Justin Chancellor fans rejoice! - Modified Whammy pedal

[ndrly]

Okay, so I came across this website...

http://www.moltenvoltage.com/whammy_mods.html

And there's a company modifying Digitech Whammy pedals (the current one) so that you get true bypass, and you can make your own settings using a pitch limiter.

This means that you can...wait for it...play Tool's Disposition without having to resort to a cheap, or expensive and complex multi-FX unit or shilling out hard-earned cash for an original Bass Whammy.

Just giving you some good news.

 

[excane]

Awesome.

 

[TimmyDX]

not to rain on your parade but:

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=322472&highlight=whammy+mods

 

[SnakeAnthony]

Ha. This is number 2 or 3 actually, and that's not counting the original thread in which Molten Voltage posted for the first time about it. But these are really cool mods, so I wont ask for his head on a platter.

 

[ndrly]

They got a bass whammy special for only $75 US - you get both the 5th up/octave up and 4th down/5th up settings.

 

[Higgie]

Now all you have to do is sort out the crap treadle range and you'll have a good pedal!

I admit these are cool mods, but that treadle range is terrible. The WH-1 has a huge sweep, but there's no way I'm gonna try and get that modded!

 

[meaty]

If I get enough Christmas money to get a PadKontrol (google it) I'll be sure to post a thread of it midi controlling the whammy 4. I think it be able to easily mimic anything these mods are doing with the addition of being an awesome live tool and drum programmer.

 

[Tbirdbassist]

Now all you have to do is sort out the crap treadle range and you'll have a good pedal!

I admit these are cool mods, but that treadle range is terrible. The WH-1 has a huge sweep, but there's no way I'm gonna try and get that modded!

And I disagree.



The range on mine seems fine.

 

[Higgie]

Then you haven't played a WH-1

 

[plasson]

If I get enough Christmas money to get a PadKontrol (google it) I'll be sure to post a thread of it midi controlling the whammy 4. I think it be able to easily mimic anything these mods are doing with the addition of being an awesome live tool and drum programmer.

do you think/know/guess/suppose that with a MIDI signal the pitch range of the WH4 might be modified?

 

[bassplayer4893]

haha this is soo cool i love justin, ie always wanted to play deposition but wen i got the new whammy for my bday, they didnt have the 5th up/1 up switch, thx for finding this

 

[bassplayer4893]

wat do the pitches do?

 

[meaty]

do you think/know/guess/suppose that with a MIDI signal the pitch range of the WH4 might be modified?

the treadle range can be remotely controlled via a constant midi value between 0 and 127. by using the octave up and down harmonizing setting and controlling the midi range of the treadle input you could effectively make and save a preset with any range above and below within the two octaves.

 

[plasson]

the treadle range can be remotely controlled via a constant midi value between 0 and 127. by using the octave up and down harmonizing setting and controlling the midi range of the treadle input you could effectively make and save a preset with any range above and below within the two octaves.

what you just told me is SO great...

 

[meaty]

what you just told me is SO great...

it's in the manual son