DigiTech Intros New Whammy Pedal With Chordal Pitch-Shifting

HARMAN’s DigiTech has introduced its new Whammy pedal – featuring chordal Whammy pitch-shifting, additional Whammy intervals, and true bypass.

The 4th Generation Whammy Pedal (MSRP: $299.95)

The Whammy is a classic pedal – enabling guitar and bass players to raise and lower their tuning by up to two octaves, to create pitch shifts from subtle to extreme and dramatic musical effects.

The new generation Whammy pedal now reportedly incorporates new pitch-shifting technologies that enable the player to bend entire chords up or down while keeping all the notes in the chord perfectly in tune. The Whammy also keeps its signature Classic single-note mode, along with nine Harmony 2-note interval settings and two Detune modes.

Offering true bypass means that the signal from the guitar is completely unaffected by the Whammy when it’s switched off, maintaining all the purity of the guitar signal when the player doesn’t want anything altering his or her sound.

The Whammy includes 1/4-inch inputs and outputs, a MIDI input that allows control of the pedal from an external MIDI device, 24-bit/96kHz A-to-D and D-to A converters, and a 9-volt DC power input. An on/off switch engages and disengages the Whammy effect, and a “Classic/Chords” switch lets players select either mode.

The DigiTech Whammy will be available in May 2012 at $299.95.

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