The Wounded Paw Effects Blender V4

I gotta talk about this thing, it’s awesome.

I never really planned to include a blender in my rig. I love the idea (and theory) of just running everything straight, as I really dig stacking pedals to achieve sounds. As the layout for my board expanded the largest obstacle became using the pedals I wanted while maintaining a tolerable signal quality.

Enter the blender. I eventually figured a blender was needed, I really didn’t know what kind or where to start. What drew me to Wounded Paw’s offerings were the options (as compared to say an LS-2) and yeah, that’s really it. However the more I thought about it the more I realized the depth of this pedal.

Four independent loops, summed together. In my case this meant a few things.

1. The ability to create my favorite stacks of pedals and blend them in as needed:

I enjoying running my Wren & Cuff Pickle Pie in the effects loop of the 3 Leaf Wonderlove. But while doing this I want to maintain a lot of my core tone.  

2. Using the octave as an always on effect:

When doing this I can add a really cool texture to my clean tone. There is no discernable glitching out on the low notes but enough to hear the octave in the tone. I can push pedals harder than I could previously, because the resulting levels can be controlled with precision. 

3.  ORGANIZATION!:

 By grouping my effects by channel I’ve been able to condense and organize the board. My synth or synth related pedals are in one chain, delay/modulation are in another and my drives are divided into two channels. Everything can be laid out in the order I desire, without compromising the core tone.

If you’re looking for a blending pedal you know what they do, you probably know what is out there and you probably know the options each pedal provides. I can’t speak for any others, but for me the Wounded Paw Blender V4 has performed perfectly. I definitely recommend checking it out.  Like I said, the field is big. What are you using as a blend on your board?