Digitech Whammy Pedal Demo: High Octave Setting - 'My Iron Lung' by Radiohead

[PipoXXXmax]

Digitech RP-90, half the price of this pedal, same effect, and others.

[420tvwatcher]

What setting on the whammy pedal are you using?

[ddd9632]

Im selling mine for a good price just type in (Digitech whammy *Brand New*) in ebay

[mrafllle]

what the first song? i love it

[craigmcarthur1]

Its all the same song. My Iron Lung by Radiohead

[1OCBR]

Your A Beast Guitar Player And Person...I'm Totally With You On The Whole Leave Epiphones Alone Thing..I Have One And Couldn't Be Happier!! All The Rich Snobs Out There Who Act Like Any Other Brand

Except Gibson Stinks,Can Go Suck A Old Donkeys Wenis And Need To Lay Off This Dude...People Need To Understand That There Are Loads Of Good Other Guitar Brands That Are Great And Don't Cost You 6000$ !!! The Only Real Difference Between A Gibson And An Epiphone Is The Name On The Headstock Thumbs^

[STERNrogering]

oh, at first I thought this song was done with a pog.

[guitarbeast25]

fucking amazing song <3

[Souljacol]

this is great, just got myself one of these. Having lots of fun learning the solo at the end of Just too. Its crazy, lol

[TheSteelZeppelin]

Dang...

[kloppsta]

hey craig...love your vids man! :) i would really like to know what make/model camera you use to film yourself? do you use the cameras built in mic? the sound and video quality is quite good. cheers! :)

[jakeyboy2929]

whats the whammy like with reverb and delay? sort of ambience sounding? thanks

[craigmcarthur1]

Depends what ur playing and which setting the digitech has dialled in. To be honest if it sounds atmospheric it will be due to the delay and reverb rather than the whammy

[gamecubedude03]

Can this pedal be used by inserting 9 volt batteries or does it need an adaptor?

[craigmcarthur1]

It comes with a 9V adaptor which I think is necessary rather than batteries

[gamecubedude03]

@craigmcarthur1

Thanks, man. By the way, sounds great.

[artree12]

awesome men !!!! :)

[dnnysrock]

are yo playing with an octave down in my iron lung

you mean more bass not one octaver high e?

[craigmcarthur1]

I am fretting on the low end of the guitar neck and using the whammy pedal to add an octave higher to the sound

[Seagerash]

Nice demo, my latest dubstep guitar upload uses the whammy a lot, check it out if you get a a chance. keep the uploads coming :)

[jezmundberserker]

What harmony setting were you using? I know my ear isn't that great. I like using my Whammy (with the thing set on a 3rd) with my Boss DS-1 right after it. It sounds kinda like a church organ, synth-like.

[craigmcarthur1]

Its the high octave setting, just adds an octave to whatever you play

[jezmundberserker]

@craigmcarthur1: It sounds really nice. I tried it with some delay added and it sounded really great.

[DieByTheDrop]

Nice

[NerdyGlasses347]

Like 12-stringed guitar.

[ToggleSwitch13]

man, play a riff two octaves higher... and it sounds like someone who SUCKS at violin.

[MysteryWave]

I don't get whammy pedals... :P

[joeypaint]

At My Iron Lung, is the only effect your using in the intro the high octave on the Digitech, the second run trough?

[craigmcarthur1]

0.00 - 0.27 seconds its just my guitar clean, so no effects just straight into the amp. At about 0.28 seconds I turn on the whammy pedal, then turn it off again for the overdrive section 

[Cheeseheadedbeanboy]

@craigmcarthur1 why'd you turn it off for the overdrive section?

[joeypaint]

@craigmcarthur1 I finally understand now after actually being able to try out one at a local GuitarCenter. I was curious about the distorted sound after you turn it on, the squeekyish sound. But thanks!

[sbtrackrunner]

@craigmcarthur1 how do you switch clean to overdrive like that

[bigjonny02]

what poster is that?!

[joeypaint]

@bigjonny02 I don't know exactly which one it is but it's a Pink Floyd poster with women having various album arts painted on them ie; one is the wall, and Dark Side

[bigjonny02]

what poster is that??

[Lmaosol]

Goosebumps.

This is why I want to play a guitar.

[electroo121]

Can you do a track from Kid A? That would be sweet.

[fender8732]

How much whammy pedal?

[TheShadyiPhone]

every thing ive heard about this pedal seems to be awesome

except....its more expensive then my amplifier lol!

