I just came back to say that this has become the most important pedal in my board. It helped me create the arrangements I had in my head and was never able to get them out, until I got this. Thank you EHX!
I wanna ask you is there a way you can only hear the octave up instead of hearing both octaves like a normal octaver? Like for instance i wanna be able to play a high note on the e string that would be fret 30 can you set it to only hear the high notes instead of both the original and the high?
@@micoveliki8729 I know this is way after you asked, and you may have already got an answer to your question. By turning the blend knob, you can most likely go "full wet" with the effect, so that all you hear is the affected signal.
This is a ridiculously useful pedal. I play in a 2-man band doing lots of heavier stuff, often in conjunction with a looper. With the Pitchfork I can get a bass sound, loop it, then play over top. Also we do lots of tuned down (e.g. C# for QOTSA) and it's perfect for that. I also like the faux 12-string thing. I'm glad the sales guy talked me out of the POG.
Had my eye on a Whammy for many years. Recently been drooling over the Meris Hedra. But once I saw this demo, I realized this is the pedal with the sound and capabilities I’ve been craving all along. Just ordered one, can’t wait! 🤘
I remember in the 70's when EH had a store on 48th st.in NYC.The room or store was dark and it had a small stepup stage like a rehearsal studio,and some guy came out and would demo all the pedals EH had out at that time.I also remember seeing a Mesa combo,with a honey comb grill,maybe a MKIIC+ dont really know but it was loud as fuck.I remember becoming obsessed with the Deluxe Memory Man.So glad EH is still alive today!!!!Those are some great memories I have as a kid learning to play guitar..
cast390 I've been there many times. I miss the old 48th street guitar row. It sure has changed. Electro Harmonics also had a 1-800 number you could call and hear the different effects over the phone. Thinking late 70's early 80s.
I bought one of these earlier today because it was the only octave pedal I could find. I had no idea it was capable of so much more than I expected, and I'm super thrilled.
your implementation of that surprisingly useful device has caused me to dip into my mad money. I'm already slobbering with anticipation. love those chords towards the end,and the tasteful use of what sounds like one of EH's classic big triangle-ly phasor/ flanger thingy. nice
Wow! This sounds far more natural than the POG2 or the Octron or anything else I've tried to get great tones. I think this will totally do it for simulating bass. I want this!
Hank Horsecore because most guitarsists know shit about major 6ths. This is why I'm such a huge advocate of RELIGIOUSLY learning major scale harmony, so you can use all those cool ass extensions that nobody bothers with.
Well, EHX have great products at reasonable prices. I can't ever see paying $300 for a compressor pedal. $300 can get you 3 great EHX pedals and still have money left over for lunch.
BEST. PEDAL. DEMO. EVER! ive honestly never been more sold. Look, it wasnt just the depth of the pedal, but the depth explored also. however, the pedal certainly does impress. i like the prospects of being able to change my tuning without stressing the strings....heres some context on that; I am an adhd person, so often at time i get real-in-the-zone, ill go from standard to drop A to half step up with a capo and then back down to a drop b or something in a matter of one minute entirely and my strings will literally break from tuning down. multiply this and much more by 3+ hours a day 7 days a week like i said, never been more sold.
It simply HAS to be said....EHX you totally ROCK!! Thank you for making this wonderful world of guitar so much fun, and so acceessible..even to us always strapped working players!! Love this pedal, as with all your gear it really kicks :-)
This pedal is amazing, I was stubbornly wanting the nano pog, and ignoring the features and quality of this piece of awesomeness. This pedal will be on my board promptly indeed.
Awesome demo, thank you. You've shown exactly what the pedal can do technically and hinted at the artistic possibilities. Perfect showcase! I was 90% sure I wanted this but recently had a play with a friends Micro POG and it presented a dilemma. The whammy effect is the clincher. I can see me getting Muse type guitar histrionics with my Big Muff/Metal Muff and plenty of Royal Blood style shenanigans with my bass and Muffs. I'll get an expression pedal and an ABY splitter to complete the setup.
