Whammy Review

The new Whammy has added the versatility of MIDI control making this timeless effect flexible enough for any situation. The new "Dive Bomb" preset gives the effect of a whammy bar pushed all the way to the body of the guitar, and 16 LEDs provide a visual indication of your preset selection even on dimly lit stages.

Ease of Use:	9.3
Sound:	9.1
Reliability:	9.5
Impression:	9.5
Overall rating:	9.4
Users rating:	8.6
Comments:	35

overall: 9.3

Featured review by: lookie here, on july 22, 2006

Price paid: 0

Purchased from: Musicians Choice

Ease of Use: Extremly simple to use, there is a rotsry knob that lets you select the octaves you want to go up, down, detune and the harmoney features. The Harmony section takes time to use because if you play 2 notes to fast they come out as a slur of notes. The manual was extremly easy to understand. // 8

Sound: My setup is a Yamaha PAC-412V and a Ibanez GRG170DX run into a crybaby, the Whammy, Boss md-2, Behringer EQ and then to a Behringer GMX210 and Marshall MG30DFX. The Whammy has given a faint little hiss when bypassed but you can't notice it at all unless you hold your against your amp. The pitch shifting is quite accurate but my Whammy would give a slight tremolo when set up 2 octaves but a cable change fixed that. I can't really get that Tom Morello Whammy tone partialy because Tom has the Whammy 1 but the Whammy 4 comes extremly close to it. // 9

Reliability & Durability: Reliability of the Whammy is just wow. The first day got it I dropped it down a couple of stairs and it only has a little scratch on the side. I would gig without backup because it's not gonna break on me anytime. // 10

Impression: I play metal to clasic rock and can achive the rare event of the Whammy showing up on a song pretty well. I have been playing for 2-3 years. If this pedal were stolen or lost I would not buy another one beacause it burns a hole in your pocket but if I had some cash I would definatly buy another. I love the drop tune or 1 octave down feature because I can go down to a certain tuning without tuning down. I hate though that you cant store presets without getting some sort of MIDI controller. I wish this had a three octave up/down a nd a mix where you van mix two presets together. Over all great pedal buy it if you want to experiment with effects. // 10

overall: 10

Reviewed by: unregistered, on january 24, 2005

Price paid: 329.3817

Purchased from: Peach Guitars

Ease of Use: It is great for space like effects when set up two octaves. It also sounds very much as if there is 2 guitars playing the harmony settings. This is incredibly easy to use, although there is sometimes a note or two of key when you need to control more than one pedal. The manual shows you everything you need to know though. // 10

Sound: I am using it with a Marshall AVT100 which it sounds great with, especially when you put some short delay or chorus on. The effects are in no way weak, they are just as loud as the amp is, and I set it on the quietest. // 10

Reliability & Durability: I use it in most of my made up some songs and is very good on Muse songs because Matt Bellamy uses it on his earlier songs, and occassionally on Absolution. It is great for gigs, especially with high distortion, though is not an essential. // 10

Impression: I have only been playing electric guitar for a year but it is very easy to use, I am in love with Muse so I recommend them for use of this pedal or even without this pedal, I'm not sure if you can plug in microphones to this, but keyboards you can, great to produce noise from your keyboard to your amp. If it were stolen I would buy it again, but that may just be because it is used in all of my songs. It is perfect. Also good for high solos! // 10

overall: 8.5

Reviewed by: unregistered, on august 17, 2005

Price paid: 274.5

Purchased from: Guitartek.com

Ease of Use: Really easy, master on off switch, pedal just like a wah pedal and a rotating knob to select the effect (to sensitive to be changed by a foot). // 10

Sound: With this pedal you get 26 different effects (give or take 2/3 as some overlap) the good news is that with the effects on or off your volume isn't affected. Various effects include 2/1 octaves up or down and 3 octaves down in the Dive Bomb setting. You can drop all the strings down up to to steps digitally (this is done by altering the signal, if you turn your amp down, depress the pedal and stum, you can hear your own strings in standard E but the signal from the pickups is taken down 2 semitones) you also get various harmony effects, making your guitar sound like it has someone else playing (very useful for solos if you are by yourself in a band).

The effects sound great, but there is a limited range of useful and great sounds, bear in mind this is not a wah wah or volume pedal, call me stupid but when I ordered it I was under the impression that it provided some wah aswell as being a volume pedal when the effects are turned off. Having said that you can exactly mimic some great bands, especially if you are a fan of Muse (Newborn and Sunburn solos), Rage Against The Machine (anything is just a great excuse to listen to Rage) or Audioslave (Like A Stone solo). So effects are better than others and I have pretty much picked the ones that sound great (2+1 octv up, 1 octv down, drop tune, and harmonised 5th).

