The DigiTech Freeze Wah is an e-pedal for the iStomp platform, announced by HARMAN's DigiTech in September 2012. Instead of a wah you rock back and forth, it gives guitarists the distinctive tone of a wah pedal kept in a fixed position, what players usually call a cocked-wah sound1. It sits within the wider family of wah pedals and filter pedals, but as software for the iStomp rather than a standalone stompbox.
What it does
The Freeze Wah captures the sound of a wah pedal stopped partway through its travel. A single control, Position, sets the sweet spot "pedal position" of the wah, so the player dials in the frequency emphasis they want and leaves it there1.
DigiTech's Rob Urry framed the appeal in the announcement:
"The 'cocked-wah' sound is great for cutting through a band mix and adding presence to your lead guitar tone"
That fixed-wah approach differs from a rocking expression pedal setup: where a conventional wah moves its filter under the foot, the Freeze Wah holds one chosen point, a tone-shaping effect rather than a performance effect1.
Price and availability
The DigiTech Freeze Wah e-pedal was available in September 2012 at an introductory price of $0.99. After the introductory period the price changed to $7.991.
Questions
What is the DigiTech Freeze Wah?
It is an e-pedal, a downloadable effect for DigiTech's iStomp platform, that reproduces the tone of a wah pedal held in a fixed position rather than rocked back and forth. It has one control, Position, which sets the sweet spot pedal position of the wah. DigiTech described the resulting cocked-wah sound as useful for cutting through a band mix and adding presence to lead guitar.
How much did the Freeze Wah cost?
When DigiTech announced it in September 2012, the Freeze Wah e-pedal carried an introductory price of $0.99. After the introductory period the price changed to $7.99, according to the announcement made by Rob Urry and reported by Premier Guitar.
Sources (1)
- DigiTech iStomp Freeze Wah Effect Announced by HARMAN, Premier Guitar, 2012-09-19