Provides the pitch dives, operated by a remote treadle.
- Controlled by a dedicated expression pedal
Effect profile /Pitch & Synth
Also catalogued as Black Whammy
Explore the documented settings, signal-chain positions and roles of DigiTech Whammy in dated rigs by David Gilmour, Ed O'Brien, Eric Gales, and 15 more. Every appearance remains tied to its supporting sources.
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How the archive verifies pedalboards1994–2026Dated coverage
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Provides the pitch dives, operated by a remote treadle.
Carries the pitched sweeps and octave leads that define the early Muse guitar parts.
Pitch-shifts the boosted signal before it reaches the Big Muff.
Two physical units serve the secondary and dedicated noise boards.
Handles expression-controlled pitch shifts before the amplifier.
Drops the Fuzz Factory signal by two octaves for Cline's extreme end-of-the-world textures.
Provides treadle pitch shifts and alternate tuning.
Opens the second board with pitch dives and harmonies.
Provides foot-controlled pitch shifts for the songs that require Campbell's programmed interval effects.
Adds foot-controlled pitch bends before the signal separates into clean and distorted amplifier paths.
Creates foot-controlled pitch bends and harmonized intervals from a rack insert.
Provides foot-controlled octave and harmony shifts from the onstage board.
Adds octave drops and interval clusters, the iteration Cline calls his favourite.
Creates Morello's octave leaps and dive-bomb gestures immediately after the wah.
Provides foot-controlled pitch movement as the last physical pedal immediately before the Axe-Fx.
Introduces foot-controlled pitch movement before the cascading delay section.
Provides expression-controlled pitch shifts before the complete drive and fuzz section.
Creates the expressive pitch bends retained from Anastasio's long-running live rig.
Shifts octaves and keys, an effect Cunningham has used since her Revealer sessions.