Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork Polyphonic Pitch Shift Pedal
Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork Polyphonic Pitch Shift Pedal Reviews
The electro-harmonix Pitch Fork polyphonic pitch shifter effects pedal brings a new realm of sound to your playing. Turn your 6-string guitar into an 18-string guitar or send single notes soaring into the stratosphere with razor-sharp precision. You can set the Pitch Fork for your desired pitch shift or use an expression pedal for continuous control of sweeps and multi-octave jumps. We love innovative products at Sweetwater, and the electro-harmonix Pitch Fork pedal delivers a rock-solid pitch shifter in a small package. Get yours today!
Awesome pedal!
Does exactly what it says very well.
The pitch shift works great…but
I didn't like the way it colored my tone. One of the jacks seemed a bit fiddly to my liking, but the dealbreaker for me was that the tone was just not pleasant to my ears. The BOSS PS-1 is much better to my ears.
incredile
Amazingly easy to use and changes the pitch without destroying the sound. Lets me play in different tunings without having to mess around adjusting my Floyd Rose! Thank God! I wanna have fun learning to play not training to be a guitar tech LOL
Pitchfork
This pedal I got mainly for covering Obscura and other shenanigans it has definitely succeeded and then some I highly recommend this pedal for its versatility and overall sound quality. 10/10
First time
I've never used a harmonizer before , but now that an own the pitch fork, I am having so much fun with it, so many different tones, love the dual mode !! I would recommend this pedal 100%
most versatile pitch shifting pedal!
If you are in the market for pitch shifting pedals, let me create an argument why this should be the one for you. This pedal offers so much in terms of pitch shifting options (octaves, 5ths, drop tuning etc.) which is perfectly complimented by the blend knob. The detune setting even functions as a chorus pedal if you want. The form factor does not take up too much space, and the latch button essentially allows you to use the pedal as a momentary expression pedal. To add to the options, there is an expression pedal input if you'd like even more control. Overall this is the most versatile pedal in this format in my opinion, and it is much more than a one trick pony that some other pitch shifting pedals can be. If you want a pitch shifter, this is a safe option you will not regret.
Problem solver.
I use these so i can play in one key and have my bass output in another key. Handy if you need an E-flat and don't want to re-tune or bring a 5-string. Just put blend knob all the way to effect and a little trial and error and you're good to go.
The pitch shift pedal to buy
This is the one you want. Others are junk. This is the one here. Buy this one. Seriously can't stress it enough. Don't cheap out you will be disappointed. This one actually works. You can play full chords without it turning to mud.
Good for Blending Octaves, Bad for Down-tuning
I got this pedal strictly for downtuning. As far as latency goes, I have not had any issues. However, when I use this pedal to down-tune, it completely changes the tone. It sounds quite shallow and echoey. This is okay for down-tuning if you just want to practice at home, but it probably shouldn't be used anywhere else. When the blend knob is not maxed out (down-tuning), then you can get some cool tones by mixing different steps.
Started cutting out
I've owned this and used it for a couple years now. Gigged a lot but only used for 2 songs. Started getting quieter and cutting out. Good pedal until then. Gonna open it and look for loose connections. I'd buy again if I can't fix it. These things are expensive for what I use it for.
Sounds different in person than it does on Youtube.
I bought it to play downtuned songs. Watched a few youtube videos and read wonderful reviews of it before buying. After getting it I was real disappointed. The latency is crazy and it sounds like there is a chorus pedal on when using it. The farther you turn the tuning down the more artifical sounding chorus you get and my gain seems to disappear. Just ordered a Digitech Drop. Hopefully that works for me.
Great pedal, but so-so AC adapter
A Must-Have Pedal
Our band plays a lot SRV, Jimi, G N' R, as well songs by other groups that tune 1/2 step down. Before purchasing the Pitch Fork pedal, we were constantly switching instruments to accommodate our vocalist. However, now that the guitarist and I (bassist) both have the Pitch Fork, we simply turn our pedals on and play the songs. Life just got a whole lot simpler for our band. So, if your band is encountering the same situation as ours did, this pedal is definitely for you.
As an FYI, I've tried the Pitch Fork in several different positions and it's always in perfect pitch.
It makes singing easier
I use it to get the right pitch for my voice. I like to play a lot in open chord positions, and with the Pitch Fork I can get right into my comfort zone.
