Digitech Whammy DT

The Whammy DT is an amazing pedal.

Personal Uses:
It provides me as a guitarist the ability to harmonise with myself, this is perfect if you wish to play anything like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Avenged Sevenfold, Kiss, Pantera if you can figure out what interval (harmony is being used) you can play literally any dual guitar riff/solo.

Features: The Whammy DT comes with a momentary foot switch on the 'DT' side which is extremely useful if you are playing a song in E and wish to drop tune to D (whole step down). The oct up + Dry is a really lovely feature if you are playing a clean song and want to emulate the sound of a 12 string guitar.
The Whammy itself track really well, it is a fantastic upgrade from the Whammy IV.

Sound: The sound is fantastic, there can bit a little noise (high pitch buzz) but if you have something like an Boss NS-2 it will clean up the signal just fine.
It works really well with a distorted signal, arguably it is as good with dirty signals as it is with clean ones.

Quality: It is cased in a solid metal chassis so there is no worry about it breaking, the only downside is that is can be tricky to change between the different settings e.g.
'1 oct up' - '5TH down' there is one simple solution for this though, purchase the Digitech FS3X Footswitch Pedal, this enables you to select which mode you want to use and go up or down on the display via 3 footswitches.

Overall : I believe the Whammy DT is a fantastic pedal, it can be used for any type of music, it also works well with bass but the Digitech Whammy Bass is specifically designed for bass, anyway, the pedal is a brilliant piece of kit and a fine addition to my pedalborad, I would strongly recommend purchasing it if you have the desire/need to.

This pedal is a classic for a reason. Its sound is iconic, And its build quality is amazing. I was amazed when i tried it at how good the tracking is. The whammy DT comes with a separate set of controls for instant down/up tuning by semitones to full octave, as well as an octave and dry signal setting to mimic a 12 string guitar sound. Again, the tracking is brilliantly accurate.
The actual whammy pedal does take a bit of getting used to for full control and on its own, sounds quite harsh, but, thats what the effect is.
I love it and am glad to spend the extra €30 to get the Whammy DT over the regular Whammy 5, for the detune functions.

Pros.. sturdy, great sound, cool addition to your board.
Cons.. takes up a lot of space, but realistically thats the trade off, so not really a con.

As usual Thomann were a joy to deal with and so easy, its like a new addiction for me to order with Thomann.

Great for replicating well known sounds from famous users, or experimenting with new ones for your own material. I personally love the drop tuning and octave features equally as much as the Whammy itself.

Combines great with a fuzz pedal and humbuckers for a real gutpunch sound.

Also useful for branching out and trying new tunings without having to keep seperate instruments ready, or even tune an existing one. The tracking is fine except for on chords in lower tuning, which I tend to avoid now when using the product.

That said, if you wanna make some noises and add some variety to your toolset - you can't go wrong.

I've had this for years now and wouldn't do without it. Simple review. Tracks well and sounds great with both lead and rhythm.

Pros
No need to have other guitars set up with different gauges or tunings, no need to adjust truss rod. Expand your sonic/tonal repertoire, with no fuss at all.
Unlike the "drop" alone pedal you can go up as well as down and have a whammy as well.

Cons
At low amplified volume you can hear the original guitar tuning as well as the amped drop tuning. Only real solution is to have closed back headphones.

Do it!

Pros:
+ Very good build quality - sturdy metal casing - built like a tank;
+ I like the fact that 'detune' option does not make the tone 'muddy' - you can even say that the tone does not change;
+ The expression pedal is good - changes the effect gradually without 'leaps';
+ I like the fact that it has also a 'built in flanger'

Cons:
The pot knobs could have been of better quality though. One knob cover came off even though the effect pedal has not been used very extensively (only in a home studio on weekends from time to time)

Digitech Whammy DT

It is a really fun pedal and does all that a regular whammy will do but with the added DT function.
It will however take up quite a bit of real estate on your pedalboard. It is a very easy pedal to use and the expression pedal movement is very smooth and easy to control.
The main draw of this pedal over any of the other Whammy pedals is the DT function. The pedal tracks what you are playing very well but on some settings the pedal can be overly digital sounding but for the most part is quite convincing. The further from the original tuning you set it the more noticeable it becomes and is most evident on the high E string or when you play in the higher register of the guitar.
The momentary switch is a cool feature and is good for hammer on / pull off sounds or to add a higher or lower octave to any part you are playing.
The pedal comes with a Harman power adapter, which if you live in the Ireland or the UK you will need an adapter to use as it is a two prong plug or you could use a different power supply, I use a Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2+ Power Supply which works just fine.

Dies ist "The Drop" und das Whammy in einem Pedal. Sehr gut, wenn man beide Pedalfunktionen benutzt, ansonsten sollte man, des Preises wegen, nur eines der beiden einzeln kaufen.

Zur Funktion von "The Drop":
Bin mit dem Klang sehr zufrieden. Wenn ich meine auf Standard gestimmte Gitarre mit dem Pedal 5 Halbtöne tiefer stimme, höre ich keinen Unterschied zu meiner Baritongitarre, deren Saiten schon genauso tief gestimmt sind (deswegen behalte ich die Baritongitarre auch nicht).
Ist auf jeden Fall super für Gitarristen, die gerne tiefer spielen, sich aber mit einer Bariton- oder 7-Saitigen Gitarre nicht anfreunden können.
Ich selbst habe im Moment drei "normale" E-Gitarren im Einsatz, die alle unterschiedlich gestimmt sind. Ich spiele aber auch Stücke, die eine andere Stimmung haben, daher ist "The Drop" einfach sehr praktisch.

Zur Funktion vom Whammy:
Muss man auf jeden Fall vorher wissen, ob man es will. In der Musikrichtung, die ich normalerweise höre und spiele, kommt praktisch nie ein Whammy vor. Ich habe kürzlich mit Liedern von Gojira angefangen, ansonsten benutze ich es bisher nicht. Der "Harmony" Funktion konnte ich bisher gar nichts abgewinnen,

Zusammengefasst: Also für mich hat das Pedal zu viele Funktionen. Die Funktionen, die ich benutze, gefallen mit aber sehr gut. Wenn Gojira nicht wäre, hätte ich mir nur "the Drop" geholt :)

Feels well made. Sounds great. Especially when I combine it with a fuzz pedal. I feel like I could mess around with the thing all day.

I don't find myself using the expression pedal very often for the whammy. I like to keep the effect either on or off position. Except when I am moving quickly it from one position to the complete opposite. Otherwise it's difficult to keep your sound musical and in key.

I made the rookie mistake of using a cheap power supply to power my board. It was fine with my smaller pedals. But this draws more power (over 200 ma) than the standard 100ma pedals. So when it plugged in I got a lot of power supply noise. I can confirm from my tests that it was NOT the whammy causing the noise.

Summary - good pedal, be sure to use a good power supply.