If you chose to use this pedal live be aware you can only use one effect per song (unless your foot is incredibly well controlled or you have enough money to buy an external midi controller [a devise which allows you to select a different effect without touching the pedal]). At the end of the day all of the effects sound great, most harmonising effects you wont use but it really does deliver an amazing sound. // 8

Reliability & Durability: Haven't gigged with it so far, but it's designed to be trodden on so I expect it would stand the test of time. // 8

Impression: I've been playing for over 3 years now, and I thought it was time to get myself some decent FX. I heard about this when I first heard the solos for Hysteria at Earls Court in December last year. Everything was pushed 2 octaves up and it took me ages to find out what effect did it. Personally I would say if you love Tom Morello or Matt Bellamy enough that you love their songs and they strongly inspire your songs then you should get this pedal. If you don't know who either of those people are - don't bother (if you only know one start listening to the other). If it were stolen at a gig I don't think I would buy another one, purely on the basis that it is missing a few other essential pedal FX such as wah and volume (it comes it Ferrari red so it's pretty difficult for anyone to run off with it without it being seen). // 8

overall: 9

Reviewed by: teenguitargod, on january 15, 2007

Price paid: 0

Purchased from: Guitar Center

Ease of Use: This is a fairly simple effect pedal. It shows right on the pedal what the possible effects are. In the manual, it also shows you what the effetcs are and explains what they mean and actually do. It is extremely straight forward in use, since there are maybe two switches, and the pedal part. The manual also shows you how to hook it up to your amp and guitar and where to plug everything in. // 9

Sound: I am currently using an Epiphone Les Paul Custom with a Beringher V-Ampire. The pedal works great with the amp on single notes, but has a tough time tracking chords. It also sometimes makes a funny tremelo sounding effect when you use chords at more than an octave higher than normal. None the less, I can get the sounds of my favorite artist, Audioslve. Tom Morello is my hero, and he uses Whammy effects in so many of his songs. It just goes to show you his creativity, and he is Who inspired me to get this pedal. // 8

Reliability & Durability: You can definetely depend on this pedal, no doubt. It has a heavy, tough feel to it. I would definetely use this pedal in a gig with no backup. If it ever broke on me, I would be very suprised. I have confidence that the only thing that caould go wrong is I set it up wrong, or ther was a factory defect, which I have not seen in any of these yet. // 10

Impression: I play anything from blues, all the way to heavy metal and screamo music. The pedal is great for any type of rock music, and blues. I have been playing for 3 years now and the only other gear I own is an Ibanez acoustic/electric and a couple straps. I have no regrets in buying this pedal and would definetely go out and buy another if it were lost or stolen. My favorite features on it are the up-an-octave setting, or the down tune setting, which drops the tuning on your guitar a whole step. The reason I chose this pedal was because of the midi effects and the reliability. It is perfect just the way it is. // 9

overall: 9

Reviewed by: unregistered, on june 21, 2007

Price paid: 0

Purchased from: Marc's Guitars

Ease of Use: It's extremely easy to get good sounds of this pedal. There is one knob and all you have to do is turn it to select the desired effect. If, for some reason, you aren't able to figure out how to work it yourself; the manual is extremely easy to read and understand. // 10

Sound: I have an Epi Les Paul Standard that runs through this Whammy and a number of assorted Marshall Stomp Boxes into a Marshall MG50DFX amp. I must say, this pedal sounds freakin gnarly! The effects sound awesome and they are way easy to hear. Now, if you aren't any good at playing guitar, don't expect this pedal to magically make you sound like Satriani, Vai, or Lie or anyone else like that. Sorry, it just don't work that way. // 9

Reliability & Durability: I would definetly gig with this. Heavy and made out of some sort of metal. Probably steel. Because that's what they make most things out of. However, the pedal itself sometimes makes a weird creeking sound when I roll it. I have no idea why that is. I'm going to try loosening it to see if that helps. // 8

Impression: I play metal, hard rock, blues, jazz, classic rock, and experimental (this is the genre that the pedal is best for). This pedal works for nearly all of them. Except blues, it doesn't work too well for blues. I don't regret buying this pedal at all. However, it was a lot of money. $200 is not a small amount of mula. If it was stolen, I'm not sure I wuld want to spend the money again. I may just steal one myself. Just kidding. But seriously, I don't really know if I wuld spend the money again. // 9

overall: 9.8

Reviewed by: Metal Defender, on august 29, 2007

Price paid: 274.5

Purchased from: GAK

Ease of Use: The DigiTech Whammy is pretty straight forward to use and is very easy to get a good sound out of it, all you need to do is plug the leads in and you're done. The manual for this product is again easy to use/read it tells you all you need to know about the pedal and how to use it, where everything is and what it does etc. There are a few different models of this product, the early model being the WH-1 Whammy, but this is no longer manufactured as the new upgraded version is available, which is what I have. // 10

