GEAR REVIEW
[ FENDER GUITAR PEDALS | Doug Doppler ]
GLOBAL FEATURES
Spring Loaded Battery
Compartment
9V Battery or DC Powered
Anodized Aluminum Casings
Fender Amp Jewel LED
Backlit LED Knobs
pedals have the kind of player-friendly features Backlit LED Knobs All of the knobs on each
that make it clear they were designed by, and of the pedals features a switchable, backlit LED
for, gigging musicians. light pipe, which takes the guesswork out of
knowing where your controls are set, even on
GLOBAL FEATURES
the darkest of stages
Spring Loaded Battery Compartment All of
the pedals in the line sport a flip-top, magnetic MIX AND MATCH
battery door at the base of the enclosure. Demo guys are pretty much the only people
Simply pull the batter door down, swap out the you’ll see playing through just one brand of
battery and you’re good to go. pedals. That said, these ped als are designed
to work together and as demonstrated in my
A few months back, I had the good fortune of 9V Battery or DC Powered Whether you RigBook video in this issue, they offer up a
being invited to a press event celebrating the prefer a 9 volt battery or your favorite power great Sunday-centric palette of tones. I’ve
launch of Fender’s new line of guitar pedals. supply, there are no special power requirements also included the excellent demo videos that
In addition to getting a chance to play through
Stan and Fender amp expert Rick Heins shot
each of the pedals, I also got a chance to hear Anodized Aluminum Casings The enclosures demonstrating what the various controls and
directly from Stan Cotey, the man behind this are both rugged and light, and feature a bent, switches do on each of the pedals. In so doing,
line of guitar effects. one-piece aluminum facade that extends to the I am free to talk about the specific features and
floor from either side of the faceplate. tweaks that are particularly appealing to me in
First of all, these pedals are anything but a
a worship-centric application.
rehashed version of someone else’s designs. Fender
Each of the pedals features an all-original circuit “matching” color-coded LEDs make it super
designed from the ground up by Stan and his easy to tell which pedal is on or off, even from
team. In addition to sounding great, these the other side of the stage.
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Amp
May 2018
Jewel
LED
The
iconic,
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