The Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II is a Walrus Audio overdrive pedal. Close alternatives include the EarthQuaker Devices Plumes Signal Shredder and the Tru-Fi The Newton. It pairs well with the Revv Generator G20 20-Watt 2-Channel Tube Head and the Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo.

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.

What stands out

  • “Regarded as a major functional upgrade over the original Voyager, giving players genuinely deep tone-shaping control through the parametric mid EQ and five clipping modes”

    — from the community notes

  • “it also introduces five distinct clipping modes”

    — from the listing

  • “Five clipping modes, spanning germanium through symmetric and asymmetric silicon, offer real tonal breadth beyond the original's single fixed clipping character”

    — from the reviews

  • “Primary use case spans everything from subtle Centaur-style boost to more aggressive, tailored overdrive thanks to the expanded clipping options”

    — from the community notes

  • “cut and a freq knob sweeping the midrange center from 250hz to 2khz”

    — from the listing

Trade-offs

  • “s simple three-knob layout”

    — from the listing

  • mid
  • clipping
  • silicon
  • boost
  • eq
  • midrange
  • germanium
  • transparent

Genres the Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II is commonly used in

  • Classic Rock
  • Blues
  • Alternative
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Blues Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Indie Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II

Revv Generator G20 20-Watt 2-Channel Tube Head

Revv

27% match
$1199via Reverb

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

Revv Generator G20 20-Watt 2-Channel Tube Head layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal

Comes later in the signal chain

Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo

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26% match
$2999via Reverb

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

The Voyager's selectable germanium and silicon clipping gives you two different ways to push the Mark IIC+'s own singing lead channel.

Comes later in the signal chain

Matchless Chieftain 2X10 Combo Amp

amplifier

25% match

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

Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II takes that high gain character and pushes it toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

Gibson EH-185

Gibson

25% match

Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II pushes a edge of breakup tone toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

REVV Generator G50 3-Channel 50-Watt

Revv

24% match
$2193.87via Reverb

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

Feed a high gain signal into Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II and it comes out closer to mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

PRS Archon 50 2-Channel 50W 1x12 Combo

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23% match
$1146.65via Reverb

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

Into a transparent tone, Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing

Comes later in the signal chain

Diezel BIG MAX

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23% match
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fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (transparent → mid-forward)

Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II leans this transparent tone toward mid-forward, which it doesn't make on its own

Comes later in the signal chain

Blackstar St. James 100h,

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22% match
$497.18via Reverb

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

Stack Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward

Comes later in the signal chain

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Pedals that stack with the Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II

EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter

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27% match
$179via Reverb

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

Stack the Voyager Mk II's midrange-forward silicon clipping with the Dirt Transmitter's own low-noise gain for two distinct textures.

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26% match
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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

MXR Phase 90

MXR

22% match
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sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Add the Phase 90's organic sweep after the Voyager's silicon clipping boost for movement on a shaped, boosted signal.

Comes later in the signal chain

Wren and Cuff Gold Comp

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14% match
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shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.

Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II's own mid-forward character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man

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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 Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man after Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II in the signal chain, clear of Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte

Caroline Guitar Company

9% match
$199via Reverb

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

Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte's pristine voice goes after Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II's own mid-forward character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2

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tonal match
$203.84via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

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

Warm Audio Jet Phaser

Warm Audio

tonal match
$109.24via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

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

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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 EarthQuaker Devices Plumes Signal Shredder, the Tru-Fi The Newton, the Origin Effects M-EQ Driver.

What pairs well with the Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Revv Generator G20 20-Watt 2-Channel Tube Head, Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo, Matchless Chieftain 2X10 Combo Amp — Revv Generator G20 20-Watt 2-Channel Tube Head layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal.

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