OVERDRIVE- WALRUS AUDIO ACS1 amp & cab simulator ...an "ANALOG' modeler of a Fender Deluxe, Vox AC30 and a Marshall

 WALRUS AUDIO [ASC1] 

$400.00 USD

In the end it is 3 OD's in one pedal a Vox AC30 a Fender Deluxe and a Marshall JTM45. Each has analog cab simulator including a control to add some room sound. If it all sounds like an analog version of the Strymon Iridium ...well it should ...because it is. Yes it can be used in many ways and the video will show you that. But then 

you have to decide if you would use them all. If you did then why not just go digital with more of everything? 

BIG BUT! If you use it to have 3 excellent Amp-in-a-Box pedals in a compact form then it can look appealing as you would be paying about $130.00 USD per box.

The biggest appeal for me is unlike most OD's it is not all about medium to heavy distortion. The pedal covers the sound of the amp from clean to the edge of break up better than 99% of 

all the low gain OD's and does it with a 'REAL' amp's tone.

CONCLUSION

Having done blindfold tests with analog pedals vs. the real amp the pedal will be just a tad tighter. The problem is of course you would have to EQ your amp to have a flat frequency response. Not practical. Yes a good EQ could make the pedal  much more usable. I have one I do not use at rehearsal as I have made my whole rig sound great with the band in that room. It is for at a gig where I may be dealing with bad resonance sounds and I am in effect EQing the room not my rig. The alternative is to tweak your amp and every pedal to sound good in that room. Sorry I digress from the point. A really good Fender Deluxe pedal will not make even a clean Marshall sound like a Fender. A low gain OD will not either but you may find the sound more pleasing. Unfortunately most of use will have to pay $400.00 USD to find out. I have 3 low gain pedals that do a great job covering the bases. One is the Vox AC3O pedal another is a very, very neutral pedal designed to be just that. The third is an accurate clone of the Marshall Bluesbreaker pedal.

GODZILLA vs. KING KONG

FINAL WORD

Amp modelers are like fiberglass reproductions of an old Porsche 356. You can't tell the difference until you drive both. LOL

I think guys that love a Modeler over a real amp think masturbation is better than real sex???? You could think of it as a Fly Rig. Travelling alone is a lot cheaper??