The Fender The Pelt is a Fender fuzz pedal, currently around $107.48. Close alternatives include the Fulltone '69 MkII Fuzz and the Behringer SF300 Super Fuzz. It pairs well with the Boss CEB-3 Bass Chorus Ensemble and the Fender Vibrolux 6G11.

Fender The Pelt

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The Fender The Pelt is a silicon fuzz pedal released as part of Fender's modern effects lineup, delivering medium to high-gain fuzz with a smooth, harmonically full character. Controls include Fuzz, Body, Tone, and Volume, with the Body control adjusting the overall low-end content and fullness of the fuzz tone. The Pelt produces a warm, dense fuzz with natural sustain and a distinctive personality that sits between classic silicon Fuzz Face and more modern fuzz designs. Suited to blues, rock, psychedelic, and alternative styles.

What stands out

  • “The Fender The Pelt is a silicon fuzz pedal released as part of Fender's modern effects lineup, delivering medium to high-gain fuzz with a smooth, harmonically full character”

    — from the listing

  • “with the body control adjusting the overall low-end content and fullness of the fuzz tone”

    — from the listing

  • “Smooth sustain with natural harmonic content across a moderate to high gain range”

    — from the reviews

  • “; at high Fuzz settings the character becomes consistent”

    — from the reviews

  • “Players use it for blues lead and classic rock fuzz tones where a full, rich saturation is needed”

    — from the community notes

  • fuzz
  • low end
  • high gain
  • full
  • smooth
  • classic rock
  • sustain
  • natural
$107.48View on Reverb

Price updated Oct 23, 2026

Genres the Fender The Pelt is commonly used in

Amps that pair well with the Fender The Pelt

Boss CEB-3 Bass Chorus Ensemble

Boss

20% 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 → modulated)

Put Boss CEB-3 Bass Chorus Ensemble in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward modulated

Comes later in the signal chain

Fender Vibrolux 6G11

amplifier

19% 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 → modulated)

Put Fender Vibrolux 6G11 in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward modulated

Comes later in the signal chain

Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp

Gibson

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp layers modulated onto an already fuzzy signal

Magnatone 510

Magnatone

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Magnatone 510 layers modulated onto an already fuzzy signal

Pedals that stack with the Fender The Pelt

JHS Emperor

JHS Pedals

21% 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 → modulated)

Keep JHS Emperor after Fender The Pelt in the signal chain, clear of Fender The Pelt's own gain stage

Comes later in the signal chain

Beetronics Buzzter Boost Preamp

Beetronics

19% match
$118.72via Reverb

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)

Beetronics Buzzter Boost Preamp layers clean boost onto an already fuzzy signal

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Walrus Audio Ages

Walrus Audio

19% match
$199via Reverb

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)

Put Walrus Audio Ages in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward clean boost

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Hungry Robot The Borderland

Hungry Robot

16% 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 → modulated)

Keep Fender The Pelt's fuzzy voice out front: Hungry Robot The Borderland goes after Fender The Pelt in the signal chain so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Hungry Robot Moby Dick V2

Hungry Robot

16% 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 → modulated)

Keep Fender The Pelt's fuzzy voice out front: Hungry Robot Moby Dick V2 goes after Fender The Pelt in the signal chain so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Jackson Audio Bloom V2 Compressor/EQ

Jackson Audio

12% match

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.

What Fender The Pelt brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

EarthQuaker Devices Swiss Things

EarthQuaker Devices

$292.17via Reverb

EarthQuaker Devices Utility Series Buffer Preamp

EarthQuaker Devices

tonal match
$79via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

EarthQuaker Devices Utility Series Buffer Preamp layers clean boost onto an already fuzzy signal

Cheaper alternatives

Electro-Harmonix Ram's Head Big Muff

Electro-Harmonix

50% similarity
$95.16via Reverb

Shared character: sustain, volume, fuzz

Electro-Harmonix Triangle Big Muff Pi

Electro-Harmonix

48% similarity
$92.08via Reverb

Shared character: tone control, sustain, volume

Boutique & premium upgrades

EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Hybrid Fuzz

EarthQuaker Devices

60% similarity
$179via Reverb

Shared character: sustain, volume, fuzz

Fairfield Circuitry ~900 About Nine Hundred Fuzz

Fairfield Circuitry

58% similarity
$229.13via Reverb

Shared character: sustain, volume, fuzz

Spaceman Spacerocket II

Spaceman

54% similarity
$299via Reverb

Shared character: blues players, fuzz

Suhr Rufus Reloaded

Suhr

50% similarity
$200via Reverb

Shared character: fuzz, high gain settings, full

Carl Martin THE Fuzz

Carl Martin

50% similarity
$256.80via Reverb

Shared character: alternative, smooth, classic rock

Dunlop PSF30

Dunlop

49% similarity
$199.99via Reverb

Shared character: sustain, volume, alternative

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Fulltone '69 MkII Fuzz

Fulltone

56% similarity
$120via Reverb

Shared character: fuzz, smooth, classic rock

Behringer SF300 Super Fuzz

Behringer

52% similarity

Shared character: fuzz, smooth, high gain settings

Jackson Audio Modern Fuzz Deluxe

Jackson Audio

48% similarity

Shared character: natural, fuzz, high gain settings

Carl Martin Purple Moon

Carl Martin

48% similarity
$109.24via Reverb

Shared character: sustain, fuzz, full

Shins Music Shin's Music Sound Bender

Shins Music

46% similarity

Shared character: blues players, fuzz, classic rock

Ibanez FZ Mini Fuzz

Ibanez

46% similarity

Shared character: fuzz

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

Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Fender The Pelt?+

The closest matches in character are the Fulltone '69 MkII Fuzz, the Behringer SF300 Super Fuzz, the Jackson Audio Modern Fuzz Deluxe. Budget picks: Electro-Harmonix Ram's Head Big Muff, Electro-Harmonix Triangle Big Muff Pi. Boutique upgrades: EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Hybrid Fuzz, Fairfield Circuitry ~900 About Nine Hundred Fuzz, Spaceman Spacerocket II.

What pairs well with the Fender The Pelt?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Boss CEB-3 Bass Chorus Ensemble, Fender Vibrolux 6G11, Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp — Put Boss CEB-3 Bass Chorus Ensemble in front and the fuzzy tone leans further toward modulated.

How much does the Fender The Pelt cost?+

Around $107.48 (live listing price, updated Oct 23, 2026).

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