I use this pedal for harmonica. Mixed with my other pedals (Lone Wolf Blues Octave, Harp break, Reverb and the Soul Food) it gives the sound a little more depth. Set at the number 2 with the blend at 9 o'clock and the dual set to both
Glad to see this post. I was actually thinking of getting this pedal for that exact reason. I do a two-man blues punk thing with guitar and harmonica. I was wanting to get this so I could make my harmonica sound bigger during the other guy's guitar breaks and when I'm rhythm chugging.
STOP. SHOWING. ME. SO. MANY. AWESOME. PEDALS. I just bought the C9 and the Lester G. Now I have to get the pulsar as well. AND NOW the damn pitch fork too. I'M RUNNING OUT OF MONEY. I expect an endorsement deal if I ever go anywhere. I'm just sayin...
I bought one some years ago and now it’s forever in my board. I can use just one guitar all gig, standard tuning, and we play Drop C, D songs (System Of a Down and even Slipknot). And I can also play Like a Stone just with a cheap Roland exp. EHX is the best (and I also have a Canyon in my board)!
OMG I love this. After 7 years of use my digitech whammy stopped working and I thought about getting a new version but not after seeing this. I now want the pitchfork. Its smaller and less expensive and has more options. Also I think it sounds cooler.
Bill, that was great. I've had mine for about a year and love it. VERY versatile and dynamic. An amazing range of sounds and tones depending on mix, guitar pickup / volume & tone, pedal order and other pedal interplay. As demonstrated @ the 1:45 mark, when using it as a harmonizer, you must understand a bit of theory to be musical. Would love to see more Rupert videos - always unique and inspiring.
I got this pedal, its probably a little advanced for my current ability. I'm beginner level but its fun messing around with it. Need to get an expression pedal.
this is stupidly awesome..... at this rate my pedal board will entirely consist of your pedals! already have a holy grail plus, memory toy, freeze and a soul food....
Oh god, I need another stack of money to buy about 10 new pedals including a Pitch Fork! These demo videos on TH-cam stretch my already paper thin brain and wallet! Great era for pedals we live in!!! WAY too many cool toys!
Yeah ....on bass ....the combo of this and a big muff is kind of like Jon Lord in a box. It creates a huge addictive sound. I had a POG 2 and did extensive A/B and to me this pedal just sounds better. It hits all the marks. One of the best modern pedals hands down.
I bet sales for the micro pog will drop drastically now that this is out ! And the pitch fork does so much more. What a great pedal and the small footprint is a bonus !
Beginner here; I’ve been playing for about a year so I don’t have too much experience with pedals (I for now only have a boss distortion). To my understanding this pedal can drop or “rise” your tuning, this would be perfect for on stage not having to either tune up/down your guitar and/or swap out guitars? Great demo by the way!
I would say it's the next best thing. It is basically tracking the signal so it's not 100% an exact replica of what downtuning, but it's extremely close. It opens up tons of options. Add a bass line to a loop, add an octave up to a lead guitar, etc. I have one and it's extremely useful and aids in creativity.
Out of many pedals i have purchased over the years. This pedal is in the top 3 fun wise. I use it with my floor effects for metal. Click on this for Drop tuning pretty much like having 2 guitars at your disposal.
Just when you think "well, this is it, I no longer feel like I need another pedal in my board..." EHX HAPPENS. EHX you are my Big Muff company: I love you guys, but sometimes I hate you... And sometimes I hate you for being so awesome.
finally an ehx pitch pedal, .great presets!. I seem to hear the same sound / tracking of the "ring thing" pitch mode.. there is less latency compared to the "ring thing"? the "ring thing" has latency from - 1 oct and lower (at 100% wet) when playing fast riffs
I didn't mention of the amazing demo, outstanding performance indeed, great sounds, creativity, indeed I'm responsible for quite a few views, simply awesome guitar playing. Thanks for the demo.
How does it sound with a bass? It would be great if you included at least a few seconds of bass in your vids! We bass players are in the market too! :) (I can really imagine using the combination with the muff in my band)
That would be like dividing by zero.. you'd rip a hole in space time.. and do you want to cause a brown note? Because yes.. that is how you cause a brown note.
Great demo !! I just got one of these mainly so I don't need to tune my guitar way down & have to use heavier strings than I want to but as u demo'd there are many cool uses for it.
