Walrus Audio Eons Five-State Fuzz | Secret Weapons Demo & Review

[@signalpath]

**starts a pit in the comment section**

[@joshuabenton3785]

*violently shakes arms in the air*

[@orryfishburne5326]

Jumping around frantically and being tossed around like a rag doll

[@signalpath]

@@orryfishburne5326 this thread got real uwu real fast :/

[@dividedbytimestudios]

Mark Johnston will make you wanna Jump, Jump

[@nayaleezy]

whirlwind arms of spiraling death engaged

[@DylanWOWilliams]

I love how everything Walrus makes blows my mind.

[@alshdnk]

50min video about a fuzz pedal? Hell yeah!

[@markjohnstonofficial]

It seemed inevitable haha. Had to get that extra 15 or so at the end to run through everything with single coils.

[@quintonworden6318]

Walrus just makes incredible pedals, so many great sounds from that one little box! I love that you repeat you aren't a fuzz expert, I have written off the effect for a long time because I only associated it with the velcro sound as well. The intro tune opened up a lot of new tonal area I am excited to try for myself. Great stuff.

[@GuitarsRgood7]

I keep watching videos on this pedal. I can't wait to try one out!

[@jimmybowens]

Mate, please release an album where every song sounds like that intro track. Epic. So inspiring.

[@DylanWOWilliams]

I just spend 9 minutes shy of an hour in love with your tone. It’s so beautiful. As a father of a four and two year old, the outro was so beautiful and brought me about as much joy as the intro. Thank you.

[@grimlyfiendish7474]

I hate “traditional” fuzz but I adore this pedal! I use it all the time now! The versatility of it is uncanny! You can do anything you need with it! Great demo!

[@joshuanedzweckas9668]

You are like the world visual encyclopedia on pedals. I appreciate your honesty as well, not common now-a-days with social media. I am building a massive wishlist based off your reviews.Thank you so much for all the amazing content.

[@davec1491]

Anyone else getting park way drive vibes from this??? The ambience in this is awesome! What an intro!

[@willkrulee]

Man... that intro song... 🔥🔥🔥

[@RockCoverGuitar]

The intro is a nasty amazing song, my compliments!!

[@Nekonix36]

That intro was great. I could jam to a whole album of that. I've been in the market for a fuzz, if I grab one I'll be sure to use your link.

[@mralgebro]

Love it man. I’m also not well versed in Fuzz but this sounded incredible. Also loved the ending with your son 😊

[@jimbotski]

Lovely. A Lovely Fuzz. Lots of Love in that Fuzz. Fuzz Love. Love Fuzz.

[@ramilrodriguez8340]

Great job man!! Very, very nice demo!! Superb playing!! Really love this demo. Sounds just great!! Blessings!!

[@scottjennings2942]

Such a wholesome ending! Loved the video 10/10

[@shook9042]

Great demo song man!

[@markhamburg5535]

Since others have gotten fussy about pronunciation: it's “silicon”, not “silicone”. Silicone would not work well in electronics. Great video. Contemplating whether this should start hollowing out my fuzz collection.

[@ambienttrash5234]

SHEESH gonna just throw in that last intro riff like it ain't no thing? I see you.

[@markjohnstonofficial]

Dude you don’t want to know how many passes the left channel version of that riff took. When I finally got a clean take there was an audible “fuck yes!” that I’m sure could be heard down the block.

[@ambienttrash5234]

@@markjohnstonofficial ohh best believe I know the feeling

[@kyordy]

Incredible opening song.

[@MaTTheWish]

Sick intro, Mark or anyone else, can you tell me your band or solo works, where can I find some of your music? so good..

[@NickRiceFilm]

holy cow... so dang good man. big fan of yours and this pedal.

[@scottolgard]

The end of that intro song has serious Confide vibes. Awesome

[@underoath16v]

That intro.....!!!! Damnnnnnnnnn beautiful 🙌🏻

[@wi11.0w1sp]

You should isolate that intro track, definitely the best shit I've heard in a while.

[@Zan_Halford]

Doooo it

[@damienkook]

That is a seriously good intro song!

[@Savior.Mountgreen]

Hi, I'm looking for a fuzz/distortion with a powerful Gain to facilitate legato as in metal pedals, could this pedal be what I'm looking for?

[@PedalsFusion]

Awesome pedal, thanks for the video !

[@Paul-dw2cl]

12:32 sounds like Foo Fighters, which makes me think of EarthQuaker Devices Palisades

[@B.I.B.L.E.]

