The Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II is a Walrus Audio overdrive pedal. Close alternatives include the Origin Effects M-EQ Driver and the Dunlop MXR Timmy Overdrive, sold as Dunlop CSP027. It pairs well with the Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo and the Soldano Astro-20 Head.
Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II
Walrus Audio · pedal
The Walrus Audio Voyager MKII is a substantial redesign of the original Voyager transparent overdrive, adding a footswitchable parametric mid-frequency EQ with +/-12dB boost/cut and a Freq knob sweeping the midrange center from 250Hz to 2kHz, well beyond the original's simple three-knob layout. It also introduces five distinct clipping modes, Classic 1N34A Germanium, Germanium with Bass Boost, Symmetric Silicon, Asymmetric Silicon, and Asymmetric Silicon with Bass Boost, plus a redesigned enclosure with top-mounted jacks and a soft-touch relay footswitch. This Sea Foam colorway is a finish option on the MKII hardware.
- mid
- eq
- clipping
- silicon
- boost
- midrange
- germanium
- transparent
Genres the Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II is commonly used in
- Classic Rock
- Blues
- Alternative
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Blues Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Indie Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II
Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo
Mesa Boogie
27% matchThe Voyager's selectable germanium and silicon clipping gives you two different ways to push the Mark IIC+'s own singing lead channel.
Soldano Astro-20 Head
Soldano
24% matchThe Voyager Mk II's silicon clipping boost pushes the Astro-20's own smooth, direct-recording lead gain harder.
Blackstar St. James 50 6L6 Head
Blackstar
22% matchStack Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II on top and a scooped tone tightens toward mid-forward
Engl E 635 100 Head
Engl
22% matchStack Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward
Blackstar HT 5RH Head
Blackstar
21% matchWalrus Audio Voyager Mk II's own mid-forward character is the real reason this is worth trying
Diezel BIG MAX
Diezel
21% matchWalrus Audio Voyager Mk II's mid-forward fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
ENGL E651 Artist Edition
Engl
20% matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II gives it mid-forward to fill it with
Hughes & Kettner TubeMeister 18
Hughes & Kettner
18% matchRun Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II into that transparent platform and it finally gets some mid-forward
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Pedals that stack with the Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II
EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter
EarthQuaker Devices
28% matchStack the Voyager Mk II's midrange-forward silicon clipping with the Dirt Transmitter's own low-noise gain for two distinct textures.
Fjord Fuzz Berserk
Fjord Fuzz
28% matchStack the Voyager's silicon clipping boost in front of the Berserk's aggressive stoner-doom fuzz for a sharper edge going into the gain.
Mooer 015 Brown Sound Micro Preamp
Mooer
25% matchWalrus Audio Voyager Mk II's mid-forward fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Electronic Audio Experiments Citadel JFet Master Lead
Electronic Audio Experiments
24% matchFeed a high gain signal into Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II and it comes out closer to mid-forward
MXR Phase 90
MXR
23% matchAdd the Phase 90's organic sweep after the Voyager's silicon clipping boost for movement on a shaped, boosted signal.
Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust V3
Crazy Tube Circuits
23% matchWhat Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II brings here leans toward mid-forward — that's worth building a pairing around
Tech 21 California Overdrive
Tech 21
21% matchStack Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II on top and a scooped tone tightens toward mid-forward
Dawner Prince Boonar
Dawner Prince
18% matchFeed the Boonar's vintage studio delay with the Voyager Mk II's midrange-forward silicon clipping and the echoes carry real focus forward. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
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Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Origin Effects M-EQ Driver
Origin Effects
72% similarityShared character: touch, subtle, transparent
Dunlop MXR Timmy Overdrive, sold as Dunlop CSP027
Dunlop
72% similarityShared character: subtle, middle, transparent
JHS Clover
JHS Pedals
71% similarityShared character: original, subtle, middle
Klon KTR
Klon
71% similarityShared character: touch, middle, transparent
J. Rockett Archer
pedal
70% similarityShared character: subtle, middle, transparent
Colorsound Power Boost
Colorsound
70% similarityShared character: touch, middle, transparent
Walrus Audio Voyager
Walrus Audio
70% similarity“a substantial redesign of the original Voyager transparent overdrive”
Walrus Audio Voyager Floral
Walrus Audio
70% similarity“released before the Voyager MKII's more feature-rich redesign added a footswitchable parametric mid EQ and five selectable clipping modes”
Electronic Audio Experiments Halberd v2
Electronic Audio Experiments
67% similarityShared character: original, transparent
Greer Amps Sure Shot Clipping Boost Mini
Greer
67% similarityShared character: transparent, boost
DOD YJM308 Preamp Overdrive
Dod
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Tru-Fi The Newton
Tru Fi
94% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II?+
The closest matches in character are the Origin Effects M-EQ Driver, the Dunlop MXR Timmy Overdrive, sold as Dunlop CSP027, the JHS Clover.
What pairs well with the Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo, Soldano Astro-20 Head, Blackstar St. James 50 6L6 Head — The Voyager's selectable germanium and silicon clipping gives you two different ways to push the Mark IIC+'s own singing lead channel..