[theforsakenpiggies]

When i tryed out this pedal in Guitar center and played MIL with it, i was almost shocked when i heard how perfect it sounded. :D

[ivaneu]

What version of whammy is it? great playing dude

[craigmcarthur1]

Oh not 100% on the exact model.. Its the most up-to-date, latest version. I bought it new from my local store about a year ago. So it isnt one of the original Tom Morello models

[D35J4RD1N5]

Digitech Whammy WH-4

Tom uses a WH-1 (I think) which is the original one

[lego398]

haha. chipmunk. where can u buy a REALLY cheap one, but not on eBay? my birthdays close up. some one please reply.

[GuillermoSmyser]

Unless you're local music/guitar shop has one used, you might just invest in a new one and know you're getting something that works well and is sturdy.

[troykeenanguitar]

Which digitech whammy are you using?

[jackfenderrox]

Muse... :)

[espanaguy]

WHAAAAT ???!!!!

Please tell me you don't really think it's Muse fella...! If you really do think it, then get 10 bucks and go buy a record called "Ok computer"...

Please, for music's sake !

loool

[jackfenderrox]

I have the album, dont know why i said that :S

[hallidio]

The Bends*

[gilbertgodlyddd]

Or you could buy the album with this track on.... The Bends.

[VictorC53]

woops i misread OK computer asdfhsdfklgsdfhg

[rouliann]

The bends not Ok computer dude

[buddybopper]

@rouliann Amen Brother!

[johnaiton]

Tight playing.

[NkiZzle420]

how much do those kind of pedals run?

[TheDuck50]

For the new whammy, about $300

[freakishfishfins]

300? I got mine for 200.

[ELBYRO1218]

did you use two pedals or just the digtech whammy

[craigmcarthur1]

Just the digitech whammy. There is also a subtle delay rom a tc electronics nova delay in use.

[TheFerrymanMC]

@craigmcarthur1 dude, if i have a boss me-20 and an acumulator just for it and i want to by a whammy pedal, do i need an acumulator for the whammy pedal too?or just the cable between the boss me-20 and the whammy pedal?

[holyownbag]

does a jack daniels one count?

[MajorFenix]

Does every person who plays guitar have that poster in their room?...

[craigmcarthur1]

Yes i believe so

[BlackSujin]

WIN

[FloroSapien]

What overdrive did you use?

[craigmcarthur1]

Onboard overdrive on my practice amp. Line 6 Flextone II

[rolas92]

PRS SE SINGLECUT?

[craigmcarthur1]

No, just PRS Singlecut

[fullmetalfunk]

Does anyone no for sure what was used on the recording of this song? Was it actually a Digitech Whammy?

[craigmcarthur1]

Not entirely sure

[fullmetalfunk]

I found out that it is, but it's an earlier version, not quite as early as Tom Morrelo's original though.

[prjctcivilian]

this is awsome, how much does this peddal cost?

[craigmcarthur1]

It will vary depending on which country your from. Just google it

[Aigan]

It is $200 on MusiciansFriend

[fullmetalfunk]

You can find it a little cheaper on ebay. Especially the used ones.

[CHEEZwhizSLURPIE]

Does anyone elses whammy pedal make a weird "studder-type" kind of sound when you play a chord on the 2 octave above setting?

[craigmcarthur1]

Yup, the tracking struggles when u play more than three notes in a chord, unless u play very staccato

[shredacuda]

i had my whammy first and it sounded great but made my bad horsie wah sound thin. So now i have the wah first and whammy second. problem solved, and whammy still sounds great.

[cutthatcity111]

put the whammy at the very front of your chain... any pedals that go in front of that will fuck with the whammy and pretty much wreck its purpose.

[cymbaline87]

great vid and tone man! what distortion are you using? is that a whammy IV or WH1?

[craigmcarthur1]

Just using my practice amp which is line 6 Flextone II. Using basic onboard overdrive from that amp. I believe it is a IV

[multibuypie]

hi again

my whammy is now picking up radio signals

do you now how i can stop it

[theboywhocantollie]

my amp did that lol , igot a german one lol

[stopmonkey47452]

your digitech whammy is powered by an AC circut. and most of your others will be powered by a DC circut. i was in the middle of a show and heard something about some sports game. my frined said to move it to the front of my chain, and i have had no problems since. put all AC pedals before anything else that is powered by DC. i have put it back a few times and found out with the cables all put right, my Cry baby can actually dial in the signal, but thats only good fo fun. put the whammy 1st.

