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But that glitcihiness of the 4 is "a sound"- as Daniel might say. It really adds something that can be quite musical in the right context. Radiohead's "My Iron Lung" is a great example of this.
So glad you like video guys. I've been waiting for a true bypass DC powered Whammy for years. The fact is, they delivered AND improved the quality of the audio at the same time. It's a vast improvement IMHO.
Good demo. Addressed the exact things I was wondering about. I just sold my Whammy IV and was feeling a bit unsure of whether I should have. All good now, will go for a 5. Thanks!
I saw one of these pedals on a board of a player I admire so I of course checked TH-cam for what it is. About four seconds into watching this I recognized the voice from TPS, see, I know it so well I use the short name! Sure enough it’s “Daniel here.”
I would love to get a True Bypass mod on my IV rather than a V. I almost got a V a couple of weeks ago, but that's when I realized I love the glitchiness on the IV.
One thing not mentioned was that the W5 can't drop tune. But the W4 can. That's what I use to drop down my guitar a half step or a whole step. Other than that, it sounds like the W5 is better with keeping the tones clean and better overall sound. But if you want the best of both worlds, The Whammy DT is probably the best they have to offer.
All I wanna know can it play "like a stone" solo perfectly with me on the end of it. That's all I'm buying it for. I think this song is the best use of it ever in my opini onion.
If you want Tom's tone you can use either but I prefer the IV because it sustains the notes better and longer IMO more like the 1st version that he uses.
There is a switch on the 5 that brings the 4's glitching back. Also the way you power the 5 is extremely important. I have 5 clients who have upgraded from the 4 to the 5 who all use TheGigRig power and they LOVE the 5.
Not sure I understand “gigrig” power. I just ordered a whammy 5 to replace my “ricochet”, wich i have powered up on a special port(18v?) on my voodoo labs power block. Can i just use the same power that i use with my ricochet? Thanks
Hi Charlie. You can power the Whammy5 straight from the Distributor, the only issue is that because it uses a lot of digital processing, that in can in certain situations create some noise. The TimeLord isolates the supply so it keeps it silent ;)
I currently own the Whammy 2 & 4 as well as the XP100 & rack DHP33. Out of those I actually prefer the 4, its deeper in tone I find. While you say the 5 catches more of note this may be closer to the Whammy 1 cause I feel that's what they were going for with the 5 but does it have the depth of the 4, I'll find out in the future. 😊
I'll stick with the IV. It still gives better tone depth closer to the WH-1. The V is overwhelmingly better for chords but in now way competes with the IV in singular notes or sustain.
so far I still like the glitchy-ness of the whammy 4 better, since if I need the polyphonic harmony thing, I leave these tasks to the EH Micro-POG and/or the RingThing. Plus the whammy4 has also a direct out, which is no more there on the 5!
@@jkhjlkkljk The one I tried just didn't seem to carry the sustain in the V like the IV did. I returned the V and bought a used IV, much happier now. If you're looking to blend in some chords though, the V definite wins that battle hands down. It's all about what YOU want and need.
If you want to use a Whammy as a down tunner or a virtual capo and dont like the glitchy stuff, get the V, If you are a bit of a hipster and dont want to spend alot and like Jack White or Tom Morello and only want to use it for solos and some lower octave stuff, get the IV, Theyre pretty cheap compared to the V's
I bought a completely beaten Whammy IV for 50 bucks and it got me hooked. Bought the V recently and I like them both. The V will go on my board and the IV I will use for fiddeling around at home 😂
As 5 doctors/plumbers/guitarrists..and get 5 different answers...after just seeing a vid where the IV came out tops, this one here says the opposite. I can understand the chords switch (because the V still gives a choice between IV style and improved V ), and I can definitly understand the true by-pass. Now how about character ? Does the IV have a more characteristic sound ? And how about cut-outs ? In the other review the V seems ti have suffered from cut-outs...
Being 1994, "My iron lung" must have been an early Whammy. What year did the 4 come out? I know Ed has a 5 on his board. They must have a couple because Johnny plays the Whammy -octave riff while Ed plays the eBow drone in the song.
Station 2Station You know whats crazy, i cant find a site anywhere with the date of release of the whammy IV, Its anoying, I think it might be from 2001 or 2
interesting, each to their own, i have both, much prefer the 5. Cheers
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About the vidéo itself, is the sound late and delinked a bit from the images? Because the reaction of the command from your foot seems late. If not, so the pedal isn't fast, which I wish not. Thanks!
