Known as a boutique pedal company, Walrus Audio have been repositioning themselves in the mould of Earthquaker Devices. That is, no longer a pure boutique outfit, but rather a mainstream operation with some quirky options to consider. Their recent pedals have backed this, with more ambitious circuits and DSP work that requires greater up-front R&D and investment. The Fundamental series very much represents the other side of this coin. Where the Mako series are the high-end, high-effort pedals, the Fundamental series are simple, entry-level pedals. Here, Walrus have leaned on their extensive pedal building experience to create a product line that consolidates that knowledge. In the process, they’ve also bested many of the major manufacturers on price.
Every pedal in the Fundamental series has a streamlined interface of three slider controls and a Mode switch. According to Walrus, this is to make them more accessible to newer players. We’d suggest it’s unlikely that your average player wouldn’t understand each pedal if it had a different layout. Then again, it is at least visually satisfying to have consistency
