Fender Kevin Shields Blender Fuzz Pedal - 700 units sold out in 2 hours!! Woah!!

[@8CountAudio]

So much of the KZbin gear community revolves around blues rock and worship guitarists…so this is a breath of fresh air. I think indie / alt / bedroom pop guitarists are just as into gear as those of us who live on a steady diet of boomer bends and transparent ODs

[@youreallygotmenow4855]

I'd argue that they are generally more into gear than your typical blues/rock player since these genres rely so much more on the use of pedals.

[@compucorder64]

​@@youreallygotmenow4855 I think that's true. I reckon they're also the ones seeking out and keeping valve amps warm too. At the same time as seeking out the great old analogue pedals, also pushing it with the weird and wonderful boutique digital. It's maximum tone, over maximum notes for these genres. The recent Ed O'Brien (Radiohead) Gig Rig video gave a nice glimpse into how important tone shaping and processing is for these guitarists is.

[@malthus101]

Thank God they only made 700 and they're already being flipped for silly money! 😃

[@Grumpghost]

@@malthus101 They’re now standardly available

[@conorfurlong]

Exactly

[@oscarallen8484]

Funny how even MBV fans often buy into that “no technique / jackson pollock” analysis of Kevin’s playing. Kevin’s precise use of inversions, extensions, and suspensions is nearly at a Brian Wilson / Burt Bacharach level. The songs sound woozy and psychedelic even on an acoustic. THEN throw in his timbral wizardry. That’s why they’ll always be miles ahead.

[@papersquares]

Appreciate Lee getting somebody on who knows how to play shoegaze riffs to demonstrate this.

[@Mr.Steve-O]

Massive Wolf Alice fan over the past 5 years, so cool to have Joff on the show. He's an awesome guitarist, very creative and very underrated

[@christophcarle]

Absolutly love his sound(s)!

[@elitestarquake3597]

Very refreshing to depart from the usual focus on blues, rock or shred guitar. That’s all good and I know most guitarists are in that world, but some of us got into guitar through 80s and 90s indie, where the guitar is still the dominant instrument. The NME review of Loveless noted that the sleeve art was a blend of photos of guitars being strummed … slowly. Kevin Shields is a guitar genius, a sound designer. Great to see Joff here - he really knows his onions and plays superbly. More please!

[@eliasmsv3156]

Just give Kevin his own Jazzmaster model at this point

[@mrebear9758]

The problem is he plays so many

[@killroy123]

@@mrebear9758 Gibson: LET US RELEASE EACH EVERY OTHER YEAR

[@numberfourthree]

The issue is there is nothing unique about the Jazzmasters Kevin uses.

[@ArthurStephenHicks]

@@numberfourthreethat’s exactly why they should do one. I already own 3 jazzmasters that are suited to my liking and I’m secure enough to admit that I’m a sucker and would still buy another one if it had Kevin shields name on it.

[@eliasmsv3156]

@@numberfourthree He modifies the vibrato arm so that it is easy to use when strumming, he also seem quite particular about his finishes and the tonal characteristics of wood and such.

[@ThePlanarchist]

Love Joff, great to see him here making more of his glorious noise. My kind of guitar player. Wonderful.

[@ampman40]

Big fan of MBV and shoegaze and Joff got some glorious sounds from that Blender. Loved this! More Joff please!

[@chriscuthbertson]

Looking forward to another Joff video... He knows what he's talking about.

[@sixbladeknife44]

Of the original 700, there’s only a very small fraction being flipped on Reverb which indicates that most people who bought it, bought it to keep. I got one and won’t sell it, it’s a brilliantly designed fuzz that can be used in endless creative ways. I’ve owned the Reissue and an old OG, but this is in it’s own league.

[@gethynwilliams]

can we please have more coverage of this genre - and indie rock more generally please? as a guitarist that doesn't particularly care about shredding or blues or the endless bloody history of bloody tubescreamers, this was a breath fo fresh air!