I like the Morpheus, but as I wrote in the review i did for Guitar Buyer magazine, it seems to me they missed a trick with it but not having an ability to mix your original signal. But , it does what it says on the tin very well. Not a big fan of the glitch personally, but it is there on the 5, perhaps not as glitchy as the 4, which is not a bad thing IMO, but as always, beauty is in the eye of the beholder ;)
HI Brian, wont work well with a Preamp signal but i MUCH prefer the tone of the OD going into the Whammy as opposed to the Whammy going into the OD. It the same with all harmonising pedals, you either distort the harmony, or harmonise the distortion. Tracking is no problem ;)
I have both now, whammy 4 and whammy 5, plus the MORPHEUS BOMBER. I have been disapointed by the whammy 5: the glitch-ness of the whammy 4 is better and more agressive for those who like the glitch, as I do. In terms of polyphony, the "chords" option of the whammy 5 is different from the morpheus bomber. But the morpheus bomber is much more realistic and has not delay.
I have a 5 and I love it,,,, but,, the 4 looks better,, how many 'whammy' do you need on top of the unit? Cheesy style, superior performance and quality.
SO you can do harmonies with this thing? I *was* going to buy an intelligent harmoniser like a Boss Ps-6 (apparently that has a lot of problems) or a Digitech Harmonyman.
Part of the Whammys charm is its "weird" noise lol. Duh. See Satch on Cool #9... Vai Fever Dream and Touching tongues. The 4 is a phenomenal pedal as pretty much every series of whammy is in it's own right. Well.... Except the XP 100 whammy wah lmao. That thing sucked
+Ruben Sansa Rivero whammy only needs that for start up or inrush current. TimeLord has large capacitors on its output that can supply the inrush current. Normal operation current draw is around 350 ma
I have a whammy 4 which I mainly use for 1 octave upwards bends or in divebomb mode. I'd prefer to leave it on all the time (no pitch shift in heel position, move the pedal to toe position to apply effect) but doign do significantly degrades my tone. Please can you tell me if the whammy 5 sounds better than the 4 with the effect on/in, but with 0 semitones shift (heel position)?
it definitely has its own thing going on, and if you like it, great! i simply much prefer the 5, sonically and practically, for me, it ticks all the boxes ;)
What would I need to power the Original whammy? Thinking of getting one but need to know if I can power it straight from my board. Gig rig power of course
You'll need to get a power supply specifically for the Whammy IV at least, uses reverse polarity in it's power supply, not the regular polarity on most low cost power supplies.
When you place the whammy in the loop (or after an overdrive/distortion pedal), how much tone does it suck when it's on but toe up? Thanks in advance.
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NIce....but a friend of mine and me (recently) worked in a sound store... a BIG sound store with many many instruments... and a lot of guitar players who comes searchig for the legendary whammy, they preffer the whammy 4, and also they returned us a lot of whammy 5 for the sound and quality...so idk but I guess tht the 4 is better... I've played with the 2 of them... and I really preffer the 4... NIce video :)
Seven nation army sounds way better with the IV...but for everything else the V is the best...I don't know what to do...do you thnk the V has that same exact glitchness of the IV?
Can either one of these units be used to downtune your bass to C# tuning and will it sound good? I don't want to have to setup my bass for C# or buy a 5 string bass.
If you wanna go for droptuning, there actually is a Digitech Whammy model, called DT. Short for DropTuning. It has the same specs of the Whammy V but with another section on the side for changing the key of your instrument while still getting a good sound. However, it is 100 US$ more than the Whammy V. But it is worth it.
Thanks for the response Danny. Have you personally used the Whammy DT yourself for bass. My main concern would be is even though that unit is for guitar, will the bass still sound pure??
Not so sure about bass. That would probably be best for a trip to the music store to try it out and judge for yourself. Though plenty of bass Octaver/Octave-down effects can differ, many of them do have a nice sound to it.
Yes the 4 drop tunes one whole step down very well. Just grab a bass and tune it to Eb. Then engage the drop tune. It works very well. And the DT is even better. I have them both and highly recommend them to use together. DT for tuning and harmony and the whammy 4 for its pitch shifting. So many sounds are at your disposal
They just moved the LED (the mark 4 had one up at the top, now they *finally* put one next to the switch!)
