Fredric Effects Debuts New Blue Monarch Overdrive Pedal

By Jackson Maxwell
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This sleek new pedal is based on the ‘90s-era Blues Breaker 'drive unit.

Fredric Effects Blue Monarch
(Image credit: Fredric Effects)

Fredric Effects has debuted its new Blue Monarch overdrive pedal.

Based on the '90s-era Blues Breaker overdrive - with the mods offered by the King of Tone version - the Blue Monarch features gain, volume, tone and treble boost controls, plus an added toggle that replaces the DIP switch functions.

Elsewhere, there's a switchable boost stage, plus increased maximum gain.

The Fredric Effects Blue Monarch overdrive pedal is available now for £125 (~ $165).

For more info on the pedal, stop by fredric.co.uk.

Jackson Maxwell
Jackson Maxwell
Associate Editor, GuitarWorld.com and GuitarPlayer.com

Jackson is an Associate Editor at GuitarWorld.com and GuitarPlayer.com. He’s been writing and editing stories about new gear, technique and guitar-driven music both old and new since 2014, and has also written extensively on the same topics for Guitar Player. Elsewhere, his album reviews and essays have appeared in Louder and Unrecorded. Though open to music of all kinds, his greatest love has always been indie, and everything that falls under its massive umbrella. To that end, you can find him on Twitter crowing about whatever great new guitar band you need to drop everything to hear right now.