Pitch Fork Polyphonic Pitch Shift Pedal

Wow, this pedal is fun. It tracks really well with no noticeable lag. The octave down works nicely to give you a bass sound if you are playing guitar, and isn't too synth sounding. Shifting up can sound a bit synthetic, especially if you go 2 or 3 octaves up, but I like the sound. It is good for prog rock / Yes type stuff. The non octave intervals (4th, 5th, 6th) etc. are fun and interesting to play with, especially for single note runs. The blend control is super useful, allowing you to dial in just a bit of the effect (9 to 10 oclock is the sweet spot IMO), or to dial out the original signal completely if you want to just use this to adjust your tuning.This is much nicer sounding that the SubNUp which I also tried out. The POG2 and HOG2 are very popular in this category, but they were much more expensive and don't offer as many intervals, so I'm super happy with my choice.

This is a really unique pedal and definitely can add a lot to your sound if you are willing to mess with it long enough. Controls are pretty basic, the blend dial adjusts the volume of the effect (noon is a 50/50 blend effect, fully dialed in the effect takes over) and the right knob controls the pitch effect. The dual switch picks whether you want to shift up or down, while the dual mode applies both equally. Tracking is very accurate even on fast playing, and the harmony selections are usually spot on.It's fun to mess around with the octave settings to get 12 string and even 18 string guitar sounds, but switching the octave settings to 2 or 3 octaves above and below rarely creates a very usable sound. However, there is a lot of fun to be had shifting the pitch down an octave and putting the blend to max. This effect makes your guitar sound like a very convincing bass guitar which is cool for certain scenarios. Running a Big Muff Pi in front of the Pitch Fork in dual octave mode creates a huge wall of sound synth effect.Overall, this may not be the most usable pedal for day to day playing, but it can add a great amount of creative options to studio playing and provide a good bit of fun in a jam scenario.

One of the more under-utilized features (on YouTube demos) is the dual mode with harmonies. That mode is very inspiring. The M6 setting is amazing (basically comes out to be a major triad a fifth down from the note you play). Use the 1 octave setting in dual mode with the Superego for an organ-like sound. (Or get the EHX B9 if you're really into organs.)You're definitely going to want an expression pedal so you can change the gliss speed or gliss manually. The Moog EP3 (about 40 bucks) works nicely–one Korg pedal I tried at a store shifted the pitch to 100% when pressed down only about 20% of the way. I believe it depends on whether the pedal is linear or non-linear ("audio").Getting precise with gliss duration using an expression pedal takes a minute, so if you want to get more exact gliss duration times for live purposes, you can either program it to stay at one setting (read the manual for info on this) or, if you want multiple settings you're going to want to buy a knob-based expression box (such as the Saturnworks Double Expression Guitar Pedal) instead of an actual shift pedal, that way you can put down a sticker and mark it with different speeds for different songs.The tracking is perfect. The one downside is that when you change the pitch, it does take off some of the highs while the note is being shifted. Sounds fine when the note is not shifted. So if you're doing a super hifi/bright/fuzzy/dry tone and recording it DI, it's pretty noticeable unless you roll off the highs. Not sure if it'd be noticeable through an amp. I don't have the Whammy DT so I can't compare, but I'd imagine all pitch shifting pedals have this problem.I did an A/B test shifting octave down vs a MicroPOG and an actual bass. When you're using distortion, there's almost no difference aside from the low end (which could be accounted for by the fact that I'm using two different brands of instrument). When you're running it clean, it's almost identical to the MicroPOG (although the MicroPOG has some sublte, high pitched artifacting). Compared to an actual bass, it definitely has a different sound and doesn't have the attack a bass has, but might work fine live, for writing purposes, and for special effects.Going down 2 or 3 octaves on the low E string is pretty much useless, muddy.Read the user manual if you're really not sure on this purchase.

I was looking for a pitch-shifter, and I picked up the Digitech DROP before discovering this one. The DROP is pretty fantastic, and it does only one thing perfectly. That is, transpose down. Pitch unaffected. Plug-in only. This Pitch Fork pedal transposes up OR down, or up AND down, in several steps and octaves. I primarily use it to transpose (blend all the way to the right) but you can also use it to harmonize or create big sound. You can even dial in something that almost sounds organ-like. This one will take a 9-volt battery if you unscrew the back and cram it in (there is hardly enough room - I was/am concerned about moving components out of place.) You can also use an expression pedal. Very versatile.One difference: pitch is affected, more as you step further from fundamental. Digitech's DROP pedal drops the pitch down X number of steps, but the tone coming through is virtually unaffected. The Pitch Fork: clean, I would only use it a couple steps away max. Driven, it becomes less of an issue. The tone difference might not bother you at all; for me it's mostly acceptable. It does exactly what I need it to, and while I give it a less-than-perfect rating here, I find myself using it more than my others a lot of the time. To be honest, this pedal handles what I imagine to be a pretty complex operation much better than it should.

Definitely a great tool for adding a bit of flair to your guitar tone. Is also great for practicing and testing Down-tuned sounds without having to actually re-tune your gear. Also really fun to play with and hear some of the crazy sounds you can get with it.