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IKR?? I mean...is just a thing about likes and dislikes...just saying... :) I like both of them...still u know wht is my final choose :P but i guess u preffer the 5 cause have a more... "new" sound and the other is kinda vintage... :)
got my new whammy 5 today out of the box. switch in power on; nothing l dead ; turn foot switich off and get pass thru only. Anyone seen this . Deader than dead when on to do nothing.
+Dustin Balog Actually they both run on DC. Pretty much all small home appliances, including effects do nowadays. The IV has an AC to DC convertor in it, which, tbh seems kinda counter-intuitive.
Digitech has forgotten the balance mix pot on the harmony mode, does anyone know if it is easy and modify so as to have an effect blend pot on the wet signal in the harmony mode?
The old 4 ran on 9v (AC) which meant you couldn't run everything off a 1 power brick that was dc only, the 5 runs on 9v (dc) like every other pedal you probably have, it says 1300ma (milli amps) or 1.3amps on the side, this would be a lot for a pedal, but in the brochure it's something like 267ma dc ,I've read that the 1300 is inrush current when it starts up, I haven't had an issue yet, this was one of the reasons I sold my 4 and went with the 5 , I didn't want a separate 9v ac wall wort to deal with, now I run everything off of a single Strymon Zuma quiet power supply that has plenty of power (9 each outputs @ 500ma each) this covers everything and keeps it simple, the 5 is a touch smaller too and has true bypass, it doesn't have the additional dry out, but I never really used it anyways.
But that glitcihiness of the 4 is "a sound"- as Daniel might say. It really adds something that can be quite musical in the right context. Radiohead's "My Iron Lung" is a great example of this.
TheParanoidAndroid79 Or on Feral you can here it even more
It's got this weird timeless "chimney" sound that transcends genres
Yeah it’s really good that they new to keep that option on the 5.
It’s not the same on the 5 with the switch on classic mode ?
@@johnmartin5153 it is,,he missed that part lol
I owned a gen 4 for years before I sold it. People often overlook that it has one of the best chorus sounds out there.
It really is beautiful. Super overlooked as a tacked on feature when it is actually really well done.
So glad you like video guys. I've been waiting for a true bypass DC powered Whammy for years. The fact is, they delivered AND improved the quality of the audio at the same time. It's a vast improvement IMHO.
As soon as you said "...so I can A/B them" I thought...I know that voice....DANNNNN
Good demo. Addressed the exact things I was wondering about. I just sold my Whammy IV and was feeling a bit unsure of whether I should have. All good now, will go for a 5. Thanks!
I like the Whammy V better, not only does it sound better but it also looks a lot nicer especially with the big WHAMMY text on the pedal
I saw one of these pedals on a board of a player I admire so I of course checked TH-cam for what it is. About four seconds into watching this I recognized the voice from TPS, see, I know it so well I use the short name! Sure enough it’s “Daniel here.”
I would love to get a True Bypass mod on my IV rather than a V. I almost got a V a couple of weeks ago, but that's when I realized I love the glitchiness on the IV.
One thing not mentioned was that the W5 can't drop tune. But the W4 can. That's what I use to drop down my guitar a half step or a whole step. Other than that, it sounds like the W5 is better with keeping the tones clean and better overall sound. But if you want the best of both worlds, The Whammy DT is probably the best they have to offer.
The W5 has a drop down 2nd though. I don't have a W4 but would that achieve the same effect as the droptune?
Yes, but still no semitone drop. Very finicky with getting the pedal halfway under the 2 semitone setting.
How do you get it to half step down? Only goes a full step.
All I wanna know can it play "like a stone" solo perfectly with me on the end of it. That's all I'm buying it for. I think this song is the best use of it ever in my opini onion.
If you want Tom's tone you can use either but I prefer the IV because it sustains the notes better and longer IMO more like the 1st version that he uses.
There is a switch on the 5 that brings the 4's glitching back. Also the way you power the 5 is extremely important. I have 5 clients who have upgraded from the 4 to the 5 who all use TheGigRig power and they LOVE the 5.
