The Game Changer Audio Bigsby Pedal is Amazing!

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  • Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024

Комментарии • 282

  • @paulhutchins6019
    @paulhutchins6019 Год назад +164

    Wow, a Bigsby that stays in tune! 🤭

    • @michaelpacinus242
      @michaelpacinus242 Год назад +6

      You just have to know how to set them up

    • @geraldfriend256
      @geraldfriend256 Год назад +7

      @@michaelpacinus242 Yep.I have had better luck with Bigsbys than a stock Strat.

    • @michaelpacinus242
      @michaelpacinus242 Год назад +3

      @@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

    • @geraldfriend256
      @geraldfriend256 Год назад +1

      @@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.

    • @davidharding200
      @davidharding200 Год назад +2

      Have you said that as someone with a bigsby because I’ve got 4 Guyra with Bigsbys and I’m not having a problem

  • @david_davinci
    @david_davinci Год назад +46

    I love how Pete instantly masters this device and bends it to his will...brilliant!

  • @edwardjons8684
    @edwardjons8684 Год назад +55

    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.

  • @martyshwaartz971
    @martyshwaartz971 Год назад +19

    pfft that sounds like an actual trem system to me. Incredible what they've done!

  • @VanSolo-uk
    @VanSolo-uk Год назад +26

    You can also use it for a clutch on Gran Turismo

  • @Holtenstein
    @Holtenstein Год назад +12

    Finally, a Bigsby that won't make your guitar go out of tune just from looking at it!!!

  • @picksalot1
    @picksalot1 Год назад +22

    Captures all the fun we love about playing guitar. Well done! 👍

  • @JoseyStranded
    @JoseyStranded Год назад +8

    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.

  • @JohnSpo
    @JohnSpo Год назад +2

    I glued one of these onto my 335 and it's great! So much easier than restringing and tuning an actual bigsby bridge.

    • @KYSMO
      @KYSMO Год назад +1

      LOL! I know it's a joke, but that would be awesome.

  • @franciscoquinones9338
    @franciscoquinones9338 Год назад +5

    Yes! Another pedal that we don't need but will buy!

  • @effectosis742
    @effectosis742 Год назад +4

    I bought my guitar with Bigsby for the look... now this effect solves the tuning issues .

  • @rockerbob949
    @rockerbob949 Год назад +6

    Killer looking pedal! Game changer audio knocked it outta the park with that Bigsby pedal

    • @stoneysdead689
      @stoneysdead689 Год назад

      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.

    • @michaelpacinus242
      @michaelpacinus242 Год назад

      Ornis sniffing audio

  • @jeremyanderson4956
    @jeremyanderson4956 Год назад +4

    As a slide player this is the pedal I want most right now! I loved their plasma pedal and regret having solid it 🫠

  • @markuskiers3983
    @markuskiers3983 Год назад +5

    Love the Gamechanger.
    But.. that Greer overdrive!
    Damn.. that seriously rips! 🤘🏼

  • @XXIII_89
    @XXIII_89 Год назад +4

    This is my favorite pedal I own.

  • @fives.
    @fives. Год назад +16

    Literally came to check if you guys tried it as a whammy pedal and whaddya know, "Tom Morello's Dad" pops up, excellent

  • @pjmtry7
    @pjmtry7 Год назад +1

    Bought this in 2022 and waited 3 months, so worth it!!!

  • @DanDanTheGuitarMan
    @DanDanTheGuitarMan Год назад +3

    Pete was feeling it! That was great 😃

  • @m0j0b0ne
    @m0j0b0ne Год назад

    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.

    • @razlahbb
      @razlahbb Год назад

      has this thing really been available for years?

    • @m0j0b0ne
      @m0j0b0ne Год назад

      @@razlahbb A couple, yes. I bookmarked the page at least that long ago.

  • @beatjuggernauts
    @beatjuggernauts Год назад +1

    The thought of double pedaling with two Bigsby pedals is hilarious. Great review.👍🏿

  • @pncampbell
    @pncampbell Год назад +4

    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.

    • @VocasoGK
      @VocasoGK Год назад

      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.

  • @larrydj549
    @larrydj549 Год назад +1

    That's the coolest pedal I've seen in a while

  • @jimbofet
    @jimbofet Год назад +2

    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 RUclips 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.

  • @nickp440
    @nickp440 Год назад +1

    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

  • @yourguitarist
    @yourguitarist Год назад +7

    It's essentially a whammy pedal with a spring on it. Clever

    • @tmoss89
      @tmoss89 Год назад +1

      Same thing LOL

    • @che2335
      @che2335 Год назад +1

      My 1st used Whammy someone had welded a spring under the pedal

  • @glenproctor1999
    @glenproctor1999 Год назад +4

    You can tell when Pete really gets into a pedal, he turns into Ed O'Brian!

