DigiTech Whammydtv-01 DT Drop Tune Guitar Effects Pedal

very very good quality

I just got this from my wife as an early birthday present. I absolutely love it. First you don't just get the Whammy pitch shift you get a drop tune and chorus like effect (detune) too. I played several different songs and the drop tune feature tracks very good. I keep my guitars tuned to D sharp and it was nice to not have to re tune for every song. Even as I went past 3 steps it tracked well. I tried the detune with the drop tune and I got lots of clipping in the signal. It almost sounded like over compression (at least my setup). On a clean setting without the drop tune on the detune sounds wonderful. Its basically the Luxe pedal Digitech sells. Skip that pedal and grab this one with the extra features. The whammy feature is cool and give you that "Rage Against the Machine" solo sound Tom Morello is famous for. A gigging musician may want to invest in the Midi controller a 3rd party has released. It basically cycles through the presets with a foot controller so you dont have to bend over and do it by hand. I may invest in one at a later date. Overall this is a great pedal that allows you to drop tune without messing with your tuning pegs, gives you a chorus effect that's really cool and the whammy for a screaming solo sound.

This pedal is everything it says and more. I originally bought it for the drop tune side. I play bass and sing in the Praise Team at my church. Our piano player is great at last minute key changes. It is not always easy for me to drop keys by just a few steps, and a capo is not always the right answer. Now I can change the key quick and easy. The true bypass is great. Keeps my tone clean and crisp. The Whammy side is a bonus. With adjustable whammy and harmony it is a lot to play around with. I use the one octave up on the the harmony side the most. With the two octave up whammy and the addition of a good distortion pedal I am the Jimmy Hendrix of bass guitar. Like I said, lots to play around with. Get this pedal and have fun.

I was going to buy the Digitech Drop..but saw this pedal just before I put the Drop in my Cart on Amazon. This pedal lives up to all the online hype. It tracks beautifully; does drop tune, whammy bar effects, guitar harmony, and other tricks. It sounds fine..Well worth the money and made by a very solid company. I several pieces of Digitech equipment including two Vocalist Live 4s, two Vocalist Live 5s, and a Vocalist Live Pro, Guitar Harmonizer, Stereo Jam Man, etc and all are excellent products and none have broken after years of constant use. Plus, the support has been good; they actually get back to you on questions about their products! Highly recommended!

I don't rate many musical products on here. This thing meets the hype. Actually, it exceeds it. As a huge fan of Dimebag Darrell, I can confirm it can get that sound for you - that "Becoming" type sound. What's crazy is how much else this thing packs in, since it's not exclusively a whammy pedal. I won't get into all its details (instruction book breaks it down well) but suffice to say there's a ton of possibilities included. Add to that a well-made pedal that's built to last - easy 5 stars.

The greatest pedal ever, being able to drop tune with ease, I’ve come to take it for granted thanks to this pedal

This pedal is awesome! I don't have a lot of use for the harmony section but the droptune is incredible. All the switches are very responsive and easy to press if you aren't wearing shoes (which is about 99% of my practice time). If you adjust the droptune all the way up or down, the sound is distorted and muffled. Personally, I don't need to go up or down 3 1/2 steps. If I plan to do that in the future, I'll just tune my guitar down a full step then go from there. Overall, great pedal and definitely worth the saved hassle of tuning my guitars differently.

This is a much simpler way to get into lower octaves on the guitar without needing a low B string or a Floyd Rose setup. The drop tune is incredible, and the pitch rise on arpeggios sounds siiiick!