The DigiTech HammerOn Instantaneous Pitch-Shifter is a pitch-shifting pedal for guitar and bass. Where a conventional pitch pedal follows an expression pedal or a set interval, the HammerOn is built to trigger shifts the moment you play, in the way a hammer-on or pull-off does on the instrument itself. DigiTech describes it as a pedal that "melts into your technique just like a traditional guitar or bass hammer on/pull-off"1.
What it does
The HammerOn shifts pitch instantaneously as notes are played, and DigiTech pitched it at both guitar and bass players. The maker describes it as something that "melts into your technique just like a traditional guitar or bass hammer on/pull-off"1. Its sequence mode allows for user-configurable 2-, 3-, and 5-note progressions1.
Its sequence mode allows for user-configurable 2-, 3-, and 5-note progressions, so a player can set up short pitch sequences that fire in time with their playing rather than a single fixed interval1.
Where it sits in DigiTech's pitch range
DigiTech introduced the HammerOn at NAMM 2025 alongside the DigiTech MonoNeon Signature Whammy, a signature version of the Whammy line. The HammerOn is a separate design: rather than the Whammy's expression-pedal bends, it is built around instantaneous shifts triggered by playing, with the sequence mode on top. Players comparing it against other DigiTech pitch pedals can also look at the DigiTech Whammy 5, the DigiTech Whammy DT, the DigiTech Whammy Ricochet and the DigiTech HarmonyMan, and at the wider field on the Octave & Pitch Pedals page.
Videos
Cameron Cooper
Premier Guitar
DigiTech
Sources (1)
- DigiTech Whammy 5: MonoNeon & HammerOn, Premier Guitar, 2025-01-26
