HARMAN’s DigiTech® Whammy® DT Pedal with Drop Tuning and True Bypass Is Now Shipping

HARMAN’s DigiTech® Whammy® DT Pedal with Drop Tuning and True Bypass Is Now Shipping 

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – HARMAN’s DigiTech today announced the Whammy DT Pedal is now

shipping. The new Whammy DT adds a host of mind-bending capabilities including drop

tuning, capo tuning and true bypass coupled with the famous Whammy.

Since its introduction, the Whammy DT Pedal has already been met with resoundingly

positive reviews from musicians who have had a chance to demo it.

“The applications for this pedal are endless. This can be used with any style of

music, which makes it so powerful,” stated Ben Carter, Guitarist with BC Grooves.

“The Whammy DT is not just a one-trick pony; after playing through it, the DT

quickly revealed its value as a compositional tool,” added Kelly Ritchotte of

Luthier.

The Whammy DT starts with the classic Whammy pitch shifting effects that have made

the Whammy one of the most recognizable effects pedals in rock.  Featuring an

expanded selection of pitch bending capabilities including nine Whammy bending modes

from two-octaves up through two-octaves down, nine harmony bending modes, two detune

modes, and the popular Dive Bomb six octaves down effect.

The Whammy DT also lets guitar and bass players instantly modify their tuning

without having to change instruments or break the musical mood with awkward tuning

adjustments for the next song. The Whammy DT can drop down or capo up seven

half-steps or an entire octave from where the guitar or bass is tuned. Thanks to the

Whammy DT’s sophisticated digital signal processing and pitch shifting algorithms,

chordal accuracy is perfectly maintained.

In addition, the Whammy DT features a momentary footswitch for real time stepped

pitch shifting to create ”Hammer-On” and “Pull-Off” type effects. Players can

instantly get a drop or raise in the pitch of the notes they are playing by stepping

on and holding the footswitch – then releasing it to return to pitch for a dramatic

effect during solos and riffs.

The DigiTech Whammy DT is now available with an MSRP of $449.95.

HARMAN (www.harman.com) designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of audio and

infotainment solutions for the automotive, consumer and professional markets –

supported by 15 leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®,

Lexicon® and Mark Levinson®. The Company is admired by audiophiles across multiple

generations and supports leading professional entertainers and the venues where they

perform. More than 20 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN

audio and infotainment systems. HARMAN has a workforce of about 11,800 people across

the Americas, Europe and Asia, and reported sales of $3.5 billion for the twelve

months ended December 31, 2010. The Company’s shares are traded on the New York

Stock Exchange under the symbol NYSE:HAR.