@@michaelpacinus242 Yeah I get you. Sometimes I skip using the bottom roller entirely, et cetera.The troubles I get are the bridge, nut, and tuners. My late bro said to use plastic or graphite saddles on the wound strings of a LesPaul to keep the windings from getting stuck. Worked great.
I’ve been using the Bigsby pedal for over a year now and absolutely love it. It can do a lot more than just emulate a Bigsby. It can create a chorus effect, an auto-vibrato (you can set it to bend automatically), it can be used as an expression pedal for other devices. And despite being all digital I’ve heard no loss in dynamics or quality of my analog signal with all its sensitive germanium and tube elements - I just place it after the fuzz type pedals.
I've been waiting for someone to make this pedal for over ten years. Basically since I started using Bigsby equipped guitars. Gone are the days of tuning issues.
I predict it will flop- it's like an out-of-date version of a DigiTech whammy. Like Cap. said- Tom Morello's dad would've used this- maybe his grand pappy.
Love this! I have Bigsbys on most of my guitars, but this would be fantastic regardless for the modulation effects. BTW, the proper care and feeding of a Bigsby on your guitar is all over UA-cam for those of you complaining of tuning issues...get your bridge break angle dialed in then lube your nut and bridge! No fancy lube needed, a tiny dab on the string at the saddle and nut using any old chapstick does the trick (get a chapstick from the school nurse, she has like 50 of 'em in her drawer). You're welcome.
Polyphonic detuning from a single audio source is absolutely technically possible. Such technology is used by pitch correction systems such as melodyne which can do apparently impossible things like change minor to major chords in a single audio source.
Yes it's definitely possible, but there's no way to do it in realtime. Sure, maybe SHARC DSP has enough processing power to do such thing, but with such complex analysis I don't think realtime data is enough.
This was one of those pedals (like most gamechanger pedals) that I thought was a gimmick. Seeing all the demos of this changed my mind. It doesn’t sound digital when used like an actual bigsby
If you're going to do D/A + A/D for a DSP based effect, there is absolutely no reason at this price point to not allow accepting stereo signals and switching between Line/Instrument levels like Meris products
This pedal is a no-brainer if you’re looking at getting a Bigsby. It doesn’t cost much more than the actual tailpiece, works with all your guitars instead of just the one you’ve installed it on, and most importantly, won’t cause tuning issues.
I'd like to correct the Captain. There exists a mathematical technique called Fast Fourier Series that can single out the frequencies from each string. So that if the processor is powerful enough it can detune each string individually. I don't know if that's what they did, just saying it's possible.
You can, indeed, produce a frequency breakdown - thought that's not quite the same as isolating a string, given that you're able to create similar frequency outputs from different strings at different positions on the fretboard. I would think (and I'm really rusty on related DSP topics - so I may be horribly wrong), you'd need to do a fair bit of additional work to fingerprint which string was which, and probably wouldn't have a 100% correct identification all the time. Whatever the case, this pedal seems like some really nice work. :)
@@MicahTischler it can be easily done. The game Rocksmith analyzes what you play and can tell which string you're playing on with pretty good accuracy.
@@TheBoboMaker I wasn't saying it can't be done - just that it's not as simple as just doing Fourier operations. Also, as it happens, one of my friends is a Rocksmith streamer, and the game does misidentify things from time to time - as I noted would be the case.
So Very Cool, Thankyou. Love the whole idea of this. So do Bigsby's on Guitars now become redundant? As this eliminates the common 'issues' and offers more features/benefits and the option of having a Bigsby on every guitar. Very interesting. Cheers
Very fun and perhaps useful pedal. I've had the Light Pedal for awhile now and it really adds an interesting, rather resonant springy/platey reverb you can't get anywhere else.
Cool pedal! I have plenty of guitars. The ones I have with a regular. Strat type vibrato and the ones with a Kahler or Floyd Rose type system just don't do that Bigsby thing. And I don't want to put a Bigsby or something similar on a hardtail guitar. This pedal would absolutely be the best alternative for me.
@@alfsmith4936 : Maybe, but not the way I have it set up (extremely heavy). Besides, it’s not the type of guitar I would want to have that Bigsby sound for anyway. Thanks for your reaction!