Not sure I understand “gigrig” power. I just ordered a whammy 5 to replace my “ricochet”, wich i have powered up on a special port(18v?) on my voodoo labs power block. Can i just use the same power that i use with my ricochet? Thanks
Hi Charlie. You can power the Whammy5 straight from the Distributor, the only issue is that because it uses a lot of digital processing, that in can in certain situations create some noise. The TimeLord isolates the supply so it keeps it silent ;)
I currently own the Whammy 2 & 4 as well as the XP100 & rack DHP33. Out of those I actually prefer the 4, its deeper in tone I find. While you say the 5 catches more of note this may be closer to the Whammy 1 cause I feel that's what they were going for with the 5 but does it have the depth of the 4, I'll find out in the future. 😊
I'll stick with the IV. It still gives better tone depth closer to the WH-1. The V is overwhelmingly better for chords but in now way competes with the IV in singular notes or sustain.
so far I still like the glitchy-ness of the whammy 4 better, since if I need the polyphonic harmony thing, I leave these tasks to the EH Micro-POG and/or the RingThing.
Plus the whammy4 has also a direct out, which is no more there on the 5!
People may think I'm strange but I prefer the whammy IV.
So much that now I actually have a whammy iv!
+GrungeGee1010 Congrats, gimme it.
Nah man I agree
I own both, the V is for sale 😢
@@jkhjlkkljk The one I tried just didn't seem to carry the sustain in the V like the IV did. I returned the V and bought a used IV, much happier now. If you're looking to blend in some chords though, the V definite wins that battle hands down. It's all about what YOU want and need.
If you want to use a Whammy as a down tunner or a virtual capo and dont like the glitchy stuff, get the V, If you are a bit of a hipster and dont want to spend alot and like Jack White or Tom Morello and only want to use it for solos and some lower octave stuff, get the IV, Theyre pretty cheap compared to the V's
its an iMovie thing, working on it, but there's no actual delay with the unit, its bang on ;)
I bought a completely beaten Whammy IV for 50 bucks and it got me hooked. Bought the V recently and I like them both. The V will go on my board and the IV I will use for fiddeling around at home 😂
So if you turn the V to Classic, it just works like a IV?
Yes
Hmm, kinda sort of.
As 5 doctors/plumbers/guitarrists..and get 5 different answers...after just seeing a vid where the IV came out tops, this one here says the opposite. I can understand the chords switch (because the V still gives a choice between IV style and improved V ), and I can definitly understand the true by-pass. Now how about character ? Does the IV have a more characteristic sound ? And how about cut-outs ? In the other review the V seems ti have suffered from cut-outs...
Being 1994, "My iron lung" must have been an early Whammy. What year did the 4 come out? I know Ed has a 5 on his board. They must have a couple because Johnny plays the Whammy -octave riff while Ed plays the eBow drone in the song.
Station 2Station You know whats crazy, i cant find a site anywhere with the date of release of the whammy IV, Its anoying, I think it might be from 2001 or 2
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DigiTech_Whammy#DigiTech_Whammy_IV
How is Whammy 4 buffer? How is the overall sound of the guitar when it’s disengaged?
Hi there, yes, the audio sync is out, there is no delay with the expression pedal, works like a charm.
interesting, each to their own, i have both, much prefer the 5. Cheers
About the vidéo itself, is the sound late and delinked a bit from the images? Because the reaction of the command from your foot seems late. If not, so the pedal isn't fast, which I wish not.
Thanks!
it still digitizes the signal, it noticeable, but thats what the true bypass is for
I like the Morpheus, but as I wrote in the review i did for Guitar Buyer magazine, it seems to me they missed a trick with it but not having an ability to mix your original signal. But , it does what it says on the tin very well. Not a big fan of the glitch personally, but it is there on the 5, perhaps not as glitchy as the 4, which is not a bad thing IMO, but as always, beauty is in the eye of the beholder ;)
The more I play my new whammy the more I'm missing the 4 I feel like the rocking had more of a sweep idk if that's just me or not
Great comparison! Thank you! could you please test if the whammy 5 treadle fits the whammy 4?
HI Brian, wont work well with a Preamp signal but i MUCH prefer the tone of the OD going into the Whammy as opposed to the Whammy going into the OD. It the same with all harmonising pedals, you either distort the harmony, or harmonise the distortion. Tracking is no problem ;)
I have both now, whammy 4 and whammy 5, plus the MORPHEUS BOMBER.
I have been disapointed by the whammy 5: the glitch-ness of the whammy 4 is better and more agressive for those who like the glitch, as I do.
In terms of polyphony, the "chords" option of the whammy 5 is different from the morpheus bomber. But the morpheus bomber is much more realistic and has not delay.
Stop the cap bro bro
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I have a 5 and I love it,,,, but,, the 4 looks better,, how many 'whammy' do you need on top of the unit? Cheesy style, superior performance and quality.
