Fender SHIELDS BLENDER User Manual

BLOODY AMAZING ...
The Fender Shields Blender is the ultimate experimentation fuzz unit—delivering everything from classic
fuzz tones to all-new splattering and rumbling fuzz textures that explode in response to picking dynamics.
This distinctive new re-imagining of the prized Fender Blender fuzz/octave eects unit of 1968-1977 comes
straight from the mind of guitarist, songwriter and tone pioneer Kevin Shields, founding member of My
Bloody Valentine and a pioneer of pedal-driven tonal soundscapes.
At its core is the vintage Fender Blender circuit, hand copied from Shields’ original unit and given one small
tweak—an added bypass switch for the infamous octave-up generator. Designed around this core is a world
of performance-ready fuzz-sculpting tools that will introduce players to a whole new fuzz experience, all at
the touch of the unit‘s four footswitches.
The footswitchable Sag Stage interacts with your playing to introduce sag into the pedal’s power supply,
creating more pronounced ducking and sputtering eects the harder you play. To extend the unit’s sonic
range, a footswitchable Octave Stage has been grafted to the classic Blender circuitry, combining a thick
analog sub-octave generator with the Blender’s signature fuzz tone for groundshaking walls of fuzz.
It’s a singularly distinctive fuzz experience from two great innovators—Kevin Shields and Fender. Let’s get
started, and step on it ...
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Fender SHIELDS BLENDER Specifications

General

Bypass	True Bypass
Power	9V DC Power Supply (Not Included)
Brand	Fender
Model	SHIELDS BLENDER
Controls	Blend
Input	1 x 1/4"
Output	1 x 1/4"