Been watching this channel for years now. Love to watch Pete and Lee jam., Two players at different levels but both great players. Wouldn't it be much more entertaining if they would offer some tuition as as well as just pushing gear. Anyone agree?
I love how gamechanger always comes up with weird ideas and I always think they're done because there's no way to make something else so original. Then they do.
Holy Crap dude, that's all I can say. I want that Bigsby pedal, and that Friedman Little Sister amplifier, and Pete's nearly instant mastery of a new toy, and all of it connected to my PRS single-cut guitar. The fact that it's made in Latvia is icing on the free market cake., I love it. I love your channel as well, thanks for the honest review of the gear you sell and the fun you have in demonstrating it.
Can you flick it with your foot and make it flutter lol? I only heard the intro but that sounds amazing, couldn't hear any artefacting, sounding pretty damn genuine, granted it's only a couple semi-tones, but it sounds legit. (I know you don't flutter with Bigsbys but come on, it's a circuit-board with some mechanical bits.)
Really disappointed this pedal doesnt come with a power cable, i just got mine in the mail today and i cant use it let alone figure out how to turn it on
A similar but way more limited would be a Boss VB-2W Vibrato @ unlatch mode/ I have been using it for a while to mimic bigsby. It was nice because your guitar is always in tune etc. lol compared to floyd or any other vibrato. But interacting with that vibrato arm is just 2x better feeling than a pedal. It's a hassle... that's true but feels so much better than a pedal. Although for light work Boss VB-2W was fine and you can have it with all of your guitars. One downside... their quality is rather sh1te... compared to normal Boss pedals. I've had two new and both sent back because of hinges were loose and the pedal was clunky... Shocked as it was my first wazacraft and they were worse in quality than my other normal series Boss pedals... > reason why I have bought floyd rose guitar. The instabilisty in tuning sucks though... (altough my bridge is not floating perfectly so it is probably much better in correct postion.)
Im a big bigsby fan., but after having one of these for 6 months the novelty has sort of worn off… don’t get me wrong they look cool and are fun to play around with ( using a real bigsby whilst running the pedal and a delay gets you this crazy wave effect ) but I can’t see myself playing any gigs with it .
You would not a switcher. I’ve been using the Bigsby pedal for a year now, and that’s the one drawback. Having said that, I use it with a fuzz-like Germanium boost in front of the Bigsby and they works really well together - ie no audible loss in dynamics, sensitivity, tone, etc.
It looks like a Bigsby but in operation is spiritually closer to the B Bender, but on steroids. It doesn’t seem able to do the soulful, quick wobble of a real Bigsby because of the mechanics of foot operation, but it takes the whoops and dives of a B Bender into the 21st Century with a bang. 💥
Wow, a Bigsby that stays in tune! 🤭
You just have to know how to set them up
@@michaelpacinus242 Yep.I have had better luck with Bigsbys than a stock Strat.
@@geraldfriend256 there’s just so little information about how to set up a bigsby! But once it’s setup, it’s so simple there’s almost no room to fail
@@michaelpacinus242 Yeah I get you. Sometimes I skip using the bottom roller entirely, et cetera.The troubles I get are the bridge, nut, and tuners. My late bro said to use plastic or graphite saddles on the wound strings of a LesPaul to keep the windings from getting stuck. Worked great.
Have you said that as someone with a bigsby because I’ve got 4 Guyra with Bigsbys and I’m not having a problem
I love how Pete instantly masters this device and bends it to his will...brilliant!
Not a surprise to me, The Dane is the man at guitar
Guitar Jedi :)
Dude its a pitch shifter
I’ve been using the Bigsby pedal for over a year now and absolutely love it. It can do a lot more than just emulate a Bigsby. It can create a chorus effect, an auto-vibrato (you can set it to bend automatically), it can be used as an expression pedal for other devices. And despite being all digital I’ve heard no loss in dynamics or quality of my analog signal with all its sensitive germanium and tube elements - I just place it after the fuzz type pedals.
Is it a good expression pedal?
☨ ❤ ☭ 🇷🇺 𝒵
pfft that sounds like an actual trem system to me. Incredible what they've done!
