All user reviews of 4/5 for the DigiTech Whammy II

Mine date of May 1996 if I remember correctly, for fans like me Morello or Satriani.
Harmonizer / pitch shifter / Detune (like a chorus)
Digital Technology
Expression pedal operated by photocell.
Mollet "level" on the front very dangerous, because the proper balance can easily cruncher to death with an amp if pushed a little too much enthusiasm ....
The bye-pass is anything but thrue because the rate of "level" remains functional when the pedal is "off"
Ability to record two effects by pressing the "toggle" and switch from one to another by the same key, very very very handy!
1 input 2 output (wet and dry, which in fact serves to connect a tuner, never deserts me personally)
AC power supplied
8 for the "level" that bothers me when even a little or nothing to say

UTILIZATION

Using very simple, even a whelk or a can of tuna to arrive, the button "select" down the list of effects when pressed to achieve the desired effect,
the "toggle" is used to select an effect when pressed more than one second and then to register a second to switch between the two with a single tap of the foot, really useful!
Cete after small operation, your imagination with the expression pedal, super slide effects, quite progressive at the beginning of the race and all the gear is accelerating very quickly
9 for the progression of the pedal

SOUND QUALITY

Excellent effects, respect for the gentlemen of Digitech, very good job
Note all of even a slight breath and sometimes a little shrill whistle if one selects an octave or two even when the effect is off, but you have to strain to hear it.
shift: 1-2 octave
2nd-1-2 octave below (nice to impersonate his guitar for a low tps other)

Harmony: octave sup / inf
4th inf / inf 3rd
Sup 5th / 6th sup
4th sup / sup 5th
b3rd sup/3rd sup
2nd sup/3rd sup

detune

OVERALL OPINION

How long have you use it?
7 years

What is so special that you like most and least?
The +: quality effects, easy to use
the -: the button level, oh yes I hate him, the breath, but nothing serious.

How would you rate the quality / price?
excellent, though it was a little expensive to buy especially when even when I was young!

Have you tried many other models before buying it?
Masi not quite right for me, I do not know if the reissue is as practical, not tried ...

The Digitech Whammy II is a unique pedal that is a pitch shifter and has a detune option (which is like a chorus) and numerous harmony options. It is an analog effect and has a 1/4'' input and both 1/4'' wet and dry outputs. It has a bypass switch and is not a rackable effect.

UTILIZATION

This was really easy to set up - simply plug your guitar or other instrument into the input and send the wet output to an amp. The manual is very helpful for getting some sounds you might not have thought about on your own.

SOUND QUALITY

The pitch shifting effects on this pedal are truly great sounding on guitar. I love shifting up or down an octave and can make for some crazy effects. While I have not used it myself on keyboards, I did lend this pedal to a friend who used it a lot with his Yamaha Motif and said he loved using it with that. The detune option is also a great sounding chorus-like effect.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had this pedal for about two years. My least favorite thing about it is that it isn't true bypassed and does color the sound a bit when bypassed. However, unlike the newer models of the Whammy, this has a button that you can bypass the sound, something that comes in handy when you want to bypass the sound but have no free hands. I've used both the original Whammy and the reissue and while I wish the Whammy II had a bigger foot pedal like the others, the sound quality is quite comparable and the bypass switch really puts it over the top for me.