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Just curious if you all knew what the big deal is with the original Digitech Whammy WH-1 pedal versus the newer ones. The originals sell for $600-$700 on ebay! I've got one and just wondering if I ought to just sell it and buy a newer one and bank the rest of the cash for my San Dimas Charvel fund..... Is there supposed to be a major difference in tone or is it one of those "vintage" things....
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collectability. Thats all. The company that made the original ones only did so for a short time. -
I got mine for $140 on Ebay.............7 years ago.
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Collectability for sure, also the sound. Since the chipset manufacturer and digitech seperated all those years ago, these things will remain in collectors hands only with the price they push. I got mine at the start of this year. I tried a wh4 and found it to be a great unit, does its job well. But its not the same, and in the long run I'd rather make money then lose it, so I spent almost twice as much on a wh-1
Dime Satch and Vai are in my top 5 and used them, so I wanted the same sound they got (dime especially) and its the only way to get it. But have no fear I rock mine nilly every day
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So, besides the collectability aspect, then there is a tone difference.....Comment
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the funny thing is this...shhhh...the whammy pedal was built into an ips33b...and you can pick those up used for 150 bucks if you find them...but dint tell anyone i told you...d.m.Comment
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Yep uses the same chip that was in the wh1, I was also after one of those whilst looking for my whammy. It also has a shimmer effect I wanna hear!
But yeah, alot of tone difference, particularly when its distorting the notes or your playing out of tune, a lovely slight digital mash there thats unique to the original unit.Comment
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