[@gcvrsa]

There's no denying that Kevin Shields is one of the most influential guitarists in the history of popular music, but even within his own context, he's certainly not the only one. You can't really even talk about Kevin Shields' influence on the alternative music of the 1980s onward without also mentioning Robin Guthrie's influence in the same breath. Robin Guthrie, of course, is also one of the most influential guitarists in the history of popular music, and the two of them are less than 18 months apart in age. Cocteau Twins signed with 4AD in 1982, the year before My Bloody Valentine was formed. Shields' style didn't really mature until the late 1980s, by which point Guthrie's style was already influencing people worldwide, Shields included, I'm sure.

[@gcvrsa]

And of course, even though Shields was actually born in NYC, his family moved back to Ireland, but on this side of the Atlantic, we had prominently influential guitarists of the same era like J. Mascis of Dinosaur, Jr. (founded 1984), and Lee Ranaldo and Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth (founded 1981). I'm sure there are others I'm forgetting, but these five together represent some of the strongest guitar influencers of their age, in the years following them.

[@ivorharden]

Never heard of Kevin Shields before this video

[@compucorder64]

​@@gcvrsa Totally agree with you, they were the strongest. And in almost the opposite type of guitar playing, Johnny Marr of The Smiths. Who I reckon might have been even more influential, more widely. Outside of alternative/indie, also to both to guitarists and also to pop music generally. Some others that come to mind were John McGeoch (Siouxsie and the Banshees), Robert Smith (The Cure), Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat/Fugazi) and Joey Santiago (The Pixies) too. And Tom Verlaine (Television), just before them though that brings things earlier to a whole slew of great guitarists in the 70s.

[@brysimm404]

The Jesus & Mary Chain also predated and influenced Kevin’s MBV sound.

[@werewatched2371]

We can dance around this all we want but at the end of the day, Shields created a new sound. MBV basically did what the Velvets did in that regard. None of that Robin Guthrie/J&MC stuff matters. At the end of the day, they created something distinct and special that no one had ever done before and it will never be bettered.

[@lco8814]

No longer limited edition… This pedal just went to standard production and is now available! Love to Joff too! You and Ellie are so inspiring… ❤

[@deepfocus888]

Yay!!!!!!!

[@ParadiseVibe]

Yes, sonicart here we come!! I pre-ordered 1 month ago, then updated with a delivery date end December

[@gazeunderthesunmusic]

I'm so Glad that Andertons are bringing up my bloody valentine and Kevin Shields

[@benlogan430]

The resale market has killed the fun lately. The online folks buy everything then resale it for more on the line. It’s kinda silly. This machine looks the stuff though!

[@JimijaymesProductions]

Agreed so many good pedals going for stupid prices for hype. Both vintage and new.

[@JohnMcNicholas]

Fender, please make this a production model. This sounds incredible.

[@Budisgud69]

Yeah what the hell are they thinking 😡

[@lampire4264]

​@@Budisgud69they just made it one. It's cheaper than the original too!

[@gcvrsa]

The beginning of this video, I don't think I've ever heard anyone come that close to the sound of "Loveless" ever before. I guess you really do need a Fender Blender to nail that sound cold.

[@tommedvedich]

Pete is one of my favorite people on KZbin and I watch the two of you religiously, but wow I loved watching and hearing Joff play, that was so awesome !! Super cool pedal and excellent demo!

[@maxmarkowski7641]

To anyone watching this unfamiliar with Kevin Shields, please listen to My Bloody Valentine. Life changer

[@angrypickle]

Worth the money? Yes. Worth the scalped price? No way. Now we need them to make a not-signed different color so the people that wanted one NOT to flip it can buy it, and the few that bought the original because it was a signature unit can still have a 'limited edition' version of it.

[@bjmarchives]

Let’s hope. I could see Kevin saying no to that idea though.

[@greysuit17]

$1300 on Reverb

[@purrsnickety8269]

Standard version is coming out in September

[@Turbo-D]

you got it! would be half the price without signature but even then it would not be considered as affordable so just a road to nowhere here for me

[@JimijaymesProductions]

It's crazy. I imagine a midiverb remade as a sig would go for 5x more than an actual one.

