Fender releases Hammertone pedal range, nine effects under $100

May 24, 2022 · 5 sources

Fender launched its Hammertone range of effects pedals on May 24, 2022, according to Guitar.com, which reported that the line was first announced in January and is the company's most affordable range of pedals¹. MusicRadar reported the official release on June 15, 2022².

The range covers nine effects: Distortion, Overdrive, Delay, Reverb, Fuzz, Metal, Chorus, Flanger and Space Delay³. Gearnews reported that all were designed in-house by Fender's Stan Cotey, and that each pedal has true-bypass switching, top-mounted jacks and chrome-rimmed control knobs, with a different color of knob and matching LED for each effect³. MusicRadar also credited the design to Cotey and described the pedals as having a compact form and a straightforward control layout².

Per Guitar.com, the analog Distortion has level and gain controls and an active two-band EQ; the analog Overdrive has level, gain and tone controls plus a pre-gain midrange boost; the digital Delay has mix, time and feedback controls and two toggles, one for delay voices and one for modulation; the digital Reverb has hall, room and modulated algorithms with mix, time and damping controls; the Fuzz is a silicon-diode circuit with fuzz, tone and level controls and a switchable octave mode; the Metal has level, gain and an active two-band EQ; the Chorus has depth, rate and level controls and toggles for type and tone; the Space Delay has pattern and modulation modes and analog dry-through; and the Flanger has rate, depth and manual controls and type and resonance toggles¹. Gearnews reported up to 950ms of delay time on the Delay³.

US list prices, as given by Guitar.com:

MusicRadar gave the range as priced from $79². Premier Guitar put the range at $79 to $99 and reported that the pedals "seem very well made for the price"⁴.