Review Demo - DigiTech Bass Whammy
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2014
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Just about every bassist and guitarist on the planet has regretted letting go of a particular piece of gear at one time or another, be it a vintage amp or instrument, or perhaps more commonly, a stompbox. But it's doubly painful when you let go of something rare that becomes much more costly to replace by the time you see the error of your ways.
Such has been the case for many owners of the original DigiTech Bass Whammy. Introduced to the low-end community in the '90s, the pitch-stretching pedal was a hit with a small but avid niche of players, but eventually it was discontinued and fell into pawnshop purgatory. But lately, there's been a resurgence of interest in the original, and as usually happens with popular rare gear, the resurgence brought a marked inflation in price, too. Luckily, DigiTech recently rolled out the next-generation Bass Whammy, which builds on the beloved quirks of the original while also offering more modern options for those who like the concept but prefer sleeker execution-and this one won't set you back a small fortune, either.
There's no way around the fact that the Bass Whammy is larger than most pedals-especially in light of the recent trend toward ultra-miniaturization-but there's also a lot going on inside. The layout is quite easy to navigate. Like other Whammys, there's a knob for dialing in the desired whammy or harmony selection, but there's also a MIDI input option. A mini toggle above the selection dial lets you choose between classic and chords settings. Classic mode is monophonic and yields the lovably glitchy tones of the original Bass Whammy, whereas chords mode has a new polyphonic algorithm that tracks better, even when you're playing more than one note.
The latest Bass Whammy's range of harmony and whammy effects has been expanded, too. There are nine bending possibilities, from two octaves up to an octave down. The original's large, rectangular plastic footswitch has been replaced with a heavy-duty metal footswitch, and the separate wet and dry outputs from the early version have been replaced with a single output. Unfortunately, the only way to switch between effects is the settings dial, so using the pedal to its fullest potential requires bending down a lot. Being able to scroll through the settings with a footswitch would be a welcome addition.
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Calling an effect useless says more about your musical ability than anything else.
If you have to ask isolated track of Flea example of this
People, WE KNOW IT'S A FOOT CONTROLLER. It just makes more sense to have the pedal propped up on the amp so we can see it while he talks to us.
Nick Siepmann 😂
They have a closeup cam trained on the pedal. Why not put the pedal on the floor when playing, use that same cam to film it on the ground, and overlay the footage?
Anyone notice the reverb on his voice?
Who didn’t?
He doesn't appear to have a lapel mic. Must be in an echo-y room.
For anybody that calls this effect useless, check out the bridge/breakdown section of TOOL's song Schism, where the bass and guitar are both doing that "whoosh-a-whoosh" part, then decide whether or not it can be musical. In my opinion, with the right amount of imagination, it can be an awesome creative, musical tool.
tool in general sell this pedal for me , disposition for example . sounds like some people need to push the envelope .watch it bend...
Yeah exactly, there's very few pedals/ effects that are useless. It's down to how you use it.
Mike Yeary Is this the pedal used in the second verse of Lateralus? That huge sound right before: 'with my feet upon the ground...'
Louis J. West
Yeah man, same pedal. Justin uses this pedal in a lot of Tool songs.
Rusty Cage by Soundgarden could be done with this too.
Why all the reverb on his voice? :/
*Love* the bass. You don't see the Fender Dimension getting used enough.
Jeffrey Dill never heard of it. looks cool
Looks like Fender copying G&L... how ironic
I have one of these, and I use it often. I do wish it had a level knob for the harmony, and it's a little large, but otherwise, I think it's great.
Not at all useless. Great for tuning lower without all the mud.
I have this and I use it to down tune and its very convenient and works perfectly, the chorus is a very nice addition too.
Who did the audio fur this...
6:02 star wars theme song
why is it clipping x_x
Thank you so much for this vid, the best explanation I've seen for the whammy!
Just bought one of these the other day. Super fun to mess around with.
I live and die by this pedal on guitar. I specially use it because it allows me to change the tuning of my guitar (my standard tuning is D, and I can use this pedal to record in G). So if the bass version is necessary, I will so get this.
