Digitech Whammy 5 vs Original Whammy WH-1

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  • Опубліковано 30 чер 2024
  • 0:00 what/why
    0:46 clean signal
    0:51 WH-1 dry +5th
    1:07 v5 dry +5th
    1:35 comparing each using EHX freeze (dry + 5th)
    2:49 freeze, dry +/- octave
    3:20 comparing each using ditto looper (dry +/- octave)
    4:03 comparing each using ditto looper (+2 octaves)
    4:28 comparing each using ditto looper (+1 octave)
    4:44 comparing each using ditto looper (-2nd)
    5:01 comparing each using ditto looper (-1 octave)
    5:28 comparing each using ditto looper (-2 octaves)
    5:39 detune modes
    8:36 dirty amp (+/-oct + dry)
    10:33 dirty amp (+2oct)
    11:46 whammys after dirt
    13:25 both at once
    18:42 my thoughts
    20:16 cheaper option?
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 49

  • @meer_kaaat
    @meer_kaaat Місяць тому

    Wow.. Vintage WH-1 is way more lo-fi sounds that i love. Great review!

  • @KahnuevsKrake
    @KahnuevsKrake Рік тому +5

    From what I'm gathering, the classic mode on the WH5 is a bit less "glitchy" than the original in the classic mode. Pretty close, but not quite there.
    But the fact they've had varying levels of wear and tear over about 30 years, and in the context of a recording or live setting with the drums, bass and singer in the mix, you can't possibly tell the difference, so it doesn't seem worth paying 4-5 times the price tag of the WH5 for that magic mojo. Like a TC2290, a Vox AC30 from 1964, a vintage Tubescreamer, or guitars with Brazilian Rosewood, it's really just a load of hype that, unless you collect vintage gear, doesn't really justify spending half your wages for what could functionally be on its last legs.
    Obviously some people might have a different opinion and there may very well be a difference in sound that you can hear, and it's up to you what you spend your money on, but I'd personally go for the WH5 because it's close enough for me, reliable and saves me a shitload of money. Plus the average audience member isn't going to give a toss what gear you use as long as you keep them entertained.

    • @key_session
      @key_session Рік тому

      this comparison is not reliable the used vh1 is faulty if you want to make a comparison a test you have to do serious things right you can't take a broken pedal and compare it with another doesn't work like this

  • @heavenly2k
    @heavenly2k 2 роки тому +1

    I needed this so bad! Underrated channel, but I can guarantee that it will grow if you keep doing what you're doing (:

  • @dorb8830
    @dorb8830 4 місяці тому +1

    What’s really cool to me that I don’t always see other people talk about with the WH-1 is how the detune works compared to the newer models; the exp still shifts the pitch like the other settings, but the newer models just have the exp as a mix control. Shame cause parts of Maria by Rage put that to good use

  • @livebuzzco8931
    @livebuzzco8931 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you soo much for this video ! It’s all I’ve ever wanted to compare !

    • @key_session
      @key_session Рік тому

      this comparison is not reliable the used vh1 is faulty if you want to make a comparison a test you have to do serious things right you can't take a broken pedal and compare it with another doesn't work like this

  • @jimivibes609
    @jimivibes609 3 роки тому

    Great review man, subbed

    • @key_session
      @key_session Рік тому

      this comparison is not reliable the used vh1 is faulty if you want to make a comparison a test you have to do serious things right you can't take a broken pedal and compare it with another doesn't work like this

  • @garygallagher7341
    @garygallagher7341 3 роки тому +1

    Really excellent comparison, this. Great work!

    • @PedalScience
      @PedalScience  3 роки тому

      thanks Gary

    • @key_session
      @key_session Рік тому

      this comparison is not reliable the used vh1 is faulty if you want to make a comparison a test you have to do serious things right you can't take a broken pedal and compare it with another doesn't work like this

  • @alexanderlumberjack
    @alexanderlumberjack 3 роки тому +1

    Both are cool. I see the v5 being more useful but the v1 is more reliable

  • @gotmilkblood
    @gotmilkblood Рік тому

    Thank you for doing God's work

  • @krikrix16
    @krikrix16 2 роки тому +1

    Hey I have a question for you : have you ever tried a whammy 4 ? I wonder how the whammy 5 in classic mode compares to the whammy 4. I like the glitchiness of the whammy 4 as I have heard it on Delicate Steve albums and thats what he uses but it can be hard to find where I am at but the whammy 5 is easy to buy online so wondering if the classic mode has that same glitchiness the whammy 4 has which seems to be a really nice amount ? thanks PS: you should check out Delicate Steve s album "Positive Force" he has it on a couple of tracks especially Wally Wilder

    • @PedalScience
      @PedalScience  2 роки тому

      IMO 5 classic mode is very similar to the whammy 4!

