Walrus Audio

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The Walrus Audio Iron Horse V3 effects pedal takes the classic distortion circuit and gives it a thick, punchy, riffy and rowdy spin. With the help of the Si/LED knob and wide range of the distortion knob, this true bypass, high-gain beast can be finely tuned for clear overdriven sounds, or let loose for an all-out distorted onslaught.

Owners of previous versions of the Iron Horse will be familiar with the three distortion modes operated by a toggle switch to alternate between different clipping modes. That switch has now been replaced with a blending knob, unleashing a new wealth of ways to alter your tone. When the knob is set to the left, the distorted signal uses silicone clipping diodes, adding in a high amount of compression. Rotating the knob to the right will bring in LED clipping and a smaller amount of compression. Once the knob gets to the two o’clock position, all clipping is removed for wide-open distortion.

Note: Since the Si/LED knob is changing the internal gain and clipping style, the other controls will behave slightly differently as well. You will need to use the volume knob to adjust the overall output up or down depending on where you have the knob set.

Walrus Audio Iron Horse LM308 Distortion V3 Effects Pedal Yellow
Walrus Audio Iron Horse LM308 Distortion V3 Effects Pedal Yellow
Walrus Audio Iron Horse LM308 Distortion V3 Effects Pedal Yellow

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The Iron Horse V3 updates include:
  • Top-mounted jacks
  • Soft relay true bypass on/off
  • Fixed volume drop-off when the distortion knob is at minimum
  • The hard clipping toggle reimagined as a blend-style potentiometer, allowing you to intermix between symmetrical silicone and diode clipping for a new variety of tones

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