Electro Harmonix Pitch Fork Pitch Shifter 5-stars 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.

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.

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.

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!

Bought this pedal for home use. However it is a rugged pedal that would very well do for gigging purposes. Very tiny pedal easy to fit into any pedalboard.

It has a great range of pitches that you can choose to get different sounds and it is very simple to use. One know to toggle between pitches up three octaves and a knob to regulate the blend. There is also a latch butto that allows to either work as a normal pedal, pressing and staying on until pressing again, or to turn it on only when pressing which allows you to do some glissando stuff that can ben cool.

Also it has a toggle where you can choose to have the pitch up or down or both. Just have to choose if you want the pedal to replicate at an higher picth or lower or both.

Overal the quality of sound is great up to one octave up/down. Sounds great for soloing or to add depth to riffs. The various pitch options allow to recreate some staple sounds from Rage Against the Machine to White Stripes.

On the 2nd and 3rd octave up/down it starts to sound a little fizzy and digital, although, it could change with a different distortion/fuzz pedal on the chain (I just use overdrive).

Overal this pedal really shines with a fat overdrived sound adding great depth and power to any riff or solo you may play. Chords and 2 and 3 octaves up/down are a vit too much for it.

I love this pedal

I bought this pedal in order to be able to explore experimental/ambient sounds in my guitar. From the first time I plugged it in I just loved it and since then I keep finding more way to use it, from something as simple as using it as an octave pedal with my muff, adding harmonies to volume swells to creating sci-fi/space sounds using it with an expression pedal.

The build quality is the standard EHX quality, it tracks really well and for what I wanted it I can find no flaw. Highly recommended for any experimental guitar player out there

great pedal i own digitech whammy dt as well and this pedal could replace digitech whammy if not for the dt effect but for that you would need an expression pedal

when buying an expression pedal try not to buy rolland = D

Love it!

Oh, I love this pedal!

It gives you so many features for such great price.

I bought this pedal to imitate baritone guitars while playing in standard tuning. I play with a cover band and I'm tired of taking the second guitar with me, so I thought this pedal could be a dealbreaker.

I have to say this pedal has a slight delay in tracking, which is still better than other pitch pedals. You can still play in baritone tuning, if you play non very technical music. The sound is very authentic tho, when pitch down or up.

The only thing I wish this pedal had is minor third interval.

I think this pedal is a great replacement for whammy, who wants a pedal with a smaller size.