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DigiTech Whammy

Also documented as Black Whammy

This pitch & synth entry consolidates documented DigiTech Whammy variants, controls, settings and roles across dated guitarist pedalboards.

Pedalboards
14
Artists
14
Archived variants
14
Documented roles
  • Provides foot-controlled octave and harmony shifts from the onstage board.
  • Introduces foot-controlled pitch movement before the cascading delay section.
  • Creates foot-controlled pitch bends and harmonized intervals from a rack insert.
Controls found in the archive
BypassClassic / chordsClassic / ChordsDetune selectorDrop Tune selectorEffect selectEffect switchExpression treadleHarmonyHarmony selectorInterval selectInterval selectorPitch shiftProgram selectorTreadleWhammy selector

Source-specific records

Documented variants

14 archive entries

01
Recorded model

DigiTech WH-1 Whammy

Controls

Expression treadle / Harmony selector / Detune selector / Bypass

Documented settings

Onstage board / Preset-dependent

02
Recorded model

Whammy V

Controls

Expression treadle / Interval selector / Classic / Chords

Documented settings

Loop 5 / Song-specific intervals

03
Recorded model

Whammy

Controls

Expression treadle / Interval selector / Bypass

Documented settings

Generation is not stated in the source / Default interval is not published

04
Recorded model

DigiTech Whammy II

Controls

Expression treadle / Harmony / Pitch shift / Bypass

Documented settings

Directly before Axe-Fx / Inline

05
Recorded model

Whammy 5

Controls

Expression treadle / Interval selector / Classic / chords

Documented settings

Second expression effect / Pre-drive placement

06
Recorded model

Whammy WH-4

Controls

Expression treadle / Interval selector / Bypass

Documented settings

Shared path / Before amplifier split

07
Recorded model

Whammy II

Controls

Expression treadle / Effect select / Bypass

Documented settings

Song-specific intervals / Exact program not documented

08
Recorded model

Whammy WH-1

Controls

Expression treadle / Interval selector

Documented settings

After wah / Multiple song-specific intervals

09
Recorded model

Whammy

Controls

Expression treadle / Interval selector / Bypass

Documented settings

Two octaves down documented / Other song-specific modes possible

10
Recorded model

DigiTech Whammy

Controls

Treadle / Program selector

Documented settings

Control positions not published / Placement follows the evidence note

11
Recorded model

DigiTech Whammy

Controls

Expression treadle / Interval selector / Effect switch

Documented settings

Two units photographed / Song-dependent interval

12
Recorded model

DigiTech Whammy II

Controls

Expression treadle / Interval select / Effect switch

Documented settings

Greatest-hits board / Exact interval varies by song

13
Recorded model

DigiTech Whammy DT

Controls

Treadle / Whammy selector / Drop Tune selector

Documented settings

Control positions not published / Placement follows the evidence note

14
Recorded model

Whammy WH-4

Controls

Expression treadle / Harmony selector / Whammy selector

Documented settings

After Micro Amp / Song-specific octave modes

Archive references

Pedalboards using this pedal

14 documented rigs