The EVH Pitch Fork is an Evh octave pedal. Close alternatives include the Boss PS-6 and the Electro-Harmonix Slammi Plus. It pairs well with the Fender Deluxe Reverb and the Fender Bassman Combo Amp.

EVH Pitch Fork

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The EVH Pitch Fork is a polyphonic pitch shifting pedal from the Eddie Van Halen EVH brand, delivering pitch shifting from one octave down to two octaves up with true polyphonic performance across chord and single-note playing. Controls include a pitch Range selector (down one octave through up two octaves), Blend, and a momentary or latching footswitch. Expression pedal input for real-time pitch sweep. Named after Van Halen's pitch shift technique.

What stands out

  • “Its standout strength is the polyphonic pitch shifting from -1 to +2 octaves with expression control”

    — from the community notes

  • “Controls include a pitch Range selector (down one octave through up two octaves), Blend, and a momentary or latching footswitch”

    — from the listing

  • “Expression pedal input for real-time pitch sweep”

    — from the listing

  • “The EVH Pitch Fork is a polyphonic pitch shifting pedal from the Eddie Van Halen EVH brand, delivering pitch shifting from one octave down to two octaves up with true polyphonic performance across chord and single-note playing”

    — from the listing

  • “Expression pedal input allows real-time pitch sweep for dynamic performance dive bombs and swells”

    — from the reviews

Trade-offs

  • “and experimental players who want polyphonic pitch shifting at a mid-range price”

    — from the community notes

  • pitch
  • octave
  • expression pedal
  • tracking
  • rock
  • metal
  • experimental
  • ambient

Genres the EVH Pitch Fork is commonly used in

  • Experimental
  • Ambient
  • Rock
  • Metal
  • Post Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Electronic
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the EVH Pitch Fork

Fender Deluxe Reverb

Fender

13% match

Fender Deluxe Reverb's own bright character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes later in the signal chain

Fender Bassman Combo Amp

amplifier

13% match

Fender Bassman Combo Amp's own crunchy character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes later in the signal chain

Pedals that stack with the EVH Pitch Fork

MXR Distortion+

MXR

10% match
$129.97via Reverb

What MXR Distortion+ brings here leans toward gritty — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes later in the signal chain

Mad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive

Mad Professor

9% match
$183.31via Reverb

Mad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive leans toward dynamic, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes later in the signal chain

Caroline Guitar Company Meteore

Caroline Guitar Company

6% match

Run Caroline Guitar Company Meteore after EVH Pitch Fork in the signal chain, where it won't crowd EVH Pitch Fork — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Empress Echosystem

Empress

6% match
$494via Reverb

Put Empress Echosystem after EVH Pitch Fork in the signal chain, where it won't crowd EVH Pitch Fork — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Boss PS-6

Boss

65% similarity
$139.99via Reverb

Shared character: expression pedal, tight tracking, one octave

Electro-Harmonix Slammi Plus

Electro-Harmonix

63% similarity
$125.78via Reverb

Shared character: expression pedal, tight tracking, one octave

Electro-Harmonix Pico Pitch Fork

Electro-Harmonix

62% similarity
$164.99via Reverb

Shared character: tight tracking, one octave, ambient

Mooer Tender Octaver MKII

Mooer

61% similarity
$169.99via Reverb

Shared character: tight tracking, one octave

DigiTech WH-1 Whammy Pedal

Digitech

60% similarity
$210.62via Reverb

Shared character: expression pedal, tight tracking, one octave

DigiTech Whammy MN Mono Neon

Digitech

58% similarity

Shared character: expression pedal, one octave, full

Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork Plus

Electro-Harmonix

58% similarity
$171.68via Reverb

Shared character: tight tracking, one octave, ambient

Boss X-100 Poly Shifter

Boss

57% similarity
$331.55via Reverb

Shared character: expression pedal, one octave, full

Mooer Polyphonic

Mooer

57% similarity

Shared character: tight tracking, one octave

Boss XS 100 Poly Shifter

Boss

57% similarity
$331.55via Reverb

Shared character: expression pedal, one octave, full

Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork Polyphonic Pitch Shifter

Electro-Harmonix

56% similarity
$148.50via Reverb

Shared character: expression pedal, one octave

Eventide PitchFactor

Eventide

56% similarity
$423.78via Reverb

Shared character: expression pedal, ambient

See all alternatives to the EVH Pitch Fork (cheaper + boutique) →

Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the EVH Pitch Fork?+

The closest matches in character are the Boss PS-6, the Electro-Harmonix Slammi Plus, the Electro-Harmonix Pico Pitch Fork.

What pairs well with the EVH Pitch Fork?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Fender Deluxe Reverb, Fender Bassman Combo Amp, MXR Distortion+ — Fender Deluxe Reverb's own bright character is the real reason this is worth trying.

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