
DigiTech Whammy Ricochet Pitch Shift Pedal
Intended for electric guitar players, the Whammy Ricochet from DigiTech delivers classic Whammy sounds and is housed in a stompbox form factor that is more compact than the original, and without a treadle. Replacing the traditional, integrated expression pedal for pitch manipulation are separate controls to adjust the rise and fall time by means of stacked, concentric Shift and Return knobs. A Pitch selector knob allows you to set your desired interval of the pitch-shifted note, and a Range switch dictates whether you’ll be shifting your signal upwards or downwards in pitch. In either case, the LED Trajectory ladder will give you a visual readout for how the pedal is manipulating your pitch. Seven intervallic selections are available, including 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th, Octave, Double Octave, and Octave+Dry for a unison stacked pitch sound, which, when combined with distortion, can often sound quite commanding and impactful in rhythm parts. Quite an interesting feature of this pedal is th