Oh... I bet they do Reuben. And the time invested along with R&D is probably impressive... but, you have to know what the market can and will pay for, well anything. Not everyone can afford a Mercedes ... and not everyone wants a Ford Focus. You need to identify that sweet spot... then engineer & produce accordingly.
@@stephenlennartz3466 to a degree, I completely agree with you. But then with that notion in mind, should a company sit down and think of the best ways to create/design etc to suit and fit into the bracket of the market that more people can afford or put together the best product they can with ideas and materials etc, costing a little bit more but the finishing product they believe in? In the most polite way, I don't think Mercedes really care about the people after a Ford Focus. I definitely can't afford a Mercedes but I've had my eye on this pedal since I saw the release, saved the moolah and she's on the way. Have the Light pedal, Plasma and Plus...They're amazing. Looking forward to this one ☝
@@stephenlennartz3466 That theory certainly does apply to the next big clean boost or delay pedal, and it will also apply to the first people to make knock offs of this new Bigsby technology. For now, it seems expensive, especially to those who only have 1 guitar. People who own half a dozen guitars, that they don't want to drill holes in, are going to call this a pretty good deal, as long as it doesn't break down. They only seem expensive. I doubt many people are going to buy one, and then sell it a week later. It is more than just the flavor of the week. There will be many "real musicians" that will come to wonder how they ever got by without one of these on their board. Regardless of what type of music they play. This list will include the purist, who often never use any pedals at all
They obviously haven't priced a guitar with an on board conventional Bigsby 5 or greater. Or what it would cost to buy a Bigsby and have it installed. This seems to do everything you can expect from a Bigsby and more . I'm looking at it hard.
This pedal is pretty amazing. It is not the same as a whammy although there are some similarities. The thing I love the most is that you can turn any electric string instrument into not just an instrument with a bigsby, but one that has more bending capabilities than a bigsby. You can get very wide bends like a floyd rose, or shorter bends like a bigsby and it is also very versatile in the effects you can apply outside of just its realistic tremolo effect. Don't knock it if you havent looked into it. 😎👍
I think the coolest the thing about this pedal is the ability to have a bigsby on 7, 8, or 9 string guitars or other instruments like banjo or bass. Don't have one yet but plan to get one
To everyone saying it is the same pedal as a whammy, and that it is overpriced : I have owned a whammy for more than 20 years, and these two effects are just, well, two different effects. If you have ever played a guitar with a bigsby, you will get that feeling, with the same spring bringing everything back when you release it. A whammy doesn’t do this. And the sound is also very different… Anyone wanting to get a Bigsby on several guitars will find this GCA pedal is much cheaper ! And it does so many more things, and it keeps your guitar in tune.
All very awesome points! Thank you for the comment! The spring-loaded foot pedal really is something our engineers tried to mimic as close to the feel of a real BIGSBY Tremolo arm as possible. It's a very different feeling to be playing with a pedal that pushes back.
Is it better to own ten guitars, fitted with trem systems, or 1 tremolo that will fit onto 10 guitars? This pedal might cost a lot of money, but that is not to say they are expensive, especially for those who own more than 1 instrument with a pick-up in it. Imagine having a tremolo on your acoustic guitar, violin or banjo, as well as your LP and your Telecaster. All of a sudden, it is not so expensive anymore.
@@TheMrCull Had to stop action to get a partial read of headstock... Yep it's a Gibson alright...good eye CullD. That bridge plate confirms your suspicion of it being a BluesHawk😉😎👍
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Why do none of the demos have surf music being played? Really, I mean, if it can't reproduce that "Ventures" sound, then it's not much more than a cool effect.
Hey there again! The BIGSBY Pedal can be powered only with a standard pedal power supply - a center-negative polarity with 9V DC and at least 250mA. Barrel plug - 2.1 x 5.5 mm. Using power supplies with a higher voltage (V) will damage the effects unit. Regarding the MIDI cable - Type A 3.5mm to TRS to 5-pin MIDI.
I bought one. Was going great until the depth stopped working. It seems stuck on only shifting a full octave . Anyone else have this problem ? Tried everything possible to reset it
In all fairness though, that’s cheaper than a bigsby unit (just the unit alone, not install, permanently modding you guitar, etc). Plus this is an expression pedal, whammy, polyphonic pitch shifter, and more. Seems like a completely reasonable price to me considering all that.