  • @axesandelbows414
    @axesandelbows414 Год назад +1

    I love this bigsby pedal and Antertons! Very cool! 🎈

  • @madgebishop5409
    @madgebishop5409 Год назад +6

    it hurts my brain seeing this as a pedal 🤣sounds incredible!

  • @davidwonpu353
    @davidwonpu353 Год назад +1

    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.

  • @seanhershey3390
    @seanhershey3390 Год назад +3

    60 years in the making...why has no one done this?.. wow

  • @SlowToe
    @SlowToe Год назад +3

    I have it and it's amazing.

  • @myhapylife
    @myhapylife Год назад +11

    This would be interesting to use with other instruments like synth or piano.

    • @sercastamere9853
      @sercastamere9853 Год назад +4

      Or harp... check out Emily Hopkins on RUclips

    • @3rdGen-Media
      @3rdGen-Media Год назад +1

      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

  • @pieve5516
    @pieve5516 Год назад +1

    Fun video. I thought it was going to be simple demo but this pedal has lots of functions

  • @ereimul1444
    @ereimul1444 Год назад +8

    love those Bigsby pedal. they should do Floyd Rose pedal now.

    • @tmoss89
      @tmoss89 Год назад +2

      Lol bro

    • @nickp440
      @nickp440 Год назад

      you mean….a whammy pedal

    • @ereimul1444
      @ereimul1444 Год назад

      @@nickp440 i was joking but FR design pedal would look good though

  • @jimlbassett
    @jimlbassett Год назад +1

    FYI you can get instant pitch shifting if you attach a foot switch (ie it locks to the max depth you've set).

  • @lance134679
    @lance134679 Год назад +2

    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.

  • @mr.smithgnrsmith7808
    @mr.smithgnrsmith7808 Год назад +1

    Great playing as always gents

  • @MarcStanton1
    @MarcStanton1 Год назад +2

    4:58 LOL You guys are so funny!

  • @gerardsss1
    @gerardsss1 Год назад

    You can adjust the spring tension by swapping out the stock spring for a softer one. I do that on all my Bigsby's.

  • @stephenbedford1395
    @stephenbedford1395 Год назад

    Haha, love it guys. Looking forward to trying them out down here in Oz.

  • @thunderbirdbrown3002
    @thunderbirdbrown3002 Год назад

    I love this pedal 🤘🏿😎 It reminds of a car from the 50s with fishtails and it sounds awesome!!!. Getcha Pull -🍻🤘🏿😎🎸

  • @frank_gappa
    @frank_gappa Год назад

    Fun! Great demo.

  • @1rwjwith
    @1rwjwith Год назад +6

    Very similar to a whammy but better to use as a vibrato pedal. Good demo Pete!

  • @burritosupreme333
    @burritosupreme333 Год назад +1

    Y'all kept saying Tom Morello, but I was getting more of a Jack White vibe! Sounds amazing!

  • @markusschuster8748
    @markusschuster8748 Год назад +2

    That pedal is amazing

  • @davedavem
    @davedavem Год назад +1

    PMSL at Tom Morello's dad 🤣🤣🤣

  • @patrickmiller3640
    @patrickmiller3640 Год назад +10

    Would it make sense to use a guitar with a Bigsby on to compare.

  • @mariodriessen9740
    @mariodriessen9740 Год назад +3

    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
      @alfsmith4936 Год назад +1

      Kahler can do it but you need a very light touch.

    • @mariodriessen9740
      @mariodriessen9740 Год назад +2

      @@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!

    • @JasonGinsbergRKC2
      @JasonGinsbergRKC2 Год назад +1

      Same, I would love to use this with my strat.

  • @DocRossi
    @DocRossi Год назад

    Thank you, Pete - that was excellent!

  • @Spidouz
    @Spidouz Год назад

    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

  • @JonRayRunawayVealMusic
    @JonRayRunawayVealMusic 7 месяцев назад

    Between this and certano benders it’s just the best

  • @KYSMO
    @KYSMO Год назад

    Very unique pedal, finally some innovation!

  • @GRBAquatics
    @GRBAquatics Год назад

    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

  • @TheBoboMaker
    @TheBoboMaker Год назад +3

    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.