[@13StJimmy]

It makes me so happy to see Lee being so open minded with the Shoegaze sound even if it’s not his bread and butter It’s a great sounding pedal I had the opportunity to buy one but wasn’t it like $400 or something ridiculous like that Should’ve still bought it

[@macabre2007]

My experience was different, Sonic Youth were the most innovative band, they were creating textures like no other guitar band, and their few solo's were just amazing and abstract. We were desperate for a UK based Sonic Youth something to live up to them, and Swervedriver were one of the bands, also Bark Psychosis, but it was My Bloody Valentine who stole the show, soundscape wise. It's just their body of work stopped after two LPs and we waited ages. Then Sophia Coppola who was also a fan, featured Kevin Shields music in her film 'Lost in Translation' and the lost artist re-emerged with the original members to play a gig at the Roundhouse, where I heard it live again, and it hadn't aged at all. Its sonically masterful, and of course the pedal would sell. MBV's art is so interesting, and definitely on par with Sonic Youth who are also marginalised despite their musically innovative approach to guitar music.

[@doomsdaydanceparty7646]

Bark psychosis is brilliant! Hex is an absolute masterpiece. Have you checked out much of the Leeds post rock scene? (Hood, movietone, crescent,Matt elliott related projects) also disco inferno is absolutely stunning post rock project from that area but much more sample based

[@mickd22]

@@doomsdaydanceparty7646DI go pop is a worthy successor to Loveless, even if it doesn’t sound anything like it.

[@ZombieLincoln666]

Sonic Youth aren’t marginalized, they signed to a major label

[@HoracioGarciaMusic]

As a huge Wolf Alice fan, please do a Captain meets with Joff, or anybody from the band!

[@ErikSWE]

That outro was better than 99% of dedicated "soundscape" pedals out there.

[@shoegazeforever8810]

Considering that most guitarists don't know how to use a Fuzz pedal with 2 controls properly it will be interesting to see what they do with this one. (Ordered mine about 3 months ago. I wonder if Fender has made it yet?)

[@stoneysdead689]

It's not for me but- it's really cool to see Fender trying to stretch a little- and whoever it is for, they're going to do some really cool stuff with it. Edit: Wait- is this a limited edition? Because if it is- lets be real, over half the ppl that bought it did so to flip it for 3 times as much- and more of these will end up in collections than end up on pedal boards. Boo.

[@bmoneybby]

I've never heard a good sound come out of this monstrosity.

[@emilytvmusic]

GREAT DEMO thank you for actually playing pedals the way they are intended to be played

[@ephil105]

That octave circuit is perfect for sounding like a zx spectrum loading from tape

[@MrJmawiseman]

Been into MBV and shoegaze since day one. First time i heard Wolf Alice i though ooh, loving this. I could detect the odd bit of shoegaze in their music so good to see Joff testing this pedal 👍

[@JulianA-tr6pt]

The octave down uses a single CD4013 chip, so you could think of that part of the circuit being similar to a MXR Blue Box for example. Old school octave down. Really cool, weird pedal! Love it so far.

[@stephennanna-lc7qg]

Eloquently put. MBV was a true paradigm shift sonically for guitar and music production.

[@Embarrassingdad]

Favourite. Episode. EVER! ❤

[@chrisdavies9143]

Not much interest for me in the pedal but I enjoyed this video: it was a great idea to have Joff in to do this. Wolf Alice are a great band and Joff is seemingly a bit of a natural in this environment, he knows his stuff.

[@JakeWilliams-guitar]

Would love to see a full interview with Joff! Love his playing/band!

[@morganbrettager]

Woke up to this video. What a treat! Joff is a total guitarscape genius and everyone should go and listen to wolf Alice immediately! Thanks Andertons!

[@vincentbull]

I do hope there's a Captain meets coming

[@OutlawSpaceWizard]

Its nice to see a review for a shoegaze pedal where its not just some guy playing starndard blues.

