![]() This feature doesn’t make use of the expression pedal so the effect is instant when you hit the footswitch.Īfter the Whammy DT came out, DigiTech took the Drop Tune feature and created a standalone pedal for it called the DigiTech Drop which I reviewed here. You can even mix an octave above or below with your original signal. The easy way to think about this is to imagine that you can use the pedal to detune your guitar (eg: from E down to D) or you can use it as a ‘virtual capo’ by shifting the pitch higher. This area allows you to shift your guitar’s signal up or down one semitone at a time until you’re either up or down an entire octave. To the right of the expression pedal, you will see another range of pitch shifting with a separate footswitch. Two settings are available: ‘shallow’ or ‘deep’ based on how subtle or exaggerated you want the effect to be. The expression pedal controls how much of this effect is produced. This effect is similar to a chorus or ensemble effect where your tone is subtly raised and lowered to create a warbling sound. In addition to bending your tone up or down or creating a harmony, there are two additional ‘detune’ effects. Other combinations such as 4th above (heel) and 5th above (toe) are possible. So you could set it so when the pedal is in the heel position it will play a harmony an octave lower then as you roll to the toe position, it will glide the harmony up until it reaches an octave higher. You can also use the pedal to glide back and forth between two different pitch shifting intervals. The harmony settings are similar to the whammy settings, but instead of bending the original signal up or down, it creates a harmony on top of your signal. The lower right ‘Whammy’ footswitch enables/disables this effect as well as the harmony or detune effects mentioned below. The 10th setting is ‘Dive bomb’ which simulates what you would be able to do if your guitar has a tremolo arm. As you roll the pedal forward, it will bend the note (or chords) up or down based on your setting. ![]() The basic idea is that when the pedal is in the heel position, your signal is untouched. For example, you can set it to one octave higher, a fifth higher, a fourth lower, etc. The whammy effects allow you to bend your guitar notes up or down based on different intervals. To the left of the expression pedal, you will see a range of LEDs for different whammy settings. The Whammy DT (link to Amazon for price and full details) came out in 2011 so while it’s already a few years old as of this review, it’s still seen as the top pick out of the Whammy lineup in terms of features. The original DigiTech Whammy was released in 1989 and inspired a large range of 90s guitarists through to today. 11.1 Related Guides and Lessons: DigiTech Whammy DT Features ![]()
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