Could you use the up two octave feature and then use a guitar amp sim to get a guitar sound?
I'm digging that Fender bass to be honest.
Where can I buy one of these in the UK?
the octave up almost sounds like the Korg Miku Pedal....
Is the tracking good on this Bass Whammy ?
ace, i experiment with bass effects & this was great man.....nice post my friend,............;-)
Does this track better then the oc-2? Sounds like it does
I never realy understood this pedal, I mean is it musical? Just a bit gadgety to me
Cool, but they should have made it like the old one, with foot operated up and down selector. It's a foot pedal, I figure it would make selection a lot easyer. :P But cool anyway, I'll get it if I have a chance.
What Fender bass is that? Looks killer!
Fender Dimension bass :D
does this one work on guitar too?
Yes, but you'd be better off getting something like a Whammy V that's voiced for guitar.
I really feel like this pedal is a scam I used to own both and I sold The bass one cause it sounded literally the same
it sounds good.
Aren't whammy for bass more a Morello-style abstract approach to playing? Noisy, distorted and kinda "alien". I don't think it sounds very good clean and as "guitar-emulator", but maybe it's just me?
The chorus stuff was pretty cool though.
freeradicalpanda Spot on.
What did you think of the Dimension bass?
it looks like a musicman sabre rip-off to me.
+William Kron It's got the brand on the headstock.
Why is there reverb on his voice lol.
Is there a pedal that sounds somewhat identical to this but cheaper?
+J as in Jalapeño - boss harmonizer
What is de diference betwen shalow and deep? I dont listen de diference
Can you change chorus rate
Like how fast chorus goes
I've been considering this for a while, but I can't help but think the tone sounds really artificial - like a computerized tone. Some of the harmony settings sound like a Nintendo game.
Well you got to remember he did not use any distortion with the pedal. Rage Against the Machine guitar uses this pedal you should check it out.
Fellas y'all are too simple to realize the ambient uses for this piece of gear
Those tenth makes me remember Super Mario Bross music
He’s also not actually using the whammy
I Love Steve. Hes the best at demoing
Hmmmmm. The possibility for stupidity and practicality is endless. Love it.
It's both stupidly practical and practically stupid! 😋
get the reverb outta the sound
Now, I simply can't have my bass player out * widdly~widdly~waaaah * -ing my guitar solos onstage! ;-)
Yeah, what is wrong with just holding down the low end? Most bass players should not own this, but you can always spill beer on it if worse comes to worse ;)
Im here because of TOOL.
Or get a fretless
Your signal chain is clipping somewhere. Aren't you guys suppose to be Pro? I think it's time to hire me to help you guys out :)
know what? the hall on his voice really sucks. is he inside a church or something? ^^
the vid is very interesting though.
Man if you have good headphones you can hear the reverb to an rediculus extent 😂😂😂. Its off putting
A Whammy pedal demo, using your hands to move the threadle, really sounds poor and doesnt look too pro.
Circus Bazooko brought me here.
6:47 probably the ONLY usable feature in this unit. Sounded great but...nothing an octaver can't do.
It sounds cool, but I only made it through about a minute of the demo, the constant reaching for the pedal was distracting. I don't care what it looks like. Put the damn thing on the floor so we can hear what it sounds like when it's used as intended.
PLACE IT ON THE FLOOR!!!!!!.....................and with these type of effects, jam with a drummer to show how it fills up in a band situation.................SOLO IT JUSTS MAKES ROBOT SOUNDS
man, that's a foot controller....
I dont get all this stupid tryin to make a bass sound high, use the octave bass to make it sound even lower, that's what a bass does... low pitch
not a tool fan uh?
Funny how he's using the foot controller with his hand like a douchebag.
they will probably sell 3 units of this useless gadget...
This gadget isn't useless, Just depends on how you use it. Listen to some of Tool's songs, they use the whammy a lot and it sounds great. There is no such thing as a "Useless" pedal.
other than right in two, what songs?
JBrockman dispotion, schism, lateralus, rosetta stoned and many more
I LOVE TOOL!!!