Sound: Currently I'm using a B.C. Rich Warlock guitar with a Line 6 spider amp along with a Jim Dunlop CryBaby and just a normal channel switcher pedal, and pretty much all of the time, the sound is great. I can honestly say that while I have had this pedal I have noticed no noise what'soever, on any setting. Most of the effects are great, but there are others, such as some of the harmonies which you would never use. Some sound weird and some just sound terrible, this however is not because of the tone but just because of the combination of the Harmony itself. My Favorite Artist has to be Joe Satriani, his songs are most definitely why I bought this pedal, I can get the perfect sound of a song by him called "Raspberry Jam Delta-V" where he uses this pedal quite frequently. The only downside is that sometimes this pedal will not respond properly and not give out the correct pitch, but there is a page in the manual explaining how to fix this by recalibreating, it is a very quick process. But I'll have to give it a 9 for sound, just because of that. // 9

Reliability & Durability: I can definitely depend on this pedal, it's great. Even if before a gig it needs recalibrating, you can do this quickly and it will be fine. On Some occasions the small grip pads underneath the pedal will fall off but they are easily glued back on. Also when I first got this pedal the pedal itself was a bit stiff to press down and this did get annoying. But then I just got the correct Tool and loosened it up so that it was easier to press down. // 10

Impression: The style of music that I usually play is mainly metal or instrumental stuff such as Joe Satriani. This pedal seems the right match for the music as a lot of metal bands use this same pedal, so that's a good advantage. I've been playing 3 years now, and along with the Whammy I own a Crybaby which you have to set up precisely when with the Whammy otherwise it will be noisy. The only thing I would have asked before buying this product is, can it get the tone I want for the songs I would like to play? But this didn't really matter as the pedal has proven itself to me that it can. If this were stolen, aside from being really pissed off I would definitely buy another one, because I use it a lot now. What I love about this pedal is the 1 and 2 octave settings where when you press the pedal down the notes that you play will sound as 1 or 2 octaves higher. I don't really 'hate' anything about the pedal, I mean, I dislike the Harmony settings as in my opinion, not many musicians would use them. I chose to buy this product because I needed the sound of the 1 octave higher. But aswell as that I got a lot more effects, so overall I would say that this product deserves a 10. // 10

overall: 8.5

Reviewed by: Hart_Attack, on february 25, 2008

Price paid: 180

Purchased from:

Ease of Use: This pedal is pretty easy to get the hang of if your goin' for that tom Morello sound. But if you like me and you want to do more than just RATM covers it'll take some time to really get it's all out of this pedal. I've had this for about 2 months now and even then I'm still learning quite a few things, especially in it's Harmony mode (which I'm excited for). The manual is pretty simple but for those who aren't tech savvy, you could get lost in the translation. But the diagram clarafies things if the explanation couldn't. Oh on a sidenote I'm glad they added the recalibration page, a lot of help. // 9

Sound: Alright I used two different guitars along with two different amps the first pair was my Les Paul loaded with a DiMarzio Evo on the bridge with a Vox AD30 on its US Highgain setting, which gave me a kind of satch-like tone. Since I was in that setting I decided to try out Cool #9 which works so great. But I also moved the dial to it's harmony mode to 4th/5th and hit some power chords and it really filled out the sound. My only complaint about that is they should have a patch where you could do a 5th up or down and likewise for the other modes. Next I grabbed my Schecter C-1 loaded with EMG 81 and 85 (actives ofcourse) and my Crate RFX120, moved it to it's dive bomb mode and had loads of fun. Oh on a side note if you want that flutter sound from the DigiTech Whammy you'll either need another person so he/she could (with their hands) move the pedal back and forth really fast or buy a tremolo pedal and stick it up to super crazy fast mode. On its clean mode you really can get a bass guitar if you move it down to its oct. down mode but it does Shine when you put it to it's harmony mode and you strike chords rather slowly. My only problem with this unit as a whole would be the sound of the DigiTech when you run a sweep while the pedal is pointed up on it's pitch setting. Its core processor has a hard time reading the notes at such speed. // 8

Reliability & Durability: The feel of the pedal makes you think yeah, it really is dependable when you hold it and feel the metal encasing around the unit but soon as you click it for the first time you'll notice that the Switch which activates the pedal is pretty flimsy. That alone makes me nervous to use it live. Though I do have a gig coming up march 15 I do feel confident enough to use it live and without a backup (since I don't have a backup). // 8

