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Title: What does a wammy pedal do?
Post by: Johnny Mac on January 19, 2006, 02:05:39 PM: Anyone got one? Can you do harmonising with them?
Title: What does a wammy pedal do?
Post by: rinse_master on January 19, 2006, 02:07:52 PM: Basically raises or lowers the pitch using the expression pedal, I don't know the details (range etc.), I think the newer one can do harmony as well, I'm sure I read that somewhere...
Title: What does a wammy pedal do?
Post by: tewboss on January 19, 2006, 03:28:29 PM: Just to point out that the reissue of the original whammy is not the same as the original - close but no cigar! The reason is that the company who wrote the "software" for it no longer work with Digitech. Listen to Tom Morello if you want to know what it is capable of (Jonny Greenwood also uses one).
Title: What does a wammy pedal do?
Post by: Ratrod on January 19, 2006, 03:43:20 PM: The late Dimebag was also very fond of the whammy.
Title: What does a wammy pedal do?
Post by: Brow on January 19, 2006, 04:35:39 PM: Basically, its a pitch shifter that can go up or down 1 or 2 octaves and is also a Harmoniser. It has several settings for harmonisation, both of which has 2 'modes' depending on the position of the expression pedal (toe up or toe down)
Title: What does a wammy pedal do?
Post by: Johnny Mac on January 19, 2006, 05:15:37 PM: Cheers lads. I'll have to have a go on one.
Title: What does a wammy pedal do?
Post by: Kilby on January 19, 2006, 07:42:02 PM: If you are looking octave shift and or harmoniser try looking at the EH POG as the reviews claim that it copes with chords.

From what I read the original whammy (as used by Dave Gilmour too) coped with chords (the re-release dosn't cope very well at all).

Rob...
Title: What does a wammy pedal do?
Post by: tewboss on January 20, 2006, 01:02:11 AM: ooh I didn't realise Mr Gilmour used one as well.

i should add the original pedals go for an absolute fortune. they are one of the few digital pedals that are popular amongst the boutique pedal people.
Title: What does a wammy pedal do?
Post by: Kilby on January 20, 2006, 07:49:44 PM: Yeah the originals apparently cope with double stops & chords unlike the later ones.

I beleive that Mr Gilmour uses it for some of the huge bends that he did on non fender guitars in the studio.

I finally have to ask A Flock of Seagulls, Why ?
Apart from the usage of a BC Rich when appearing on TV

Rob...
Title: What does a wammy pedal do?
Post by: tewboss on January 20, 2006, 11:49:08 PM: ah somebody else asked me why I had AFOS as my avatar. my friend is the son of the drummer.
Title: What does a wammy pedal do?
Post by: Kilby on January 21, 2006, 12:27:21 AM: I'm just saddeded that I recognised them ;)
Title: What does a wammy pedal do?
Post by: blue on January 21, 2006, 02:14:43 PM: hello, whammy pedal?
as far as i know none of the whammy pedals can properly handle more than one note, although the bizarre squawking noise they make when you try is kinda cool :lol: ! i have an xp1oo whammy-wah, which is pretty good. i tried an original whammy and couldn't really see much difference, except the xp100 adds some decent wah models. the original whammy is ridiculously expensive these days and the reissue isn't exactly cheap, but you might find an xp100 for a good price.
i have an electro-harmonix POG as well, it's nothing like a whammy. yes, you can play chords, which is great. it doubles the notes an octave down, an octave up and two octaves up, also adds detuned versions of both +1 and +2, for a chorusy 12 string effect. it doesn't have any kind of expression pedal so you can't do dive bombs and it doesn't do harmonising, it does octaves. it is, however, brilliant! once you've heard your guitar sounding like a hammond organ, you'll smile for at least 12 minutes :P !
Title: What does a wammy pedal do?
Post by: _tom_ on January 21, 2006, 04:17:50 PM: Quote from: blue
hello, whammy pedal?
as far as i know none of the whammy pedals can properly handle more than one note, although the bizarre squawking noise they make when you try is kinda cool :lol: !

Is that the noise Tom Morello makes in songs such as the verse bit in Bullet in Your Head? I want a whammy if thats the case, I love that!
Title: What does a wammy pedal do?
Post by: Ratrod on January 21, 2006, 04:49:33 PM: Quote from: _tom_
Quote from: blue
hello, whammy pedal?
as far as i know none of the whammy pedals can properly handle more than one note, although the bizarre squawking noise they make when you try is kinda cool :lol: !

Is that the noise Tom Morello makes in songs such as the verse bit in Bullet in Your Head? I want a whammy if thats the case, I love that!

Indeed he uses the whammy on that. In combination with his toggle switch for the tremolo effect. The transcribtion is in Total Guitar June 2005.
Title: What does a wammy pedal do?
Post by: _tom_ on January 21, 2006, 06:32:19 PM: Oh yeah I forgot I had that TG :lol: I really want a whammy to piss around with some stupid noises 8)
Title: What does a wammy pedal do?
Post by: Muzzzz on January 23, 2007, 11:21:32 AM: On the whammy pedals i've tried, when you play chords and then bend it up an octave or two, it make this weird computer-ish noise that kinda reminds me of The Matrix... But god, they're fun..
I found it highly amusing murdering Santana's 'Europa' by bending the absolute shite out of the last note of each phrase. Not so amusing for anyone who happened to be listening, but hey, who cares :D