You can also use it for a clutch on Gran Turismo
Possibly the most ambitious crossover in history
O_O
Captures all the fun we love about playing guitar. Well done! 👍
I've been waiting for someone to make this pedal for over ten years. Basically since I started using Bigsby equipped guitars. Gone are the days of tuning issues.
Yes! Another pedal that we don't need but will buy!
Finally, a Bigsby that won't make your guitar go out of tune just from looking at it!!!
I bought my guitar with Bigsby for the look... now this effect solves the tuning issues .
I glued one of these onto my 335 and it's great! So much easier than restringing and tuning an actual bigsby bridge.
LOL! I know it's a joke, but that would be awesome.
As a slide player this is the pedal I want most right now! I loved their plasma pedal and regret having solid it 🫠
This is my favorite pedal I own.
Bought this in 2022 and waited 3 months, so worth it!!!
Pete was feeling it! That was great 😃
Killer looking pedal! Game changer audio knocked it outta the park with that Bigsby pedal
I predict it will flop- it's like an out-of-date version of a DigiTech whammy. Like Cap. said- Tom Morello's dad would've used this- maybe his grand pappy.
Ornis sniffing audio
That's the coolest pedal I've seen in a while
Love the Gamechanger.
But.. that Greer overdrive!
Damn.. that seriously rips! 🤘🏼
About time y'all caught up. I've been raving about this pedal for a couple of years, already. It makes your whammies and your drops look like toys.
has this thing really been available for years?
@@razlahbb A couple, yes. I bookmarked the page at least that long ago.
Literally came to check if you guys tried it as a whammy pedal and whaddya know, "Tom Morello's Dad" pops up, excellent
Digitech whammy 5 🔥🔥🔥
I have it and it's amazing.
Would it make sense to use a guitar with a Bigsby on to compare.
It's essentially a whammy pedal with a spring on it. Clever
Same thing LOL
My 1st used Whammy someone had welded a spring under the pedal
Love this! I have Bigsbys on most of my guitars, but this would be fantastic regardless for the modulation effects. BTW, the proper care and feeding of a Bigsby on your guitar is all over UA-cam for those of you complaining of tuning issues...get your bridge break angle dialed in then lube your nut and bridge! No fancy lube needed, a tiny dab on the string at the saddle and nut using any old chapstick does the trick (get a chapstick from the school nurse, she has like 50 of 'em in her drawer). You're welcome.
Nope they still suck.
@@waytospergtherebroI 2nd this.. fuck the guy above us
Polyphonic detuning from a single audio source is absolutely technically possible. Such technology is used by pitch correction systems such as melodyne which can do apparently impossible things like change minor to major chords in a single audio source.
Yes it's definitely possible, but there's no way to do it in realtime. Sure, maybe SHARC DSP has enough processing power to do such thing, but with such complex analysis I don't think realtime data is enough.
The thought of double pedaling with two Bigsby pedals is hilarious. Great review.👍🏿
It’s funnier than Zoolander?
it hurts my brain seeing this as a pedal 🤣sounds incredible!
This was one of those pedals (like most gamechanger pedals) that I thought was a gimmick. Seeing all the demos of this changed my mind. It doesn’t sound digital when used like an actual bigsby
This would be interesting to use with other instruments like synth or piano.
Or harp... check out Emily Hopkins on UA-cam
If you're going to do D/A + A/D for a DSP based effect, there is absolutely no reason at this price point to not allow accepting stereo signals and switching between Line/Instrument levels like Meris products
FYI you can get instant pitch shifting if you attach a foot switch (ie it locks to the max depth you've set).
love those Bigsby pedal. they should do Floyd Rose pedal now.
Lol bro
you mean….a whammy pedal
@@nickp440 i was joking but FR design pedal would look good though
Would it sound better in pink?
This pedal is a no-brainer if you’re looking at getting a Bigsby. It doesn’t cost much more than the actual tailpiece, works with all your guitars instead of just the one you’ve installed it on, and most importantly, won’t cause tuning issues.
That pedal is amazing
60 years in the making...why has no one done this?.. wow
Technology has finally caught up
I love this bigsby pedal and Antertons! Very cool! 🎈
Great playing as always gents
Fun video. I thought it was going to be simple demo but this pedal has lots of functions
You can tell when Pete really gets into a pedal, he turns into Ed O'Brian!
