A fixed-function digital floor pedal for guitar. Eight synth-effects deliver octave, fifth and third on demand. No editing. No true bypass. An always-on preamp degrades tone even when off. AC-powered. Stereo out. One treadle. That’s all.
The DigiTech Whammy is a treadle-controlled digital pitch shifter pedal introduced in 1989. It uses a licensed IVL Technologies algorithm to shift pitch up to two octaves. Early models were monophonic and produced artificial, wobbly artifacts on chords. Later models improved chord tracking accuracy. It was developed by DOD Electronics (branded as DigiTech), a company founded in 1974.