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Walrus Audio announces Voyager MKII overdrive with five modes and foot-switchable mids

November 12, 2024 · 5 sources

Walrus Audio announced the Voyager MKII, a second version of its first pedal, on November 12, 2024¹². The original Voyager arrived in 2011 as the company's first release¹²³.

The MKII is a Klon-style overdrive and preamp⁴²⁵. A five-position rotary switch selects the clipping mode¹⁴:

Position	Mode
1	Classic 1N34A germanium diodes, most compressed; the original Voyager sound¹
2	Classic 1N34A germanium diodes with bass boost¹
3	Symmetric silicon diodes, more open and dynamic¹
4	Asymmetric silicon diodes, least compressed, open and driven¹
5	Asymmetric silicon diodes with bass boost¹

Volume, Tone and Gain knobs sit alongside a Mid control and a Mid Freq control⁴³. The parametric mid EQ boosts or cuts 12dB, and the frequency control sets the center frequency²³⁵. Sources differ on that frequency range: Gearnews and MusicRadar give 250Hz to 2kHz²⁵, while Guitar Pedal X lists focus points of 350Hz, 550Hz and 2kHz⁴. The mid EQ has its own footswitch⁴⁵. Guitar Pedal X described the arrangement as "a two channel version of a Klone as such"⁴.

The pedal adds top-mounted jacks and true bypass, soft-touch relay switches¹³⁵. The die-cast enclosure measures 4.77 by 2.6 by 1.39 inches including knobs, and it runs on 9VDC center negative power at 100mA minimum¹. MusicRadar reports it is made in the USA⁵.

It comes in two finishes: seafoam green with black ink and satellite artwork by original Voyager artist Nathan Price, and matte black with cream ink and a space helmet illustrated by Christi Du Toit¹³⁵.

"Adding thoughtful features not seen on a Klon-style circuit before"

Bass Magazine¹

The US list price is $249.99, and it is available now at walrusaudio.com and authorized dealers worldwide¹³.

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