Beetronics Nectar Tone Sweetener

The Beetronics Nectar Tone Sweetener is a compact overdrive/fuzz pedal with a bold, modern voice that Beetronics describes as tight, punchy, and easy to dial in¹. It carries two distinct drive textures, a smooth overdrive and a saturated fuzz, selected by a simple toggle rather than a second footswitch. It sits in the Beetronics Babee Series, which MusicRadar noted is as compact and straightforward as the brand's effects get².

Beetronics says the Nectar delivers modern, articulate tones in both modes, tight, focused, and easy to control, with a gain range that stays usable across the entire dial¹. Guitar World's reviewer, Trevor Curwen, found the Drive side starts in clean boost territory and can run to the sound of a raunchy driven amp, with a bottom-end roll-off and midrange dip giving a Fender-ish flavor, while the Fuzz is fuller-sounding, fat and noticeably louder, capable of typical '60s fuzz sounds with clarity in full chords³.

The controls: Honey, Taste and Volume

Both of the Nectar's voices are shaped by the same three knobs: Volume, Honey (gain) and Taste (tone)³. Beetronics says the three let you shape your sound quickly and musically, with no deep menus or guesswork¹.

Guitar World noted that Taste offers plenty of scope in setting up the two sounds³. A pair of LEDs shows whether the overdrive or fuzz mode is active, and with the knobs positioned at the top of the slanted enclosure there is less chance of your foot accidentally adjusting them².

The mode toggle itself is manual, not footswitchable. Beetronics says it is designed to let you select your preferred mode before you play⁶⁷⁸. If you want to switch between overdrive and fuzz mid-song, you would need a second pedal or an external switching arrangement, not this toggle.

How it compares in the range and with other drives

The Nectar's two-in-one layout sets it apart from Beetronics' single-voice Babee Series drives like the Beetronics Overhive and Beetronics Fatbee. Where those pedals each do one drive sound, the Nectar covers both overdrive and fuzz territory in one box. Guitar Pedal X's Stefan Karlsson, writing in a 2023 best-of-year roundup, characterized its voicings as Tweed Amp adjacent for both the drive and fuzz sides, calling them "very decent"⁹.

Beetronics says the Nectar stacks well with overdrives, distortions, or other fuzz pedals, and works great both before and after other gain stages¹. Guitar World's reviewer found it practical used as a supplementary effect, calling it:

Versions and limited editions

The Nectar has been sold in several finishes beyond the standard Beezarre Bazaar version. The maker's own listings show a Custom Shop line and a Babee Series version alongside the Beezarre Bazaar NC1413¹¹⁰, plus a run of limited editions.

• Beezarre Bazaar NC1413: regular price £131.00, with £154.00 shown crossed out; sold out as of October 2026¹
• Babee Series version: £154.00⁷¹⁰
• Custom Shop NC1301: £207.00¹
• Limited Edition Moon Bloom: 10 pieces¹¹
• Limited Edition Storm: £154.00, sold out¹⁰

Guitar Pedal X listed the standard version at $199 and the Custom Shop at $269 in December 2023⁹, and Guitar World's review gives the price as $199/£215³.

What reviewers said

MusicRadar's Jonathan Horsley covered the launch in October 2023, noting the range runs from vintage tweed-style crunch to a full-bodied overdrive, and even a modern high-gain fuzz, and that the pedal was available now priced $199². Guitar World's review found both voices usable, with the practical strengths lying in stacking and in the two-voice utility³. Guitar Pedal X went further, naming it a favorite:

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