Impression: I play a lot of different music that calls a lot for different sounds i.e. the Vox modeling amp, the pedal definitely adds more to the sound. I'm interested in the long term use of the pedal so I do look forward to expressing more of the detune and Harmony modes of the pedal. I did ask about the different uses of this pedal but all I got was "this pedal is primarily used for it's pitch bending, so if you like to play Rage then this is right up your alley", that was upsetting since this pedal is so much more than a tom morello Killing in the name of pedal it's also a Buckethead computer master pedal. Huh? Yeah really. In any case if it were lost or stolen I'd probably try to find the guy who stole it and force him to listen to Paris hilton rap about true life in the hills until his brain popped. I do love this pedal since I like to use a more spacey sound but the only thing I wished it had is a more organic sound when you switch it to it's Harmony or on octave up or down setting. // 9

overall: 9

Reviewed by: MmmCesium, on january 15, 2008

Price paid: 150

Purchased from: eBay

Ease of Use: I have the Whammy IV reissue. It is very easy to use. All the instroctions are on the front of the pedal and it is very intuitive. I downloaded a manual for it. It showed me how to recalibrate the treadle if it ever goes out, but for everyday use, you really do not need a manual. // 10

Sound: I use it with a Fender Stratocaster or Cyclone and a Laney GC 30 or various Peavey models. It is not noisy to my knowledge. I usually use a noise suppressor with it just because I think it focuses the sound, but on the off-chance that I'm too lazy to hook my NS-2 up, this pedal adds no noise. The effects always sound decent. There is a bit of noticeable skipping on all the pitch-shifting settings, but it is not enough to bug me. The intro to "My Iron Lung" by Radiohead shows this. I can get Jonny Greenwood, Thom Yorke, and Matthew Bellamy sounds out of this. The "Detune" effects are a surprisingly pleasant-sounding chorus, especially the Deep setting. I use it for a Nirvana-sounding chorus with the neck pickup of the Cyclone. // 9

Reliability & Durability: It seems to be made fairly well. The pedal feels slightly flimsy. I would gig without a back up if I had to, but I would prefer not to. I have seen them break, but it does not happen too often and I would probably do a small show without a backup. If I were playing a larger show, then I would want to have a backup. // 8

Impression: This is a perfect match for my Indie and Alternative style. I have been playing for almost 2 years and I own a few amps, a few pedals, and a few guitars. Nothing special. If it were stolen or lost, I would probably get another one if I had the money. It is not a necessity, but it is fun to use. I like the two octave up, Morello sounding effect the best. There are really no other pedals like this one. I wish it had minor third Harmony, but that's a nitpick and it's a neat little thing. It was worth the 150 dollars. // 9

overall: 9.8

Reviewed by: wylde_overdrive, on december 26, 2006

Price paid: 237

Purchased from: Steve's Music

Ease of Use: The DigiTech Whammy is a very easy pedal to use. Presets are selected via a single rotary knob, and LED's show you what you have selected. There are 17 different effects to choose from: 6 Whammy effects, 2 detune effects, and 9 harmony effects. The manual for the whammy is very straightforward and it tells you what every effect does. The pedal is basically a plug in and play type of pedal, very easy to get some crazy sounds from it. // 10

Sound: I am currently using a Squier Stratocaster and a Peavey Rage 158 with the Whammy (I also have a Boss DS-1 and a Dunlop 535Q wah). The pedal adds a very slight hiss when used with lots of gain. A good noise suppressor pedal would easily take care of that though. The effects on the Whammy always sound great. I'm sure the Original Whammy sounds better, but it's not worth the extra $300 that it would cost to get on eBay. I can get the sound of anybody Who uses a Whammy (Steve Vai, Tom Morello, Joe Satriani, etc). Like I said before, all the effects are very good. // 9

Reliability & Durability: This thing is build like a damn tank, I could definitely gig without a backup. The only thing I could see happening to the pedal is a few scratches on the paint. I was actually surprised how heavy the pedal was, if I dropped this thing on a cat from 3 feet, it would break it's back. // 10

Impression: I play mostly metal and shred type stuff, and this pedal is great for crazy solos and the like. I've been playing for 2 and 1/2 years. There is nothing I wish I had asked before buying the pedal. I tried it out in the store many times and I had done a lot of research before buying it. If the pedal were stolen or lost, I would buy another. I love everything about this pedal. It's amazing for what it's meant to do, plus the detune setting sound like a chorus pedal, so that's a bonus. I think this pedal is awesome as is. // 10

overall: 9.3

Reviewed by: frazzledazzle, on april 25, 2006

Price paid: 237

Purchased from: Long and MacQuade

Ease of Use: It is very easy to use, with the same rocker technology as a wah pedal. The bright LED lights make it easy to see if it is on or off, or what setting it is on. The manual is helpful in explaining th emain functions of the Whammy wah. // 9

