GazWills Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 hey folks, so for those not on talkbass, Juan Alderete posted a pic of the prototype for the new bass whammy! Link here: [url="http://instagram.com/p/iFZs0cBD6O/"]http://instagram.com/p/iFZs0cBD6O/[/url] Quote
bakerster135 Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 Oh man, this is great news! It'll be true bypass, with polyphony, and the 5th-octave harmony setting. A Tool lover's dream, and bad news for anyone who's trying to flog one of the original ones on eBay for £400! :-) Quote
GazWills Posted December 19, 2013 Author Posted December 19, 2013 yeah, my first thought was the world-wide face-palming of anyone yet to sell their old model I've been on the fence getting a regular whammy for a while, so fingers crossed this thing sounds as good as it looks... Quote
woodyratm Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 Ohhhh - Now just to hope that Akai follow Digitech's lead and rerelease the Deep Impact Quote
bakerster135 Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 I don't own a hat, but if Akai ever reissue the Deep Impact I'll buy a hat just to eat it. Quote
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 Wow! The older model looks slightly better tho ' Quote
0175westwood29 Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 that looks amazing! fingers crossed its not silly money! i want it! andy Quote
BigBassBob Posted December 21, 2013 Posted December 21, 2013 I don't even need/use a Whammy and I'm interested even if it's just for messing around with at home. Borrowed a friend's Whammy IV years ago and had a blast but with this being polyphonic I'm sure there's plenty more fun to be had. Quote
thisnameistaken Posted December 27, 2013 Posted December 27, 2013 One in the classifieds. Heh. :-) Quote
D-L-B Posted December 27, 2013 Posted December 27, 2013 [quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1388103357' post='2318635'] One in the classifieds. Heh. :-) [/quote] Shhhhh! Keep it down! It's me that's trying to shift it! The price of the original WH-1 has remained high despite numerous reissues so I'm hoping the same goes for the bass whammy. I actually have two and it's my spare that's for sale as I'm not in a band or gigging at the moment. I still plan on keeping one of them as I love the sounds I get out of it. I can honestly say that this is not a panic sale. Newer better tracking pitch pedals just don't do it for me in the same way. Similar to how the Boss OC-2 is still so popular. Quote
Kev Posted December 27, 2013 Posted December 27, 2013 But the OC-2 is analog and was replaced by the digital OC-3. Both the original and new bass whammy are digital. It will be interesting to see what the new one sounds like in comparison! As you rightly say, the WH1 has kept its value and I am sure the bass whammy will too. May not be the best time to sell though, but it's the risk you take I guess! Quote
thisnameistaken Posted December 27, 2013 Posted December 27, 2013 [quote name='D-L-B' timestamp='1388121973' post='2318685'] Shhhhh! Keep it down! It's me that's trying to shift it! The price of the original WH-1 has remained high despite numerous reissues so I'm hoping the same goes for the bass whammy. [/quote] To be fair nobody's heard the new one yet, it might not sound so good. I remember being really stoked when the 9v Bass Micro Synth came out and massively disappointed when it didn't sound anything like as meaty as the original. Quote
bakerster135 Posted December 27, 2013 Posted December 27, 2013 I'm pretty sure it'll be very closely based on the current (guitar) whammy 5 though. Tried one of those and thought it was great, and would've replaced my Whammy 1 with it if it had fitted on my board!... At least it doesn't have that awful input gain that the original bass whammy had, which is a huge improvement in itself! Quote
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted December 27, 2013 Posted December 27, 2013 Looks like this time next year, folk on here will be reviewing their new Xmas present. Quote
iamtheelvy Posted January 1, 2014 Posted January 1, 2014 Want want want want want!!! Darn it. That'll be the 4th Whammy in the last year and a half... Quote
Kev Posted January 2, 2014 Posted January 2, 2014 And another http://basschat.co.uk/topic/225946-fs-digitech-bass-whammy-rare/page__pid__2324403#entry2324403 When is the bass whammy due to be out, any word? Quote
Sibob Posted January 3, 2014 Posted January 3, 2014 I suspect they'll officially unveil it at NAMM at the end of Jan Si Quote
iamtheelvy Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 (edited) Shortest video ever, but it's coming! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdYLTUyvJn4 Edited March 24, 2014 by icastle Link fixed. Quote
bakerster135 Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 Flippin ell, I'm quite excited about this. If anyone's after a Whammy 1, I will be selling mine when this comes out!... Quote
GazWills Posted January 14, 2014 Author Posted January 14, 2014 MARCH!! f***, that's almost February So sooooon, how exciting Quote
iamtheelvy Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 All sounding pretty good here: http://www.digitech.com/en-US/videos/play/xdYLTUyvJn4 Looking forward to this! You think they'll get it out in time for the LBGS? Quote
woodyratm Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 I really like the sound of that. Sounds like I could actually use it, instead of y'know - make noises. Which I'll still do regardless. Quote
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