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DigiTech WH1 Whammy Pedal

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Jimmy Page

In this clip from "It Might Get Loud", you can just make out the Whammy 1 behind Jimmy at :23s. [*Woodytone*](http://www.woodytone.com/2010/04/21/jimmy-pages-it-might-get-loud-gear/) tries to decipher exactly what gear he uses in this move from this accompanying article, where they also mention the Whammy 1.
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David Gilmour

David Gilmour has used the pitch shift Digitech Whammy since early 90s recording the Grammy-winning song Marooned from the Division Bell album. In his solo album On An Island and in the recently Pink Floyd last album Endless River, he stills uses the same pedal. Of course, he always gets the best from every effect he uses and the Whammy isn't the exception.
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Tom Morello

3:34 into this video shows some of Tom Morello's pedals in his home studio. The pedals shown seem to be consistent with the pedals he has relied on throughout his career. The DigiTech WH-1 Whammy pedal (the original whammy) is part of Morello's setup.
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Jonny Greenwood

Jonny Greenwood can be seen using the Digitech Whammy pedal in this photo.
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The Edge

The Edge's main onstage pedalboard: Skrydstrup SC1 + SC1 Extensions + Extension Plus Controller + Dunlop Crybaby Rack Wah Controller, Digitech WH1 Whammy Pedal, Peterson V-SAM Tuner
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Kirk Hammett

According to this diagram of Hammet's live setup, he uses two WH1s.
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Steve Vai

"Steve’s pedalboard for the ‘Sex & Religion’ tour. It included a much smaller version of his Bradshaw switching unit, this one made by Custom Audio Electronics. The pedals included a Digitech Whammy pedal which could be controlled from the rack, a BOSS DS-1 Distortion, a BOSS CH-1 chorus pedal, a Crybaby wah pedal and a Roland FV-100 volume pedal."
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Joe Satriani

Visible at 20:04 in the documentary *Reel*, which follows the making of Satriani’s 1995 eponymous album. It was used on the song “Cool #9”.
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Dimebag Darrell

[This](http://www.guitargeek.com/dimebag-darrell-pantera-guitar-rig-and-gear-setup-2000/) detailed gear diagram of Dimebag Darrell's Pantera stage setup includes two Digitech Whammy WH-1s.
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Kevin Shields

On the photo of Shields' rig from 1991 we can see a first edition of Digitech Whammy.
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Omar Rodríguez-López

One of two digitech whammys on Omar's TMV pedalboard before 2011
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Bootsy Collins

This Bass Player interview states that Collins uses this pedal.
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Robbie Robertson

Robbie Robertson uses this effect as seen on his official websites gear collection.
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Luke Boerdam

Clearly seen on pedalboard during Australian Musician intervew
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Kaoru

The official website of Japanese metal band "Dir En Grey" lists a few of the items used by rhythm guitarist Koaru. One of them is the First Generation Digitech Whammy Pedal.
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Wes Hauch

A post from Wes' instagram account
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Marcus Deml

http://www.errorhead.com/en/gear
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Stefano V.

at 0:34 he shows as his digitech whammy
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Joe Cocchi

This is my old pedal board that I keep for back up! If for some reason the Axe-FX shits the bed, I resort to this mess of cables and pedals. Whammy pedal, Morpheus Drop-tune pedal, wah and tuner.
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Ben Hopkins

At 0:35, you can see the Whammy pedal to the left of Ben's pedalboard.
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Einar Solberg

As seen in Einar's Instagram photo.
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Jim Hartridge

"The original Whammy has a setting the others just don’t do. For some reason, it’s not on the later versions, and it’s the best sound in the pedal. I use it on three songs, so I keep that pedal on that setting. I use the other one just for wobbling down a tone or two semitones."
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Deventter

Used in many songs of the album "Lead... On", i.e.: O.M.T
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Mikey Demus

A Digitech Whammy WH1 from the personal collection of Mikey Demus of Skindred.
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S A C H

Excellent pedal!!
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Jon Neufeld

Used this forever since Starfield
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Massimiliano Casacci

You can see it in this photo
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Esteban Serniotti

In this interview, Esteban says he uses a Digitech Whammy.
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3 DigiTech WH1 Whammy Pedal Reviews

rothhandlestudios

163

Classic Whammy

The classic whammy as used by Radiohead and Rage against the machine. Really cool to use on other things than guitars.

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about 3 years ago
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cammojodragon

358

Everything you've heard from RATM and more

The detune feature on these pedals is what really makes it magic for me, but I couldn't name you many (if any) artists who use it widly; the shallow detune is effectively a chorus-y modulation that sounds pretty fantastic, on top of everything else you already know the WH-1 is famous for. Nothing to complain about really; these things are pricey, but if you dig the effect there's nowhere better to turn!

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almost 3 years ago
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leobutterworth

600

Pterodactyl Noises

Lovely pedal. indispensable to making pterodactyl noises. - Tom Morrello

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9 months ago
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