“Let’s take a bigsby off of the guitar. Then make it digital. On the ground. In a box. Then sell it back to the guitar player. “ “…are you sure you don’t want to just leave it on the guitar?” “No”.
Imagine putting a Bigsby on your expensive LP - without having to drill any holes or fussing with set-up issues. Imaging putting a Bigsby on your acoustic guitar.... Imagine being able to pull up on your Bigsby - without breaking strings or ruining your instrument. All for the cost of 1 cheap guitar. It seems like a very useful pedal to me. No one will notice a thing if I swap my Bad Monkey for a Tube screamer or even a Clon. But to put a Bigsby on my violin, or my harp, or my Jim Dandy, with out modding any of those instruments at all, certainly qualifies to be called "Game Changer"
If you watch the 2 demo videos you'll see it does SO much more than a Bigsby does. I love Bigsbys and have them on a lot of my guitars, but this does the basic Bigsby stuff and an absolute ton of other things. Personally I think it's a bargain!
What a ripoff, for half the price - I bought 2 duesenberg les trem 2, ( £160- for both, which can be added and removed every string change if I wanted or if I wish to sell the guitar) For utility I got 2 wilkinson roller bridges (£30) And 4 sets of after market pickups- vanson alnico 2 humbuckers and p90s, wilkinson alnico 5 soapbar p90s and artec 3 lipstick pickup set for a strat (£165 total) After years of getting gibson, ibanez, fender, schecter guitars....I decided to try modding cheaper harley bentons to learn and found that specific brands I listed above and tonerider etc all make quality pickups that sound as good as the expensive ones in my les paul and fender etc....and realised theres so much bs going on and I overspend on many of my purchases as I didnt understand how electric guitars actually worked and how the parts were made. So for not much extra than your one pedal I got variety in tones and 2 trems that are super practical. Too many companies are overcharging nowadays for gear because of the name, gimmick or snake oil myths they perpetuate maintain these high costs - like theres something magic in their pickups when it's just wire, plastic and magnets, or tonewood in electric guitars Technically I could buy 4 les trem ii for the same price as your bigsby pedal but many of my guitars have floyd rose, edge, or traditional fender/ 2 point trems already... And there are 4 guitars I have that are stop tail bridge meaning I can change my mind as to what guitar has the trem and roller bridge and itll sound more real than your pedal..... Also boss gx100 is £500- and provides greater utility and 100+ more effects than for what you charge for 1 pedal and can replicate the bigsby effect anyway, Pretty sad to see you targeting a specific crowd rather than making pedals for actual musicians.
What a ridiculous, overpriced pedal. The pitch shifting has the same artefacts that all whammy pedals have, but is more expensive. Whoever designed this should have been fired.
I guess you didn’t watch the same video I just did. There is no other whammy pedal I’ve ever seen that can do half the things this one can. But haters gotta hate, I guess.
@@JIAbbot I'm not a hater. I just don't see how this is pushing the envelope. It sounds no better than any of the recent Whammy pedals and is hugely overpriced. You're entitled to your opinion though. Maybe I have cloth ears 😉.
People saying overpriced have literally no clue of the work put in to make this thing....
Oh... I bet they do Reuben. And the time invested along with R&D is probably impressive... but, you have to know what the market can and will pay for, well anything. Not everyone can afford a Mercedes ... and not everyone wants a Ford Focus. You need to identify that sweet spot... then engineer & produce accordingly.
@@stephenlennartz3466 to a degree, I completely agree with you. But then with that notion in mind, should a company sit down and think of the best ways to create/design etc to suit and fit into the bracket of the market that more people can afford or put together the best product they can with ideas and materials etc, costing a little bit more but the finishing product they believe in? In the most polite way, I don't think Mercedes really care about the people after a Ford Focus. I definitely can't afford a Mercedes but I've had my eye on this pedal since I saw the release, saved the moolah and she's on the way. Have the Light pedal, Plasma and Plus...They're amazing. Looking forward to this one ☝
@@stephenlennartz3466 That theory certainly does apply to the next big clean boost or delay pedal, and it will also apply to the first people to make knock offs of this new Bigsby technology. For now, it seems expensive, especially to those who only have 1 guitar. People who own half a dozen guitars, that they don't want to drill holes in, are going to call this a pretty good deal, as long as it doesn't break down.
