Beetronics FX launches Nectar Tone Sweetener overdrive and fuzz pedal

October 23, 2023 · 3 sources

Beetronics released the Nectar Tone Sweetener on October 23, 2023, a compact pedal that combines an overdrive and a fuzz in one enclosure¹². It is part of the company's Babee Series, which MusicRadar describes as "as compact and straightforward as the whackadoodle guitar effects pedal brand gets"³.

The pedal has three knobs across the top of a slanted enclosure: Volume, Honey and Taste. Honey sets the amount of gain, Taste sets the EQ, and Volume sets the output level³¹. A mode toggle switch selects between overdrive and fuzz, and a pair of LEDs on the front panel indicate the selected mode, even when the pedal is bypassed³¹. Gearnews reports the pedal is a true bypass design¹. It runs on 9V from a pedalboard power supply and draws 30mA³.

Beetronics describes the pedal as spanning "vintage tweed-style crunch to a full-bodied overdrive, and even a modern high-gain fuzz"³¹. MusicRadar writes that the overdrive voicing calls to mind vintage Fender tube amps, and that Beetronics promises a more contemporary fuzz voicing that pairs with guitars and amps of all types and stacks easily with other gain pedals³. Pedal of the Day describes the fuzz as pairing "wonderfully with any guitar, pedal or amp"².

Gearnews reports that Beetronics pedals are all made in California¹. The Nectar Tone Sweetener is available now³.