I Might Have A Whammy Pedal Problem! (Digitech Whammy V limited edition)
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
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Thanks for watching my video on the legendary Digitech Whammy pitch-shifting pedal! In this video I show and demonstrate the new and limited Thomann 70th Anniversary Edition and we also go through the history of the whammy as well as check out my collection which includes pedals like the original WH-1, Whammy II, reissue, DT, XP-100 and more! Let me know your thoughts in the comments below! Cheers!
Gear used in this video:
- ESP LTD SCT-607B Stephen Carpenter Baritone
- Neural DSP Quad Cortex
- Digitech Whammy pedals
- Cubase 13 Pro
- Klotz Cables & DI Box
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Dude, SAME, this is easily my favorite pedal of all time. Not only is it really inspiring and just *fun*, but it’s also one of those pedals that I truly think still has that “secret sauce”. Meaning, clones of it, whether pedals or plugins, are just no where near its precision of intonation and pitch; basically all plugin copies have that “bad glitchiness” in some register or octave. This thing’s harmonies are so pure, it’s incredible.
I honestly have felt guilty over the years trying to collect every whammy possible, it feels like a waste of money, but I can't stop. I have an addiction. I am so happy to have found this support group. I have the WH-1, XP-100 (XP-ALL modded), the IV, DT, Drop. I just bought the Thomman Satin Black 70th anniversary thanks to your video (it looks different enough to justify it when I already have the DT, plus the DT not having a classic mode). I'm on the lookout for a mint Whammy II, and a Silver anniversary IV next.
I even recently purchased the Expression Factory EX-7 and the old school RP7 (not official "Whammy" devices but they whammy non-the-less), and I'm trying to not stray TOO far from the official "Whammy" devices.
The XP-100 also has the input level like the II, but I would use a true bypass looper for "tone suck" pedals like that and the Whammy II.
Saw one guy on UA-cam did a cool mod where he put a spring under the toe of the whammy pedal so the treadle pushes back against your foot, makes it easier to actually sound like a legit whammy bar, and not a "weeooo weeooo" police siren in Paris.. Here it is, no affiliation, old 8 year old video: ua-cam.com/video/t7k1051YtOE/v-deo.html
Awesome! Welcome :)
Just as I was getting my pedal collection down to a manageable size, you come along and show me to a must-have whammy! 😭
"...Reload, one of my favorite Metallica records" probably the first time that phrase has been uttered by anyone.
I don't care, I love it
Reload is objectively a good metal album. The fact that most people have bad musical taste is not metallica fault. 😂
Are you also posting:
“It’s not real metal, because real metal is Slayer and nothing else”
Haha
I think Load and Reload get far too much hate. They both have amazing songs on them. My only knock is that I think they could've cut a bunch of filler and just made one killer album.
@@SonicDriveStudio same here, totally love reload and i listen to it almost everyday since 25 years !
Of course I forgot to put one Whammy in the video... can you guess which one?
Ricochet?
Ricochet! I own one!
@@akrmfk yup! I totally forgot 🥲
The Ricochet?
2 pedals that I will never own : POG & WHAMMY. Because of people the tried to emulate Morello's sound and thought "yeah I'm cool by owning a whammy" and abusing the pog so the whole concert sound like church organ played on an old cassette deck :D but many of you get cool things from it, i'm sure!!
One of the best effects pedals ever made, and the drop tune can basically give you a baritone that is indistinguishable from a real baritone to most listeners.
Damn dude, you are a Whammy museum.
I lived this video!! I have the whammy II, and the DT. Awesome gear indeed!!!
Honestly the whammy is one of the most versatile pedals. I’ve been playing for 15+ years and have always had a whammy and a wah pedal on my board one way or another.
EDIT you seem to be a bit of a digitech fan? What other pedals are your favorite? I saw the freqout and I LOOOOOVE that pedal. It was worth every single penny
If you really want to collect, I think you are neglecting the Digitech ex 7 expression factory - its a whammy in there. One of the best rotary/morley effects ever on that thing.
There's a bit of nostalgia talking there. Whammies never had accurate tracking until Digitech saw competition from Electro Harmonix and Morpheus with things like the HOG, POG, DropTune and Bomber, which had better tracking than the Whammy IV and also had polyphonic pitch shifting. Then Digitech improved on the Whammy with the Whammy DT and subsequent products.
Yeah, I think the warble and "inaccuracies" add to the charm. However, they vary in the perceived delay/latency of the tracking
I have a Whammy V. Got a good deal on a used one a few years back and I use it like the drop tune pedal in addition to normal whammy functions. You can use the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Down settings to tune down two, four, five steps, etc. and I have my tuner after the whammy which allows me to even get the missing half steps with some fiddling. Not super practical but it does the job for some quick jamming to a song at home.
Never got into the Whammy, but love my Freqout to death. All kinds of youtube videos where people use it as a momentary effect. Mine? Always on. Dialed mine in to do the decay into feedback sound.
Hey John, great vid! I love your positiveness as always !
Sold!!! Definitely ordering one!!! Great content. Cheers!
I used to have a Whammy 4 when they came out, it was my first or second pedal and i loved it so much.
@@apoplexiamusic fun pedals eh?
hell yeah! When I started playing again in 2020 i got a Drop pedal, which i sold a bit later, but then i got a DT when there were rumblings that Digitech was going out of business
I recommend whammy enthusiasts look up the XP-ALL: A surplus of xp200, 300 and 400 sound chips were discovered somewhere and modders are making all 4 pedals in one in a XP-100 whammy chassis. I love mine!
that is crazy!
