The Gamechanger Audio Bigsby pedal is produced in collaboration with Fender and Bigsby. It gives you a new way to enjoy this legendary tremolo system. At first glance, Gamechanger's love for the traditional Bigsby shines through. A beautifully designed L-shaped foot pedal is reminiscent of the hardware and offers both upward and downward pitch-shifting control.
But our guitar experts know that this is much more than a standard Bigsby...the pitch-shifting range is adjustable to a full octave, and a SHARC processor-powered hybrid algorithm provides seamless shifting at low and high intervals. Gamechanger has gone to great lengths to ensure that the Bigsby pedal retains the natural timbre of electric guitars, baritone guitars and basses. The pedal even works on acoustic instruments. In addition, the Bigsby pedal includes a de-tune parameter, which emulates the imperfections and dissonances of a mechanical string-bending system. Cool! Add an auto-mode for vibrato and the ability to use the Bigsby as a unique expression pedal, and you have one of the coolest pitch-shifting pedals out there. Gear up!
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Spring Foot Pedal
The heart of this Bigsby pedal is the unique spring-loaded foot pedal, reminiscent of the clunky arm of a tremolo system.... The foot pedal responds quickly and provides the unprecedented expressiveness of a pitch-shifting pedal. The L-shaped pedal allows you to shift pitch in two directions. In standard mode, the long arm pitches down and the short arm pitches up. However, you can reverse this with the invert switch on the rear panel. Not only does the Bigbsy pedal foot pedal feel great, but it also looks great on your pedalboard, and it's sure to attract the attention of pedal-obsessed onlookers.
This Bigsby can do more...
Unlike hardware Bigsby systems, which allow you to shift pitch up to about three semitones in either direction, the Bigsby pedal can be configured to move up and down a full octave with remarkable smoothness. In addition, you can enable automatic mode to turn the Bigsby pedal into a beautiful vibrato unit. Set the range of the vibrato manually or synchronize it with an external MIDI clock, which allows you to further split the speed according to 15 beat subdivisions. And when you've found a favorite setting, you can save it to one of Bigsby's 10 available preset slots for instant recall.
There's even more.
Speaking of additional features, the Bigsby pedal also works as a flexible expression pedal for driving other effects pedals, hardware synths and rack gear. You can easily adjust the range of the expression output signal, adjust the level of the signal when it's not engaged and invert the signal for specific applications. You can also connect a standard footswitch to the expression jack to control the Bigsby pedal in latch mode. So cool!
Gamechanger Audio Bigsby features:
- produced in collaboration with Fender and Bigsby
- L-shaped foot pedal is reminiscent of the original Bigsby hardware
- has pitch-shifting up and down, adjustable over a full octave range
- high-end SHARC processor-powered hybrid algorithm delivers seamless shifting
- Detune parameter emulates the imperfections of mechanical string distortion systems
- preserves the natural timbre of your instrument
- enable auto mode for a lush vibrato effect
- 10 available preset slots for instant recall of your favorite settings
- can be used as a flexible expression pedal
Please note that a power adapter is not included.