Sound: I play a Fender Strat with a bridge humbucker into a Traynor YCV50 Blue. When the effect is on, the tone of the guitar is very slightly diminished, but that is ok because you obviously turn it off when it is not in use. The effect sounds fine. I have heard that the Whammy 4 does not match up to the original Whammy as far as the effect tone is concerened, however, listening to RATM, I struggle to hear an audible difference from Morello's Whammy and mine. // 9

Reliability & Durability: It is rugged, reliable, and totally gig-worthy. // 10

Impression: I play every style of music. I bought this because I love Tom Morello, and I wanted to replicate his sound on songs such as Killing In The Name Of. Id buy a new one it it was stolen. As no other company makes a Whammy wah, this is the only one to go with. Dont bother spending tons of money on an original. // 9

overall: 9.3

Reviewed by: unregistered, on december 17, 2005

Price paid: 0

Purchased from: Marshall Music

Ease of Use: I bought a DigiTech Whammy pedal a little while ago, and tried it out and got a feel for it. When I first got it, I tried it with my solid-state Fender 30 watt amp, and was not entirely pleased with the sound I got on the clean channel. It sounded somewhat digital and had an almost tingy tone. On the distortion channel, the pedal sounded much better and was more of what I had expected. I then tried the pedal out with my 80 watt Yorkville Traynor tube amp, and was extremely impressed. On the clean channel, the pedal jumped octaves smoothly and the "harmony" part of the pedal sounded very good. On the dirty channel, the pedal had an even better tone, not tinny or cheap like it was on the solid-state. The manual that came with this pedal was decent, describing each feature in a brief few sentences, and also had a section showing how to properly plug in the pedal. I needed to reset the pedal and "calibrate" it a few times, which basically resets the pitch of the pedal so that when it is in normal position, the pitch of the note coming out of your amp matches the correct pitch of your guitar. No worries, how to do this is all in the manual, and if you have any trouble at all, there is a section in the back of it similar to "troubleshooting." // 8

Sound: I am using a Godin LGX III and a traynor tube amp. Although the Whammy wasn't the best sounding on my solid-state, I would still recomend this pedal to anyone without a tube amp, as long as it had a distortion channel. As I said before, the sound on this pedal was exelent on a tube amp, so if you have a tube the tone should be smooth on the clean and dirty channel. The pedal is nearly noisless with my two humbuckers, but when I swithched it to my middle single coil Pick up, the pedal gave a slight hum, sounding similar to strat, but nothing to fret over. Overall, the sound is good. There are three groups of preset effects on this pedal. Whammy, harmony, and detune. Whammy basically shifts your pitch up or down one or two octaves, and has a "dive bomb" setting, dropping the pitch three ocates. Dive bomb will definatley test the lows of your amp, but sounds quite athentic. Harmony adds intervals to your current pitch, anywhere from up or down a second to up or down an octave. The harmony setting sounds very good on each amp, as well as each channel. Detune takes your current pitch, makes a copy of it, shits the pitch down a certain amount, and plays it simualtaneously with the original pitch. There are two settings in Detune, shallow and deep. Shallow is very subtle, while deep is a little more drastic. Detune is a simple effect, but I think it would be effective when ending a song or making a transition. // 9

Reliability & Durability: I haven't had this pedal that long, but it seems quite strong and would probably be quite endurent on the road. DigiTech says they "strengthened the rugged chasis to endure the perils of the stage better." When touching the pedal, you can just tell it is durable. I would use this at gig without a backup because the Whammy comes with an AC adapter to power it. // 10

Impression: I play everything from jazz, to Led Zeppelin, to Steve Vai, and I use the Whammy for rock stuff like Vai. It is a pretty good match for rock, and Vai uses one himself. I have been playing for two years, and this pedal is great for me to play with my band or just mess around with on my own. There aren't very many other pitch-shifting padals on the market with all the features of the Whammy, so I couldn't compare it to anything else I know of. If someone stole this pedal or I lost it I would probably buy a new one if I had the cash. // 10

overall: 8.8

Reviewed by: santhony1987, on march 10, 2006

Price paid: 0

Purchased from: Troy Music Chapel

Ease of Use: Well let's be frank, it ain't the easiest little bastard to work out if you don't have much musical theory. Although operating it is a breeze (one button and a twisty knob with the expression pedal), to get a good sound out of it takes a bit of musical knowledge or practice before you can make good use of it, but that all depends on which setting you have it one. The Whammy has many cpabilities, some easier to put to good use. It does come with a manual though for all the trippers. Only bad thing is sometimes you need to re configure the treadle's range, but this is explained how to do clearly in the manual. // 7