  • @leonruvalcaba1549
    @leonruvalcaba1549 Рік тому

    Me luvs the wahmmy😎👌💕

  • @kc3322
    @kc3322 2 роки тому

    Can you run the whammy dt from a power supply or does it have to be plugged in?

  • @themiraculous0447
    @themiraculous0447 2 роки тому +1

    Great video! I would love to have a wh-1 some day but there's little reason to justify it for the price it's at. I usually use my 5 with an old hammered dulcimer preset from one of my old emu samplers. Throw that into a reverb with 0% dry 100% wet and you get same really cool acoustic warble textures. Also, sweet evil dead 2 a b switch.

    • @key_session
      @key_session Рік тому

      this comparison is not reliable the used vh1 is faulty if you want to make a comparison a test you have to do serious things right you can't take a broken pedal and compare it with another doesn't work like this

  • @t1mman
    @t1mman 2 роки тому +3

    Why aren't they making them like the WH1 anymore?

    • @PedalScience
      @PedalScience  2 роки тому +1

      It's possible that IVL Technologies owned / owns the IP for the chips / code for the original WH-1, and for whatever reason, were not able to continue the business arrangement they had shared with Digitech.
      Digitech may have then had to come up with their own substitute algorithm / logic for future Whammy iterations.

    • @jonnyz5772
      @jonnyz5772 Рік тому +1

      OP is correct. IVL is a Canadian company that developed and owns the sampling and pitch shifting technology. I recall reading something that IVL was not prepared to outright sell it to digitech as they remarketed the technology for recording and vocal equipment AND it was the very heart and soul of the engineer that made it work. tough to sell that off vs licensing it.
      i personally struggle to understand why digitech did not keep that rock-solid smaller footprint housing as it’s about an inch narrower and an inch shorter and just looks so much better than the newer versions.
      maybe in version5 IVL negotiated reasonable licensing fees to permit digitech to reuse the software or they sampled/modelled (a la line6 and others) the classic mode. modelling tech is so advanced i’m guessing they modelled it.
      if you own the original though ykyk.

  • @organicoregano
    @organicoregano 3 роки тому

    You selling that wh1 anytime soon?

  • @shpichzerj.cocker7340
    @shpichzerj.cocker7340 2 роки тому

    Whats the pedal with the picture of the guy with the crazy look in his face?

  • @davidfanshteyn4771
    @davidfanshteyn4771 3 роки тому

    Do you need a big foot for the whammy 5?

  • @djinkognito
    @djinkognito 2 роки тому

    what's your signal chain?

    • @PedalScience
      @PedalScience  2 роки тому +1

      telecaster > tu-2, freeze, ditto x2 > A/B switcher with whammys > amp (can't remember which amp, Bugera V22 or Vox AC30S1) > SM57 / Rode NTR > RME Fireface UCX

  • @creamydistortion
    @creamydistortion 2 роки тому

    This is old-school

  • @strauss885
    @strauss885 2 роки тому

    Great way to compare I owned the 4 n upgraded to 5 idk if it's just me but whammy 5 is better before instead in effects loop like I had the 4 in.....plus the 5 is alot cleaner n doesn't have that fake artificial decay the notes are crisp

    • @key_session
      @key_session Рік тому

      this comparison is not reliable the used vh1 is faulty if you want to make a comparison a test you have to do serious things right you can't take a broken pedal and compare it with another doesn't work like this

  • @key_session
    @key_session Рік тому

    Il tuo modello di vh1 a almeno due difetti uno il fruscio che probabilmente è dovuto dal Jack o dalla presa Jack difettosa l'altro è l'intonazione che è sfasata questi difetti non sono presenti generalmente Sul modello vh1 ma esistono sul tuo modello quindi purtroppo questo test è ingannevole Cioè non può essere di riferimento Peccato Sarebbe stato molto interessante sentire la comparazione tra modelli funzionali e nonno con uno difettoso punto Ciao

  • @tlankey5490
    @tlankey5490 2 роки тому

    Crazy… there’s just simply nothing that compares to that first generation…

    • @key_session
      @key_session Рік тому

      this comparison is not reliable the used vh1 is faulty if you want to make a comparison a test you have to do serious things right you can't take a broken pedal and compare it with another doesn't work like this

    • @jonnyz5772
      @jonnyz5772 Рік тому

      iykyk

    • @key_session
      @key_session Рік тому

      @@jonnyz5772 e jammajá

  • @key_session
    @key_session Рік тому +1

    Sorry but if you want to do a comparative test you can't use a defective pedal and this vh1 has at least more than two defects so this test is not reliable It is misleading unfortunately and it would have been interesting to hear a comparison but not with a defective pedal