Great tune

[@markferguson3745]

Germamium is always the answer, whatever the level of circuit complexity; it rarely goes wrong for any kind of clipping.

[@valkyriespear]

Great review video👍🔥

[@BuddyBlues]

Hell yes. What a video 👌🏼

[@stevedangerslifemusic8323]

Excellent, very inspiring 😎🔥🔥

[@kirkwhitmire7034]

I love fuzz, but I have to say I am in the same boat as you. This pedal has me hype!

[@dubox37]

Sick opening track!

[@Kuztomshop]

I have 2-3 fuzzes on my board - 'cause they're all different! - I see this thing replacing them and freeing some space.

[@micwiz78]

very good pedal. Probably I'm wrong but i find it so simiral to a distortion pedal than a fuzz. especially in mode 3.

[@tylershaw3968]

I Didn't Fill The Swells new band name I call it!

[@louderthangod]

I was at a restaurant once and the couple next to us said “this is coffee for people who hate coffee”…one, they were wrong, the wanted milk and sugar with a splash of coffee but this review was essentially “this is a fuzz for people who hate fuzz” and people who hate fuzz are also wrong and want a boost with a bit of hair. Fuzz is something you lean into and submit to like riding a killer whale while it hunts great white sharks. If you try and play polite it’ll throw you off. If it sounds ugly you need to lean in and make it sound uglier and louder and be willing to have your amp, guitar and ears explode and that’s when it’ll sound transformative and warp space/time into a singularity.

[@andyallen6888]

This channel is bad for my wallet but soooo good for my sound lol

[@bobbyblair6862]

Such a rad pedal. Sub'd!

[@Michael_Is_Avg]

Was curious if you know how it handles buffers? Apologies if this gets answered in the vod, watching on a work break and not sure if that's addressed. Morningstar ml10x is sick, but no non-buffered loops is a bit of a stinker for some fuzz pedals, so trying to find a good fit there.

[@markjohnstonofficial]

I’ve got it sitting after my tuner, compressor, drive. And a digital reverb. I don’t specifically touch on it in the video but it clearly doesn’t care about placement in the chain.

[@orryfishburne5326]

U should also check out the Spaceman Effects Sputnik III and Benson Temp Controlled Germanium Fuzz. Both are designed to be able to handle a buffered signal, and like Mark said, the Eons had no problem being placed after a buffer. Idk if u have some fuzz pedals already, but if so, u should experiment and see how they sound after a buffer. I know common practice is to avoid that so the circuit behaves and sounds like it should, but some people really like the way some fuzzes sound after buffers. Worth it to experiment if u can and worse case u don’t like it and know for sure that u prefer that pedal before buffers.

[@Zan_Halford]

This is so awesome to hear it’s chill with low impedance signals!!!!!🎉

[@shaem482]

Who are you? You play amazing, your style is really up my alley and your choice in guitars is fantastic🧙

[@umasoundil9608]

Great tones and sounds, great playing, and what a lovely voice you got! The only "bad" thing I have to mention is the length of the video: For old-school gearheads like me this is wonderful, but I think that for most people - 6 minutes is about enough and 9 minutes is too long. Since this is a quality in-depth review, maybe in the future you can make a short "Highlights" version, and include the in depth one. Of course this is just a suggestion, you don't have to listen to me :) Thanks for the great review, I enjoyed it! :)

[@KunchangLeeMusic]

Yo that sounds 🔥

[@annedeoedipus7849]

I love fuzz and this video is super useful. The eq instead of just tone shape is genius-I imagine doing lots with that. And the price is good for what it does. I have put this in my list to get. For versatility, can anyone offer a critical evaluation of the Kernom Ridge augmented analog overdrive? It seems like it would do a lot in that space too. I would love to see a Secret Weapons review of it.

[@darwinsaye]

“If there’s a lack of flexibility of tone … if the sound isn’t the thing I’m going for and there’s no way for me to tailor it” … This sounds exactly like me bitching about tube screamer style overdrives 😂 👍

[@music2me23]

You rock brah !

[@FakeGlasses]

Thanks!

[@damienkook]

What was your rationale for putting the Blue Sky before the Eons in your signal path?

[@markjohnstonofficial]

The Baum guitar parts on the mellower part utilize reverb before fuzz for some shoegaze style textures. Wet effects ahead of a good heavy fuzz or distortion can be great

[@MrKadidle51]

Well shit. Guess I'm buying another fuzz......yet again Seems even more flexible than my Fuzz God IV

[@AmbientEndeavors]

I remember when he used to be an ambient guy...

