Walrus Audio Badwater Bass Preamp and D.I. Pedal

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.