One of the company's most iconic effects, the Fender Blender Fuzz Pedal has been an effects staple in genres like indie and shoegaze since its introduction in the 1970s. Bringing together fuzz and octave capability with controls for tone, volume, sustain, and blend, the Blender's famously been seen on the boards of Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine and Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins.