Fender Hammertone Breakup Drive Guitar Pedal captures the warmth, dynamics, and responsiveness of classic tube amps pushed into natural overdrive. Designed around a JFET-based circuit, this pedal replicates the feel of tubes right at the edge of saturation, making it an ideal always-on pedal for expressive playing. From adding subtle grit to your cleans to delivering touch-sensitive overdrive, the Breakup Drive adapts beautifully to your picking dynamics and guitar’s volume control.

With two selectable clipping modes, you can tailor your drive between light breakup and medium gain, while the interactive tone control and switchable pre-gain mid boost provide powerful EQ shaping for precise tone control. Built tough with a road-ready aluminum enclosure, soft-touch true bypass, and top-mounted jacks for easy pedalboard integration, the Hammertone Breakup Drive is ready for stage, studio, or practice.

Features

• JFET-based circuit delivers authentic tube-like breakup
• Two selectable clipping stages: light breakup or medium-gain overdrive
• Dynamic response cleans up with lighter playing, breaks up when you dig in
• Interactive tone control for wide EQ shaping
• Switchable mid boost adds punch and presence before the drive stage
• Soft-touch relay true bypass with auto bypass when unpowered
• Durable aluminum enclosure with Hammertone finish
• Top-mounted jacks for pedalboard-friendly setup
• Powered by 9V battery or center-negative adapter (not included)

Specs

• Series: Hammertone™
• Color: Gray with Royal Blue Accents
• Material: Aluminum
• Pedal Type: Overdrive
• Controls: Level, Gain, Tone, Mid Boost Switch
• Clipping Modes: 2 selectable stages (light / medium gain)
• Bypass: Soft-touch relay true bypass
• Input Impedance: 1M Ohm
• Output Impedance: 470 Ohm
• Power Requirements: 9V Battery or 9V DC Center Negative Adapter (not included)
• Power Consumption: ~85mA
• Connector: 5.5 x 2.1mm barrel, center negative