Members opultaM Posted January 6, 2010 Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 Any good? That's my primary concern on this pedal. I've used all the delays and filters in their respective modeler pedals, and they all have uses for me. But I'd really like to replace my Hog with something that has more than 6 presets. If the pitchshifting on the M9 is good, then this could be it. There's only a couple of user reviews so far, so.... How's the tracking? How are the bends with exp pedal? Fluid? Manual says it models the Whammy (I assume WH4). Is it pretty close? Does it sound full and smooth, or is it brittle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crxsh Posted January 6, 2010 Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 Tracking is iffy. Nowhere near as good as the HOG. Sweep is fine. It's about on par w/ a real Whammy as I recall it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members opultaM Posted January 6, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 Thanks. Haven't played a Whammy in a while, but i remember it being sufficient for my needs. I'll obviously need to try one of these out before buying. The Hog is great at multiple string too...but it turns out that I almost never use that, so I'm ok losing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members linusâ„¢ Posted January 6, 2010 Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 i love it on my m13, especially that i can simultaneously change the effect mix along with the sweep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members opultaM Posted January 6, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 i love it on my m13, especially that i can simultaneously change the effect mix along with the sweep. THat's a great idea. So you bring more of the altered pitch in as you sweep up, and vice versa. probably lots of combinations to be had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members joeyowen Posted January 6, 2010 Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 there is an issue with the expression pedal atm though if you set the pedal to go from 0 to 12 whenever you come back to the heel position it goes down to -0.2 or 0.3 type digit this is said to be fixed in the next update. other than that it does everything the whammy does and more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted January 6, 2010 Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 does it do all the different harmonies of the whammy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members linusâ„¢ Posted January 6, 2010 Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 THat's a great idea. So you bring more of the altered pitch in as you sweep up, and vice versa. probably lots of combinations to be had. i like to run a dirt in front of it and i have the gain of the dirt tweaked with that same expression sweep too. i have the crappy l6 expression pedal and have not experienced that "glitch"i seem to recall that problem being more prevalent with certain 3rd party expression pedals.. tracking wise, yeah its monophonic.. but lowering the effect mix hides some of the glitches when you play a chord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members linusâ„¢ Posted January 6, 2010 Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 does it do all the different harmonies of the whammy? there is a whole other effect called Smart Harmony for that.. but i blow at using it, so i will refrain from offering criticism on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted January 6, 2010 Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 there is a whole other effect called Smart Harmony for that.. but i blow at using it, so i will refrain from offering criticism on it. but the whammy, can you select what pitch it bends up/down to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members THAT4301 Posted January 6, 2010 Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 Smart harmony exists but doesn't glide. You can choose what the slide up is from and to on the 'glide' setting but it isn't 'intelligent', it only works in semitones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ||||| Posted January 6, 2010 Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 but the whammy, can you select what pitch it bends up/down to? yes, 0= no effect then you can select whatever pitch you want between -24 to +24. for instance, heel down is +7 and you can have the toe down +12 for a 5th up-1up sound. hope that answers your question ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rabott13 Posted January 6, 2010 Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 does it do the drop tune like in the whammy 4? I've used it a few times to get the glitchy effect with chords and just transposing chords up a whole step. Thats the only whammy effect I would really miss from leaving the whammy for a M series pedal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ||||| Posted January 6, 2010 Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 I don't think it does the drop tune. Basically, you're given a meter that's -24 (2 octaves down) to +24 (2 octaves up) and you can pick whatever interval you want for the down/up position. So... down 12.6 up 6.4... sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members linusâ„¢ Posted January 6, 2010 Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 but the whammy, can you select what pitch it bends up/down to? totally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members THAT4301 Posted January 6, 2010 Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 the polyphonic tracking works ok for stuff without dissonance like power chords, but not very well for say, hitting the open strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members linusâ„¢ Posted January 6, 2010 Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 the polyphonic tracking works ok for stuff without dissonance like power chords, but not very well for say, hitting the open strings. agreed.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mlabbee Posted January 6, 2010 Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 agreed.. I think it's more higher notes vs. lower notes - chords higher up on the neck seem to sound less glitchy than lower on the neck. I think the lower notes confuse it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AJ Nash Posted January 6, 2010 Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 Can it do a 5th up/octave up in the harmony mode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ||||| Posted January 6, 2010 Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 Can it do a 5th up/octave up in the harmony mode? only with the pitch glide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mind_Riot89 Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 Any clips of the Whammy in use (apart from Crxsh's Like A Stone)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amalgam Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 I'd say it pitches better (=faster) than the WH-4, but the polyphonic tracking is the same (crappy) -- still I like the sound of the failing tracking (like in Radioheads My Iron Lung). But as for the -12, +12 and +24 it sounds pretty much the same as the WH-4, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crxsh Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 It does the Morello thing well: W_e-XCcTAUY Doesn't help you learn his songs though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members opultaM Posted January 11, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 Doesn't help you learn his songs though. For some reason the sock doesn't do it any justice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crxsh Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 Sock > Hairy Foot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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