[@patrickimel3075]

Yes!!!

[@MrBrewtodd]

Is it 18 volt power input? Or is multi voltage 9 or 18

[@simonkeenangomez]

Out of topic but have you heard anthony greens new band with frank lero “L.S. Dunes”? What are your thoughts?

[@markjohnstonofficial]

I'm obsessed. Both singles have been amazing. The lineup of that band is insane; seeing them on this upcoming run and I could not be more excited.

[@simonkeenangomez]

@@markjohnstonofficial i know right? Of all the projects anthony has ever had… and yet still has space for another one. Amazing dude he is. And I didn’t even expect that he and frank lero would collab but here they are. Who would’ve thought…

[@Subtle-System]

Hey man... what do you use for your drum tracks?

[@markjohnstonofficial]

Get good drums modern and massive

[@chazzyd]

Nooo your affiliate link won't ship to the UK

[@redwood-in-stereo]

Killer pedal. Super cute kid!

[@townsemj]

What’s the difference between the voltage control on this and a bias control on something like the Keeley Fuzz Bender or JHS 3 Series fuzz? Also, for those of you looking for a potentially less expensive fuzz with similar flexibility to what Mark is describing, the Keeley Fuzz Bender is fantastic. Bass and treble controls as well as a bias control which can give you that spitty velcroey sound if you want it.

[@facundorodriguez288]

Essentialy they (should) control the same thing: the voltage that goes to the collectors of the transistors. The difference may be that in some pedals, the potentiometer only controls voltage in one of the transistors, and in other it controls the amount of voltage in all transistors. (The fact that it is called "voltage control" makes me think of the latter with this pedal but I dont really know) Hope this helped!

[@arnaspanic]

Hmm..this or 1981 DRV?

[@hvybones]

Great demo of a great pedal, but I’m so sorry, Mark, it’s pronounced “Bond-eye”. Take it from an Australian 🤙

[@markjohnstonofficial]

Aka the way I’ve pronounced it every other time I’ve said it except here, in which I didn’t bother to retake it.

[@hvybones]

@@markjohnstonofficial I thought I had heard you pronounce it correctly before. I understand and appreciate the need to cut down on edit time.

[@calebriley7466]

At first it almost sounded like deadmouse to me!

[@Dorachagi1]

Baby balancing pedal on microphone is how every video should end

[@DelScully]

honestly being a huge fan of fuzz pedals.. I'm not that impressed with this one. Most of the sounds I've heard so far make it sound more like a distortion pedal instead of a fuzz pedal.. Which would make sense why you enjoy it so much if you're not a big fan of fuzz!

[@tonya4157]

Exactly

[@chrishepburn1503]

I didn't hear any fuzz In the intro jam. Pretty much just distortion. I can tell you don't really use fuzz.

[@markjohnstonofficial]

Well… literally every guitar track on that intro is fuzz, including the clean sounding Bunting guitar part so I don’t know what to tell you.

[@chrishepburn1503]

@@markjohnstonofficial You don't have to tell me anything, just my opinion. Its technically "fuzz" because you are using a pedal that is being marketed as a fuzz pedal but to me the pedal doesn't sound much like a fuzz (or at least one that I like). Call me old school but this just sounds more like a distortion pedal.

[@prizmprty6479]

@@chrishepburn1503 There's different applications for pedals, not always just the obvious use. If you want classic muff tones check out the other videos by Walrus. It very much can sound like traditional fuzz. Mark is just showing how he uses it, since, you know...it's his channel.

[@toneseeker6627]

Man thats a lot of reverb.

[@bradhignite8384]

stop apologizing for making a living ,why should anybody care its non of there business any way you gotta be doing something right if some wants to sponsor you.

[@dmac4793]

Gent here is a boring player, check out other demos, no offence MJ, your style is not my cup of tea...Eons is top notch though.

[@markjohnstonofficial]

Good thing you said “no offense.” Otherwise you would have really risked sounding like an asshole.

[@dmac4793]

@@markjohnstonofficial its my opinion, and I was nice,...You Sir made yourself a hypocrite, by calling a commenter in slithering way an " asshole" , calm down ,...stop turning knobs for 60 seconds, Relax and play something.

[@markjohnstonofficial]

Technically I didn't call you an asshole, I said you risked sounding like an asshole (just as long as were both actively hiding behind semantics to pretend that this shitty thing we said was somehow not that).