Amazing
Many hours of inspiration
EHX Pitch Fork is very cool
Works great and does some really cool things. Note though that if you're looking to simply step down 1 semi-tone with each click of the shift knob you'll be better with something like the DigiTech Drop. Here's each setting on the shift knob (other than the first 'detune' setting):
minor second - 1 semitone (ie: half step, one fret, Eb, etc)
major second - 2
major third - 4
perfect fourth - 5
perfect fifth - 7
major 6th - 9
minor 7th - 10
...so if you're looking to drop a standard guitar 3 semitones to get it to C#/Db, you'll be out of luck. This is a more "musical" pedal and does really cool things but it's not intended to simply drop 1 semitone with each click like the DigiTech Drop type of thing.
Pitchfork
The pros: It's fun to be able to transpose the key you're playing in or jump the octave to add a fuller sound to your guitar.
The cons: When you transpose the key you're playing in, the original key or note bleeds through a tiny bit. For example if you play an E note and shift it up or a fifth to a B note and set the blend so you're suppose to hear the B note only, the E bleeds through a bit. It is barely audible but it can be heard and that is irritating.
Does a good job
Tracking is good. The mix knob works great. Full chords are no problem. Lots of possibilities. You loose a little bit of punch when you engage it - I wish it had a level control to add a little gain.
Disappointed,
I can't keep this thing working. Sent it in twice. Something is definitely wrong.
Not quite what I was looking for.
I'm a bassist and was looking for a something to remove the need for alternate tunings. I previously had a DigiTech Drop pedal on my board but removed it because it generated a "choursy" detuned sound. Although I do feel this is much better sounding than the DigiTech, I still heard that "chours" effect throughout my signal chain.
To be fair, I haven't had much luck with any pitch shift pedal any my basses and tend to use my Simple Pitch on the Helix as it seems to have a more consistent and clearer tone.
On a guitar, this pedal sounds amazing.
Electro-Harmonix Pitchfork pedal
This is a very interesting pedal. Gets upper and lower octaves for a Prince style sound or a deep bass guitar sound - doubled with a slight synth tone. Other intervals make for some cool chords than make for some creative composing and stimulate ideas...was trying this out to see if it would emulate a baritone and it gets close but might still get the actual instrument... still this is fun in the meantime
Fun pedal
I prefer this to my Whammy. Much smaller and board friendly. The blend knob is really nice and useful, as is the option to have both a higher and lower harmony at once -- the Whammy has neither of these features. I don't really care for those Tom Morello-y extreme pitch dives and jumps, so the lack of a treadle is no problem, but you can attach an expression pedal if you want. I mostly use it for the lower octave, either blended in for a heavy, menacing tone, or all the way wet for a faux-bass. Great buy, will live long on my board.
Octive
Well constructed and reliable. Does not give a very distinctive octave
Fun harmony pedal.
This pedal is pretty good at generating harmonies and octaves. It's a little noisey but all of them that I've heard are.
Tracks without glitches, but does have latency
Just like the title says. There's no issues tracking notes whatsoever, but there is a noticeable amount of latency if you play fast. Also you should understand that the pitch shifting does not sound totally natural - it sounds a bit synthetic and this happens more as you shift the pitch further. It's not necessarily a bad thing, but if you keep a guitar in drop D and use this pedal to drop you down a few extra steps, it won't sound quite the same as a guitar that is actually tuned to drop C or B. For that purpose, it sounds more like in a movie when someone gets tranquilized and talks in a slow motion and in a deeper pitch.
It's definitely useful, but it does color the sound on top of just shifting the pitch.
Great addition
I've been looking for a simple octave pedal for a very long tone but most out there have added effects I didn't need. The Pitch Fork seemed to fit the bill both on paper and in the demo video. I'm not a huge fan of EHX simply because they make battery use a problem but I was willing to give it a try. Wow. I'm glad I did. This does everything they claim and more. It's also small on my board, which helps and came with its own power supply which I highly recommend you use. I had it in a chain and operation wasn't right. I imagine s battery would also do the job but I'm just not hot on 4 screws to change them out. That's why it only got four and a half stars from me. A redesign of the battery compartment would give it the full five.
Lots of fun
This pedal creates some of the gnarliest sounds you could make. Can make you sound like you're playing 3 guitars at the same time.
