Fender targets acoustic and bass players with Acoustic Preverb and Trapper Bass Distortion pedals
New offerings boast flexible feature sets and versatile EQs
As well as its new Tread-Light wah and expression/volume, Fender has now officially release a further pair of pedals aimed at acoustic guitar and bass guitar players: the Acoustic Preverb and Trapper Bass Distortion.
They share the same lightweight, anodized aluminum enclosure and LED-backlit knobs of the rest of the Fender pedal range, but look to bring some fresh, smart sonic options to the line-up.
Fender Acoustic Preverb
The Acoustic Preverb combines a “high-fidelity” preamp and three reverb settings that have been voiced especially for acoustic guitar, says Fender.
The acoustic guitar pedal boasts one footswitch for reverb and another to mute the signal. A Notch filter and polarity switch are on hand to cut out feedback, while a Tilt knob is a shortcut to adjusting the overall EQ balance.
There’s no word on what those reverb types are, by the way, but based on Fender’s previous reverb pedal offerings, we’d be surprised if they’re anything but stellar.
Fender Trapper Bass Distortion
The Trapper looks to do for bass what the superlative Pugilist did for guitar, delivering two separate distortion circuits, which can also be stacked.
Distortion channel 1 has an all-important crossover-blend circuit to retain the low frequencies, while distortion 2 acts as a ‘solo’ channel for extra gain.
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That second channel also packs Frequency and Sub Level knobs to tweak the overall tone.
Both pedals clock in at $169, and are available now. See Fender.com for more.
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Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and over a decade's experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe.
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