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BigShot
MIX Development
Necessity is and always will be the mother of
invention! It’s actually quite funny and
really frustrating… Guitarists listen
to the tone of their guitars, and then connect
through a pedal only to immediately notice that
the tone has changed. It turns out that the
offending pedal is in fact inadequately buffered
and therefore quickly discarded. So the search
begins to find a substitute. After a futile
attempt, the guitarist goes back to the cemetery
and digs out that old pedal, forcing himself
to use it… even though it compromises
his tone.
Because of this story and countless similar
ones, all buffers get a bad rap and all true-bypass
pedals tend to shine even though the vast majority
are so poorly designed that they cause tremendous
BANGS each and every time they are engaged.
Truth is – like everything – there
are good widgets and many more less than good
ones. So what has this got to do with the BigShot
MIX?
The BigShot MIX actually solves the problem
by allowing you to send your direct signal to
your amp and mix in the desired amount of effect
from your pedal. This way, the main guitar signal
does not go through the pedal, only through
the BigShot MIX. But here’s the kicker:
The only way you can take two signals and mix
them together is by creating a mixer and a mixer
is in fact, made up of buffers. And Radial makes
great sounding buffers!
The MIX employs the
same buffering circuit that is used in the Radial
JD7 Injector which is used by artists as diverse
as Buddy Guy, Nickelback, Tool and Billy Idol.
As a unity gain buffer, whatever signal goes
in will come out at the same level.
For guitarists, less
than ideal effects pedals that can completely
ruin your tone can now be mixed in, while the
natural tone of the guitar in all its glory
connects to the amp. For bassists, the natural
low end that is often ruined when pedals are
introduced is now restored and the effects can
be mixed in to add color without taking away
the fundamental.
With the MIX in
your system, noisy tone robbing pedals can now
be used without loosing your natural tone.
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