Electro- harmonic pitch fork polyphonic pitch shift pedal
Great pedal. Not only does all the octaves. It has chorus type sounding effects also. Has a bottom to make it a latching style foot switch. Or the option to just press button and hold for smaller parts of song. Than just lift foot off to disengage effect. Only thing for me personally that I corrected was it's a smaller height profile of a pedal. If it's a large pedal board with multiple rows of pedals. It's sorta hart to get to foot switch button. I corrected it with a barefoot button plate to make it easier to hit on the fly. Sweet water sells those buttons also. Some people with one row pedal board this won't effect. Great sounding pedal.
Electro- harmonic pitch fork polyphonic pitch shift pedal
Great pedal. Not only does all the octaves. It has chorus type sounding effects also. Has a bottom to make it a latching style foot switch. Or the option to just press button and hold for smaller parts of song. Than just lift foot off to disengage effect. Only thing for me personally that I corrected was it's a smaller height profile of a pedal. If it's a large pedal board with multiple rows of pedals. It's sorta hart to get to foot switch button. I corrected it with a barefoot button plate to make it easier to hit on the fly. Sweet water sells those buttons also. Some people with one row pedal board this won't effect. Great sounding pedal.
So good I bought two!
I got one at first to try out and loved it so I bought another one. Sweetwater has the best customer service hands down. I have one pedal set up kinda like a funky chorus in a way and another one just for wild dueling effects for other songs and experimental. We play in a 3 piece band. Drummer, myself on guitar and DJ buddy for effects.
Great pedal!
Great Pitch Shift pedal with various options. I've owned the POG and figured I try this one since it has additional options.
Only con would be a Tone knob since the highs can get a little harsh when the Mix is set high.
Regardless, great pedal and with a small expression pedal, you can use it as a Whammy.
Best quality, would be killer with preset
By far, the best quality sounding octave/pitch pedal I’ve tried (and I’ve had a few). Flawless tracking. It can be a bit harsh at high mix setting, but that’s the case with any pitch shifter. For not-overbearing texture, mix worked great at 9 o’clock.
I play in a worship band, and used this on three songs this Sunday. I found myself bending down quite a bit to change settings (used in lead lines, swells, texture - all worked wonderfully). A preset switch would have made this incredibly more useful, but it’s already an amazing pedal that will be sticking on my board for a long time to come.
Solid pitch shifter
Decent price point. Tracks nicely. Latch toggle, good for solo moments. Detune/chorus, a nice bonus.
studio recording
jd.vine composer working on new sound track,wish i had one sooner,a great tool for digi recording
Useful situational pedal
I run half my bass signal through a pog with high octave only through the pitch fork and then to a phase and a hot wax. Makes pretty close to guitar sounds and I can get decent power chords through the pitch fork using the latch button so it only activates when I push it. I also like using it like this but instead of a 5th I use it in 1 or 2 octave up and hit the button with the groove to get cool bendy sounds. Paired with an envelope filter on the bass signal it sound cool and interesting. Tracking is my only issue with the pedal. Only reason I use the latch button only.
Simply top notch!
My latest acquisition, the Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork is really great. Going to be able to do exactly what I need to do with this pedal. Tone is great, no signal loss...I'm a very happy guy! Thank you Dan Wagoner for your help with this! Top notch service!!
Works great
Very cool! Had a blast with it. Would be useful for various things As always thanks to Randy Akins & Sweetwater for great service.
Best Shifter Out There
Easily the cleanest pitch shifter I have found. Naturally there is coloration to the shifted signals, but no warbling or out of tune harmonics at all which is more important, to me at least. Perfect tracking. I do wish the detune effect was editable without the expression pedal plugged in, but it's pretty hard to find any other fault with it. If you don't need a true harmonizer, this is the best you can get for the money.
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Bassplyr
Love the pitch fork, makes my musical life much easier
Awesome little Flanger pedal
This little compact Flanger Pedal is the bomb ! Does everything I need a Flanger to do...
I Love It... Controls are simple and that's the way I like it...Thanks again to Sweetwater
and Ben Robinson for getting this pedal out to me as quick as Possible.
Awesome
1. compact
2. clickless button
3. excellent tracking
4. polyphonic (works on multiple notes as well as single ones).
