The Jacques Fuse Blower is a triple-engine distortion pedal from Jacques Pedals, a distortion effect that aims to cover a wide stretch of saturated territory. RockBoard's PedalPedia describes it as able to "produce a vast array of saturated tones, from classic vintage distortion to modern shredding solo sounds"1. It is an analog circuit, and it takes a different approach to gain than a single-knob distortion: three Blow controls set the amount of distortion separately in the low, mid and high frequencies1.
What it does
The Fuse Blower's defining feature is its set of three Blow controls. Each one determines the amount of distortion in one frequency band, low, mid or high, and the three are set independently of one another1. For a player, that means you can push the mids hard while keeping the lows tighter, or add saturation to the top end without thickening the bottom, something a single gain control cannot do on its own.
Alongside the Blow controls, the pedal carries Volume, Tone and Fuzz controls, which RockBoard's PedalPedia says "determine the level and degree of the effect from sweet vintage overdrive to maxed-out industrial shred"1. The Fuzz control in particular stretches the pedal's range: at lower settings it sits in overdrive territory, and at higher settings it reaches into full distortion and fuzz-adjacent sounds. If you want to hear where those categories sit, see Overdrive Pedals and Fuzz Pedals.
The maker also makes a claim about transparency: "The pedal excels in preserving the original tone of your guitar as well as the sound of the amplifier it's plugged into"1. That positions the Fuse Blower as a pedal that adds saturation on top of your existing guitar-and-amp sound rather than masking it.
Controls at a glance
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Blow (x3) | Sets the amount of distortion in the low, mid and high frequencies, each independently1 |
| Volume | Sets the level of the effect1 |
| Tone | Shapes the degree and character of the effect1 |
| Fuzz | Sets the degree of the effect, from sweet vintage overdrive to maxed-out industrial shred1 |
Power
The Fuse Blower runs on a 9V DC, center-negative supply and draws 13mA1. That is the standard pedalboard power arrangement, and the modest current draw means it can share an isolated power supply with other pedals on most boards.
Where Jacques Pedals sits
Jacques Pedals builds the Fuse Blower alongside other pedals in its range. The Fuse Blower is a Distortion Pedal in pedal form, and what sets it apart is its triple-engine design: RockBoard's PedalPedia describes it as capable of producing "a vast array of saturated tones, from classic vintage distortion to modern shredding solo sounds"1.
Questions
Is the Jacques Fuse Blower analog or digital?
The Fuse Blower is an analog pedal. Jacques Pedals lists its circuit type as analog, meaning the distortion is produced by analog circuitry rather than digital modeling. That also keeps its power needs simple: it runs on a standard 9V DC, center-negative supply and draws 13mA, so it fits easily on a pedalboard with a conventional power supply.
What power supply does the Jacques Fuse Blower need?
The Fuse Blower runs on 9V DC with a center-negative plug, the same standard used by most pedalboard power supplies, and it draws 13mA of current. That low draw means it can share a supply with other pedals on most isolated power bricks without needing its own dedicated output.
Does the Jacques Fuse Blower change the tone of my guitar and amp?
Jacques Pedals says the pedal excels at preserving the original tone of your guitar and the sound of the amplifier it is plugged into. In other words, the maker's intent is that the Fuse Blower adds saturation on top of your core guitar-and-amp sound rather than replacing it.
What do the three Blow controls do?
The three Blow controls determine the amount of distortion in the low, mid and high frequencies, and each band is set independently of the others. That lets you shape how much saturation the bass, middle and treble of your signal receive, rather than driving the whole frequency range with a single gain knob.
Can the Jacques Fuse Blower do both vintage overdrive and heavy distortion?
Yes. According to Jacques Pedals, the Volume, Tone and Fuzz controls determine the level and degree of the effect, running from sweet vintage overdrive to maxed-out industrial shred. The maker describes the pedal as producing a vast array of saturated tones, from classic vintage distortion to modern shredding solo sounds.
Sources (1)
- Fuse Blower by Jacques Pedals, RockBoard PedalPedia, 2026