"...this is a strong showing from DigiTech, who have captured what was great about the original Whammy while adding a true bypass switch and the option of a slightly cleaner brand of pitch-shifting that works well for chords".
The legendary DigiTech Whammy pedal is the premier pitch-shifting pedal for any pedalboard and it only gets better with time. In addition to the classic Whammy sound, the new DigiTech Whammy features chordal Whammy pitch-shifting and true bypass. This month Sound On Sound magazine review the new DigiTech Whammy (5th Gen).
"...the slight phasing that makes very large pitch bends sound strange and artificial, not to mention the odd bit of warble and flutter, is exactly the kind of grit in the oyster that most Whammy fans are looking for. The classic mode does indeed accurately capture the weird and wonderful sound that has been employed so effectively by the likes of Rage Against The Machine and Muse, while the sheer simplicity of the device, with no-in depth parameters to tweak, is a reminder to just put your foot on the pedal and start having some fun".
"The Whammy is not about subtle, transparent pitch-shifting. It's a performance effect, designed to let guitarists expand the boundaries of their instrument, and the Whammy (5th en) fulfils this brief perfectly".
The full review can be found in the April issue (Vol 28, Issue 6) of Sound On Sound magazine on sale now. The DigiTech Whammy (5th Gen) is also available now at £199 RRP inc vat.
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