Fender Smolder Acoustic Overdrive Pedal

£149.99

This is the Fender Smolder Acoustic Overdrive Pedal from Fender, listed in Overdrive Pedals on Just Pedals. Read More below.

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Here's what Fender say about the Smolder:

It’s tough to add overdrive to acoustic guitars—not only can it sound un-musical, it can also cause tone-destroying feedback. Designed specifically for use with acoustic instruments, the all-analog Smolder Acoustic Overdrive elegantly solves these issues with Fender know-how. To soften the bright attack of a piezo pickup we included a Pickup Compensation control that smooths out the highs. The Drive knob controls the amount of distortion, while 3-band EQ and Filter controls let you shape your sound to taste. We even included cabinet simulation to add some flavor when plugged into a full-range acoustic amp or PA.

Designed by our in-house team of experts, the Smolder Acoustic Overdrive is an all-original Fender circuit. The chassis is crafted from lightweight, durable anodized aluminum, and the Amp Jewel LED gives your pedalboard the classic Fender look. The switchable LED-backlit knobs show your control settings on a dark stage at a glance.

Specifications

  • Acoustic distortion pedal
  • Pickup Compensation control
  • Drive control
  • 3-band EQ and Filter controls
  • Onboard cabinet simulation

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Brand

Fender

Fender’s effects pedals combine classic tone with modern engineering, designed to capture the brand’s unmistakable character in stompbox form. From lush reverbs and spacious delays to gritty overdrives and smooth compressors, each pedal delivers studio-quality sound with player-friendly controls. Built in sturdy enclosures with clean styling and LED-lit knobs, Fender pedals bring both reliability and inspiration to any pedalboard, offering tones that suit everything from vintage blues to modern alternative.

Category

Overdrive Pedals

Overdrive uses soft or moderate clipping to add harmonics and compression while retaining more of the original note shape than heavy distortion. Some circuits emphasise the midrange and trim bass before clipping; others remain broad, transparent or amplifier-like. Gain, clipping arrangement, headroom and tone filtering decide whether it supplies a light edge, a saturated drive sound or extra push into another gain stage.

Tags

Acoustic

Voiced for the wider dynamics, strong transient detail and pickup characteristics of acoustic instruments. High input impedance, phase reversal, notch filtering and restrained processing help preserve body resonance while controlling piezo harshness and feedback. Balanced outputs may also carry the corrected signal directly to a mixer or interface.

Analogue

The signal is shaped by continuously varying electronic circuitry rather than being converted into a digital effect algorithm. Component choice, operating voltage and circuit tolerances influence headroom, noise, clipping texture and the small variations in response between designs.