The Walrus Audio Badwater Bass Preamp and D.I. Pedal is the perfect tool for bassists seeking to maximize their tonal capabilities. Its all-in-one design features optical compression, overdrive, and a 4-band EQ section, allowing you to create warm cleans, gritty chords, punchy drive, and bright slap sound. Take your bass to the next level with the Badwater!

Features

• Versatile and powerful tone sculpting tool for bassists of all styles.
• Optical comppression for smooth, added sustain.
• Blendable drive control with three different voicing options.
• Boost/Cut EQ section. +/- 12dB on low and high controls and +/- 10dB on Mid, LMF, and HMF controls.
• Sweep 500 Hz to 2.4 kHz through the Low Mid & LMF controls and 3.5 kHz to 7.5 kHz on High Mid & HMF controls.
• Ground lift to isolate the GND pin on XLR to help reduce hum if present.
• 1/4 inch instrument signal & XLR line-level output options.
• Outputs run simultaneously for direct and on-stage connections.

Specs

• The Badwater comes coated in a matte black enclosure with dark green and light blue ink with art inspired by the Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park. Illustrated by Josh Yosurack
• The die-cast enclosure’s exact size is 3.62” x 4.79” x 2.25” including knobs.
• Power requirements are 9VDC, center negative (300mA minimum).
• The use of an isolated power supply is recommended for powering all Walrus Audio Pedals.
• Daisy chain power supplies are not recommended.
• Power supply not included.