[multibuypie]

hi, ive just bought a whammy and it works perfectly when i playing in my garage but when i take it to band practice whith the exact same setup it make my amp make a lous hissing noise. do you know what could be worng with it. thanks

[craigmcarthur1]

Errm, it might be goosed. Check you cables are ok. And check the power supply.

Easiest thing to do is just hook it up to someone elses amp and cables etc to rule out your stuff.

[multibuypie]

cheers mate

i'll try that

[george14141414]

dude, i love your sound, its bitch'n!!

[craigmcarthur1]

Thanks for the kind words

[boirokk]

looks more like a prs than a les paul... to me

[joesmuse]

Why do you like Les Pauls so much?

(nice vid btw!)

[craigmcarthur1]

Technically that aint a les paul, its a Singlecut dude (really is just a Les Paul tho lol). Always liked Les Pauls, I like the scale length and neck profile. Plus humbuckers and a heavy mahogany body sounds awesome, great sustain and tone thru a good tube amp. Plus the look nice

[flownomis]

so freaking beautiful, maaaaan , craig you alway nail it , love the prs, looks hooot

[Jacobotofoo]

Mate thats fuckin ace i love that song and i cant wait till i get that pedal =D

nice one

[zhonkosayshi]

How's that line 6 amp for just bedroom playing?

[craigmcarthur1]

Its great for bedroom playing. My tube amps r too loud for practicing at night at home, so the Line 6 is ideal. PLus its hassle free as it has all the effects u need built in for messing around.

[FootyBrain]

So we finally got to see that PRS of yours. Cool. And oh brilliant playing, I'm not really looking into the whammy but I just love "My Iron Lung."

[craigmcarthur1]

Yeh radiohead kick ass!  Love them. The PRS is nice. Really enjoy playing it. Its a heavy bitch tho! Played a few lenghty 3 hour functions with one of my bands with it and its like a trip to the gym!!

[tobicaster]

Nice :) Sounds great^^

I got a Boss GT-8, but this effect is getting messy when I play more than just one note...

[craigmcarthur1]

Yeh I have a Boss GT6 and the whammy function aint great on that either. The trackin is MUCH better on the digitech.

[ezza63]

im craving some of the bends right now

[Olpaj]

Nice playing and nice demonstration

[mcsray]

hmmmm...you gave me an idea...now i want a whammy for myself. thanks for the demo!

[mcsray]

woaw, been a long time since you last posted something here dude. good to know you're still doing these demos! oh and by the way how's your record coming along??

[craigmcarthur1]

Hey man. Yeh been busy of late!! The EP is done finally. We are just sorting ouut CD duplication and distribution at the moment, so houldnt be too long!

[mcsray]

oh, lol that's good to know. just keep us fans posted about the release. more power to VNYL FTR!

[zackscruggs]

who is a peanut

[craigmcarthur1]

Lol, ok.....care to elaborate?

[zackscruggs]

yes i was just messing with the new effect on youtube u know audio preview then i accidently clicked commet post so yeah

[craigmcarthur1]

Hahahah thats funny....nice one. I thought u were a nutter (pardon the pun) when I first read it.

[Kaelan66]

whats the point of it? does the person who posts the video hear it or something?

[craigmcarthur1]

I haveno idea what purpose it serves really! Its a silly feature

[chriscoooley]

ha thats happened to me before

[craigmcarthur1]

Its great for bedroom playing. My tube amps r too loud for practicing at night at home, so the Line 6 is ideal. PLus its hassle free as it has all the effects u need built in for messing around.

[MrChampion]

Haha, This is awesome.

[amarr1]

nice... radiohead is an amazing band. Just wondering, is that the Whammy series 4?

[craigmcarthur1]

Yeh its the series 4 dude

[stc423]

Wow man, i've been wanting one of these for a long time now. Focusing on getting a Mesa right now tho :D

[craigmcarthur1]

Mesa's kick ass, I love mine. My bandmates Mesa's rock aswelll, all in different ways.

[StanwoodSpartans]

does this pedal drain tone or anything

else when in bypass?

[craigmcarthur1]

All pedals do dude. Hence why I use my Gig Rig Pro 14 to drop them out of the guitars signal path when not in use.

[zachhartwell]

nice PRS there man, is that an SC245 or 250?

[craigmcarthur1]

its a 250 dude, the 25 scale length is nice.