Fender

engager boost, the Pelt Fuzz & Full Moon Distortion

during 2018’s NAMM show, Fender launched six new pedals developed by lead designer Stan Cotey’s team, who had previously worked on some custom Fender amps for the likes of Eric Clapton and The Edge. We took a look at those (Pugilist Distortion, Marine Layer Reverb, Mirror Image Delay, Santa Ana Overdrive, The Bends Compressor and Level Set Buffer) last summer – three more pedals have since been released, designed, says Fender, to deliver heavier and more gritty rock tones.

Featuring all-original circuits, these pedals have the same curvy anodised aluminium housing as their predecessors with ‘jewel’ bypass LED, offset input and output jacks for closer spacing, plus an easy battery-changing function that makes use of a magnetically latched hinged flap at the end of the pedal, which pulls down and flips back into place when you let go of it. The look is completed by knobs with blue LED-lit position markers (with an on/off switch) that help you see where your parameters are on a darkened stage.