Electro Harmonix Pitch Fork Pitch Shifter Reviews

The beast pedal

I am glad i chose Electro Harmonix to build the basics in my small pedalboard.

Playing different tunings in an instant is simple magic.

Playing bass lines to the looper is awesome.

Playing with the expression pedal adds a whole new galaxy to wonder.

I find the pedal great even without a single use of the mixed signal. I just play full wet.

Only con is the small amount of latency, but it's not deal-breaker.

Awesome pedal!

Have had a lot of fun deep-diving into what this pedal can do. It's especially fun putting it to 5ths and sending it through an auto-filter pedal!

Awesome tool! Used to tune down my bass

I've had this pitch shifter for about 7 months now and it has been working great. Used it at the last show I played to tune down my bass guitar (Harely Benton JB) from standard E down to C. Check out some of the songs here:

note, though, is it won't go directly to C# from E standard. If you want C# you'll have to tune down to E flat.

Still the best…

Among many pitch effects such as Tc Electronic and Digitech, PitchFork is still the most successful. Ehx I don't know as I haven't tried the new product IHM. I expect the sounds to be much better because it's still not quite natural and metallic. But PitchFork does this very well.

Great if you hate changing tunings

I got this pedal because I like to play in a variety of tunings but I hate to constantly retune my guitar. I was blown away by how well it performs. The tone is great compared to its price. 10/10 made me enjoy playing much more.

Great in all aspects except a bit noisy

Great and fast tracking, even polyphonic, lots of options, great octave sound up and down, good for testing different down-tunnings.

Only a bit noisy when activated, adding bit a fuzz on top only worsens, but its maneagable.

Surprised at tracking

I expected the tracking to not be great but's it much better than I thought it would be. Not gone on the upper octave (sound I mean), but that is personal taste. I use it mainly for the lower octaves and it is a great tool for any solo instrumentalist performers who are looping material. The intervals are cool enough but only in moderation, haven't found much practical use for them as a series or consecutive major 3rds for example doesn't really work, you'd need a mix of major and minor. Like the 9ths. Can be useful for transposing a key down as well. Good and useful pedal and worth the price I think. I wish EH pedals didn't sound so obviously EH, sorry if that sounds vague but I'm hearing that particular EH sound, particularly in the upper octaves everywhere now. Must be the tracking.

This is a great pedal that does a lot of things very well. It adds a lot of tonal versatility to your sound. Not a first pedal by any means, but a great tool to have especially when playing without a bass player (drums, guitar, vocal), or for recording.

an awesome tool for expanding your sound

this pedal comes with a very strong metal body like all the products from EHX. it's perfect as an octaver and the blend function allow you to find the perfect mix among the original sound of the instrument and the shifter. It has a lot of pitch possibilities, from minor 2 until 3rd octave, the switch allow you to hear only the upper register, or only the low register and with the middle position you can hear the upper and normal register. it is possible to use it like an expression pedal, holding the footswitch for all the time you want, or like a normal pedal On/Off. I use this product both on bass and guitar.

Best of what is available in Pitch pedals

Very sensitive to power supply voltage interference. Buttons are also easily accidentally moved but it tracks really superbly well and that is why I love it and have not found a better substitute yet

One of a kind

I've tried a few pitch shifter pedals before and nothing beats EHX Pitch Fork. Smaller in size as compared to the Whammy, but jam-packed with all the feature goodness. I made the right move for choosing this pedal over the TC Brainwaves. The sound is organic and tracking of notes and chords are simply awesome. Mind you that this pedal is best placed at the beginning of the signal chain. For those in the market for a pitch shifter and more (connect an EXP pedal and play like Tom Morello), look no further. Watch YouTube reviews on this unit and you'll get exactly what I mean. Highly recommended!

Very very good

I use it in solos and to use my guitar in drop tune.

very good wuality even in lower tone setting. Not all the digital pitch shifters have a good quality in low frequency sounds.

Have all the feautures i need in a small pedal.

The switcher in the middle it's tiny, not so good for handling and looks not to be robust.

I loved the design

I love the pedal.

This thing can do a lot

I play a lot of different types of music. Switching between bands that play in E standard and E-flat standard used to be really annoying considering i mainly play with a guitar equipped with a floyd rose. This pedal immediately eliminated that pain considering I could now simply turn my pedal to m2 down and full wet signal. Sometimes I also play baritone, and would you look at that - P4 down full wet. What if I want to harmonize with myself Lizzy style? M3 up half blend. Really downtuned metal? P5 down full wet.

The intervals that this pedal provides are all very useful, and most importantly they sound great. I frequently plug in an expression pedal and use this pedal as a whammy, and even the 2 octaves up function doesn't sound digital or fake, as I think is the case with a lot of other pedals. This is a tool (1 octave and 2) that you can hear in many different types of music, and is certainly very useful and also a whole lot of fun.

Without an exp pedal the pitchfork is also very easy to use. The latch/non-latch option is very handy if you just want to use an effect for a short period.