5. the latch mode is the best ption ever, I even wonder why would someone need to buy a dedicated expression pedal for it while the latch mode perfectly does the job.
6. the dual option gives you great sounds.
in brief, this is the best pitch shitfing pedal I have ever stepped on.
Great Pedal
I received this pedal today, and it's surpassed my expectations. Really nice. I would definitely recommend it if you are looking for a POG-like pedal. The latch function is very cool, and I really dig the detune. Overall, really nice pedal!
Pitchfork peddle
An excellent professional piece of gear for studio and touring work
Solid repeatable sound tool well done by Eletroharmonic in Ny
Pitch Fork
Wish I had this years ago. Extremely easy to use, AWESOME range!! You will not be disappointed! Incredibly versatile. Money well spent.
Does it's job but a bit of a latency issue, unfortunately.
It DOES do a nice, clean, quiet job of pitch transposition. However, I was experiencing a groove-destroying latency of maybe 25 to 40 ms.
That said, if you have a DAW and don't want to use a CPU-eating transpose plugin, it takes a lot less juice to nudge tracks backwards a skoshe to compensate for the latency issue.
But live, I'm afraid I just couldn't get there from here.
Fun to goof with
The Pitch Fork is more suited to a working guitarist who would like to move up to a different key without a capo or someone advanced enough to really be able to use the two different pitches at once feature. Being a guy who never gets out of the bedroom, I'm still searching for a good reason to use it except to have a lot of fun goofing around with it. Plan on getting an expression pedal to take real advantage of the pedal (The "M Gear EX-P works great and not too expensive). Have fun!
This thing is a beast
I just got this thing last week. It was either it or a Digitech Ricochet or a TC Sub-N-Up but I couldn't be more ecstatic about this purchase. I wanted some more atmospheric, moody tones for my bass guitar and the minute I plugged it in I was floored. It's changed the way I play. My bass has big dual humbucker active pickups and this picks up every bit of the signal and tracks awesome. Once I dialed it in, it sounds like I'm playing straight up guitar power chords but dropped into the netherworld. When I kick my fuzz or overdrive it literally sounds like the biggest, nastiest, ugliest toughest thing I've ever heard. I love, love it. I'd tell you the specifics of my rig but I'm afraid you'd want to steal my sound once you hear it so don't even think about it.
Boss Killer
This pitch shifter will not only inspire you, it will make you do great things. If you are considering a Boss PS6...dont. This pedal not only blows the Boss away, it far supercedes it I.bought a Boss and returned that glitchy shniz. This pedal tracks asesomely. Just buy it!
Great Little Pedal
I wanted a pedal to be able to change keys without using a capo or transposing, and also to play harmonized solos. This pedal does both very well. Very easy and intuitive to use at a reasonable price.
Electro Harmonix Pitch Fork
Got one for my son and one for myself. Things are awesome. Endless options. Pitch Fork comes with it's own power supply but does not work with Dunlop Wha or a One Spot power supply in line to other pedals. Works fine with a Morley volume/wha and separate power supply's to each pedal.
Forking Awesome!
The Pitch Fork is a blast! I get lost in this pedal every time I plug in my guitar. Lots of fine tunability for chunky, textural, and weird tones. My previous octave pedal seems so limited compared to the range and flexibility of this beast. So much packed in such a small package. My friend played through it and fell in love immediately. I can't wait to plug in an expression pedal. Many thanks to EH for creating such a fine product!
Wow
Thank you EHX.It used to take an AMS or a Publison to get pitch shifting this smooth.
Makes my life easier!
I've been playing guitar for close to four years and always had to tune a guitar down if I wanted to play a different song. Since I started getting into performing life, I knew I would have to tune to different settings and I was fortunate enough to get the pitchfork for Christmas. Though I'm still learning the settings, I love how it sounds and found a few settings I plan to use in the future!!!
Sweet pitch shifter!
I'm all about options and different sounds coming out of one pedal. This one gives you just that. You can blend a low octave with your original or processed signal to give you a thicker guitar sound, go 100% on the lower octave to sound like a bass or go with 50-50 blend for solos. You can even have more fun with this when combining it with a looper pedal. Great for your own sound, great for jamming out with friends. I really dig this little pedal!
State of the art pitch pedal.
