Whammy 5 : Love the new features!

I've been a longtime Whammy user. Have had the original WH-1, couple of the WH4 and now the WH5.

Came badly calibrated, but once I got it right (and it took time and emails to the Digitech customer support - and the support was quick and good) it is very good!

The new polyphonic ("chords") mode is really useful, tracks quite well. The "classic" mode does not sound the same as WH4, so you need to get used to it all over again. Also it seems that the "chords-mode" messes with your signal when activated. I have a Zvex Fuzz Factory before the WH5 and when I activate it heels-down in the octave up/down mode the Fuzz sounds changes a lot, like when you insert a bad buffer in your chain!

Looks like it's built like a tank but I hope the mode-selector knob has been made more sturdy than on the WH4. I managed to brake it off two of my old WH4 units... Be careful.

In short; a classic effect with new features and new harmonic intervals, but with room to improve!