They only seem expensive. I doubt many people are going to buy one, and then sell it a week later. It is more than just the flavor of the week.
There will be many "real musicians" that will come to wonder how they ever got by without one of these on their board. Regardless of what type of music they play. This list will include the purist, who often never use any pedals at all
They obviously haven't priced a guitar with an on board conventional Bigsby 5 or greater. Or what it would cost to buy a Bigsby and have it installed. This seems to do everything you can expect from a Bigsby and more . I'm looking at it hard.
all the features built into this are impressive. just ordered one and can’t wait to mess
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This pedal pedal will come in handy for my country and western gigs and I won't have to retune every few songs
This pedal is pretty amazing. It is not the same as a whammy although there are some similarities. The thing I love the most is that you can turn any electric string instrument into not just an instrument with a bigsby, but one that has more bending capabilities than a bigsby. You can get very wide bends like a floyd rose, or shorter bends like a bigsby and it is also very versatile in the effects you can apply outside of just its realistic tremolo effect. Don't knock it if you havent looked into it. 😎👍
Thank you very much for your comment!
Holy bananas! I had no idea that there was so much more to this pedal. I am baffled, And I want it!
I think the coolest the thing about this pedal is the ability to have a bigsby on 7, 8, or 9 string guitars or other instruments like banjo or bass. Don't have one yet but plan to get one
Same!
I think this is awesome! Haters gonna hate. I don’t care for vibrato bridges as I prefer tuning stability. This would be a cool mimick of that!
To everyone saying it is the same pedal as a whammy, and that it is overpriced : I have owned a whammy for more than 20 years, and these two effects are just, well, two different effects.
If you have ever played a guitar with a bigsby, you will get that feeling, with the same spring bringing everything back when you release it. A whammy doesn’t do this.
And the sound is also very different…
Anyone wanting to get a Bigsby on several guitars will find this GCA pedal is much cheaper ! And it does so many more things, and it keeps your guitar in tune.
All very awesome points! Thank you for the comment!
The spring-loaded foot pedal really is something our engineers tried to mimic as close to the feel of a real BIGSBY Tremolo arm as possible. It's a very different feeling to be playing with a pedal that pushes back.
I NEED THIS!! 💡 💡 💡
Beautiful, amazing and very expensive
Is it better to own ten guitars, fitted with trem systems, or 1 tremolo that will fit onto 10 guitars? This pedal might cost a lot of money, but that is not to say they are expensive, especially for those who own more than 1 instrument with a pick-up in it.
Imagine having a tremolo on your acoustic guitar, violin or banjo, as well as your LP and your Telecaster. All of a sudden, it is not so expensive anymore.
BRILLIANT...
No more worries about guitar going out of tune as well as all these other features😉😎👍
Is that a B&G guitar...?
Looks stunning 😎👍
😎👍❤🖖
Gibson blueshawk I believe
@@TheMrCull
Had to stop action to get a partial read of headstock...
Yep it's a Gibson alright...good eye CullD. That bridge plate confirms your suspicion of it being a BluesHawk😉😎👍
Dear Santa, my GA Plus pedal is very lonely on my pedalboard and REALLY needs this pedal for company. I've been a very good boy this year...
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Nice guitar what brand
Why do none of the demos have surf music being played? Really, I mean, if it can't reproduce that "Ventures" sound, then it's not much more than a cool effect.
Where can I buy that midi connector or an ac plug for this pedal ?
Hey there again! The BIGSBY Pedal can be powered only with a standard pedal power supply - a center-negative polarity with 9V DC and at least 250mA. Barrel plug - 2.1 x 5.5 mm. Using power supplies with a higher voltage (V) will damage the effects unit.
Regarding the MIDI cable - Type A 3.5mm to TRS to 5-pin MIDI.
I bought one. Was going great until the depth stopped working. It seems stuck on only shifting a full octave . Anyone else have this problem ? Tried everything possible to reset it
That's very unfortunate! Would you mind writing to our customer support at info@gamechangeraudio.com ? Our guys should be able to help you!