    • @MicahTischler
      @MicahTischler Год назад +1

      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. :)

    • @martynridley3671
      @martynridley3671 Год назад +1

      I'm pretty sure you would need a hexaphonic pickup (like a guitar synth) to do that.

    • @TheBoboMaker
      @TheBoboMaker Год назад

      @@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
      @TheBoboMaker Год назад

      @@martynridley3671 I beg to differ, the video games Rocksmith does it without using an hex pickup.

    • @MicahTischler
      @MicahTischler Год назад

      @@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.

  • @tgchan
    @tgchan Год назад +3

    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.)

  • @budgetguitarist
    @budgetguitarist Год назад +1

    Part of the charm of the Bigsby is the look... but this is still way cool.

  • @dcxni4443
    @dcxni4443 Год назад

    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?

  • @RayC234
    @RayC234 Год назад

    Wow! That is so freaking cool!

  • @seanhershey3390
    @seanhershey3390 Год назад +2

    Ive added Bigsbys to a lot of guitars this is worth it..I was never a Whammy Pedal fan..

  • @TractorMonkeywithJL
    @TractorMonkeywithJL Год назад +2

    Cool pedal.

  • @maxmordon7295
    @maxmordon7295 Год назад

    My Bloody Valentine's upcoming fourth album -to be released in 2046- will be an absolute craziness...

  • @SlimeyGuitarStrings
    @SlimeyGuitarStrings Год назад +6

    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.

  • @CEDWOOD-
    @CEDWOOD- Год назад +1

    Yeaaaaah !!! So cool !!

  • @mr.smithgnrsmith7808
    @mr.smithgnrsmith7808 Год назад +2

    That western outlaw tone is still the coolest shit ever

  • @TrlPrkViking
    @TrlPrkViking 7 месяцев назад

    What a cool pedal

  • @damianjoseph9222
    @damianjoseph9222 Год назад

    What type of amp is Pete using on this one? Sounds great!

  • @otoms
    @otoms Год назад +1

    Cool effects and very musical too. Wonder if you could use it as a B/G-bender.

    • @JonRayRunawayVealMusic
      @JonRayRunawayVealMusic Год назад

      I’m hoping this is the case !!! I’m wondering if it can do 1/2 steps as opposed to whole and more ???

  • @kevinmorris7722
    @kevinmorris7722 Год назад +1

    Okay, that looks fun.

  • @michaeltaylor8719
    @michaeltaylor8719 Год назад

    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.

  • @j.dietrich
    @j.dietrich Год назад +5

    Always 100% effort from the Gamechanger lads.

  • @robgerety
    @robgerety Год назад +1

    Nice addition to a tele.

  • @lachlanjames9320
    @lachlanjames9320 7 месяцев назад

    “There’s only one output so there’s no way to tune the strings differently”
    Laughs in Fourier transform

  • @uliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiike
    @uliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiike Год назад

    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.

  • @NurfHerderEclipse
    @NurfHerderEclipse Год назад

    it sounds amaze balls...

  • @flyondonnie9578
    @flyondonnie9578 Год назад

    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. 💥

  • @henryb160
    @henryb160 Год назад +2

    Would it sound better in pink?

  • @babekazimi
    @babekazimi Год назад

    İ think that, bigsby is beautiful when it sets under the hand (on the bridge)

  • @94xjrgodown2
    @94xjrgodown2 Год назад

    When is Gamechanger Audio going to release a bagpipes pedal!!

  • @KiraPlaysGuitar
    @KiraPlaysGuitar Год назад

    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.)

  • @stoneysdead689
    @stoneysdead689 Год назад

    Not for me, but I guess, if you want a Bigsby. Wow- just checked the prices- you better really want a Bigsby. Is it just me or does everything this company makes feel a little gimmicky? Probably just me- but I can't get myself to like their stuff.
    Edit: If you like the Wammy by Digitech- check out the Boss PS-6 Harmonist. It does everything the whammy does plus it does both 2 and 3 part harmonies in major or minor scales, pitch shifter, detune, and wammy which Boss calls "S-Bend". The S-Bend feature lets you set how high or low it will bend to when you hit the pedal- it does 2nds, 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, or a whole octave. Plus, it lets you decide how quickly the pitch goes up and how long it takes to come back down when you release the pedal. The foot switch changes to momentary- meaning you have to hit it and hold it down then release to return to normal pitch when you select S-bend mode. It will allow you to select really slow, long bends- and I mean like crazy slow- it sounds nuts. Or you can set it really fast to where when you hit the pedal it almost instantly jumps up, and when you release, it instantly comes back down. Plus, you can invert it- where when you hit the pedal, it goes down in pitch- it does crazy dive bombs.
    And the harmonies track perfectly- no latency, no distortion, sounds just like someone playing with you. There's also a blend knob so you can set it to barely hear the harmonized lead line or- you can set it where you only hear the harmonized line and not the line you're actually playing. I honestly think it's one of, if not the best, Boss pedal I've ever owned. 169$ new- from ZZounds, which means it's a little cheaper everywhere else. ZZounds sells on credit so- their prices are always a little higher.

