Walrus Audio Eons Fuzz

Five completely different fuzz circuits in one compact pedal — and a voltage knob that makes each one into ten. The Walrus Audio Eons Five-State Fuzz is the most versatile fuzz pedal I've encountered. Welcome back to Edge of Breakup.

In this episode the Walrus Audio Eons Five-State Fuzz takes center stage — all five modes explored across both the clean and dirt channels.

The Eons is the third in Walrus Audio's Five-States series following the Ages overdrive and the Eras distortion. Same format: five-position mode rotary, five knobs (Volume, Gain, Bass, Treble, and Voltage), compact enclosure. The Voltage knob is the differentiator. Sweep it from 3V to 18V and every mode becomes a different pedal — at 3V you get sputtery, gated, dying-battery fuzz; at 18V you get massive, open, uncompressed fuzz with added low-end and headroom. Every position in between is its own flavor.

Five modes, each built around different clipping configurations:

Mode I — Silicon soft-clipping. Traditional, well-rounded compressed fuzz. Big, smooth, Woodstock-era character.

Mode II — Silicon clipping with bass boost. More compression, more crunch, heft in the low end.

Mode III — Germanium clipping. Crunchy and dynamic — the feel of a fuzz and a distortion combined. The most responsive to playing dynamics and voltage changes.

Mode IV — LED clipping diodes with a slight high-end cut. Dynamically dark. Useful for single-coil pickups or brighter amps where other fuzz modes get brittle.

Mode V — Hard-clipping silicon transistors combined with LED and silicon soft-clipping diodes. The rowdiest of the modes — compressed, loud, and angry.

Active Bass and Treble controls give cut or boost to shape each mode independently — a meaningful addition that most fuzz pedals skip entirely.

🎛️ Walrus Audio Eons Five-State Fuzz: https://www.walrusaudio.com/products/eons-five-state-fuzz

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🎛️ Walrus Audio Eons | Five-State Fuzz | 5 Clipping Modes | 3V-18V Voltage Control | Active Bass & Treble