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Cool. Too expensive.
I'm a fan of your pedals and you guys do amazing work.... However, your prices are toooooo much. I think 200€ would allow you to sell more units
Agreed
In all fairness though, that’s cheaper than a bigsby unit (just the unit alone, not install, permanently modding you guitar, etc). Plus this is an expression pedal, whammy, polyphonic pitch shifter, and more. Seems like a completely reasonable price to me considering all that.
@@maz109 Totally agree !
hi! love this, but how, do i change pc map? its new to me, can i use this? a midi commander
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“Let’s take a bigsby off of the guitar.
Then make it digital. On the ground. In a box.
Then sell it back to the guitar player. “
“…are you sure you don’t want to just leave it on the guitar?”
“No”.
LOL
And if you have 10 guitars without Bigsbys???
@@chipgaasche4933 then you’re probably not into bigsbys
Imagine putting a Bigsby on your expensive LP - without having to drill any holes or fussing with set-up issues.
Imaging putting a Bigsby on your acoustic guitar....
Imagine being able to pull up on your Bigsby - without breaking strings or ruining your instrument.
All for the cost of 1 cheap guitar. It seems like a very useful pedal to me. No one will notice a thing if I swap my Bad Monkey for a Tube screamer or even a Clon.
But to put a Bigsby on my violin, or my harp, or my Jim Dandy, with out modding any of those instruments at all, certainly qualifies to be called "Game Changer"
If you watch the 2 demo videos you'll see it does SO much more than a Bigsby does. I love Bigsbys and have them on a lot of my guitars, but this does the basic Bigsby stuff and an absolute ton of other things. Personally I think it's a bargain!
Requiring a separate footswitch to latch the pitch parameter is a little ridiculous
What a ripoff,
for half the price
- I bought 2 duesenberg les trem 2,
( £160- for both, which can be added and removed every string change if I wanted or if I wish to sell the guitar)
For utility I got 2 wilkinson roller bridges (£30)
And 4 sets of after market pickups- vanson alnico 2 humbuckers and p90s, wilkinson alnico 5 soapbar p90s and artec 3 lipstick pickup set for a strat (£165 total)
After years of getting gibson, ibanez, fender, schecter guitars....I decided to try modding cheaper harley bentons to learn and found that specific brands I listed above and tonerider etc all make quality pickups that sound as good as the expensive ones in my les paul and fender etc....and realised theres so much bs going on and I overspend on many of my purchases as I didnt understand how electric guitars actually worked and how the parts were made.
So for not much extra than your one pedal I got variety in tones and 2 trems that are super practical.
Too many companies are overcharging nowadays for gear because of the name, gimmick or snake oil myths they perpetuate maintain these high costs - like theres something magic in their pickups when it's just wire, plastic and magnets, or tonewood in electric guitars
Technically I could buy 4 les trem ii for the same price as your bigsby pedal but many of my guitars have floyd rose, edge, or traditional fender/ 2 point trems already...
And there are 4 guitars I have that are stop tail bridge meaning I can change my mind as to what guitar has the trem and roller bridge and itll sound more real than your pedal.....
Also boss gx100 is £500- and provides greater utility and 100+ more effects than for what you charge for 1 pedal and can replicate the bigsby effect anyway,
Pretty sad to see you targeting a specific crowd rather than making pedals for actual musicians.
Can you do a precise octave up bend with your duesenberg?. Can you control your les trem 2 with midi?
AWESOME sounding pedal... way too overpriced imo, though
What a Joke lol lol
What a ridiculous, overpriced pedal. The pitch shifting has the same artefacts that all whammy pedals have, but is more expensive. Whoever designed this should have been fired.
I guess you didn’t watch the same video I just did. There is no other whammy pedal I’ve ever seen that can do half the things this one can.
But haters gotta hate, I guess.
@@JIAbbot I'm not a hater. I just don't see how this is pushing the envelope. It sounds no better than any of the recent Whammy pedals and is hugely overpriced. You're entitled to your opinion though. Maybe I have cloth ears 😉.
@@dver4624 You nailed it. Definitely cloth ears, yep.