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Pitch Shiffters & Octave Generators (Whammy, Hog, ...)

Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 6:45 am
by Ech0
I didn't find any topic related on this kind of pedals so here it is...


You probably all know about new Digitech Whammy DT
official page for more info: http://www.digitech.com/en-US/products/whammy-dt
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However...
i've found out that Jimmy Page already had the Whammy DT in 2009?!

stop at 3:03, you can se both switches (left and right, plus whammy bar in the middle)!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/embed/8R8puk3kImA[/youtube]


EDIT: its not the screw that bends whammy bar, and probably its not a whammy dt, but you can see somekind of mod!?!?!

Re: Pitch Shiffters & Octave Generators (Whammy, Hog, ...)

Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 7:51 am
by McSpunckle
If that thing's just a normal whammy, the drop tuned sound is going to suck. >.>

I was just thinking earlier today how much I want another HOG. D :

Re: Pitch Shiffters & Octave Generators (Whammy, Hog, ...)

Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 8:26 am
by Ech0
Whammy DT will be True bypass and also polyphonic. I'm guessing it will be without glitching effect on octave up/down or its the same on left side as whammy-4 and on the right side its polyphonic!

Re: Pitch Shiffters & Octave Generators (Whammy, Hog, ...)

Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 8:56 am
by McSpunckle
Oh! Well if that's the case, it might be awesome!

Re: Pitch Shiffters & Octave Generators (Whammy, Hog, ...)

Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:13 am
by nieh
So, its like a Whammy 4 with a morpheous drop tune atttached?

Re: Pitch Shiffters & Octave Generators (Whammy, Hog, ...)

Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:15 am
by hclapp219
It looks like you'll need a separate Pedaltrain Jr just for that alone. If you bring along a TU-1000 you'll have the largest pedalboard of all time using just two pedals...

Re: Pitch Shiffters & Octave Generators (Whammy, Hog, ...)

Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:33 am
by Holy Schnikes
hclapp219 wrote:It looks like you'll need a separate Pedaltrain Jr just for that alone. If you bring along a TU-1000 you'll have the largest pedalboard of all time using just two pedals...


Size was my issue with the HOG + Footswitch too. I miss that pedal sometimes but switching to the POG2 has saved me like half a pedalboard. The Whammy DT looks cool but I've never tried any Whammy version that didn't sound like shit in my setup so my expectations are low.

Re: Pitch Shiffters & Octave Generators (Whammy, Hog, ...)

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:42 am
by Ech0
actually new whammy isn't that larger as you may think...

Whammy DT
8.2” x 7.725” x 2.35” (W x D x H)

Whammy-4
6.3" x 8" x 2.5" (W x D x H)


So my guess is that the whammy bar is the same small as the one on Whammy-1.


couple of quotes:
Official Digitech Page wrote:Momentary footswitch for “hammer-on” and “pull-off” effects: You can instantly create hammer-on and pull-off effects during your performance with the momentary footswitch. Hold it on for quick chord shifts or note changes during your solo or a gritty bridge.

Official manuals wrote:From the factory, the Whammy DT is set to True Bypass Mode. In this mode, the circuitry in the Whammy DT is completely bypassed when both Whammy and Drop Tune effects are off. If you have switched to DSP Bypass Mode and would like to switch back to True Bypass Mode, follow these steps...

...The benefit of using DSP bypass is so the Drop Tune Momentary footswitch can smoothly transition between momentary on and off states since the true bypass relay is removed from the circuit.

Official Digitech Page wrote:- True Polyphonic Pitch Shifting and Whammy effects in a single pedal
- Drop or Raised tuning by 7 half steps or an entire octave
- Classic Whammy voicings
- Momentary footswitch for Hammer-on and Pull-off effects
- True Bypass
- FS3X* input for hands-free selection of Whammy and Drop Tune settings
- Classic style rugged metal Whammy chassis
- Durable, road worthy metal footswitches
- MIDI Input
- ¼" Guitar Input
- ¼" Output
- 9V DC Power Adapter included
- *FS3X optional