Y'all kept saying Tom Morello, but I was getting more of a Jack White vibe! Sounds amazing!
Between this and certano benders it’s just the best
Nice addition to a tele.
Fun! Great demo.
4:58 LOL You guys are so funny!
I'd like to correct the Captain.
There exists a mathematical technique called Fast Fourier Series that can single out the frequencies from each string.
So that if the processor is powerful enough it can detune each string individually. I don't know if that's what they did, just saying it's possible.
You can, indeed, produce a frequency breakdown - thought that's not quite the same as isolating a string, given that you're able to create similar frequency outputs from different strings at different positions on the fretboard. I would think (and I'm really rusty on related DSP topics - so I may be horribly wrong), you'd need to do a fair bit of additional work to fingerprint which string was which, and probably wouldn't have a 100% correct identification all the time. Whatever the case, this pedal seems like some really nice work. :)
I'm pretty sure you would need a hexaphonic pickup (like a guitar synth) to do that.
@@MicahTischler it can be easily done. The game Rocksmith analyzes what you play and can tell which string you're playing on with pretty good accuracy.
@@martynridley3671 I beg to differ, the video games Rocksmith does it without using an hex pickup.
@@TheBoboMaker I wasn't saying it can't be done - just that it's not as simple as just doing Fourier operations. Also, as it happens, one of my friends is a Rocksmith streamer, and the game does misidentify things from time to time - as I noted would be the case.
Thank you, Pete - that was excellent!
Cool pedal.
Very unique pedal, finally some innovation!
What type of amp is Pete using on this one? Sounds great!
Very similar to a whammy but better to use as a vibrato pedal. Good demo Pete!
You can adjust the spring tension by swapping out the stock spring for a softer one. I do that on all my Bigsby's.
Where do you get that spring ?
So Very Cool, Thankyou. Love the whole idea of this. So do Bigsby's on Guitars now become redundant? As this eliminates the common 'issues' and offers more features/benefits and the option of having a Bigsby on every guitar. Very interesting. Cheers
Haha, love it guys. Looking forward to trying them out down here in Oz.
I love this pedal 🤘🏿😎 It reminds of a car from the 50s with fishtails and it sounds awesome!!!. Getcha Pull -🍻🤘🏿😎🎸
Wow! That is so freaking cool!
Very fun and perhaps useful pedal. I've had the Light Pedal for awhile now and it really adds an interesting, rather resonant springy/platey reverb you can't get anywhere else.
Okay, that looks fun.
I think Lee’s smartest move for this channel (and probably business as a whole) was to ‘steal’ Pete from Mesa. They’re a perfect duo for gear demo
Cool pedal! I have plenty of guitars. The ones I have with a regular. Strat type vibrato and the ones with a Kahler or Floyd Rose type system just don't do that Bigsby thing. And I don't want to put a Bigsby or something similar on a hardtail guitar. This pedal would absolutely be the best alternative for me.
Kahler can do it but you need a very light touch.
@@alfsmith4936 : Maybe, but not the way I have it set up (extremely heavy). Besides, it’s not the type of guitar I would want to have that Bigsby sound for anyway. Thanks for your reaction!
Same, I would love to use this with my strat.
What a cool pedal
Been watching this channel for years now.
Love to watch Pete and Lee jam.,
Two players at different levels but both great players.
Wouldn't it be much more entertaining if they would offer some tuition as as well as just pushing gear.
Anyone agree?
No
it sounds amaze balls...
I love how gamechanger always comes up with weird ideas and I always think they're done because there's no way to make something else so original. Then they do.
Part of the charm of the Bigsby is the look... but this is still way cool.
PMSL at Tom Morello's dad 🤣🤣🤣
Cool effects and very musical too. Wonder if you could use it as a B/G-bender.
I’m hoping this is the case !!! I’m wondering if it can do 1/2 steps as opposed to whole and more ???
When is Gamechanger Audio going to release a bagpipes pedal!!
İ think that, bigsby is beautiful when it sets under the hand (on the bridge)
I need this.
