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a major manufacturer has made an overdrive pedal for the acoustic market. But Fender’s Smolder Acoustic Overdrive isn’t a slightly tweaked take on an overdrive pedal for electric guitars. Rather, it was designed from the ground up with the acoustic performer in mind. In our January 2020 Frets feature, progressive bluegrass player Billy Strings spoke about his struggle to achieve overdriven acoustic tones and said he was looking forward to Fender’s new pedal. He

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