Whammy II Settings

Stiles12 · July 09, 2007, 10:22:46 AM

Hey scott how far do you boost up the output on your whammy II, I picked one up the other day and frequently have to change the sound to make it softer or louder, it humms a little when you boost it up it seems. Any Suggestions?

strangedesign · July 09, 2007, 05:57:42 PM

Quote from: \"Stiles12\"Hey scott how far do you boost up the output on your whammy II, I picked one up the other day and frequently have to change the sound to make it softer or louder, it humms a little when you boost it up it seems. Any Suggestions?

The whammy is pretty noisy no matter what you do. Trey had the same problem. Trey asked Brian how he could clean up the noise and Brian told him there was no way becasue the whammy and boomerang are just cheaply made effects. Trey then asked Brian to put the whammy and boomerang in the loop with the CAE Super Tremolo. This way when you aren't using these effects they are taken out of the signal chain.

I have a loop that I can turn on and off and in this loop I have the whammy 2 > Headrush Delay > Boomerang. To set the boost on the whammy I first turn the loop off and strum. Then I turn the loop and and strum. I then adjust the gain on the whammy until the volume is the exact same when the loop is on or off. If you don't have a loop you might have a little harder time getting all your settings worked out. You might want to invest into a switch that has a loop or 2 just to take it out of the signal chain when it's not in use. Here is a link. I had these guys make me a box with 4 loops and a Bypass switch. http://www.loop-master.com/index.php?cPath=21&osCsid=235eb2228319f88d516b2d8b8175e7a8

Hope this helps.

ColForbin · July 19, 2007, 12:23:43 PM

There is something wrong with my Whammy. It's like the treadle can't go all the way down, so whenever the effect is on, my pitch goes up unless I hold it down with my foot. Any help??

ColForbin · July 26, 2007, 08:05:49 AM

Anyone?

strangedesign · July 27, 2007, 08:06:12 AM

Quote from: \"ColForbin\"There is something wrong with my Whammy. It's like the treadle can't go all the way down, so whenever the effect is on, my pitch goes up unless I hold it down with my foot. Any help??

That sux! Take it to your local guitar shop and they may be able to open it up and figure out what is wrong. Good luck!

webephishin · May 14, 2013, 08:58:07 PM

Quote from: Stiles12 on July 09, 2007, 10:22:46 AM
Hey scott how far do you boost up the output on your whammy II, I picked one up the other day and frequently have to change the sound to make it softer or louder, it humms a little when you boost it up it seems. Any Suggestions?

I just picked one up at the local store for $200. I have the same issue with mine- although i haven't had much time to mess around with it. But my amp makes a very noticeable hiss/hum even when the whammy is bypassed. I noticed when i turn the level down on it, the hiss/hum is less intense but it's still there....did you figure anything out about this that could help it?

Happyorange27 · May 15, 2013, 07:46:28 AM

1. You need to calibrate the pedal (i think every time you turn it on). I don't have one but that's what I heard. Look up the manual.
2. Yeah these pedals are noisy. You need to get a true bypass looper box to bypass this pedal when you don't want the effect in your chain.

Happyorange27 · August 05, 2013, 04:13:43 PM

OK I never owned one but I might soon. What if i just leave it on all the time. Will it be noisy?

Helping Friendly · August 05, 2013, 05:25:13 PM

Quote from: Happyorange27 on August 05, 2013, 04:13:43 PM
OK I never owned one but I might soon. What if i just leave it on all the time. Will it be noisy?

That's practically what Trey has been doing lately and I hear no noise, BUT that's Trey and his incredible equipment and incredible sound guy (Paul). He really loves that Whammy, it's always on lately!

I do think you will have some noise. With mine I can tell it's on just by the way the buffer in it acts. It really stands out and has a way about it. I really love it too. Just don't use it on every song. If it broke I would find a replacement asap.

Happyorange27 · August 05, 2013, 06:27:43 PM

Thanks dude!

Heady Jam Fan · August 05, 2013, 08:34:51 PM

Quote from: Helping Friendly on August 05, 2013, 05:25:13 PM
Quote from: Happyorange27 on August 05, 2013, 04:13:43 PM
OK I never owned one but I might soon. What if i just leave it on all the time. Will it be noisy?

That's practically what Trey has been doing lately and I hear no noise, BUT that's Trey and his incredible equipment and incredible sound guy (Paul). He really loves that Whammy, it's always on lately!

I do think you will have some noise. With mine I can tell it's on just by the way the buffer in it acts. It really stands out and has a way about it. I really love it too. Just don't use it on every song. If it broke I would find a replacement asap.

Interesting.

fulltone1989 · August 05, 2013, 10:18:06 PM

I had a II for awhile but sold it and bought a V, which was awesome. I may get another down the line.

TheSeeker · August 06, 2013, 01:02:48 AM

Quote from: fulltone1989 on August 05, 2013, 10:18:06 PM
I had a II for awhile but sold it and bought a V, which was awesome. I may get another down the line.

When mine is on it's not super noisy, but you can definitely tell that it's on. You can tweak the little volume knob on the back, which helps with the noise also. Make sure your input and output jacks are nice and clean too. Mine was noisy as a mofo when I first got it, but after a couple shots of deoxit and BAM!! No noise....well a lot less noise anyway. I might actually replace both the jacks and see what that does.

Hey Fulltone, how is that V? I thought about getting one myself. I used to have a IV, and sucked a donkeys balls big time!! I've heard samples of the V on youtube, and it sounded pretty sweet and smooth. I especially like that chord function. I was also gonna try out one of those Molten midi things. Seems like you can get some pretty cool sounds with that little gadget.

sour d · August 06, 2013, 02:22:55 AM

The way to calibrate a whammy2 is when you first power it up, rock the treadle all the way forward and all the way back a few times. Getting the input level knob set right will help with the noise.

fulltone1989 · August 06, 2013, 08:39:33 AM

Quote from: TheSeeker on August 06, 2013, 01:02:48 AM
Quote from: fulltone1989 on August 05, 2013, 10:18:06 PM
I had a II for awhile but sold it and bought a V, which was awesome. I may get another down the line.

When mine is on it's not super noisy, but you can definitely tell that it's on. You can tweak the little volume knob on the back, which helps with the noise also. Make sure your input and output jacks are nice and clean too. Mine was noisy as a mofo when I first got it, but after a couple shots of deoxit and BAM!! No noise....well a lot less noise anyway. I might actually replace both the jacks and see what that does.

Hey Fulltone, how is that V? I thought about getting one myself. I used to have a IV, and sucked a donkeys balls big time!! I've heard samples of the V on youtube, and it sounded pretty sweet and smooth. I especially like that chord function. I was also gonna try out one of those Molten midi things. Seems like you can get some pretty cool sounds with that little gadget.

The V was very sweet, did the whale call thing easy. The only thing I really missed was not being able to select presets with my feet. If I get it again it will definitely have a MIDI selector, I was thinking about the MIDI mouse from Tech 21. The V didn't get super though which was a bit of a bummer and part of the magic of the II. Don't get me wrong though the Classic mode did get glitchy. just not significantly. Solid construction though.

When I was getting it repaired, I asked about the metal jacks and the repair place said it was impossible because there was nothing to ground the jack to because the whole pedal was basically plastic. Mine also had a supposed True bypass mod but I don't know how he did it.