Lastly, the interface is very intuitive, looks simple and it's easy to make the pedal do exactly what you want it to do. There is not a single thing that I think is "missing" or a feature that I would like have included. The amount of blend makes it so you can get very precise tones if you for example want a very subtle octave above what you're playing.

I strongly recommend this pedal to everyone because of its versatility, usability and sound.

Best pitch shifter!

I had Sub'N'Up, Boss PS-5, etc, and this one sounds the best to me.

Though I would prefer that it had Tone knob so you can adjust the upper frequency because sometimes it can sound a little bit cheesy.

A big plus is for the switch for momentary/latch mode.

Just give EH your money! They deserve it when it comes to the Pitch Fork!!!!

Let me start stating that my sound is forged upon three axis: distortion, delay and pitch shifting. For that reason, I have tried, rented, used, purchased or currently own many, many pitch shifters since the 80?s, being witness of the evolution of pitch shifting, as technology evolved, since its very inception.

Today, I?ve got three points in the sound chain with pitch shifting, as follows: Boss PS3 & PS2 MIJ, Digitech Whammy (various incarnations, today the chromed limited edition), EH Slammi (now replaced by the pitch fork), Eventide Pitch Factor, Eventide Ultra Harmonizer, TC Electronic G Major 2 (pitching effects) and POD XT Pro (pitching effects).

So what?s with the Pitch Fork? Quality of sound is very modern, similar to the Slammi I might say, in particular if you do not overdo it. At 35% mix, is smooth and still natural. It handles gives you true bypass capabilities and polyphony with no issue, lags, delays or annoying shimmering, lows are reasonably "analog" sounding, and highs are sharp and not brittle. Loved it. I sincerely believe that, given the market status at present, sound quality is not open to debate. Same goes to building quality. If you ever work with EH small sized pedals, same standards will be found here. 100% capable of handling tours, gigs, rehearsal with the fellas and most certainly your bedroom studio rigors for the next 100 years.

What I would like to address here is my admiration on the design of this effect. Envisioning the ability to select octaves on programs that are based on harmonies (even getting a fantastic chorus effect for free!), the possibility to convert switching from latching to unlatching, the simplicity of controls and (to top it off marvelously!) the added flexibility of an expression pedal in, is difficult to overlook the genius in the concept.

As a tool, everything is inside, Tom Morello, Dimebag Darell, all the sounds are here. Just spend some time with the pedal and you will be flying in no time. If you are not concerned about real state in your pedalboard, adding an expression pedal is a MUST.

Only con? From my perspective, clearly none. This has everything a great effect should have, executed beautifully (damm, it even looks good!). All you need had been included in the price (AC adaptor included!) right from the box and sound, construction, handling and looks are irreproachable.

If you?re in the market for a pitch shifter in stomp ox format, look no further.

Great pedal!

This pedal is amazing! I only use it blended with my guitar signal, with the blend control around 10-12 o'clock. Playing chords with this thing set to P5 or P4 is crazy cool and really can make for example a rockjazztrio sound HUGE. I have also used it in conjunction with an expression-pedal. I use it a lot on this tune from my band Rasfare, kicks in at 0:14:

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OFF COURSE there is a delay on this pedal, for the prize it would be crazy for a pedal like this to have the processing power to give it zero delay. I don't think this pedal is meant to be used without blending the signal, that's how I feel about it at least.

Not ideal but okay

This pedal allows you to get a pitch shifted sound of your guitar or bass. This pedal has a "blend" knob so you can use your dry and wet signals simultaneously. And this is the main difference between this pedal and Digitech whammy.

The pedal has input for expression pedal and "latch" switch so you can use this pedal in "whammy ricochet" way. =)

The pedal sounds okay but I hear very tiny delay between my dry and wet signals and this is the only one minus of the pedal. Build well. The package is good.

Not a fan of the sound

I was hoping to be able to use it to turn my guitar into a baritone, as my voice is relatively low. I didn't like the full wet sound. It sounded too electronic for my taste. Like a guitar sound from a synthesizer. I also compared the sound with a capo to a full wet sound pitched upwards. There's a clear influence of the pedal. It doesn't sound like with a capo. Also, when you're not playing loudly, you still hear the acoustic sound, which sounds awfully out of tune then.

So in conclusion it might work for you if you play loudly and don't mind a bit of an electronic vibe to it.

Great Pedal

I got this as an alternative to my Whammy as I wanted to downsize my board. This is a great pedal. It tracks really well, is compact, quiet and sounds great. Works perfect with my Hotone Soul Press as an expression too. Highly recommended.

great value, drop tunings, chorus AND organ simulation!

Bought this, like I'm sure most people do, for the drop tuning facility. This is does very well indeed; tracking is certainly good enough for most uses. However I discovered that playing around with the settings and a little extra effects, you can get a quite convincing gnarly hammond organ-like sound - which I'm actually using now more than the megalow tunings! Perfect for those Jon Lord riffs! This was a pleasant surprise - no need now to fork out for the EHX organ machine too!