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Ok guys, let me explain. I've never ever used an effects pedal of any sort for the past 3 and 1/2 years, which is how long I've been playing. Not even a distortion pedal. I get different amps out of my VGA3. So what does a whammy pedal really do? I know a lot of guitarists use them, but why would you use one if your guitar has a whammy bar? That's what I'm curious about, like Satch, Vai and Malmsteen all have guitars with floating bridges/whammy bars, so why do they use a whammy pedal????

a whammy bar cant raise the pitch of a note 3 octaves. it can't double the note, or harmonise with itself. the red box can though.

waste your money


Originally Posted by JohnJohnwaste your money

no way! there are some absolutely wicked noises to be made with a whammy pedal!

yeah what he said. it also does a bunch of other koo stuff. listen to some rage against the machine. the whammy pedal use is quite prolific on battle of la. the gorilla radio is a good example of cool sounds it can make, and also voice of the voiceless.

Especially when they bounce off the wall

seems like a cool thing, but theyre expensive as hell

you can do divebombs with it.

Thanks guys. I can't wait to get my hnads on a real tube amp. I can finally get some pedals and really experiment.

matt bellamy uses one frequently, vai i think owns one of the originals as well..


Originally Posted by Impmatt bellamy uses one frequently, vai i think owns one of the originals as well..

yeah matt bellamy is a quality user of the whammy, hes got skillz.

My old, discontinued boss pitch shifter/delay pedal (PS-3) has an input for an expression pedal . . . would the expression pedal do the same thing as the whammy pedal?

I have an original WH-1, and with proper use it can do lots of useful things...IMO the XP Whammy series, and the reissue WH-1 are junk...they just do not track the same. Most people just endup making noise with them...Matt Bellamy, Tom Morello, Jack White, Dimebag, David Gilmour, Vai, Satch...these guys put it to good use.

Is there any way to get your hands on an originaly WH-1? Or is it just luck and Ebay?

...aggravate fellow band members and annoy the audience.


Originally Posted by Skarekrough...aggravate fellow band members and annoy the audience.

and go quot;wheeeeeeee!quot;


Originally Posted by Metalman_666Is there any way to get your hands on an originaly WH-1? Or is it just luck and Ebay?

your best bet is to just luck out and find one in a garage sale or something - anything you see in a guitar store second hand or on ebay is going to cost an absolute fortune for an original - everyone knows just how much they are worth, its the same scenario as the boss CE-1

tom


Originally Posted by Kyuss_Rocka whammy bar cant raise the pitch of a note 3 octaves. it can't double the note, or harmonise with itself. the red box can though.

THis is essentially the reason the Whammy Pedal exists....whether or not an artist uses it correctly/ reasonably is NOT the pedal´s fault

Just like cars: they weren´t designed to kill people, but they do a damn good job of it


Originally Posted by ZerberusJust like cars: they weren´t designed to kill people, but they do a damn good job of it

AWESOME quote

its really an all-dancing pitchshifter IMO - get sub-bass, harmonise lines, do the crazy 'weeh-oh-weeeh!' thing, its all good.. as long as you use it tastefully

tom


Originally Posted by ZerberusTHis is essentially the reason the Whammy Pedal exists....whether or not an artist uses it correctly/ reasonably is NOT the pedal´s fault

Just like cars: they weren´t designed to kill people, but they do a damn good job of it

heh heh