The Ibanez BIGMINI is a tuner pedal in a mini pedal format. Ibanez presented it alongside the 850 Fuzz Mini, saying the two pedals "supplement the Ibanez range of diminutive guitar effects pedals", giving players a small-footprint tuning option from the same maker1.
What it does
The BIGMINI does the one job a tuner pedal does: it sits on your board, reads the pitch of your strings, and shows you when each one is in tune. Its selling point is size. As a mini pedal, it takes up little room on a pedalboard, which matters once a board starts filling up. It sits in the same crowded field as other small tuners such as the TC Electronic Polytune Mini, the Korg Pitchblack Mini and the Joyo Irontune. For a wider look at the category, see the site's page on Tuner Pedals1.
The market for mini tuner pedals was already crowded when the BIGMINI launched. Gearnews noted at the time that "the market is already saturated with 'mini-tuner' pedals"1.
Price and reception
At launch, the BIGMINI was listed on many UK sites at £491. Gearnews's reviewer felt that was on the high side for the format:
"That's a little too much for a mini tuner, I feel. If it ever got closer to £30, that would be a bargain!"
That verdict framed the BIGMINI as a tuner whose appeal would depend on finding it at a lower price than its launch listings1.
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When was the Ibanez BIGMINI tuner announced?
Ibanez announced the BIGMINI tuner ahead of Winter NAMM 2017, together with the 850 Fuzz Mini. The two pedals were presented as additions to Ibanez's existing range of diminutive guitar effects pedals, giving players a small-format tuner to match the company's other mini pedals.
Sources (1)
- Ibanez scale it down with 850 Fuzz Mini and BIGMINI Tuner pedals, gearnews.com, 2017-01-04
