Description
Fender Hammertone Breakup Drive Overdrive Pedal is built for players chasing that edge-of-breakup tube amp feel without overcomplicating the setup. Designed around a JFET-based circuit, this pedal focuses on touch sensitivity and dynamic response, making it an excellent always-on overdrive for players who want their picking attack and guitar volume controls to stay interactive. Whether you're adding warmth to a clean amp, pushing an already cooking combo a little harder, or stacking with other drives, the Breakup Drive delivers natural-feeling saturation that reacts like a good tube amp pushed right to its sweet spot.
The two selectable clipping modes let you shift between lighter breakup tones and a thicker medium-gain overdrive voice, giving the pedal more flexibility than a typical low-gain drive. Fender also included an interactive tone control with a broad EQ sweep, plus a switchable pre-gain mid boost that helps tighten the response and add extra presence when cutting through a mix. The result is a drive pedal that can stay transparent and amp-like or lean into a more focused, mid-forward sound depending on your rig and playing style.
The compact Hammertone enclosure keeps pedalboard setup clean with top-mounted jacks and soft-touch relay true bypass switching. We especially like how responsive this pedal feels under the fingers. It cleans up naturally with lighter picking and guitar volume adjustments, which makes it easy to leave on for an entire set and shape your gain directly from the guitar.
Specifications:
- Type: Overdrive Pedal
- Series: Hammertone
- Finish: Gray with Royal Blue Accents
- Enclosure Material: Aluminum
- Circuit Type: JFET-based dynamic clipping overdrive
- Controls: Gain, Tone, Level, clipping mode switch, mids switch
- Clipping Modes: Two selectable clipping stages
- EQ Features: Interactive tone control, switchable pre-gain mid boost
- Switching: Soft-touch relay true bypass with auto bypass when unpowered
- I/O: Top-mounted jacks
- Input Impedance: 1M Ohm
- Output Impedance: 470 Ohm
- Power: 9V battery or center negative DC power supply
- Current Draw: 85mA
Sku: 0234580000
