course. the internal booster
for your signal, and comes
before the pitch shifter
stage. The one downside to
the boost is that it adds a lot
of unwanted noise to your
signal, which is probably my
biggest bone to pick with
this pedal.
a subtle Uni-Vibe like throb
(with the Bender engaged).
With all of those combined,
chords become ethereal
textures, grounded by the
weight of the throb. Running
a fuzz after it turns these
soft, mellow pitch shifted
sounds into a beautifully
The Step switch engaged by chaotic slog, reminiscent of
Hendrix’s Machine Gun tone
itself does almost nothing,
with extra harmonic content
but with the Bender switch
and depth either above or
engaged as well it creates
below each note played.
a really sweet random
sequence generator,
snapping up and down in
pitch across your notes, a
bit like a sequencer on a
synthesizer. By itself, the
Bender switch reacts with
your signal decay, shifting
pitch in reaction with it, a bit
like a Uni-Vibe.
Running this pedal clean or
with a transparent booster
gave me a load of different
textures with a rich sonic
quality. First in the tonal
cake was the volume, which
gives a light or hard swell
depending on your attack.
Secondly, a bit of your dry
signal is mixed in depending
on the mix knob. Thirdly: a
bit of a delayed pitch up or
down effect, and fourth is
WHAT WE LIKE
Sonically rich and
harmonically complex. Lots
of layers of complex sonic
action. Perfect for ambient
work, and works surprisingly
well with fuzzes and
boosters.
CONCERNS
A little noisy, and tracking
is a bit slow for any direct
octave up or down tones.
Before playing the Wizard
of Pitch, I had heard of
Dwarfcraft Devices, but
never really got around
to playing its stuff. The
Wizard of Pitch has made
me a fan of its unique and
brash attempts at creating
tonal vessels to chart new
sonic territory. If you are an
adventurous guitar player,
Dwarfcraft Devices and this
little Wizard are definitely
ones to keep on your radar.
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