Hey Everyone! I recently purchased the Wampler Triumph and I have to say, I am really enjoying it. Setting aside conversations about price, this pedal is simply a solidly built and sounding overdrive with quite a bit of range and functionality.

Initially, I decided to pick up the new-ish Wampler Triumph in the hopes that I might get along with it better than I do other "traditional" overdrive circuits -- namely tube screamer-style pedals. For those who follow this channel, you might have picked up on the fact that I do not often use tube screamers. While some of my favorite country pickers use and love their tube screamers, I tend to not like my own playing and guitars through them nearly as much.

That said, I was hopeful when I first read about the Wampler Triumph because it combines a Digitech Bad Monkey (which is based on a TS-808) and a Boss SD-1. However, it was only after purchasing the pedal and messing around with it quite a bit that I realized that I tended towards the "Smooth" setting and many of the qualities associated with the SD-1 sound. Regardless of my own goals or interests, though, I found this to be an incredibly useable and dynamic pedal.

I will be completely transparent in saying that it took me a little bit of time to figure out what I liked about this pedal. Initially, I was not getting what I would describe as great sounds with it. It was not that anything sounded bad, but rather nothing popped out at me as being exceptional. However, after putting it in a few track mixes, the pedal finally started to make sense and shine. In a recording or full band mix, this pedal does an excellent job as everything from a fairly clean boost with 3-band EQ control to a full on dirty box (with several ways to modify the dirt). That is why I chose to be so "In the Mix" heavy with this video -- I wanted to show some use cases that worked for me.

So, would I suggest this pedal to someone? I am not sure -- it would greatly depend upon the person. I think the best use case for a pedal like this would be someone looking for a fairly affordable overdrive ($99 at the time of this video) that can cover a lot of ground with a small formfactor.

Overall, I think Wampler knocked this one out of the park for certain users and use cases. The added EQ controls that have become somewhat synonymous with Wampler's dial interfaces definitely add usability and tone shaping abilities that are lacking in both the Bad Monkey and the SD-1. This, and a number of other sounds and build features certainly makes this pedal more than the sum of its parts.