Digitech Bass Synth Wah
The Bass Synth Wah uses DigiTech’s Audio DNA processor to produce a relatively large number of sounds for relatively few dollars. The rugged metal pedal has a great green-sparkle look and stage-gripping rubber pad, but the knobs feel flyweight. Changing the battery requires tools like the tip of two instrument cables to mash in the spring hinges and remove the footpedal, but with the footpedal off you could easily knock out the rubber rectangle that clicks the effect on.
The pedal’s first mode is an upward-moving envelope filter with good sensitivity and an almost analog-like sound. The second blends a low octave with the filter—a nice combo. The last five modes are nasty-sounding synths, and not good-nasty. One self-oscillated to randomly play extra notes—kind of an auto-clam function. Other sounds seemed more about impressing on the sales floor than using onstage. But the first two modes are worth the price, plus you get weird-sounding extras. And one player’s bad-nasty is another’s good-nasty.
Details
List $119
Street $80
Power 9V batt. or ac adapter
True bypass No
Weight 1 lb, 6 oz
Warranty One year, or five years in U.S. with online registration
Made in China
Contact 800-777-3637; www.digitech.com
