient reverb closes out the Royal Velvet's smooth overdrive with noise-rock-scale wash.

Klon Centaur

Klon

17% match
$4000via Reverb

Run the Klon ahead of the Melee and its midrange boost feeds the noisy reverb wash a thicker, more saturated tone to work with.

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Walrus Audio Melee Wall of Noise Black?+

The closest matches in character are the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Procession, the EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath, the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Parting. Budget picks: Electro-Harmonix Oceans 12, Fuzzrocious Afterlife, Walrus Audio Fundamental Ambient. Boutique upgrades: Electro-Harmonix Oceans Abyss.

What pairs well with the Walrus Audio Melee Wall of Noise Black?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Plexi 1959SLP, Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head, Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble — Stack the Melee's massive, noisy reverb on the 1959SLP's own aggressive saturation for a genuinely overwhelming wash..

How much does the Walrus Audio Melee Wall of Noise Black cost?+

Around $299 (live listing price, updated Aug 26, 2026).

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