SO you can do harmonies with this thing? I *was* going to buy an intelligent harmoniser like a Boss Ps-6 (apparently that has a lot of problems) or a Digitech Harmonyman.
Damn...I’ve just bought a IV. At least I got a really good deal.
4&5 are different and both 👍
The Whammy 4 sounds so much cooler though. The artefacts and poor tracking make it sound so magical.
True, but you can get that in classic mode on the V
Does the 5 have a direct out and a wet added input like the 4? The direct out is super handy for sending to another amp/pa.
THEY ADDED AN LED. Am I the only one in this world that was dying (also) for this addition?! Jeezus
Cool video! Though I wish you'd shown the bypass sound of the whammy IV as well to see how much tone such the non TB switch causes.
Part of the Whammys charm is its "weird" noise lol. Duh. See Satch on Cool #9... Vai Fever Dream and Touching tongues. The 4 is a phenomenal pedal as pretty much every series of whammy is in it's own right. Well.... Except the XP 100 whammy wah lmao. That thing sucked
Daniel, you don't have problems? because the time lord maximun current is 550ma and the wammy 5 needs 1300ma?
+Ruben Sansa Rivero whammy only needs that for start up or inrush current. TimeLord has large capacitors on its output that can supply the inrush current. Normal operation current draw is around 350 ma
thx! youre amazing!
Daniel TheGigRig hi dan, how much ma that whammy 5 needs to start up?
i just choosing from both 4 and 5 , finally i got the 4 one , much better !!
How did you power that Whammy4 since the whambo is not available anymore?
You can get power supplies still from EBay and other sources. Reverse polarity.
I have a whammy 4 which I mainly use for 1 octave upwards bends or in divebomb mode. I'd prefer to leave it on all the time (no pitch shift in heel position, move the pedal to toe position to apply effect) but doign do significantly degrades my tone. Please can you tell me if the whammy 5 sounds better than the 4 with the effect on/in, but with 0 semitones shift (heel position)?
Nice video, very helpful but you might want to calibrate both treadles, they looked way off to me
i still like whammy 1
What adapters are you using to power the whammy’s? I can’t find the original ps to mine
which whammy pedal dimebag darrell use???
it definitely has its own thing going on, and if you like it, great! i simply much prefer the 5, sonically and practically, for me, it ticks all the boxes ;)
this has got to be the best review of the Whammy 5 so far. Love it. Thanks for uploading!!!
Title should be renamed
"Why you should by the Whammy V, not the Whammy IV"
What would I need to power the Original whammy? Thinking of getting one but need to know if I can power it straight from my board. Gig rig power of course
You'll need to get a power supply specifically for the Whammy IV at least, uses reverse polarity in it's power supply, not the regular polarity on most low cost power supplies.
I feel like Whammy 5 has a bit of delay to process chords
When you place the whammy in the loop (or after an overdrive/distortion pedal), how much tone does it suck when it's on but toe up? Thanks in advance.
NIce....but a friend of mine and me (recently) worked in a sound store... a BIG sound store with many many instruments... and a lot of guitar players who comes searchig for the legendary whammy, they preffer the whammy 4, and also they returned us a lot of whammy 5 for the sound and quality...so idk but I guess tht the 4 is better... I've played with the 2 of them... and I really preffer the 4...
NIce video :)
Why does it seem to be some sort of a delay when you move your foot and when the sound actually changes, is this just a bad video to sound sync?
Light Emitting Diode: basically a tiny light, in this case used to show whether it is engaged or bypassed :)
do you have to use the TimeLord or can the whammy 5 be powered straight from the distributer or isolator?
champion thing you did man ...... helped me heaps ;)
has harmony also to switch in/out along with pitch shift ?
I have a Whammy 5 😍 I just love HIM ;) ♡
This is exactly what I needed to know to make my decision. Just the info I wanted to see.
Thanks Dan I’ll be getting the 5 now 👍🏻
Seven nation army sounds way better with the IV...but for everything else the V is the best...I don't know what to do...do you thnk the V has that same exact glitchness of the IV?
I don't think so, if you like the glitch, the IV wins.
Juanfer Marrero you can get those glitches in a RP255 and it would include a lot of others usefull stuff
+PluginMirror maybe because that's what jack white used!
yes!! the LED, how could I forget to mention that!!
super effects; Great; Now add a mini controller or a cv ext; 6 position switch pedal to go between your sounds; LIVE foot action is limited. now.
