homemade noize

Fender Blender (original)

Year: 1974-77

Made in: USA

Fame: Cult Status

Mojo Factor: Somewhat high for the original. It is weird, old and has a few famous users. And it is a FENDER pedal which is quite unusual in itself.

Price: Maybe you could get a good deal on ebay I doubt it. Reissue or building your own are cheaper options.

General Sound Description:

A big wonderful wall of fuzzy harmonically rich fuzzy distortion. If you want note definition look else where.

Who it’s for:

Fans of the Smashing Pumpkin’s or My Blood Valentine sound. And those looking of a huge sound and something different. Noise kids will love it.

Controls:

Volume
Sustain

Blend

Tone

On/off (footswitch)

Tone Boost (footswitch)

Circuit: 2n3391 transistors & germanium diodes

Schematics:

Schematics Heaven

Modibility:

The original is rare but a reissue and mod that.

Manufacturers Sales Pitch:

This pitch for the reissue.

There are few Fender products with as much “indie cred” as the Fender Blender. Once thought of as an overly harsh fuzz pedal, the Blender, thanks to players like Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins and Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine, is now a coveted, and rare, vintage pedal. Original Blender pedals routinely sell on ebay for between $300-400. Like we have done with guitars & amps, we are reissuing this pedal to satisfy the demand that has surged past the supply on the vintage market.
The beauty of this pedal is that it does not sound like anything else on the market. It has a totally unique voice.
This is a pedal made for players who want to create instead of copy. With a bit of experimentation, a player can get countless sounds out of this pedal, some that were intended and some that were not.
The Blender can be used for leads by metal players looking for an ultra-aggressive tone. This will replace other Octave/Fuzz pedals on pedalboards throughout the land.

Famous Users:

Robin Trower

Billy Corgan

Keith Shields

Famous Riff:

Smashing Pumpkins-Bullet with Butterfly Wings

My Bloody Valentine-Loveless (entire album pretty much)