  • @MelodyMaker218
    @MelodyMaker218 Год назад +2

    Way cool!

  • @michaelproulx3051
    @michaelproulx3051 Год назад

    I need this.

  • @TarenLeitzke
    @TarenLeitzke Год назад

    I am really surprised that, as far as I'm aware of, no one has came out with a sort of two-way expression pedal before this. I quickly realized after I had tried both a Whammy pedal and a Bigsby/Floyd Rose, that perhaps the biggest difference was the physical bars could easily go between pitch-shifting up or down while the pedal could only easily go one direction at a time. With how popular the Whammy is and how much effort Digitech put into it I'm surprised they never thought of putting a two-way expression pedal on it. Now that they seem to be coming back, they are probably rushing to make a two-way Whammy VI that does this to compete but with larger pitch-shifts to emulate a Floyd Rose better. 😅

  • @texmex697
    @texmex697 Год назад +2

    All we need now is a chord pedal, a pick pedal, and a pickup switching pedal.

    • @robertthrelfall2650
      @robertthrelfall2650 Год назад

      I'm pretty sure Dunlop made one a few years back. I don't remember what it was called, sorry.

    • @bigbasil1908
      @bigbasil1908 Год назад

      You left out a capo pedal 😛

  • @russellharris5072
    @russellharris5072 Год назад

    Pete's got to get one of those............................................

  • @rufus_the_cat
    @rufus_the_cat Год назад +1

    I want that!

  • @JonRayRunawayVealMusic
    @JonRayRunawayVealMusic 6 месяцев назад

    Well it turns any guitar …..basically even an acoustic into a bigsby ….so I’d say if you like that sound it’s great

  • @graemero5532
    @graemero5532 Год назад

    Game changer audio do great stuff

  • @JonRayRunawayVealMusic
    @JonRayRunawayVealMusic 6 месяцев назад

    Very useful

  • @fongy200
    @fongy200 Год назад

    Am only just getting to grips with the Virtual Jeff!

  • @Mike-rw2nh
    @Mike-rw2nh Год назад

    10:29 It is, but in a good way.🤣

  • @wastl10
    @wastl10 Год назад

    Great idea, if it just was only working like a bigsby and the only way to adjust was to change the spring...

  • @KiraPlaysGuitar
    @KiraPlaysGuitar Год назад

    3:08 It isn't getting 6 outputs, but, technically, I mean think of multiband compression. It's one signal but there are multiple fundamental frequencies (and their harmonics) that could probably be detected and then have processing applied to them individually (to some extent). Not saying I know exactly how any of that would work, but you know, blah, blah technology, something about AI. Things are wild.

  • @TJJJJJJJJJJJ
    @TJJJJJJJJJJJ Год назад

    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 .

  • @gordonmosher7714
    @gordonmosher7714 Год назад

    Love how when Pete goes wild with this, Cap just sits there enjoying the music. What else can you do? Some might not like pedals like this because they require attention - not just set them up before a gig and press a button allowing the musician to focus on their instrument. I, however, love the creative possibility this pedal can give the artist in a live session. Now, I only wonder if this pedal would work with mic'd instruments, like my saxophone.

  • @pataylagi
    @pataylagi Год назад

    This is way cool!

  • @AdrienNoblet
    @AdrienNoblet Год назад

    That version of Killing In The Name Of is "La Maison Tellier - Killing In The Name" (ish), no bigsby action though.

  • @che2335
    @che2335 Год назад

    Captain and 007!

  • @sarahhey8654
    @sarahhey8654 Год назад +2

    So the dry analog signal is always running through the digital circuit? Is there a way to bypass fully without using a loop switcher?

    • @edwardjons8684
      @edwardjons8684 Год назад +2

      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.

    • @victormaniaci2104
      @victormaniaci2104 Год назад +2

      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.

    • @sarahhey8654
      @sarahhey8654 Год назад +1

      @@victormaniaci2104 Yes exactly, kind of how Morley have their optical treadle system.

  • @dmoneyrepresent7024
    @dmoneyrepresent7024 Год назад

    Sounds amazing…I probably can’t afford it yet🤣