Boss PS-5 Super Shifter vs Electro-Harmonix Slammi Plus
The Boss PS-5 Super Shifter and the Electro-Harmonix Slammi Plus are both pedals. The Boss PS-5 Super Shifter leans modulated. The Electro-Harmonix Slammi Plus leans octave. Current prices: $90 vs $130.80.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.39% — somewhat different
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$90via Reverb
$130.80via Reverb
The Boss PS-5 Super Shifter is a pitch-shifting pedal delivering harmonizers and detuning effects. Its expression pedal input and footswitch allow dynamic pitch control. The PS-5 appeals to lead players seeking harmonic effects.
The Electro-Harmonix Slammi Plus is a polyphonic pitch shifter and harmony pedal combining glitch-free pitch shifting over a plus or minus three-octave range with a built-in treadle for expressive whammy-style sweeps. An 11-position Shift switch selects the interval, from Detune for chorus and doubling through minor and major seconds, thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths, and one, two, or three octaves. A Dual Mode outputs two pitch-shifted intervals at once for harmonies, and an X-Fade function fixes the interval and crossfades between dry and shifted notes or between two shifted intervals. Tracking is fast and glitch-free even on chords, making it work for guitar, bass, and synth. It functions as a Pitch Fork and expression pedal in one and is often compared favorably to the DigiTech Whammy.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Experimental
- experimental
- modulated
- octave