Legendary American guitar maker Fender has teamed up with iconic guitar maker Kevin Shields of the band My Bloody Valentine to launch a spectacularly chaotic fuzz pedal that is designed to help you emit a whole new level of highly enjoyable guitar-laden noise.
The 'Shields Blender' is effectively a more aggressive and monstrous version as Fender's original 'Blender,' featuring new circuitry inspired by Shields himself, not to mention a highly sensitive foot-switch circuit.
Unsurprisingly to anyone who has listen to substantial amounts of My Bloody Valentine, this particular fuzz pedal is well and truly designed to encourage sonic destruction of the highest order, which is why the 'Shields Blender' doubles the number of knobs on the original Blender to eight, along with multi-channel mechanisms for maximum control.
Launched as a limited-edition offering comprising only 700 units, this fuzz pedal is priced at $499.
Monstrous Guitar Fuzz Pedals
This Aggressive Pedal Was Dreamed Up By Guitarist Kevin Shields
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