Tumnus Overdrive V2 : Excellent clean boost

3 years ago

I use the Tumnus in front of a 5150 II and a Laney IRT Studio as neutral-sounding clean boost for high-gain, metal type sounds. It complements a Maxon OD9, which I use when I want to add some classic Tubescreamer-voicing to the sound. One could stack the overdrives, but I have not tried that yet.

At any rate, the pedal does its job ridiculously well. Needs a little bit of tweaking to get the filter to work just right, but after you dial it in it feels like lifting a blanket off the speakers, and it tightens the bottom-end as well. If you want chug that retains more of your amp's original sound, you may want to give this one (or other Klon-type pedals) a try.

Build quality appears solid, button feels solid, status LED is bright and unambiguous, form factor is very compact, and the complementary transport pouch is a nice touch.

Image Wampler Tumnus Overdrive V2

Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Wampler
  • Released in 2019
  • Average price : $162
  • Dimensions : 38mm x 89mm x 38mm
  • Weight : 390g
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