5:29-6:20. Most innovative use of a pedal I've heard in a long time. So f*ing sold.
yeah that section was really nice
EHX is really inovative. Instead of just creating another overdrive that try to imitate 1960's tube amps they create future-guitar sounds.
Mike Matthews / EHX is a pioneer. He is one of the small-handful who started all this Pedal Madness. Guy is a Legend.
Plus, they also have 1,000,000 overdrive pedals. The best of both worlds lol.
Pitch fork is actually a future-guitar sound by itself.
I use mine right in front of my Tumnus overdrive 😂🤣
I just came back to say that this has become the most important pedal in my board. It helped me create the arrangements I had in my head and was never able to get them out, until I got this. Thank you EHX!
Thank you!
@@EHX what is the mA for the pitch fork and the rams head big muff reissue. Is it 100mA or more
I wanna ask you is there a way you can only hear the octave up instead of hearing both octaves like a normal octaver? Like for instance i wanna be able to play a high note on the e string that would be fret 30 can you set it to only hear the high notes instead of both the original and the high?
@@micoveliki8729 What are you playing that has 30 frets??? Electric guitars generally max out at 24.
@@micoveliki8729 I know this is way after you asked, and you may have already got an answer to your question. By turning the blend knob, you can most likely go "full wet" with the effect, so that all you hear is the affected signal.
This is a ridiculously useful pedal. I play in a 2-man band doing lots of heavier stuff, often in conjunction with a looper. With the Pitchfork I can get a bass sound, loop it, then play over top. Also we do lots of tuned down (e.g. C# for QOTSA) and it's perfect for that. I also like the faux 12-string thing. I'm glad the sales guy talked me out of the POG.
Favorite pedal i own. It has so many practical applications
If you guys could just go ahead and ship me one of everything, that'd be great.
ship me, too! PLEASE......
Ha - that's no lie. Goodness!
Absolutely
4:30 great to modulate
v8dreaming exactly
Bill's fingerings are amazing. EHX does it again: another box we all have to have!
Ive never seen such a convincing demo, hats off! Also +1 for Audioslave at the end
This is amazingly good pitch shift. Easily the best I have ever heard in a stomp box.
One of the best sounding pitch shifters I've heard!
Had my eye on a Whammy for many years. Recently been drooling over the Meris Hedra. But once I saw this demo, I realized this is the pedal with the sound and capabilities I’ve been craving all along. Just ordered one, can’t wait! 🤘
I remember in the 70's when EH had a store on 48th st.in NYC.The room or store was dark and it had a small stepup stage like a rehearsal studio,and some guy came out and would demo all the pedals EH had out at that time.I also remember seeing a Mesa combo,with a honey comb grill,maybe a MKIIC+ dont really know but it was loud as fuck.I remember becoming obsessed with the Deluxe Memory Man.So glad EH is still alive today!!!!Those are some great memories I have as a kid learning to play guitar..
cast390 Great Memory! We called that the Hall of Science and Larry DeMarco was the main guitar demo guy and manager of the operation.
cast390 I've been there many times. I miss the old 48th street guitar row. It sure has changed. Electro Harmonics also had a 1-800 number you could call and hear the different effects over the phone. Thinking late 70's early 80s.
ZenDriveSeven That's actually pretty cool! No TH-cam back then ;p
I bought one of these earlier today because it was the only octave pedal I could find. I had no idea it was capable of so much more than I expected, and I'm super thrilled.
Fusion of a POG and a Sweep Octave Pedal and Detuner.... God... This guys are cool!
your implementation of that surprisingly useful device has caused me to dip into my mad money. I'm already slobbering with anticipation. love those chords towards the end,and the tasteful use of what sounds like one of EH's classic big triangle-ly phasor/ flanger thingy. nice
+douglas williams Great! Have fun.
Wow! This sounds far more natural than the POG2 or the Octron or anything else I've tried to get great tones. I think this will totally do it for simulating bass. I want this!
This has to be one of the best Pitch Bending pedals I have ever listened to.
Why the fuck is nobody talking about 1:48 that's the most godly thing on this earth
It sounds like something off of King Crimson's Power to Believe album.
