Whammy users......

[Earwaxsculptor]

Any of you notice that with the treadle all the way up the note is still shifted a bit from regular pitch? The only way to stop this is to keep pressure on the heel of the treadle, even recalibrating does not solve this.....it annoys the crap out of me (I still love the pedal but this can be bad in a live setting........)

 

[tommy.genes]

I had this problem with my WH4. Simply trimming the rubber feet under the heel end of the pedal almost completely fixed the problem. I say "almost" because there are still a few times where the act of lifting my foot off the treadle causes the pitch to shift a small but noticeable amount, but that can be overcome by more careful technique.

-- T. G. --

 

[Swimming Bird]

I believe there's a way to recalibrate it, though you'll have to check the manual.

 

[syciprider]

My Whammy did this when connected to the same power strip as the rest of my pedals. If recal and triming the foot doesn't work, try plugging it in a different outlet.

 

[RJ]

This was the main reason I decided to get rid of my WH4. I could deal with some of the quirks this pedal had but all the quirks added up to not being worth it.

 

[Swimming Bird]

This is from Digitech's online manual which confirms my earlier post:

"Calibrating the Treadle
In the unlikely event that the treadle pedal does not respond
end or return to the correct pitch, it may need to be
he procedure for treadle recalibration:
. Disconnect the power from the Whammy™ pedal.
. Press and hold the footswitch down while reconnecting
will blink indicating that you are in set up mode.
. Rock the treadle fully forward and fully back.
. Press the footswitch again to exit the set up mode."

 

[Earwaxsculptor]

even recalibrating does not solve this.....

 

[Swimming Bird]

Oops. But what about recalibrating it wrong by not moving it all the way forward or back when you set the max and min points?

 

[tommy.genes]

The problem is: when you press down with your heel, the rubber feet compress so that, when you remove your foot, the rubber "springs back" and raises the pedal slightly, altering the pitch. Removing some of the rubber is one rather direct way of addressing the problem (but not so much that you have metal-on-metal contact). Another possible way: when calibrating the pedal, do not press down on the heel when setting the lowest travel point so as to not set a point that requires the rubber to be compressed in order to reach it.

-- T. G. --

 

[magneezius]

Ok so i have a bass whammy and need to recalibrate the treadle. Only problem is i don't know how. HELP!.

how do i recalibrate the treadle??????

I don't have a manual and have tried and failed several times by myself.

 

[bigchiefbc]

The recalibration blurb quoted by Swimming Bird is for the WH-1 or WH-4. That does not apply to the Bass Whammy. The Bass Whammy has TWO footswitches. I tried that particular trick trying both of the footswitches, and it did not recalibrate. If you hold down BOTH footswitches while powering it on, it will change light status for a few seconds, but then end up right back in the normal mode. It does not enter any sort of "recalibration mode" and there is not ample time to rock the pedal forward and back. The Whammy 2 has the same pedal layout as the Bass Whammy, so perhaps they have the same recalibration method. Does anyone have the manual for a WH-2?

 

[Chronicle]

I actually don't hear a difference with the rubber feet off. But just incase, i'll taking off the heel feet. The top feet you'll notice the treadle does go down further but no sound difference.