216- This Pedal Made the Internet FURIOUS: The Walrus Mantle

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🗓️ 11 March 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Scott and Ian dive into the story behind the Walrus Audio Mantle DI, the pedal that somehow managed to make the internet furious. Ian shares why he reached out to Walrus to build it, what he was chasing after years of using boxes like the Noble and Jad Freer Capo, and the studio gear that inspired the design. Along the way they get into transformer tone, simple vs overcomplicated pedals, gig reliability, and what bass players actually want from a great DI.

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0:00.0	Once upon a time there was a bass player.
0:02.9	Okay.
0:04.8	Oh my God.
0:05.8	I am not controlling this narrative at all.
0:08.2	Lovely chap.
0:09.3	Here we go.
0:10.5	Lovely chap.
0:11.6	Thanks.
0:13.1	Great player.
0:15.2	And an effects company reached out and said, hey, lovely chap.
0:19.7	Do you want to collaborate together and design a
0:26.3	DIY pedal? And that lovely chap said, yes, I will, I will take that challenge on because he's a
0:33.6	geek of the best variety. Okay.
0:42.7	And then, you know, they got together and they made a pedal baby.
0:48.8	And the peddler was born and it was the walrus.
0:49.4	What's it called?
0:50.7	Mantle.
0:52.3	The walrus mantle.
0:57.5	But when it was birthed to the world, that was outrage.
0:59.6	Oh, there was some outrage. People in the streets protesting because it was too expensive.
1:07.2	Oh, people were so upset and how expensive it was.
1:10.0	How dare you?
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