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03-30-2009, 06:29 AM
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I'm thinking of getting myself one of these while I'm in my current pedal buying frenzy.
How is the current Digitech Whammy for Bass use? Does it have that barely audible but annoying out-of-tune harmonic following the pitch-shifted note (I remember this from an old harmoniser)?
As usual, none of the local toy-stores have one that I can actually try out.
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03-30-2009, 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by phatbass  Does it have that barely audible but annoying out-of-tune harmonic following the pitch-shifted note (I remember this from an old harmoniser)? | yes - all real-time pitch shifting will have that noise
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03-30-2009, 07:06 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia | | no the whammy 4 will never work on bass. You must buy a 700 dollar bass whamy off of ebay. 
Just kidding
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03-30-2009, 09:07 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Leeming, Western Australia | | | Mega Music in Myaree has them to try out from memory.
I had one in the past and it worked excellent. It's one of those fun pedals you always wish you still had.
Only thing is if your from Perth and you buy from overseas, you'll need to buy a non original power supply from ebay. They have strange power requirements and digitech Australia won't sell you a 240 volt wall wart unless you prove it's from Australia.
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03-30-2009, 11:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oakland, California, USA | | | Most of us agree that the Whammy IV works well on bass. On lower notes, it doesn't quite sound as good as the Bass Whammy does, but it overall works fine. No concerns of low end loss or anything like that. Some of the Whammy IV's features are absolute garbage IMO on bass (i.e., Dive Bomb, 2 Octaves Down, etc.), but that's because they go below audible frequencies.
The Bass Whammy has a slightly different natural tone, and seems to carry better when sustaining low notes.
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03-30-2009, 11:54 AM
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03-30-2009, 02:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Perth, WA, Australia | | | And one more question; how are they for long term structural integrity? Especially with an ol' fat guy pedalling away on it on a regular basis...
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03-30-2009, 07:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Leeming, Western Australia | | | Build like a fricken tank. Fire engine red little sucker could probablly destroy a real fire engine in a fight. Metal, heavy, tough.
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03-31-2009, 03:52 AM
|  | Registered User | | | | icarus: i know i love my whammy 4 but ........to say its pretty much indestructible is hmmmmm.....bordering BS.....these break quite frequently.....that coming from many touring pros......if they are to be kept always in good condition...then i'd agree with you  |
03-31-2009, 05:45 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: East Kilbride | | | They're fine, most of the time
+1 useless 2 octave down.
The harmony settings are fine, on single notes and ok when you pluck two notes, things get a little iffy if you strum or play chords.
The de-tune settings give really cool watery chorus sounds.
Casing is solid, but I've heard the footswitch can be worn out over time.
The main drawback is the lack of a 5th^Oct^ setting...
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03-31-2009, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by whoatherechunk icarus: i know i love my whammy 4 but ........to say its pretty much indestructible is hmmmmm.....bordering BS.....these break quite frequently.....that coming from many touring pros......if they are to be kept always in good condition...then i'd agree with you | I suppose its down to personal experience. I dropped mine from a 3 storey car park by accident and It survived with only a small scratch.
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