DigiTech introduces HammerOn pitch-shifter at NAMM 2025

January 1, 2025 · 3 sources

DigiTech introduced the HammerOn Instantaneous Pitch-Shifter at the 2025 NAMM show, according to Premier Guitar¹. The pedal is part of the Whammy family, the same report says².

The HammerOn offers 27 pitches ranging from two octaves up to two octaves down¹². Its sequence mode allows user-configurable 2-, 3-, and 5-note progressions¹². Guitar World describes it as a pitch shifter and sequencer designed to deliver "hands-free hammer-ons"³. The pedal has two momentary footswitches, one for one octave up and one for two octaves up, plus Dry+, Trill and Mode buttons and a multi-purpose knob³. With the Trill button engaged, the Hammer On mode becomes more sequencer-like, moving between the selected notes at a set pace³. The Dry+ button lets the dry signal be heard alongside the pitch-shifted note³.

Guitar World lists a US launch price of $279.99³; a DigiTech representative at the show said the MAP is $279 and that it would ship probably in March, possibly late February². Guitar World gives the specifications as follows³:

Guitar World's reviewer rated the pedal four and a half stars out of five overall, calling it "unlike any other pedal I've played" and noting that it needs time and the manual to learn³. The reviewer also wrote that it can sound "very, very digital" on some settings³.