Big John Guitar Pedals

anthony — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:58:23 +0000

Big John is a pedal company located in Ghent, Belgium. They’re known for creating some very unique and interesting pedals. Their naming scheme is also certainly unique—you won’t forget the name of any of the Big John pedals! Their pedals have been used in diverse outfits such as Nine Inch Nails, Beck, Macy Gray, and Paul McCartney.

The man behind the Big John pedals is bassplayer Jan Detremerie. He graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels with a master degree, and while he primarily is a bassplayer, he also loves trying out different pedals and creating new sounds.

Big John has created a number of different pedals, each of which has something to offer. There’s the Big John Granny Puker, for example. This overdrive pedal lets you switch between overdrive, octave down, or a mixture of the two. This gives players a huge range of options, especially since you can control the blending of the sounds to make your own unique tone.

Another Big John product is the uniquely named Big John Harry Balls Effects Pedal. This fuzz pedal has a rich fuzz tone and a transistor boost that you can use with or without the fuzz. It offers both clean boost and scratchy boost. If you want some really nasty fuzz, this is the pedal for you.

The third and final pedal offered by Big John is called the Obama Wah. It’s a distortion pedal that provides a lot of gain and tone, but it also has a switchable fixed wah mode that can create some very interesting textures.

All three of these pedals are excellent choices for those looking for something a bit different and very powerful.

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Big John Granny Puker

anthony — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:49:08 +0000

If you are looking for an overdrive effect pedal that allows you to switch between ranges, then you might want to consider the Big John Granny Puker. That’s because this pedal allows you use overdrive an octave down, or use a complete mixture of the two ranges at once. You can do this because of the way that they have their knobs set up on the system. For example, there are three knobs that control everything: the volume, the mixer, and the puke. The mixer is a knob that controls how you can blend the octave down effect, while the puke is the one that specifically works to control your overdrive increase.

The fact that you are able to control the exact blending of the sounds as well as how they work to impact your music is one of the reasons why so many people have enjoyed using the Big John Granny Puker. Not to mention the fact that using it is just plain fun. You will be able to experiment with your sound for hours. For example, when you start out using the pedal you will most likely want to go through and try using just the mixer or the puke knob to control the effect then you can completely rearrange everything by blending them together. Imagine all of the interesting tonal blends that you can create and work with for the price of $250.00, which is not bad for such a versatile boutique overdrive pedal.