The Way Huge Smalls Green Rhino Overdrive MkV is a compact overdrive pedal that packs the Green Rhino's gritty, gnarly drive tones into the smallest housing in the Green Rhino range. Dunlop, which makes Way Huge, describes it as unleashing "a stampede of gnarly, gritty tones that rivals its larger companions'", able to take an amp from pristine to punchy, from dirty to thunderous1.
The Smalls Green Rhino Overdrive MkV is a legacy product and is no longer in production1.
The controls: Drive, Volume, Tone, Freq and Curve
The pedal carries five controls. The Volume, Tone and Drive controls cover the basic functions, while the Freq and Curve controls offer what Dunlop calls "finer adjustment of your beastly sonic yield"1.
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Volume | Level, one of the basic functions1 |
| Drive | Amount of overdrive, one of the basic functions1 |
| Tone | Basic tone shaping1 |
| Freq | Cuts or boosts at either 100Hz or 500Hz, set internally1 |
| Curve | Softens the pedal's roar if it gets too aggressive on the high end1 |
The Freq control is the more unusual of the two extras: rather than a conventional midrange sweep, it cuts or boosts at one of two fixed frequencies, 100Hz or 500Hz, with the choice made internally rather than from the front panel1. The Curve control works on the top end, letting you dial back the high-end bite if the drive turns too aggressive1.
Guitar World's 2023 buying guide listed the same control set for the pedal: "Controls: Volume, Drive, Tone, Freq, Curve"3.
The Smalls version and the Green Rhino range
The MkV is the smallest of the Green Rhino range, built in a super pedalboard-friendly housing. Dunlop's product page describes it as packing "the Green Rhino Overdrive's beloved stampede of gritty, gnarly overdrive tones" into that smaller enclosure1. The full-size version of the pedal is covered separately on the Way Huge Green Rhino MKIV page, and Dunlop also maintains a parts listing for the Smalls MkV under the designation WM22-PARTS4.
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Questions
Is the Way Huge Smalls Green Rhino MkV still in production?
No. Dunlop lists the Way Huge Smalls Green Rhino Overdrive MkV as a legacy product that is no longer in production. The pedal was the smallest version of the Green Rhino overdrive, and Dunlop also maintains a parts listing for it under the WM22-PARTS designation, so replacement parts remain referenced on the maker's site.
What does the Freq control do on the Green Rhino Smalls?
The Freq control cuts or boosts at either 100Hz or 500Hz, with the choice of frequency set internally. Together with the Curve control it offers finer adjustment of the pedal's overdrive character beyond the basic Volume, Tone and Drive functions.
What does the Curve control do?
The Curve control lets you soften the pedal's high end if the overdrive gets too aggressive on top. Dunlop describes it as a way to soften the creature's roar, working alongside the Freq control for finer tonal adjustment.
What is the model number of the Way Huge Smalls Green Rhino MkV?
The model number is WM22. Dunlop also lists a parts version under the designation WM22-PARTS for the same pedal.
How is the Smalls Green Rhino different from the full-size Green Rhino?
The Smalls version puts the Green Rhino's overdrive into a super pedalboard-friendly housing, the smallest of the Green Rhino range. Dunlop says it unleashes a stampede of gnarly, gritty tones that rivals its larger companions, so the difference is chiefly the size of the enclosure rather than the core circuit.
Sources (4)
- WAY HUGE® SMALLS™ GREEN RHINO™ OVERDRIVE MKV, Dunlop (www.jimdunlop.com)
- WAY HUGE® GREEN RHINO™ OVERDRIVE MKIV, Jim Dunlop (jimdunlop.com)
- Best Tube Screamer clones: top alternatives for all budgets, Guitar World, 2022-03-30
- WAY HUGE® SMALLS™ SUPA-LEAD™ OVERDRIVE, Jim Dunlop (jimdunlop.com)