[@slavojdyrdek]

Ahhhh that sound, so immense, so beautiful. Fills my heart with warmth

[@martydavis547]

Love joff amazing guitar player and wolfalice is my favorite band!

[@TheUnknownReject]

I LOVE Joff, this is awesome!!

[@KoaCharvel]

This would have me playing for hours 😂. Just silly fun chaos!

[@haphappablap7684]

Holy hell...that outro. I could listen to that for an hour.

[@seagers_studio]

More Joff! Amazing commentary and demo

[@andsoistopped]

Joff! Fabulous.

[@MagicPants647]

awesome you got Joff on! huge fan! hope to see him back on the show at some point :)

[@youngandrew66]

Actually sounded like you made me realise white noise section! Result!

[@SMAAAASHTV]

JHS: "700 sold in 2 hours? Hold my beer".

[@Adventuresingearland]

28:11 - YES PLEASE! Great to hear such astute verbal articulation, let alone the wonderful playing. #supersub

[@MattyWhens]

Not saying I’d pay $500 for this pedal, but I’d definitely want a pedal to get me that sound at 18:25ish

[@bmoneybby]

One good sound on the whole pedal hahaha

[@DarrenDoo]

I purchased one when I saw them drop and omg am I glad I did. One of the best fuzz pedals Ive ever owned.

[@RodneyMcMinge]

Just what i need for that rendition of Amos Garretts solo from Midnight at the Oasis.

[@christophcarle]

Joff as a guest at yours? How could I miss it???😍

[@gabepollack8382]

managed to get one that one day they were available on Reverb lol; sold my previous blender for $200 so it was highly worth it... at over 3x that price? probably not worth it unless you are obsessed but I do feel bad for the people who love these kind of octave fuzz pedals and have missed out on ever getting this one. it's an objective improvement on the formula.

[@Freakaboogie]

wow, that's cool!

[@mysticsushi]

@andertons more Joff, plz. Super insightful and concise in his approach.

[@flyingrat492]

As a fan of both wolf Alice and Kevin, this video rocks

[@joeychickenskin]

Mum says we've got a Kevin Shields Blender at home. If I were going to replicate this, I'd build a Fender Blender(see below if this is cheating)* (original circuit) Then add: Octave up and Down - The Behringer Octave Divider (The big-box Mutron Copy, not the Boss-sized pedal) that has a glitchy analogue sub octave and a green ringer style analogue octave up). Sag: Sag pedal/Dying Battery circuit like the JHS Vulture. Expand: I'm guessing a bit more with the Expand but It brightens up like the treble setting on a super fuzz so while I like the idea of it being a Rangemaster/Naga Viper style treble boost, you could probably get there with an eq pedal boosting the frequencies you want. It's pretty fantastic as a collection of circuits. Neil Young uses a Mutron Octave Divider and you could see how you could get close to 'Weld' sounds with the fat low glitching and green ringer high octave screaming. *If 'build a Fender Blender' is cheating, I'm thinking the Nano Bass Big Muff because it has a (limited) blend function to mix some dry signal in but I'm sure it's not the same as fine tuning a clean/dirty blend and I'm struggling to remember a fuzz with a clean blend. But I'm going to build a Fender Blender now.

[@RPown8]

Sounds great on my telephone speakers!

[@hafstrat]

13:25 Sounds like the early 80’s Sinclair spectrum game, Avalon. Tasty!

[@BillWolfe]

I love this pedal and I want one. One day perhaps.

[@brysimm404]

Bloody Hell - a dream Shoegaze fuzz pedal to go with the Catalinbread XF40 (for whoever can afford them).

[@DirkSchneiderCH]

Not my cup of tea… I‘m already overwhelmed handling a simple amp and a guitar! 😂

[@kriddz]

DO I NEED ONE? NO. DO I WANT ONE. YES, YES I DO.

[@PintsofGuinness]

Joff!!!