Hank Horsecore SOMEBODY MAKE A FULL SONG OFF OF THAT SICK ASS RIFF
man I just bought this pedal for that part alone, was completely sold after that. can't wait to put some fuzz on it.
yungsavagesleeper Hell yeah man.
Hank Horsecore because most guitarsists know shit about major 6ths. This is why I'm such a huge advocate of RELIGIOUSLY learning major scale harmony, so you can use all those cool ass extensions that nobody bothers with.
I have watched this like ten times non-stop. I need this.
EHX will not be satisfied until they have all my money.
i cry evry tiem
OMG you still have money??
Well, EHX have great products at reasonable prices. I can't ever see paying $300 for a compressor pedal. $300 can get you 3 great EHX pedals and still have money left over for lunch.
***** mmm, lunch.
Kelly Jackson LOL, Kelly...best response.
BEST. PEDAL. DEMO. EVER!
ive honestly never been more sold.
Look, it wasnt just the depth of the pedal, but the depth explored also.
however, the pedal certainly does impress. i like the prospects of being able to change my tuning without stressing the strings....heres some context on that; I am an adhd person, so often at time i get real-in-the-zone, ill go from standard to drop A to half step up with a capo and then back down to a drop b or something in a matter of one minute entirely and my strings will literally break from tuning down. multiply this and much more by 3+ hours a day 7 days a week
like i said, never been more sold.
the solo from like a stone, well done.
Probably the most useful pedal of all time! I really gotta get me one
It simply HAS to be said....EHX you totally ROCK!! Thank you for making this wonderful world of guitar so much fun, and so acceessible..even to us always strapped working players!! Love this pedal, as with all your gear it really kicks :-)
Gary Taylor Thank you Gary!
Hey you so deserve credit guys...and thanks for the acknowledgement too, that means a lot :))
This pedal is amazing, I was stubbornly wanting the nano pog, and ignoring the features and quality of this piece of awesomeness. This pedal will be on my board promptly indeed.
I love the setting used @ 1:48. Sounds massive!
You are a fantastic guitar player!! Love this pedal!
Cindi Leaving Scarlet Thank you!
This is just beautiful. Supreme playing. Excellent pedal. It's on my wish list! 😍
So many years struggling with a Boss Octaver...this is a must have. Nice demonstration! Thanks B-)
Awesome demo, thank you. You've shown exactly what the pedal can do technically and hinted at the artistic possibilities. Perfect showcase!
I was 90% sure I wanted this but recently had a play with a friends Micro POG and it presented a dilemma.
The whammy effect is the clincher.
I can see me getting Muse type guitar histrionics with my Big Muff/Metal Muff and plenty of Royal Blood style shenanigans with my bass and Muffs.
I'll get an expression pedal and an ABY splitter to complete the setup.
Big, big fan of a Bill Ruppert demo .
All this for $131...Mike-You're a genius!! (Great demo with superb chops and out of this world chordal flourishes)
Gotta give it to Electro Harmonix for making very unique pedals that I don't think anyone is doing.
Now I want one.
I use this pedal for harmonica. Mixed with my other pedals (Lone Wolf Blues Octave, Harp break, Reverb and the Soul Food) it gives the sound a little more depth. Set at the number 2 with the blend at 9 o'clock and the dual set to both
Glad to see this post. I was actually thinking of getting this pedal for that exact reason. I do a two-man blues punk thing with guitar and harmonica. I was wanting to get this so I could make my harmonica sound bigger during the other guy's guitar breaks and when I'm rhythm chugging.
This might be the Coolest Demo Video Ever Made. The pedal is amazing and the guitar player nails it!
STOP. SHOWING. ME. SO. MANY. AWESOME. PEDALS. I just bought the C9 and the Lester G. Now I have to get the pulsar as well. AND NOW the damn pitch fork too. I'M RUNNING OUT OF MONEY. I expect an endorsement deal if I ever go anywhere. I'm just sayin...
Welcome to the GAS, Matt... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA (distorted evil overdrive laugh delayed with tremolo)
@@Sancho_Retablez don't forget the octave down using the pitch fork 😂
EHX products are unbelievable, and so is Bill Ruppert
I'm here because I saw one of these on Billy Gibbons' pedal board. And he knows a thing or two....
