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[[File:DigiTechWH4.jpg|thumb|right|Digitech WH4]]
Matt has 2 Digitech Whammy IV's in his rack system.  Presumably one is controlled by the onstage expression pedal and the other one is not, i.e. Intro to Time is Running Out so it doesn't matter if the Expression Pedal is up or down.
The Whammy is one of Bellamy's main effects and he uses it a lot in solos to change the pitch of the notes being played (usually up and down an octave). It can be heard when listening to the solos of [[Sunburn (song)|Sunburn]], [[New Born (song)|New Born]] or the middle of [[Recess (song)|Recess]] and parts of the "Grand Omega Bosses" edit of [[Assassin (song)|Assassin]]. He also uses it for the Invincible tapping solo and during the outro riff after [[New Born (song)|New Born]] when played live.
The WH4 is the reissue pedal, there have been 3 other variations of it, the original WH1 which is still used by guitarists such as Jonny Greenwood of [[Radiohead]].
There was also the XP100 Whammy/Wah and the Bass Whammy which weren't as successful as the WH1 or WH4. Bellamy however owned a XP100 but it was never used live.
 
One of the strongest points about the WH4 is that it has the ability to be controlled by MIDI. Some of Bellamy's guitars, such as [[007 Manson | 007]] and [[Bomber Manson | Bomber]] have MIDI strips on, and this allows Bellamy to change the pitch on the Whammy by running his finger along the MIDI strip.
 
Bellamy has 2 Whammys on his current board.
 
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Revision as of 15:33, 11 July 2010

Matt has 2 Digitech Whammy IV's in his rack system. Presumably one is controlled by the onstage expression pedal and the other one is not, i.e. Intro to Time is Running Out so it doesn't matter if the Expression Pedal is up or down.

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