Fender Santa Ana Overdrive

The appearance of Fender’s pedal range at NAMM at the start of the year was a pleasant surprise, but amidst a strong and varied field this is our pick of the bunch…

We said: “While amp builders sometimes strike gold - consider the popularity of the Marshall Bluesbreaker, Shredmaster, and Fender Blender fuzz – in error, we didn’t expect much of the Santa Ana.

“More fool us: the Santa Ana is a blinding overdrive pedal, with a full range of amp-like tone controls, including an expressive presence. From blues licks to modern metal, when stuck in front of a decent tube amp the Santa Ana had no trouble delivering.”