Does just about everything a Whammy can do and a heap more and a tiny foot print.. I'm in love.
I bought one some years ago and now it’s forever in my board. I can use just one guitar all gig, standard tuning, and we play Drop C, D songs (System Of a Down and even Slipknot). And I can also play Like a Stone just with a cheap Roland exp. EHX is the best (and I also have a Canyon in my board)!
heard this video and ordered one on the spot! EHX just keeps on pumping out awesome stuff year after year! Props to the mad scientists at EHX.
EHX This is the most important and awesome thing invented ever after the sliced bread!
Lol
OMG I love this. After 7 years of use my digitech whammy stopped working and I thought about getting a new version but not after seeing this. I now want the pitchfork. Its smaller and less expensive and has more options. Also I think it sounds cooler.
This is a perfect pedal for a guitarist that doesn't a have bass but needs to track bass tracks
AKA me
so I can make my guitar sound like a bass using this? cause that's what I'm looking for
Yes
get an E Harmoix Pitch fork
Perfectly laid down bass tracks with this. My home studio is now bass player drool free!
Lol I'm doing it the other way around
Bill, that was great. I've had mine for about a year and love it. VERY versatile and dynamic. An amazing range of sounds and tones depending on mix, guitar pickup / volume & tone, pedal order and other pedal interplay. As demonstrated @ the 1:45 mark, when using it as a harmonizer, you must understand a bit of theory to be musical. Would love to see more Rupert videos - always unique and inspiring.
Take my money. I think you guys might have the nicest sounding pitch algorithm on the market.
longfallboots! i recognized your name from old devi ever vids
I like how you included the first part of the "Like A Stone" solo.
Okay, this sounds pretty good.
Every effects manufacturer should have a Bill Rupert!
I got this pedal, its probably a little advanced for my current ability. I'm beginner level but its fun messing around with it. Need to get an expression pedal.
Sick demo. Maybe one of the best i've seen in about 15years.
So is this like a big slap in the face to DigiTech's Drop pedal? Lol. I love the sounds you can get.
Nice! Much more versatile than I anticipated.
..but i need money for food! :(((((
Aw. food is overrated!
have you tried the EHX soul food?
@@lukasifflaender8950 I laughed harder than I should have at that.
Ramen and rice friend! Lol
the tracking is flawless
Very DEVO-like....I Love it!!!!!
We Are Devo!
Awsome pedal!!..🤘🤘 I love the ending with the sound garden tone!!.. like the sun we will live to rize again!..🎸🎸🎸
This works on bass to! Produces some exciting sounds! Please give us a review. I already have one but not sure I can manage a review!
I already have a PitchFork. I just love watching Bill mess around with one.
I hope Bill Ruppert gets paid well for his demos and promotion !? Great job Bill you hit it out of the ballpark every time :)
Sweet pedal and demo. Bill Ruppert is a true master!
this is stupidly awesome..... at this rate my pedal board will entirely consist of your pedals! already have a holy grail plus, memory toy, freeze and a soul food....
Awesome demo as always Bill. Everytime I watch one of your demos I always get inspired... and always want the pedal!
Can we talk about that absolutely INSANE chord at 5:45
All the chords during the harmony section were *chef’s kiss
Oh god, I need another stack of money to buy about 10 new pedals including a Pitch Fork! These demo videos on TH-cam stretch my already paper thin brain and wallet! Great era for pedals we live in!!! WAY too many cool toys!
Yeah ....on bass ....the combo of this and a big muff is kind of like Jon Lord in a box. It creates a huge addictive sound. I had a POG 2 and did extensive A/B and to me this pedal just sounds better. It hits all the marks. One of the best modern pedals hands down.
I bet sales for the micro pog will drop drastically now that this is out ! And the pitch fork does so much more. What a great pedal and the small footprint is a bonus !
I think 2:35 is the most beautiful thing ive ever heard in my life
Really liked it also, was the selling point for me.
