DigiTech Whammy
Debut: 1991
This 11-year-old audio acrobat is currently performing its digital wang-bar tricks, chorus-like manual detuning, and pedal-controlled interval morphing for a generation of nu-metal players. Even jazzers such as John Scofield and Jim Hall have grooved on this wild pedal. If you’re itching to get down with something spicier than an octave fuzz, but not as diabolic as a ring-modulator, the Whammy is a great middle ground.