The spice rack
I play solo most the time and now I have instant bass , new sounds at my finger tips. In conjunction with a looper pedal my one man show just took a great leap forward. Try putting a fretless bass an the #2 up position and you have the coolest slide sound. This thing is like a Marco Polo spice discovery. Kudos to the folks at E-H. And Sweetwaters wonderful shopping experience.
New to pitch shifting effects, but it's awesome!
Great alternative to more expensive pedals
For the price this pedal is fantastic. The momentary switch makes it incredibly easy to harmonize specific areas or runs in a longer passage. as the only guitarist in my band, it's been wonderful to fatten up riffs and fill out certain areas.
Great Pitch Pedal!
I use it specifically to tune my guitar down a half step for certain songs at a gig. I use to have to bring a 2nd guitar and do a change and then change back to avoid tuning all 6 strings and then tuning them back. This pedal makes it instant. There is a slight change in tone however. It seems a bit compressed but for live shows, not being recorded, I'm ok with it. The other issue is that there is a slight amount of latency. I noticed it when I first started using the pedal but after a few gigs It became less and less noticeable. But it is there. I've tried other pitch pedals but their latency was far worse than this pedal.
It does all the expected pitch shifting with an expression pedal. It solved a huge problem for me so I'm very happy with the pedal and would recommend it.
Excellent Pitch Shifting Pedal - Watch my Unboxing and demo videos
This is a great all-around pitch-shifting pedal that competes closely with the EHX MicroPog. It has a smaller footprint and some additional features. Some say that the EHX MicroPog has a slightly more pleasing sound than the Pitch Fork, but the difference isn't noticeable enough for my uses.
The Pitch Fork has a momentary glissando feature that allows the user to glide up/down to the harmonized note that has been chosen.
Nice!!!
Love it! - Just need to control my use of it now. (easy on the Blend) :) Love the silent on/off & Latch feature of the switch. “Dual” mode is quite versatile for you may not always want both Up & Down. Bought an expression pedal to aid in “playing” with it. Small footprint & the sounds are highly usable (except for the 3up – though your dog may love it) Love what all EH is doing of late.
A pedal with many wonderful options
Useful Tool for Pitch FX
After seeing Bill Ruppert's tasty EHX video and various reviews, I endured a considerable wait for it's arrival. With a small footprint for a pedalboard, expression pedal use (if desired) & nice fine tuning features: it's a nifty tool. Using an I-Spot in a chain with a Leslie-type pedal & delay: it did well. It can get a bit metallic sounding unless you use the BLEND knob, but slight characteristics change if you run it in a loop as opposed to running it in front of an amp. But this past week it covered 12-string, baritone, tiple & 8-string bass parts convincingly when recording. It's bypass is for real too, & with a friendly expression pedal it does whammy & Slammi leaps as well.
Thick Sonic Mojo
Seeking some unique other worldly sounds? I did like they suggested and put a Nano Big Muff in front, and wouldn't you just know the tones coming out of the Mesa were mind blowing. On the clean Channel I could feel the front end of the amp sweating, just dripping with rich lush harmonics. The dynamics in this little pedal will put your speaker(s) to the task. Plugged in the expression pedal and it was mind blowing. Added the Wha and got lost in the richest, thickest , sonic gumbo. If invention is you're thing this is a useful powerful tool. Easy to operate, nice small footprint. It's a keeper.
WOW!!! I can finally make great harmonies really fast!!!
Thank you EHX for making this wonderful little yet powerful pedal.
I have put electric guitar and vocals through it.
It tracks very very well, and the harmonies sound great!
Cheers.
WOW
Here is the deal. I was thinking about different ideas for a solo project I might record. I wanted an effect to expand my creativity. This pedal is like dropping acid. It will take you to places musically that you would think did not exist. It will open your mind to levels that are endless. I LOVE IT>
great little pedal
This pedal is very cool with it's polyphonic harmonization manipulation. The expression pedal is key, it basically makes this a suped up whammy. I bought the moog ep3 along with this pedal to use it much like a whammy. The only reason I gave it a 4 is because it has some trouble replicating really low notes, using this with my bass yielded some unexpected and undesired results. On the plus side, the glissando option works very well, and the ability to do mulitple octaves at the same time is pretty bad ***! Also, the detune fuction in dual mode gives a great chorus sound to the guitar and bass.
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