Totally agree. Just bought one. Hope i can re-create sound.
agree. im really tired to hear blues
yeah it's like an organ.
eoswiha123456789 and 1:47
This is a really cool pedal. I might have to buy one now after this demo. never heard of it before this. it's awesome.
Beginner here; I’ve been playing for about a year so I don’t have too much experience with pedals (I for now only have a boss distortion). To my understanding this pedal can drop or “rise” your tuning, this would be perfect for on stage not having to either tune up/down your guitar and/or swap out guitars? Great demo by the way!
I would say it's the next best thing. It is basically tracking the signal so it's not 100% an exact replica of what downtuning, but it's extremely close. It opens up tons of options. Add a bass line to a loop, add an octave up to a lead guitar, etc. I have one and it's extremely useful and aids in creativity.
Out of many pedals i have purchased over the years. This pedal is in the top 3 fun wise. I use it with my floor effects for metal. Click on this for Drop tuning pretty much like having 2 guitars at your disposal.
Just when you think "well, this is it, I no longer feel like I need another pedal in my board..." EHX HAPPENS. EHX you are my Big Muff company: I love you guys, but sometimes I hate you... And sometimes I hate you for being so awesome.
5:46 makes this entire day worth living :D I love licks like that. Bill is the man!
audioslave lives!!! LIKE A STONE SOLO!! 7:19
Thanks for an excellent demo! Love the pitch shifter. So many uses.
6:28 that's some Natural Science shit right there.
For sure, i thought the detune setting TOTALLY sound like Alex Lifeson chorus
That detune setting sounds amazing
whatever happened at 5:30 was tight
Damn, this demo is on point! Killer playing.
+Bruce Morrison Thanks!
When I heard him replicate "Like A Stone" perfectly I was like ok fine....here's my money.
Same! I saw this video today and bought one today as well as the expression pedal
Amazing pedal guys i love that Harmony blending gives me Eric Johnson vibes i need to have this one !
finally an ehx pitch pedal, .great presets!. I seem to hear the same sound / tracking of the "ring thing" pitch mode.. there is less latency compared to the "ring thing"? the "ring thing" has latency from - 1 oct and lower (at 100% wet) when playing fast riffs
I buy this pedal yesterday and i love it so much!
You can play djent without having a 7 or 8 string guitar
I didn't mention of the amazing demo, outstanding performance indeed, great sounds, creativity, indeed I'm responsible for quite a few views, simply awesome guitar playing. Thanks for the demo.
Jonathan Farias Thank you!
It's just too good to be real.
you've brought so much polyphonic awesomness to a tiny pedal! :O
The AudioSlave thing did it for me. Sold lol.
I just bought this online for 158 no shipping fee sounds great can't wait to get it in the mail and play the detune feature is amazing stuff
Wow!
This is a sick pedal! These EHX guys are freaking mad scientists. I could stay really busy with this and/or the B9.
Really tasty riff from minute 3:30-4:00 Does anyone knows something about it?
I feel the need of this pedal!!!
How does it sound with a bass?
It would be great if you included at least a few seconds of bass in your vids! We bass players are in the market too! :)
(I can really imagine using the combination with the muff in my band)
I would absolutely freak out of EHX came out with a pedal board that had all their crazy effect pedals digitalized inside :O
How about two Pitch Forks in series?
+Desmaad I have been considering that.
I think the tracking would get not be that good if u did that
Might try them in parallel, and that could produce some interesting stereo effects as well...
Desmaad probably you will get the brown note.
That would be like dividing by zero.. you'd rip a hole in space time.. and do you want to cause a brown note? Because yes.. that is how you cause a brown note.
Who is the genius behind the electronics of these pedals. WOW!
Nice demo. Will this unit shift my guitar up from E flat to E standard?
Yup, upward minor 2nd, and you're good to go.
Great demo !! I just got one of these mainly so I don't need to tune my guitar way down & have to use heavier strings than I want to but as u demo'd there are many cool uses for it.
Can we use this with a bass guitar ? I want to drop my bass 1 octave. I think it would sound crazy.
And mine as well
the 18 string guitar w/ Big Muff was very Frippish/King Crimson sounding . . pretty cool. This pedal could've been named "Little HOG".