Orange Amplification has signed ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons as an ambassador for the Orange Bax Bangeetar pedal.
He has recently discovered Orange’s new British made guitar and bass Pre-EQ pedal and said: “Lovin’ this thing!! It’s revealed itself as a true tone chameleon ….. super versatile”.
Gibbons is best known as the guitarist and lead singer with the American Rock band ZZ Top, which he formed in the late sixties with bassist Dusty Hill and drummer Frank Beard. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 with four of their albums certified gold, three as platinum and two as multi-platinum.
The Orange Bax Bangeetar was the company’s first foray into the pedal market in more than forty years. Handmade in the Orange Custom Shop, England, the pedal feels and behaves like an Orange amp, delivering natural break-up, without stifling compression. It produces classic Orange crunch and vintage overdrive at moderate gain settings, while increased drive levels produce an array of modern tones with plenty of distortion on offer.
