Gamechanger Audio Bigsby Pitchshifter Pedal priced at $379 in US

March 13, 2023 · 3 sources

The Gamechanger Audio Bigsby Pitchshifter Pedal, a polyphonic pitch shifter built with Fender and the Bigsby brand, was reported by MusicRadar on 13 March 2023 at $379 at Sweetwater¹. Gamechanger Audio describes it as a pedal that "reproduces the string bending and vibrato effects produced by the BIGSBY Tremolo arm and other traditional tremolo systems"². The maker says it was "Created in cooperation with Fender Musical Instruments Co."², and that it received "the green light from Fender and Bigsby to start building it" in 2019².

The pedal uses a spring-loaded activator bar and a SHARC chip, and the maker says its hybrid algorithm handles polyphonic pitch shifting at the low intervals typical of Bigsby-style vibrato². A Detune parameter is designed to emulate the imperfections of mechanical string-bending hardware². MusicRadar reported that the treadle shifts pitch down and up a whole octave, and noted Rate, Blend and Depth wheel controls¹. The pedal is always on and responds when the bar is pressed². A rear Invert switch changes the direction of the shift, and a MIDI input allows presets to be saved to 10 slots³. An EXP output lets it work as a spring-loaded expression controller for other units².

Specifications from Gamechanger Audio². The maker lists a lifetime warranty and a 30-day money back guarantee, and states that a power supply is not included². The pedal sits in the octave and pitch category.