Walrus Audio unveils Silt Harmonic Fuzz with Hagerman

January 16, 2024 · 6 sources

Walrus Audio announced the Silt Harmonic Fuzz on January 16, 2024, a fuzz pedal made in collaboration with tube amp specialist Jim Hagerman of Hagerman Amplification¹². The pedal carries a 12AU7 preamp tube mounted on the enclosure and a second footswitch for its harmonic mode¹.

The Silt has controls for Volume, Tone and Gain, plus a Contour switch that selects between high-pass, flat and low-pass curves in the pre-tube EQ stage¹³. The harmonic footswitch engages what Walrus describes as a pre-drive frequency doubler, which the company says produces "crispy, octave-like sounds, lending a unique edge to your lead tones"¹. Guitar Pedal X reports that Walrus recommends rolling back the guitar's Tone knob when using this mode⁴.

The pedal runs on 9V DC and draws about 300mA; at 12V it offers more gain¹³. Sources differ on the bypass circuit: Gearnews describes it as true bypass³, while Pedal of the Day cites a relay bypass circuit⁵. The jacks are top-mounted¹². It comes in a red finish with skeleton artwork by Adam Forster or in black¹³.

Sources disagree on the US price: MusicRadar, Guitar World and Guitar.com give $299¹²⁶, while Guitar Pedal X lists $299.99⁴. MusicRadar reports the Silt was a year in the making¹.