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Fender Pugilist Distortion V2

Name: Fender Pugilist Distortion V2
Brand: Fender
Rating: 5.0 (2 reviews)

$120.80 to $229.99 Price Tier: High-end

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Page last updated Jul 27, 2026

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Effects	distortion
Power	9V
Bypass	true bypass
Analog/Digital	analog

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Fender Pugilist Distortion Pedal Review - Metal Guitar Gear

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A clever, affordable distortion box with more brains than brute force. The Pugilist wins points for its dual gain engines, separate tone controls, blend/series flexibility, and genuinely useful stage-friendly touches like LED-backlit knobs and a magnetic battery door. It can serve up layered, rich distortion with welcome clarity, and its sturdy build feels road-ready. The catch: it’s not the fire-breathing monster extreme metal players may want. Push both gain stages too hard and noise or muddiness can creep in, and there’s a mention of occasional reliability hiccups like an input jack issue. Still, for players who like to tweak and want a versatile hard rock-to-metal pedal rather than a one-note chug machine, this lands as a strong value.

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Fender Pugilist: A Marshall-In-A-Box Pedal? – HomeToneBlog.com

hometoneblog.com

Not a true “Marshall-in-a-box,” but that’s partly the point. This take finds the Pugilist punchy, sharp, and great for crunchy rhythm work, with a quicker attack and more bite than Fender’s smoother-voiced dirt pedals. It also earns praise for keeping low end intact—rare for plexi-style drives—and the bass boost reportedly helps a Tele sound thicker and more classic-rock ready. The catch: if you want the full-on Marshall midrange shove, it doesn’t quite get there. Compared with a dedicated Marvel Drive, the Pugilist is less aggressive in the mids and more of a clever flavor-shift than a dead-on British impersonation. Best results here came into a Fender-style clean amp, and especially with Telecasters and Les Pauls. Overall, it reads as a fun, useful distortion with a distinct voice, even if the “Marshall” label is only half true.

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Fender Pugilist Distortion Pedal Review - Metal Guitar Gear

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