Fender The Bends Compressor

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The Bends Compressor

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Dynamics are a crucial part of playing music. When controlled they bring music to life, but uneven or wild playing can ruin a performance. The Bends Compressor is a studio-quality stompbox that tames wild volume spikes without altering your tone. Drive and Recovery controls let you dial in the perfect amount of compression to complement your playing style and extend sustain, while the Blend control lets you mix in the dry signal to maintain your natural pick attack. The Amp Jewel LED changes colour from white to pink along with your playing to help show when the compression circuit is engaged and how long your signal is affected.

The chassis is crafted from lightweight, durable anodized aluminum, and the Amp Jewel LED gives your pedalboard the classic Fender look. The LED-backlit knobs show your control settings on a dark stage at a glance. Swapping batteries is quicker and easier than ever with Fender's exclusive magnetically latched 9V battery door.

Control your dynamics with The Bends Compressor, the latest sound-sculpting offering from Fender.

Features:
• Effect Type: Compressor
• Controls: Drive, Recovery, Blend (Dry/Comp), Output Level, Bypass Footswitch
• Inputs: 1 x 1/4" Instrument
• Outputs: 1 x 1/4" Instrument
• Power Requirements: 9-Volt Battery or DC Negative AC Adaptor
• Power Consumption: 15mA
• Input Impedance: 1M ohm
• Output Impedance: 1k ohm
• Material: Anodized Aluminum

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Impressive pedal, especially at this price!! 7 of 7 customers found this review helpful
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I picked up this Fender "The Bends" today and I must say, I am impressed!! I already own a Diamond compressor pedal and love it, but this one I feel sounds as good and has many other features I like. For starters, I like how easy it is to put the battery in or take out to change, a great design. Second, the build quality is great. It feels like a real serious pedal, not some plastic toy. And lastly, the most important feature is that is does what is supposed to do! Yes, sounds pretty simple, but The Bends does everything they claim it can do and it really makes my Blue Junior sing!!! I say give it try, I think you will come to the same conclusion that I did, this is a great pedal that doesn't colour your sound of amp, it just enhances the good parts like the sustain and keeping the sound more consistent when you playing (too soft/too loud).
Posted by Carl on Mar 27, 2018
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