The Walrus Audio Meraki Blacked Out Limited Edition was released as part of Reverb.com's multi-builder 2023 Blackout Series initiative, and it immediately turned heads as something far more than a cosmetic variant. Limited to just 500 units and sold exclusively through Reverb.com, this pedal represents a landmark achievement for Walrus Audio — their first foray into a fully analog stereo signal path. Unlike their acclaimed Mako Series pedals, which are digital, the Meraki keeps the entire signal path analog, putting it in conversation with boutique giants like the Chase Bliss Thermae and the Boss DM-101.

At the heart of the Meraki is serious analog engineering. It uses eight of the highly coveted MN3005 bucket brigade chips to produce warm, rich repeats capable of up to 1200ms of delay time. The pedal offers an expansive set of controls — six knobs including separate left and right feedback controls, four toggle switches, and two footswitches — giving players a wide world of tweaking options. With independent controls for each channel and the ability to run delay lines in parallel, ping-pong, or series configurations, there's a vast range of delay textures to explore.

The Blacked Out edition comes coated in a matte black enclosure with gold ink, giving it a stealthy, refined aesthetic that sets it apart from the standard colorway. The exclusive Blackout edition is noted for its robustness and has become a collector's piece given its limited production run. Walrus Audio has described the Meraki as a true passion project — during development it was not uncommon for the team to sit down to test features and suddenly realize they'd been playing it for 45 minutes. That sense of immersive, musical inspiration is baked into every detail of this rare and remarkable pedal

There is a small scratch in the plastic cover, hard to catch on camera, but otherwise this pedal is mint.