Sound: I use a Jackson Dinky 2FF or a Washburn V through a Dimebag wah, Whammy, Sansamp II then into an Avt. The bypass operations in this unit are incredibly silent considering the harrsh noises you can produce with this. Through my effects loop this things sounds fucked but I'm sure thats not the Whammy's fault, just my dodgy amp. All the effects are "A" grade quality when blended with any sound but you have to understand that this thing has a distinct harmonizing sound that sorta gives it a synth like distortion that is uncontrollably created, though it ain't necessarily bad sounding and it gives you more sustain. Because this is a re-issue, you can tell it might not be able t fully recreate sounds of those used by Tom Morello, but stop bitching, nothing will come closer. The settings are: (the effects on the left side of the slash are the ones created when the treadle is in heel position and the ones on the right side are the effects when the treadle is in toe down position, but when moving the treadle, you can produce any harmony in between the two set harmonies, which is cool)

Whammy (Harmonizing);
down octave/up octave
down 5th/down 4th
down 4th/down major 3rd
up 5th/up 7th
up 5th/up 6th
up 4th/up 5th
up major 3rd/up 4th
up minor 3rd/up major 3rd
up major 2nd/up major 3rd
Detune (sorta like a crazy deep chorus sound)
Shallow - less intense
Deep - more intense
Whammy (pitch bending)

(you also get everything in between if your a good pedaller)

Up 2 octaves
Up 1 octave
Down 1 octave
Down 2 octaves
Dive Bomb (artificial Whammy bar which is new)
Drop Tune (go down 2 semi tones) // 9

Reliability & Durability: It ain't a Boss, you wouldn't be able to drop it down the stairs without breaking or shattering something internally considering this thing's microchip would be pretty extensive, but a life time of stepping wont break it and there aint anything so weak it would break off. Its all metal too dudes. // 10

Impression: I play metal, I'm sure you dont care about anything else. It's a good buy, to finish the specs it has a midi in for external control, a dry out for a bypass to another ampand comes with the power supply. I got it at sale price, but I was preppared to pay full which was like 550. I dunno how I would buy it again but I would definately want it again if it were stolen. I dont think there are any other types of pitch bending or plainly just totally f--ked up pedals this packed out, a good buy for someone wanting a change. And it's bright red, so it must be fast. // 9

overall: 10

Reviewed by: Spade_SanosukeX, on december 28, 2005

Price paid: 0

Purchased from: Guitar Center

Ease of Use: All I had to do was hook it up and put the power into the outlet and it was on. The manual doesn't really need to be read (well maybe for some starters). This is one of the original versions. // 10

Sound: I'm using a Fender 25A with a Dean FBD abd and BC Rich Mockinbird Evil Edge and I'm getting some very amazing sounds. I can use this to play Korn songs alot which is really good if I play live. The effects are basically harmoney, Whammy and detune but it also allows people to switch around with the octaves which is realsly good. // 10

Reliability & Durability: I can actually depend on this alot for a gig. I don't think I'd need a backup Whammy pedal unless it all of a sudden blows up. // 10

Impression: This matches almost every type of music from rock to metal. I've been play for about a year and a half. I own a Dime from Hell Wah, BC Rich Mockingbird, BC Rich Warlock, Ibanez SDGR 5 String, Dean FBD ML tribute and Fender 25A (amp). If it were stolen I'd hunt the person down but if lost I'd by a new one. I don't really hate anythin about it. I can compare it to the Boss Whammy but this is a bit better. I wish it had every type of effect possible but it doesn't matter that much. // 10

overall: 10

Reviewed by: ArcherTheVMan, on january 05, 2006

Price paid: 228.75

Purchased from: Electro-Music, Doncaster

Ease of Use: Simple as it gets really on off switch, rocker pedal, pictures on the pedal, if a litle obvious, make it even simpler. No problems with the sound if there were the manual does provide a decent amount of help anyway. // 10

