Wampler launches Collective Series with Triumph Overdrive

February 6, 2024 · 3 sources

Wampler released the Triumph Overdrive as one of two initial pedals in a new $99 line called Collective, according to Delicious Audio, which published its report on February 6, 2024¹. The other pedal in the line is the Phenom distortion².

The Triumph is a dual-voice overdrive with switchable voicing modes, a volume control, gain and a 3-band EQ, top-mounted input and output jacks and power connector, 3PDT true bypass, and a power draw of 21mA at 9-18V DC³. Wampler lists dimensions of 2.5 by 4.4 by 1.4 inches (63.5 mm by 112 mm by 35.5 mm), height excluding knobs and switches, and a limited 5-year warranty³. The maker's US list price is $99.99, and the page lists it as in stock and available to backorder³.

Wampler describes the circuit as based on two of Brian Wampler's favorite overdrives, the Digitech Bad Monkey and the Boss SD-1, with added EQ stages and internal circuit changes³. The maker describes Smooth mode as a progressive gain structure with a classic mid-hump profile, and Punch mode as more open, less compressed and more touch sensitive³. Delicious Audio describes the pedal as a low to medium-gain overdrive and ties Punch mode to the Bad Monkey and Smooth mode to the SD-1¹.

MusicRadar, in a July 2023 article, reported that JHS Pedals founder Josh Scott covered the Triumph and Phenom in a video, calling the Triumph's flexibility "insane" and saying it can move from Bluesbreaker to Tube Screamer-esque character². MusicRadar also reported that the pedals are American-made, "not just American-assembled"².