[@Hen16]

I’ve always thought of MBV more like the impressionist movement

[@ItsJustRyan89]

Not my cuppa tea, but right on Fender for having a go.

[@conorfurlong]

i LOVE this.

[@burnthisghost]

More Sonic madness/ experimental stuff, please. And more of that Wolf Alice fella, he’s great ❤

[@effess8698]

brb off to spend two hours staring at my shoes

[@tourdewade2305]

Thanks for this! Really excellent demo. More alt guitar would be very welcome

[@ShlomirBareket]

I took a sickie at work today due to a 'Banging Handgover' and subsequently wstched this demo of an unobtanium pedal! Is that Bill Oddie's son??

[@scottlevine5030]

I want to make those noises.

[@memphiskash]

yo what a crazy crossover. wolf alice is great!!

[@gazfunk]

It sucks that it’s a limited edition. Hopefully fender will come to their senses and make some more.

[@gupster24]

I think its now a production model, and if not, people will 100% make clones of it

[@alanbauch2815]

Jeff's got a real mind...

[@chrisjohnstone6164]

so miffed they all sold out soo quickly --- hope they do a none SE one -- just the peddle ---- come on Anderton's -- as Fender for some more ASAP! 😅

[@JohnnyReading]

Psyched to have one.

[@SinjaEs]

i think i can live with my decision not to spend 600€ on a fuzz pedal. i ordered a boss katana head with matching cab and overdrive pedal instead for the exact same amount of money, peace guys👌

[@towardstar]

I wasn't interested on hearing that reverb demo but it sounds really excellent here. Did I miss something? Oh well haha

[@theMisadventuresofaLittleWolf]

that intro almost blew my subwoofer

[@rederickfroders1978]

If the pedal makes shoegaze, its worth it!

[@glenproctor1999]

Who got the job of moving the Twin Reverb upstairs? Hope Andertons are paying for their physiotherapy! 🤣

[@HiImChaCha]

Does anyone know the effect and pedal being used at 14:00

[@jrfernandez7213]

Strymon big sky and it’s one of the reverse modes

[@bjmarchives]

I didn’t realise it was a limited run.

[@AdamSmith-bg1oc]

It's too complicated for a live set-up, but it's great, and I'll shall have it some way.

[@rondobondo6600]

What is going on Mr captain I really love your show 🎉😊❤

[@stereoroid]

Fuzz with a blend sounds like it might work on bass too, and I’d be curious to hear that, but there are better & cheaper options out there e.g Pigtronix Octava.

[@Giovy-Perez]

ESE PEDAL ES SUPERIOR, QUE EL MISMO KEVIN SHIELDS

[@SteveSpears-Kuhlah]

What happens when you turn the tone up?

[@chriscuthbertson]

Would love to hear a bass through this

[@rontrabbic8827]

Can it do SPIRT IN THE SKY openingn

[@PlasticMachines]

what does he add at 14:10?

[@michaeljohnson8058]

Poor cap overthinking 🧐 all one has to do is try stuff. I 💕 being trad musical + doing sonic sculpture. Brahms is great. Skinny Puppy is great. Hey guitarists, let’s make a bleeding racket and have fun ! 🤘🏻🦔

[@PlayWithYourThumb]

I just don't understand the concept of "instant collectables". Thou maybe I'm just jealous because I didn't score one to make a quick profit. Either way, in 2 years time it'll still be worth more than a $1000 phone.

[@arydorrego2946]

Subtítulos en español gracias

[@ConceptCarMusic]

BuT cAn i pLAy jOhn mAYeR liCKs On iT?

[@looking_33]

mxr blue box

[@nickkalister6291]

lol octAVE you brits and your vowels

[@ennspek]

Meat and two veg 😂

[@gatta124]

yo WHAT Jaguar is that?

[@richardwestcott1886]

It's a Jazzmaster Jaguar!

[@MikeTaffet]

6:20 It’s a Jazzmaster. Not a Jaguar.

[@Idarki41]

The first one is an American Ultra Jazzmaster and the second one is a Jazzmaster from the gold foil series