Sound: I am currently using this pedal with an Epiphone Flying V Goth (with floyd rose and EMG 85/81 pickups), an Epiphone Les Paul Standard (with gibson 498R and 500T pickups) and a Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster running into a Vox AD120VT 2x12/Marshall 2x12 cab. My effects loop consists of a dual bypass pedal, a MXR 10-band EQ, a Korg DT-10 tuner, a Vox Wah, an Arion Stereo Flanger, a Jim Dunlop Phase 100, the DigiTech Whammy and a Boss Digital Delay (all separated into two groups by dual bypass). I tend to find that the Wahmmy works best at the end of a chain as then it can manipulate all the effects, creating a new sound even stranger than before. I find it tends to sound good with most effects I use although I do not use distortion pedals so I dont know how it works there. I tend to usually play this with distortion and it sounds clear, in tune and rather awesome, but it sounds just as good clean too. It doesnt colour the tone of my amp nor is it noisy. This pedal is amazing! // 10

Reliability & Durability: I think the words "bullet-proof" come to mind. // 10

Impression: I play everything except pop and punk and can find plenty of uses in all other genres for it it never ceases to astound me. I have been playing for about 4 years, gig often and try my best to know as much as possible about my playing, my guitar, my equipment, and all the latest guitars and gear. If it were stolen id get my cricket bat and find the bastard and break his (if it was a her id be less violent) legs then take it back, or I'd buy another one (possibly a Whammy original) when I'd cadged the money. What I love about this pedal is its uniqueness, and the way it excels so much with what it does and there is nothing I could ever hate about it. I think my favouriite feature is the Whammy effect and its modes. Admittidly, there is something I wish it had: a battery. although I have forgiven as it does take a fair bit of energy to run the thing. // 10

overall: 10

Reviewed by: unregistered, on april 27, 2005

Price paid: 0

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Ease of Use: // 10

Sound: I'm usin an Ibanez and a Vox with this and it rocks, you can get a good number of sounds out of this, mostly I use it for solos such as Metallica and Rage Against The Machine. It's great for making some uncommon noises. // 10

Reliability & Durability: // 10

Impression: I use this for all sorts of things, it's very easy to use and sounds great. I'd buy it again if something happened 2 it, the Whammy settings are cool 'cause you can move your sound up a couple of octaves and if you don't have a Whammy bar it is even better. I would just say buy one, you'll be using it the rest of your life. // 10

Comments

[Qaphela]

So can u use this thing as a whammy bar?

[TheFly_1990]

Ever HearD The Guerilla Radio Solo?

[KileManA7X]

I want this pedal bad but I can't afford it. It's so freakin' expensive!

[OttovanZanten]

Qaphela wrote:

So can u use this thing as a whammy bar?

i'm looking for that too. Maybe i shouldn't have chosen fixed bridge.

[OttovanZanten]

hm.. yea u can, just found out :P any cheap alternatives out there?

[Chickenfrmheck]

get an rp80, also digitech, but only 80 bucks and it has a full featured whammy setting...i have one it has every effect imaginable

[wylde_overdrive]

Qaphela wrote:

So can u use this thing as a whammy bar?

OttovanZanten wrote:

Qaphela wrote:

So can u use this thing as a whammy bar?

i'm looking for that too. Maybe i shouldn't have chosen fixed bridge.

You can sort of use it like a bar, but it doesn't emulate the sound entirely.

[Rock Boy]

The drop tune setting (2 half-tones down) is useful if you have tuned your guitar to E-tuning and you want to play drop D-tuning without tuning it every time... Great for string locking guitars!

[_RATM_]

Chickenfrmheck :
get an rp80, also digitech, but only 80 bucks and it has a full featured whammy setting...i have one it has every effect imaginable

i wouldnt recommend it,although it does have a lot of effects, they are extremely low quality

[razordimeback]

_RATM_ :
Chickenfrmheck :
get an rp80, also digitech, but only 80 bucks and it has a full featured whammy setting...i have one it has every effect imaginable



i wouldnt recommend it,although it does have a lot of effects, they are extremely low quality

and the sound of the whammy is really awful(I have the rp300), a lot better on a real one

[Kid Fisto]

my friend has one of these, and it completely kicks ass. too bad it's so damned expensive. he got his as a birthday present from his mom (who he hadn't seen for 14 years) along with a B.C. Rich Custom shop warlock, a hugeass crate...etc....wish i had his life :-P

[Lprince]

Why is that everybody who uses one of these is in a rock band?! Surely it'd be fantastic for some psychedelic music and/or dub? Or jazz where the weird harmony's could really be used...

[RawrDemon]

I'm pretty sure this is the kind Dimebag used, and god that makes me want this pedal. If anyone wants to get an idea of the sound it can make, listen to the riff in Becoming by Pantera. Or listen to Steve Vai.

Over $400, though? Ouch. I could get a new guitar for that price. Someday.

[joedefenestrate]

RawrDemon wrote:

I'm pretty sure this is the kind Dimebag used, and god that makes me want this pedal. If anyone wants to get an idea of the sound it can make, listen to the riff in Becoming by Pantera. Or listen to Steve Vai.

