DigiTech Whammy 5 Pitch Shift

About the DigiTech Whammy 5 Pitch Shift

The DigiTech Whammy 5 is the classic Whammy pitch-shift pedal: a treadle sweeps your pitch up or down, up to a couple of octaves for dramatic dive-bomb and octave effects, and it also does harmony intervals and detune. Owners rate its tracking and latency among the best of any pitch pedal, and it draws around 265mA, so it wants a healthy power supply.

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Listings of the DigiTech Whammy 5 Pitch Shift we watched from listing to sale typically went in 23 days (30 watched), a steady; it sells for a median of €170 over the last 90 days across 51 recorded sales, with most examples landing between €160 and €170. The closest version sold new, the DigiTech Whammy Ricochet Pitch Shifter, costs €138 at Thomann (read 4 October 2026). There are 106 listings live right now across Reverb, eBay Germany, from €76 asking, a median ask 57% over the sale median. Figures computed 19 October 2026 by Doirado from cross-platform listing data.

What owners have said elsewhere

Paraphrased from 32 discussion threads among 6 owners, 2024. No names, nothing quoted.

Owners enjoy the Whammy 5, one says he simply likes playing his, another calls it the best tracking and latency of any pitch pedal he has used, and it comes up as plenty of fun, especially paired with a Whammy DT. It sweeps pitch up or down for octave dives and harmonies, and works alongside a polyphonic octaver like a TC Sub'n'Up for different jobs. The practical tips owners share: put it first, or at least early, in the chain for the cleanest tracking, since the pedal can be a little noisy and early placement helps, and give it a proper power supply (it needs around 265mA), as an underpowered supply causes trouble. The honest caveat is mechanical, the treadle can develop a bit of clunky play over time, and one owner who could not resolve that ended up replacing his with a Whammy DT. But for expressive pitch bends and harmonies with strong tracking, it remains the standard.