The Fender Blender is a Fender fuzz pedal, currently around $283.43. Close alternatives include the T-Rex Octavius and the JAM Pedals Octaurus. It pairs well with the Marshall Plexi 1959SLP and the Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head.

Fender Blender

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The Fender Blender is a vintage-circuit octave fuzz reissue from Fender, originally introduced in the early 1970s, combining a raw fuzz circuit with an upper-octave harmonic generator and a clean blend control that allows mixing the effected signal with the dry guitar tone. The blending of clean signal with fuzz and octave harmonic creates a complex, layered texture suited to heavy rock, shoegaze, and psychedelic applications where the combination of clean definition and fuzz saturation is the goal. My Bloody Valentine guitarist Kevin Shields is closely associated with the Fender Blender, using it for the dense, layered tone of the band.

What stands out

  • “The blending of clean signal with fuzz and octave harmonic creates a complex, layered texture suited to heavy rock, shoegaze, and psychedelic applications where the combination of clean definition and fuzz saturation is the goal”

    — from the listing

  • “Used for shoegaze, psychedelic rock, and heavy alternative where the blend of clean and octave fuzz produces a dense, layered texture”

    — from the community notes

  • “The Fender Blender is a vintage-circuit octave fuzz reissue from Fender, originally introduced in the early 1970s, combining a raw fuzz circuit with an upper-octave harmonic generator and a clean blend control that allows mixing the effecte…”

    — from the listing

  • “My Bloody Valentine guitarist Kevin Shields is closely associated with the Fender Blender, using it for the dense, layered tone of the band”

    — from the listing

  • “The clean blend control is the most important feature, allowing the dry signal to anchor the octave fuzz layer”

    — from the community notes

  • octave
  • octave fuzz
  • harmonic
  • dry
  • psychedelic
  • shoegaze
  • definition
  • heavy rock
$283.43View on Reverb

Price updated Oct 23, 2026

Genres the Fender Blender is commonly used in

  • Rock
  • Alternative Rock
  • Shoegaze
  • Experimental
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Psychedelic Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Noise Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the Fender Blender

Marshall Plexi 1959SLP

amplifier

21% match

The Plexi's aggressive classic-rock saturation gives the Blender's dry, psychedelic octave fuzz a driven amp voice to push into.

Comes later in the signal chain

Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head

Dumble

20% match

Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head leans toward dynamic, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes later in the signal chain

Pedals that stack with the Fender Blender

Fjord Fuzz Berserk

Fjord Fuzz

30% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → octave)

Stacking the Blender's aggressive, boutique stoner fuzz with the Berserk's octave-flavored psychedelic fuzz layers two distinct heavy textures.

ThorpyFX The Dane

ThorpyFX

27% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → octave)

The Dane's natural, dynamic overdrive gives the Blender's dry octave fuzz a rounder front end to sit behind.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Zvex Fuzz Probe

Zvex

26% match
$230via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → octave)

Stack the Fuzz Probe's thick, experimental gated fuzz with the Blender's own psychedelic octave fuzz for two very different flavors of the same trick.

Beetronics Swarm SW1529 Custom

Beetronics

25% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → octave)

Fender Blender stacks octave on top of the fuzzy already here

Electronic Audio Experiments Eldritch Blast V3

Electronic Audio Experiments

24% match
$249via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → octave)

Fender Blender stacks octave on top of the fuzzy already here

Sola Sound Tone Bender Professional MKII

pedal

23% match
$244.69via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → octave)

Run fuzzy into Fender Blender for more octave on top

Fuzz Face Dunlop Fuzz Face Distortion

Fuzz Face

23% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → octave)

Fender Blender stacks octave on top of the fuzzy already here

Zvex Fuzz Factory P025

Zvex

23% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → octave)

Run fuzzy into Fender Blender for more octave on top

See all 129 pedals that pair with the Fender Blender →

Cheaper alternatives

Tru-Fi Octavia Fuzz

Tru Fi

57% similarity
$199.95via Reverb

Shared character: tight tracking, one octave

Fulltone OF-2 Octafuzz

Fulltone

55% similarity
$120via Reverb

Shared character: one octave, clean

Keeley octa osi transfigurating fuzz

Keeley

52% similarity
$249via Reverb

Shared character: definition, one octave

Keeley Octa Psi

Keeley

52% similarity
$249via Reverb

Shared character: definition, one octave

EarthQuaker Devices Fuzz Master General V2

EarthQuaker Devices

51% similarity
$179via Reverb

Shared character: one octave

JHS Pedals JHS Coyote Octave Moonrock

JHS Pedals

51% similarity
$212.25via Reverb

Shared character: hard rock, one octave

Boutique & premium upgrades

Fulltone OF-1 Octafuzz

pedal

54% similarity
$410.22via Reverb

Shared character: one octave, clean

Zvex Octane 3

Zvex

51% similarity
$398via Reverb

Shared character: one octave

Similar charactersee all similar tone character →

T-Rex Octavius

T Rex

63% similarity

Shared character: hard rock, tight tracking, one octave

JAM Pedals Octaurus

Jam Pedals

54% similarity

Shared character: 1960s, one octave

JHS Pedals JHS Coyote

JHS Pedals

54% similarity

Shared character: combination, one octave

Beetronics OC-BS

Beetronics

53% similarity

Shared character: one octave

Pigtronix Octava

Pigtronix

53% similarity

Shared character: tight tracking, combination, one octave

Keeley KE-Octap

Keeley

53% similarity
$293.62via Reverb

Shared character: definition, one octave

See all alternatives to the Fender Blender (cheaper + boutique) →

Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Fender Blender?+

The closest matches in character are the T-Rex Octavius, the JAM Pedals Octaurus, the JHS Pedals JHS Coyote. Budget picks: Tru-Fi Octavia Fuzz, Fulltone OF-2 Octafuzz, Keeley octa osi transfigurating fuzz. Boutique upgrades: Fulltone OF-1 Octafuzz, Zvex Octane 3.

What pairs well with the Fender Blender?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Plexi 1959SLP, Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head, Fjord Fuzz Berserk — The Plexi's aggressive classic-rock saturation gives the Blender's dry, psychedelic octave fuzz a driven amp voice to push into..

How much does the Fender Blender cost?+

Around $283.43 (live listing price, updated Oct 23, 2026).

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