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Walrus Audio Deep Six Compressor

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The Walrus Audio Deep Six is a four-knob true bypass compressor pedal that uses the Universal Audio 1176 as its studio performance benchmark. It has been produced with a fish image on the casing in several different colors.

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Justin Vernon

This picture, taken from the Instagram account of Todd Lunneborg, guitar technician for the band Bon Iver, shows a Walrus Audio Deep Six Compressor on Justin's pedalboard.
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Misha Mansoor

There are many like the Deep Six, but I keep coming back to it. Shown with my favorite current settings.
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Nathan Stocker

At 0:49 you can see the Walrus Audio Deep Six Comp at the far end of his board
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Nick Reinhart

"never messed with a compressor pedal. this one rules"
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Jeffrey Kunde

"This is my favorite compression pedal I've used. Im not sure why, it just sounds great. Gives me extra sustain, fattens up my tone, and smooths everything out. Check it out."
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Cory Wong

Cory says obout walrus compressor that he's using in Vulfpeck (at 0:46). This pedal was also visible in his pedalboard in his [Instagram Story](https://i.redd.it/bl2z07ymyie01.jpg) of an unknown date.
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Andy Othling

The following is his signal path, as explained by Andy Othling to Strymon: this1smyne buffer Walrus Audio Deep Six Electro Harmonix Micro POG Walrus Audio Mayflower Earthquaker Devices Bit Commander Xotic EP Booster Ernie Ball MVP (with Boss TU-3 on tuner output) Electro Harmonix Superego Malekko Ekko 616 Dr. Scientist Tremolessence Strymon El Capistan Boss DD-5 (in hold mode for stutter/glitch effects) ZVex Instant Lo-fi Junky Strymon TimeLine Strymon BigSky Disaster Area DMC-3 XL controller is connected to both the Timeline and BigSky via MIDI Two this1smyne mini expression knobs are also controlling different parameters on the Timeline and Bigsky
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Dustin Kensrue

“I’ve never used a compressor until really recently. I just didn’t find one that I liked; it felt like it was crushing the tone, and I didn’t feel that way about the Deep Six.”
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Tyler Larson

Shown up close at 1:23.
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Mike Scheidt

We can see this pedal on his board
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Tyler Bates

According to Bates' post on Instagram, this pedal was given to him by Marilyn Manson.
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Ben Monder

In this interview he mentions that he used Walrus Audio Deep Six Compressor on David Bowie's Black Star album.
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Michael John Scheuchzer

In this pedalboard photo posted by Scheuchzer on his Instagram profile, one of the pedals on the board is the Walrus Deep Six.
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Casey Moore

This pedal is trying to remain hidden in the shadows, but can still be seen throughout the video.
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Zach Rogue

When asked about his gear on Facebook, Rogue replied that he is using the Deep Six Compressor.
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Elle Puckett

To keep her oscillating time-based effects in check, Puckett sandwiches them between two compressors. A Walrus Audio Deep Six squashes the input while the Xotic SP strapped across the output enhances her reverb and delay trails without blowing out her amp when she cranks the feedback.
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4 Walrus Audio Deep Six Compressor Reviews

steven_stringer

196

Wonderful compressor

This compressor has zero flaws in my opinion. It does the job, features a blend control, and looks incredible. I won't need another compressor any time soon.

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almost 4 years ago
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jessebelanger

158

<3

THE DEEP SIX IS A TRUE BYPASS STUDIO-GRADE COMPRESSOR IN STOMP BOX FORM, INSPIRED BY THE PERFORMANCE OF THE UNIVERSAL AUDIO 1176 WITH THE SIMPLICITY OF THE ROSS AND DYNACOMP.

Offering a Level, Sustain, Attack, and Blend control, the Deep Six will give you unmatched versatility at a price you can afford.

Features

The pedal can be powered from a 9V battery or DC Supply. Polarity will never be an issue as the Deep Six comes standard with a polarity correction circuit. The internal voltage is doubled to 18 volts giving you the maximum amount of headroom for your sound while maintaining a typical current draw of 8.9mA for extended battery life. The Deep Six also offers a Blend and Attack control which allows you to use the pedal with active pickups or humbuckers. The blend feature allows you to use high output instruments while truly being able to dial out any distortion that may be present. 9V DC8.9mA ? 4.77 x 2.9 x 2.3 inches

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over 4 years ago
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walter

Have you found that it is noisy? A friend of mine had it and actually chose to return to his Dyna Comp over the Deep Six because it was so noisy.

over 4 years ago

jessebelanger

Actually it helped clean up the noise while playing clean and dirty to if you blend it right

over 4 years ago

reiniholzmann

270

Walrus Audio - Deep Six

Really musical compressor in studio quality. But i am not soo impressed by the reliability!

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almost 2 years ago
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jaycegreenleaf

240

Best compressor I've ever owned.

I find the deep six to be much more musical than typical guitar compressor pedals. I can't imagine ever using a compressor in the future that doesn't have a blend knob.

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12 months ago
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