Over $400, though? Ouch. I could get a new guitar for that price. Someday.

Yes it is the one dimebag used,except his was the orginal witch goes for 400 and up on ebay.You can get one from anywhere else for 200,its deffinatly worth the money.I own one but it broke,its always on the octave setting when the pedal is up so i gotta replace it

[Walkin'Basser]

Can you use this pedal to raise the pitch by an octave, and keep the sound of the guitar so it will be sort of like a 12 string guitar?

[TheCalvinator]

I believe you can, it does have the detune/chorus effect.

[C_majzer]

im crazy enough to find the VERY 1ST-ORIGINAL WH-1 xp100 of of Ebay for a prasle of $500, which means the bidding will go up higher like $750 or so, i'll go for it still! just to get the original! cuz Ive heard this new recreates but still kindda sux-this depends on who you talk to though, some say "Hell Yeah!" some say "Hell No!" im kindda in the middle, I just prefer to waste a sh*t load of money to get the xp100! the ACTUAL wh-1... but that's just my stupidity, or as I call it: hard-headedness... oh-well, just be glad it;s not your money!

[DaBlackE]

Man I bought a used one, & I don't know if it's ****ed up or what, but this thing really ****s with my tone.

[Lgndkllr777]

C_majzer wrote:

im crazy enough to find the VERY 1ST-ORIGINAL WH-1 xp100 of of Ebay for a prasle of $500, which means the bidding will go up higher like $750 or so, i'll go for it still! just to get the original! cuz Ive heard this new recreates but still kindda sux-this depends on who you talk to though, some say "Hell Yeah!" some say "Hell No!" im kindda in the middle, I just prefer to waste a sh*t load of money to get the xp100! the ACTUAL wh-1... but that's just my stupidity, or as I call it: hard-headedness... oh-well, just be glad it;s not your money!

Have you tried the original? I wouldn't spend $750 on a pedal you havent tried out yet.

[Pingis_Or_Death]

I have this pedal and it's good and solid. I haven't had any prolems with it yet.

[ponnightingale]

I'm between buying this or the immense hugeness that is the Boss Me-50 lol

[metal jello]

Qaphela wrote:

So can u use this thing as a whammy bar?

that's why it's called Whammy 4.....

[udaz]

Get a zoom g1x, it basically is the digitech whammy although its not as quality, it has a bunch of other effects which arent top notch but when run thru a gud amp (marshall, line 6, roland, vox) and a tele or les paul ts wil sound awesum

[]\/[R. EM0]

i want something that could get me the closest to tom morello.....what would that be?????]
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[lancelot121]

Rock Boy :
The drop tune setting (2 half-tones down) is useful if you have tuned your guitar to E-tuning and you want to play drop D-tuning without tuning it every time... Great for string locking guitars!

Surely would it would tune each string down, so you wouldn't be in drop-d but just normal tuning down a tone...

[Lihanitastic]

Qaphela wrote:

So can u use this thing as a whammy bar?

I just bought it several days ago, and its amazing.

What I've found is that with the "dive bomb" setting, you can get the EXACT same sound as with a floyd rose (I used the setting, and then flicked off the pedal and did it again with my whammy bar)

however, i haven't found a way to perfectly replicate PULLING on the floyd rose, (tightening the strings) but this pedal is incredible and i definitely recommend it, even if you just buy it for the "two octaves up" setting.

[jeordie1]

jack white from the white stripes also uses this pedal a lot. check "icky thump" and "you dont know what love is" solos. that pedal is really kool but so expensive

[]\/[R. EM0]

it costs alot.....but i want one, just don't know how it would work on my randall amp though....

[I-Watch-Anime]

to the first review, you DO know that it can tune 3 octaves down right? its the Dive Bomb setting.

[rageagainst64]

i have one of these. very fun. harmonizer is great for soloing and detune is good for psychedelic sound. and octave changing is just awesome. great all around for almost all types of music.

[MmmCesium]

I meant MORE minor third harmony... >.

[742627000017]

is it me?or this pedal is useless

[f1sk]

742627000017 wrote:

is it me?or this pedal is useless

its you

[dzaerpoor]

can you use this and a looper to make the bass play too? it would be like a six string bass?

[purebredmutt]

742627000017 wrote:

is it me?or this pedal is useless

eh, it's not entirely useless. depends on what you play or if you just wanna play around and invent new sounds. the dive bomb thing sounds pretty useless. the idea that you can change tuning without changing tuning keys is awesome. but other than that i found it just for fun and random uses. unless you wanna cover shit by rage and other bands.