Way Huge Smalls Red Llama

Way Huge Smalls Red Llama Overdrive MkIII – WM23

The Way Huge Smalls Red Llama Overdrive MkIII (WM23) brings the legendary Red Llama overdrive into a compact, pedalboard-friendly enclosure. Originally introduced in 1992 as Way Huge’s first production pedal, the Red Llama has earned its reputation for its distinctive, dynamic and highly responsive overdrive character.

The WM23 recreates the warm, harmonic overdrive of the original ’90s Red Llama, delivering everything from subtle grit and natural breakup through to thick, aggressive crunch. Its touch-sensitive response allows your picking dynamics and guitar volume control to play a major role in shaping the sound, making it feel more like driving a responsive amplifier than simply switching on a conventional overdrive.

Inspired by the rich, crunchy character of a tweed-style amplifier, the Red Llama can add warmth, punch and harmonic texture to clean tones, push an already driven amp harder, or provide a more aggressive overdrive sound when you turn up the Drive control.

Key Features

• Classic Red Llama sound – A modern recreation of the original early-’90s RL2 Red Llama.
• Harmonic, tweed-style overdrive – Produces warm, crunchy and harmonically rich tones.
• Wide gain range – From subtle edge-of-breakup tones through to thick, aggressive crunch.
• Highly touch-sensitive – Responds naturally to picking dynamics and guitar volume changes.
• Simple two-control layout – Volume controls overall output level, while Drive controls the amount of overdrive.
• Compact Smalls enclosure – Takes up less pedalboard space while retaining the character of the original.
• True hardware bypass – 3PDT true-bypass switching helps preserve your dry signal when the effect is disengaged.
• Blue LED indicator – Clearly shows when the effect is engaged.
• 9V operation – Runs from a 9V battery or compatible 9V DC power supply.
• Low current draw – Approximately 10mA.
• Robust construction – Built for the demands of regular pedalboard and live performance use.

Controls

Volume: Sets the overall output level of the effect. With Drive turned down, the Volume control can also be used to push your amplifier harder.

Drive: Controls the amount of overdrive, taking you from relatively clean and gritty tones through to heavier, more saturated crunch.

Specifications

• Model: Way Huge Smalls Red Llama Overdrive MkIII
• SKU: WM23
• Effect Type: Overdrive
• Controls: Volume, Drive
• Bypass: True Hardware Bypass, 3PDT
• Input Impedance: >450 kΩ
• Output Impedance: <150 Ω
• Noise Floor: < -100 dBV
• Current Draw: 10mA
• Power: 9V DC / 9V battery
• Enclosure Size: 58mm × 103mm × 55mm

Available at Muso’s Stuff

The Way Huge Smalls Red Llama Overdrive MkIII WM23 is in stock at Muso’s Stuff. It’s an excellent choice for guitarists looking for a distinctive, responsive overdrive that can cover everything from low-gain amp-like breakup to seriously chunky crunch.

Buy online from Muso’s Stuff and add some Red Llama attitude to your pedalboard.