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Morning Glory V4 vs Walrus Audio Slo: what real owners say

Real owners lean toward the Walrus Audio Slo: 88% of 307 owners recommend it, vs 45% of 53 for the Morning Glory V4.

Verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube owner comments — affiliate reviews excluded. Sample sizes differ; judge accordingly. How we score

Morning Glory V4

45%of 53 owners recommend

45% recommend · 34% neutral · 21% don't

Owners praise

Holds up as an always-on low-gain drive that owners leave on the board for years
Adds clarity and edge-of-breakup without covering up the amp's character
Stacks well in front of or behind other overdrives, fuzz and boosts

Owners complain about

Bright and treble-forward, and the higher gain side can turn shrill
Thins out the low end, which shows up most on bass and on already-lean rigs
Not the Marshall Bluesbreaker voice some buyers expect from the circuit

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Walrus Audio Slo

88%of 307 owners recommend

88% recommend · 8% neutral · 4% don't

Owners praise

Lush, dreamy ambient reverb tones
Infinite sustain/latch footswitch for drones and pads
Favorite Dream mode beloved by owners

Owners complain about

Learning curve to dial in the sounds

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Which should you buy?

Get the Morning Glory V4 if

✓Players who want one always-on low-gain drive that lives on the board
✓Single coils into Fender-style clean amps, Strat into a Deluxe Reverb territory
✓Boards where the overdrive has to stack with other dirt pedals or feed a fuzz
✓Clean-to-breakup jangle and power pop, where a bit of extra sparkle helps

Skip it if

Anyone chasing a warm, dark, mid-heavy overdrive
Already-bright rigs, or humbuckers into a scooped amp where owners lose it in the mix

Get the Walrus Audio Slo if

✓Ambient and shoegaze players wanting lush, dreamy reverb
✓Players who want infinite sustain and latching drones
✓Guitarists wanting deep ambience in little board space
✓Synth users layering pads and textures

Skip it if

Players wanting standard spring, hall, or plate reverb
Thrash and metal players with no live use for ambience

What Morning Glory V4 owners say

“Morning Glory is great as a low gain always on. I forced myself to take it off my board because it was keeping me from learning how to use my other boost/tone-shaping pedals lol.”
— Professional-Net6454 on Reddit

“I've got both and right now the MG is on the board. I love them both dearly, but the MG sounds a bit gnarlier to my ear, just a touch more breakup, which is what I want right now.”
— cromulentwrd on Reddit

“I find the MG too bright, so I end up using only a small fraction of the tone control’s range.”
— LaOnionLaUnion on Reddit

What Walrus Audio Slo owners say

“Yes this is the looking out the car window being sad sound I needed”
— @coolrecorderguy4206 on YouTube

“Oh god my wallet”
— @UncoolOcean on YouTube

“Walrus audio slo, I love the art but it's just another shitty Fv-1 reverb with uninteresting algorithms.”
— tails_the_gay_fox on Reddit

Morning Glory V4 vs Walrus Audio Slo: frequently asked questions

Is the Morning Glory V4 or the Walrus Audio Slo better?

Real owners lean toward the Walrus Audio Slo: 88% of 307 owners recommend it, vs 45% of 53 for the Morning Glory V4.

Who should get the Morning Glory V4?

Owners point the Morning Glory V4 at players who want one always-on low-gain drive that lives on the board, and single coils into Fender-style clean amps, Strat into a Deluxe Reverb territory.

Who should get the Walrus Audio Slo?

Owners point the Walrus Audio Slo at ambient and shoegaze players wanting lush, dreamy reverb, and players who want infinite sustain and latching drones.

What do owners complain about?

The most-cited downside of the Morning Glory V4 is bright and treble-forward, and the higher gain side can turn shrill. For the Walrus Audio Slo, it's learning curve to dial in the sounds.