Bigsby Pedal

Polyphonic Pitch Shifter Pedal

The BIGSBY Pedal is a revolutionary polyphonic pitch shifter pedal that specializes in reproducing the string bending and vibrato effects produced by the BIGSBY Tremolo arm and other traditional tremolo systems.

The idea to create a BIGSBY-style pitch shifting pedal was born out of a long-standing admiration for the Bigsby system’s unique feel, sound and design.

In 2019 we approached FENDER and BIGSBY with this idea and were able to secure a partnership deal for the development of the BIGSBY Pedal.
Now, after a two year-long design and development period we are proud to announce the final product. We believe that the BIGSBY Pedal is one of the most capable and inspiring pitch-shifting tools currently on the market.

ALGORITHM
Powered by the formidable SHARC® Audio Processor, the BIGSBY Pedal runs a proprietary hybrid algorithm that was specifically developed for smooth polyphonic real-time pitch-shifting at low intervals.

The BIGSBY algorithm has been painstakingly tweaked to preserve the natural timbre and sound of electric string instruments, including baritone and bass guitars.
It also works beautifully with acoustic instruments, including guitars, mandolins, banjos, etc.

Another key component of the BIGSBY Pedal’s sound is the DETUNE parameter, an additional algorithm designed to emulate the imperfections and dissonant properties of traditional mechanical string-bending hardware. As a result, the vibrato effects produced by the BIGSBY Pedal are almost indistinguishable from those of a traditional hardware tremolo arm.

INTERFACE
The unique spring-loaded foot-pedal design opens up a multitude of new ways to incorporate pitch shifting into your playing.

The BIGSBY pedal is always “on” – the only thing you need to do to “activate” it is to step on the foot-pedal. We have made sure that transitions between the DRY and WET (pitched) signals are as smooth as possible, allowing you to seamlessly incorporate pitch-bends into complex picking patterns as well as lead and melodic lines.

This opens the door to a world of new strumming patterns, bend combinations and beautiful lap-steel and slide-inspired licks that cannot be achieved with a regular tremolo system.

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