Fender - Hammertone Fuzz - Fuzz Effect Pedal

Really good chorus. Best one ive heard, controls give great expression, and it just looks really cool. The light for when it is on is not overly bright like some. The tone switch is really good. I use the darker mode for more frusciante style sounds and the brighter one for a more johnny marr type sound. If you are thinking of getting it, just get it! Really good price.

A super simple delay, with some nice quirky rhythmical divisions. In a perfect world, I'd like more high-frequency degradation in the delays, but whatever... It's fun, expressive, interesting and sparks new creative ideas, so I've no complaints.

Hi,So, there's so many pedals on the market, but then it has to be said that some aren't worth using. I have a big box of them under my bed lol!Of course it's totally subjective, it all depends on your amp, whether you place your pedals in front of your amp or in the effects loop. Whether you have a drive channel or use a pedal to drive etc.I place mine in front of my Blackstar tube amp, the pedal is set up for both channels, clean and driven, so you have to be subtle or the drive channel is just mud. But then the subtle settings really work well with the clean also!!!I'm only on 2 on the fuzz dial.I'm set up for a Britpop type sound, this pedal changes that into a more 60's vibe. (Which was what I was after.)I LOVE the contrast and it's subtle, it just changes the mood of what ever you're playing, without a massive jarring.The tone is indeed a tone dial!It changes the tone, not just 'more' of the same, you could spend quite a while exploring the tone along with more or less fuzz. And then the level will line you up with your clean signal again.It's very versatile, I'm hardly exploring it, I already have the tone I was after. The tone I was hearing in my head!I've tried other fuzz pedals but they can tend to take over, and kill your amp's natural tone.I don't like the octave, it's too in your face, I don't even know what to do with it?The pedal is VERY well built, sturdy and it has a click on/off, rather than clickless, which you don't notice really.I'm REALLY happy with it, but then of course it suits my set up. I'm only creating a subtle change but then it opens up new possibilities, progressions based on new sweet spots that sound boring/generic without the pedal. Yeah, often less is more!I think that sometimes there IS a bit of a mainstream view. You know, like that everyone likes the MXR phase 90 script, it's become a classic go to.I reckon that this pedal will one day be known as one of the 'good ones'.And it's affordable!I only gave it four stars because I understand that there are classic fuzzes out there, although costly.And I don't know enough about fuzz to rate it properly.I've only tried a boss version on the ME 80 pedal board, and a cheap knock off!For me this has just opened up a lot more possibilities.Happy I am...

This pedal nails the Dave Gilmour/Pink Floyd type delay sound, with warm analogue repeats and delay, very easy to use with simple controls and settings.

Inexpensive pedal that delivers great sounds.

I bought one from amazon warehouse, which I have done a lot in the past as I don't mind about packaging damage.However a lesson learnt now, the pedal arrived, looked fine - powered on fine, but no reverb! Nothing made any difference to the sound at all apart from changing the mode which just made a huge pop in time.Might be a one off, might be a sign of unreliable pedals, either way, think I'm steering clear of this range.Return initiated.

Does what I want it to, amazing pedal for a good price. Some of these pedal can be very complicated and difficult to dial in a tone. This is perfect.

I’ve had many reverb pedals but this one is the weirdest reverb I’ve heard.. so far.It just isn’t a reverb imho. It’s a shambles of very a very strangeness.

Super reverb à la fender je pourrais pas avoir mieux !!

Best Fuzz pedal I have ever owned. Really versatile. Fuzz, Overdrive, "Torn speaker" tones too .

La calidad por el sonido

El mejor chorus que he probado, tiene ese sonido clásico que estaba buscando.

The Hammertone series from Fender seems to be a bit divisive amongst pedal enthusiasts. Some people seem to dismiss them as re-branded imports, while others appreciate the relatively low price point and interesting control options.My impressions of the Hammertone Fuzz are mostly positive. I would describe it more of what you'd imagine a vintage 60's or 70's type of fuzz from a Tone Bender or Fuzz Face sounds like. It is NOT a super-heavy, saturated fuzz like a Big Muff, and I understood that going in. You get knobs for volume, tone, and fuzz, plus a mod switch that adds an octave effect (more on that in a minute).In terms of the aesthetics/build, it's not my favorite design. The hammered gray finish is okay, but the "FUZZ" lettering is sort of lazy and uninspired. Some people find the knobs difficult to use, but I appreciate that they evoke Fender amps and are something different. Also, each pedal in the series has a different LED color (Fuzz is purple), which is a nice touch if you have more than one of them.I probably would be giving a four-star review, but for two factors that push this one into more "recommendable" territory. First, the pedal changes character dramatically at different gain ranges. On lower gain settings, it's wooly and almost drive-like. Once the gain gets to about 7 or higher, the fuzz effect becomes more "splatty" and gated. It's a very responsive and fun type of fuzz to play, even if it's far from the only fuzz pedal to behave this way. (The DOD Carcosa I already have arguably covers the same territory and a lot more). But it is interesting that you can make the fuzz gate out simply by turning up the gain, even though the pedal does not have a bias control.Second, Fender included an internal trim pot that is like a second tone control affecting high frequencies. I will probably experiment with this a bit - the pedal is arguably just a little too dark out of the box. But it's a nice touch to see that additional functionality included in a sub-$100 pedal.All that being said, the Octave function was a slight disappointment for me. It sounded okay in demos, but once I actually plugged the pedal in, I found it to be a lot more subtle than I expected. It certainly isn't like a Blue Box or Octavia where the octave is up-front and prominent in the sound. It seems to stand out more in the lower-gain, brighter settings, and disappears a bit when you have it set to do a gated fuzz.I think this a very good fuzz pedal. It's not a "must-own" fuzz, and it certainly isn't "discovering new lands" with the sonic territory it explores. But at this price point, and for the sounds it offers, I cannot find much fault with it. And the thing about fuzz pedals is that people who are into fuzzes...tend to own more than one. It's worth a look if you're looking to a vintage-style fuzz and something different than a doom-and-gloom Big Muff.