Holy Crap dude, that's all I can say. I want that Bigsby pedal, and that Friedman Little Sister amplifier, and Pete's nearly instant mastery of a new toy, and all of it connected to my PRS single-cut guitar. The fact that it's made in Latvia is icing on the free market cake., I love it. I love your channel as well, thanks for the honest review of the gear you sell and the fun you have in demonstrating it.
Can you flick it with your foot and make it flutter lol? I only heard the intro but that sounds amazing, couldn't hear any artefacting, sounding pretty damn genuine, granted it's only a couple semi-tones, but it sounds legit.
(I know you don't flutter with Bigsbys but come on, it's a circuit-board with some mechanical bits.)
I want that!
Always 100% effort from the Gamechanger lads.
It would be cool if you get it to flutter.
For the sake of sheer madness, you should try using it with a guitar that already has a trem arm. Chaos personified, one would hope.
Really disappointed this pedal doesnt come with a power cable, i just got mine in the mail today and i cant use it let alone figure out how to turn it on
I wonder if there's a compressor for an e.q. cause that top sweep is too loud for me.
Yeaaaaah !!! So cool !!
Game changer audio do great stuff
Pete's got to get one of those............................................
A similar but way more limited would be a Boss VB-2W Vibrato @ unlatch mode/ I have been using it for a while to mimic bigsby. It was nice because your guitar is always in tune etc. lol compared to floyd or any other vibrato.
But interacting with that vibrato arm is just 2x better feeling than a pedal. It's a hassle... that's true but feels so much better than a pedal. Although for light work Boss VB-2W was fine and you can have it with all of your guitars. One downside... their quality is rather sh1te... compared to normal Boss pedals. I've had two new and both sent back because of hinges were loose and the pedal was clunky... Shocked as it was my first wazacraft and they were worse in quality than my other normal series Boss pedals... > reason why I have bought floyd rose guitar. The instabilisty in tuning sucks though... (altough my bridge is not floating perfectly so it is probably much better in correct postion.)
Im a big bigsby fan., but after having one of these for 6 months the novelty has sort of worn off… don’t get me wrong they look cool and are fun to play around with ( using a real bigsby whilst running the pedal and a delay gets you this crazy wave effect ) but I can’t see myself playing any gigs with it .
So the dry analog signal is always running through the digital circuit? Is there a way to bypass fully without using a loop switcher?
You would not a switcher. I’ve been using the Bigsby pedal for a year now, and that’s the one drawback. Having said that, I use it with a fuzz-like Germanium boost in front of the Bigsby and they works really well together - ie no audible loss in dynamics, sensitivity, tone, etc.
Would be cool if it would be in a state of true bypass until the pedal is moved, then it would internally switch in effect.
@@victormaniaci2104 Yes exactly, kind of how Morley have their optical treadle system.
Am only just getting to grips with the Virtual Jeff!
Captain and 007!
Great idea, if it just was only working like a bigsby and the only way to adjust was to change the spring...
That version of Killing In The Name Of is "La Maison Tellier - Killing In The Name" (ish), no bigsby action though.
Very useful
My Bloody Valentine's upcoming fourth album -to be released in 2046- will be an absolute craziness...
Way cool!
It looks like a Bigsby but in operation is spiritually closer to the B Bender, but on steroids. It doesn’t seem able to do the soulful, quick wobble of a real Bigsby because of the mechanics of foot operation, but it takes the whoops and dives of a B Bender into the 21st Century with a bang. 💥
Ive added Bigsbys to a lot of guitars this is worth it..I was never a Whammy Pedal fan..
Nice shoes Pete.
It would be cool if you could turn it into a b bender or g bender
Not sure it can do 1/2 steps for lap steel ….only whole steps or more ?
Try a David certano bender . He makes the best benders …g and b or just one or the other . He makes em for lap steels and guitars
Sounds like Matt Belllamy :)
has anyone done a demo with the big any pedal but for kevin shields/mbv style VROOOOMs
“There’s only one output so there’s no way to tune the strings differently”
Laughs in Fourier transform
so you are running two pedals at once? latency used to be such an issue, remember? :))
They should have made a Mosrite vibrato pedal.
All we need now is a chord pedal, a pick pedal, and a pickup switching pedal.
I'm pretty sure Dunlop made one a few years back. I don't remember what it was called, sorry.
You left out a capo pedal 😛