Very well explained, useful stuff!
finally whammy true by pass its about freaking time...
Can either one of these units be used to downtune your bass to C# tuning and will it sound good? I don't want to have to setup my bass for C# or buy a 5 string bass.
If you wanna go for droptuning, there actually is a Digitech Whammy model, called DT. Short for DropTuning. It has the same specs of the Whammy V but with another section on the side for changing the key of your instrument while still getting a good sound. However, it is 100 US$ more than the Whammy V. But it is worth it.
Thanks for the response Danny. Have you personally used the Whammy DT yourself for bass. My main concern would be is even though that unit is for guitar, will the bass still sound pure??
Not so sure about bass. That would probably be best for a trip to the music store to try it out and judge for yourself. Though plenty of bass Octaver/Octave-down effects can differ, many of them do have a nice sound to it.
Can you recommend a good Octave-down pedal for bass?
Yes the 4 drop tunes one whole step down very well. Just grab a bass and tune it to Eb. Then engage the drop tune. It works very well. And the DT is even better. I have them both and highly recommend them to use together. DT for tuning and harmony and the whammy 4 for its pitch shifting. So many sounds are at your disposal
OMG That strato it´s like the John 5 telecaster :O
They just moved the LED (the mark 4 had one up at the top, now they *finally* put one next to the switch!)
IKR?? I mean...is just a thing about likes and dislikes...just saying... :)
I like both of them...still u know wht is my final choose :P but i guess u preffer the 5 cause have a more... "new" sound and the other is kinda vintage... :)
loop-2 switcher is nice but need loop-6 plus a mix and match
Great vid really helpful.
got my new whammy 5 today out of the box. switch in power on; nothing l dead ; turn foot switich off and get pass thru only. Anyone seen this . Deader than dead when on to do nothing.
glad you enjoyed it ;)
Thanks Frankie ;)
my pleasure matey ;)
It’s not calibrated that’s why there’s a huge delay in the 5
Morello and Jack uses is too...
dude it's not going to track your pitch after distortion, it needs to track your clean tone.
Can you drop your tuning with these pedals?
@@chargedhellhammer5638 Not true, with the IV you can also Drop Tuning.
Could the whammy 4 works with whammy 5 the power supply?
Now why would this question matter? Why would you want to downgrade?
luis antonio castillo alfaro IV uses AC, V uses DC
+Dustin Balog Actually they both run on DC. Pretty much all small home appliances, including effects do nowadays. The IV has an AC to DC convertor in it, which, tbh seems kinda counter-intuitive.
Digitech has forgotten the balance mix pot on the harmony mode, does anyone know if it is easy and modify so as to have an effect blend pot on the wet signal in the harmony mode?
i want tot do that too with my bass whammy. i feel like i get way too much harmony not enough dry signal
Thanks Mr Disco:)
Gen 5 has the worst delay
Yeah it's probably uncalibrated
@@Miloman5599 Uncalibrated? it's the algorithm dude, plus adc/dac buffers.
Lev Gtz man I have no idea I was like 15 when I commented that BUT I belive I was refferjng to that laser/light sensor in the pedal
Very helpful! Thanks!
Hi friend! Is it true that The Whammy 4 sucks tone or is it a lie?
Thanks I've made my decision I'm get the 5
DT was too wide for me so I never took that plunge ;)
good to know about the Whammy 5, thank you!...
What is LED?
so the whammy 5 runs on 9v ???
The old 4 ran on 9v (AC) which meant you couldn't run everything off a 1 power brick that was dc only, the 5 runs on 9v (dc) like every other pedal you probably have, it says 1300ma (milli amps) or 1.3amps on the side, this would be a lot for a pedal, but in the brochure it's something like 267ma dc ,I've read that the 1300 is inrush current when it starts up, I haven't had an issue yet, this was one of the reasons I sold my 4 and went with the 5 , I didn't want a separate 9v ac wall wort to deal with, now I run everything off of a single Strymon Zuma quiet power supply that has plenty of power (9 each outputs @ 500ma each) this covers everything and keeps it simple, the 5 is a touch smaller too and has true bypass, it doesn't have the additional dry out, but I never really used it anyways.
Shame you didn't show the bypass difference with the Whammy 4.
grat info ,,going for 5 thanksss¡¡¡¡¡
What can the 4 do that the 5 can’t ?
Drop tune
Baww muh looper
Thanks m8
thanks... GAS got me :-(