I think you forgot about "Ricochet" ? The 1 switch pedal based on momentary mode.
Great video ! Didn't know there where bass version of whammy )
Yup! I forgot
Great video. I think the DT is the best of all. I mean one guitar for all tunings. 🎉 second place is the freq out. Such a cool idea.
Great. I've never owned a Whammy and this video was so awesome that now I want one!! Thanks for that ;)
You'd love it :)
@@SonicDriveStudio I'm certain I will :)
Nice collection indeed!!! Any plans for making a comparison video between the whammy 5 and the bass whammy in a guitar??
The Dunlop crybaby bass wah sounds amazing with a guitar and I wonder if that happens with the whammy too 🤷♂️
It works great with guitar
Never heard of this pedal but that first riff, I was like I bet Korn uses that
Yes, heavily inspired by them :)
Which is your favourite? The OG? The DT? The V?
My Iron Lung was the ‘warbly song’?
The OG is magic! In terms of functionality the V is hard to beat. And yeah, that's the song!
@@SonicDriveStudio Yeah, OG is my fav, too. ❤️ I just found 5 of them, three in boxes, with an xp-100 … and I have more somewhere, because I know I have an Analogman modded one, too. I remember selling one or two throughout the years, as well … lol.
Tone sucking and everything, I miss my Whammy IV the most! Want to buy the V version soon: definetely a must for for most guitar players
I had the WH 4. It kept on breaking. So, when I figured out my Eventide Pitch Factor could do it all. I let it go.
Great vid, Jon! You gonna get your hands on the new uafx anti? I had to order one yesterday.
Thanks! I hope so but I did make a video with it for 42 Gear Street
@@SonicDriveStudio ah cool, I'll check that one out!
Great stuff as always John!
Thanks!
Oooh a new whammy? I should probably have a second one.
You do
I personally like the bomber pedal more. The Bomber pedal was made by the same guy who designed the whammy buy you don't have to bend over to change the settings, and its also true bypass..
I haven't ever tried that one... it's polyphonic, right?
I have got a whammy V and it is great for soloing and playing with the pitch not just stamping on the pedal to get right to the octaves.
I have the wh1 and the xp100. Honestly prefer the xp even though it’s a huge footprint but I love the digital readout, foot controls, volume boost and that weird “evil ice cream truck warble” it has
I think I have a Whammy problem as well considering I just bought this within the first two minutes of your video. OMG.
My kind of person!
I personally prefer my ehx pitchfork than my old whammy 5 I think it was? Has less tone suck to my ears… becoming will always be the whammy pedal somg for me
I want the Evenpitchy whammy controller for my Eventide pitchfactor
Hi!, great video! i really thinking about give in a whammy V. What do you think about the Electro Harmonix Pitch fork vs Whammy V?
Is this a different pedal, or just a different design?
Yeah yeah whammy’s are awesome.
I’m just stoked there is another guitarist that has Re-Load as his favorite Metallica album.
I always get shit for it, which I find really funny because taste is personal. But fuel still pumps me up. The memory remains was a video clip and song that made me really get into guitar.
Whammy…. Will always be Korn for me. I have the 5. Love it as well.
Great vid dude
Thanks! :)
@@SonicDriveStudio I love both Load and Reload!
“WHAMMY!” - Champ Kind
I have a Whammy 4, and it’s true. The tone sucking is terrible. But it’s also a magic effect. This whammy could be modified to be a truenypass to avoid the tone sucking?
Yes
I had one too... it introduces a low pass filter that substantially cuts frequencies above 7k or so.
Is it worth getting this instead of the whammy DT? Or just get this and a drop tune? This looks killer
Depends what intervals you need
@@SonicDriveStudio I just want to drop tune and use whammy. Maybe it’s best to get the standalone drop alongside this. Thanks for the video. That thing is killer
Whammy DT!!
As far as drop tuning goes Is the whammy DT and digitech drop the same thing? Same results?
They should sound very similar if not the same
@@SonicDriveStudio cool man. Awesome videos, love your work!
I do love my DT, but yeah, it ís big!
No Space Station?
Hello, and what about ricochet?🤷🏻
Yeah, I totally forgot to include it haha!
@@SonicDriveStudio I discovered one very important option of ricochet, it can do things that others cannot do. And that's why I was surprised that I didn't see this pedal in your video. Thanks for your music and your videos🤘🙃
I have the chrome one......
Is this voice over? Something is off lol
How do you mean?
@@SonicDriveStudio I guess I wanted to say that I like sniffing glue.
I think there's a very slight lag between sound and video, and I commented before processing the information. Great video!
@Amber57499 thanks! It's in sync here so maybe it's a UA-cam thing
The ever excessive collection grows
Whammy go 0000000wreeeeeee
that is a weird guitar man 😅
It's amazing! :)
Quad cortex sucks...remembre?
Uuuhhhh, it doesn't suck at all. It's awesome :)
Reload one of your favourite Metallica albums. Careful now you are about to trigger a neck bearded music critic to write a loudwire article.
Could never get into the whammy. Too much tone suck and glitches and tracking issues. Even the boss harmonist and oc5 I couldn’t get to work for me
The glitchiness adds to the charm imho. However, the newer versions don't suck tone and are polyphonic
@@SonicDriveStudio same with the drop and ricochet
It's the opposite for me: instant inspiration. Even just an octaver can do the trick, but I do love rocking the whammy pedal to change pitch.
1. The blue whammy pedal is the bass whammy. The red one is for guitar. 😂
That is correct