DigiTech Whammy
The DigiTech Whammy is a pitch shifter pedal manufactured by DigiTech. It was the first widely used effects pedal with foot-controlled pitch shifting effects. The pedal emulates sounds that a guitarist normally makes using the vibrato ("whammy") bar on the guitar, but with a greatly enhanced pitch range and without the tuning problems associated with traditional vibrato bars.
| Whammy | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | DigiTech |
| Dates | 1989–1991 (IVL Technologies) 1991–present |
| Technical specifications | |
| Effects type | |
| Hardware | Digital |
| Polyphony | supported (on Whammy DT & V) |
| Filter | 1 wah-wah (on XP-100) |
| Controls | |
| Pedal control | Expression pedal for pitch bend |
| Input/output | |
| External control | MIDI I/O (on Whammy IV) for pitch bend via CC |
Its users include Ed O'Brien and Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead, Matt Bellamy of Muse, Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, and David Gilmour of Pink Floyd.
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