The TC Electronic Pitchfork is a TC Electronic octave pedal, currently around $197.80. Close alternatives include the Hotone Skyline Harmony Pitch Shifter/Harmonist and the Mooer Polyphonic. It pairs well with the Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier and the Fender Twin Reverb Head.
TC Electronic Pitchfork
TC Electronic · pedal
The TC Electronic PITCHFORK is a polyphonic pitch shifter and harmonizer from TC Electronic (Aarhus, Denmark), delivering real-time polyphonic pitch shifting from -2 octaves to +2 octaves with intelligent chord-aware harmonization and TonePrint technology. The PITCHFORK is one of TC Electronic most popular pitch tools, widely used for live transposition and harmony without requiring external MIDI.
What stands out
“The TC Electronic PITCHFORK is a polyphonic pitch shifter and harmonizer from TC Electronic (Aarhus, Denmark), delivering real-time polyphonic pitch shifting from -2 octaves to +2 octaves with intelligent chord-aware harmonization and ToneP…”
— from the listing
“delivering real-time polyphonic pitch shifting from -2 octaves to +2 octaves with intelligent chord-aware harmonization and toneprint technology”
— from the listing
“Its standout weakness is the TC Electronic pricing”
— from the community notes
“Its standout strength is polyphonic pitch shifting and harmonization across 4 octaves with TonePrint presets at TC Electronic quality”
— from the community notes
“The TC Electronic PITCHFORK delivers polyphonic pitch shifter and harmonizer at TC Electronic quality for all styles players who want polyphonic pitch shifting”
— from the community notes
Trade-offs
“Strengths: Polyphonic pitch shifting and harmonization across 4 octaves with TonePrint presets, from TC Electronic's Aarhus, Denmark engineering”
— from the reviews
- pitch
- pitch shifter
- harmonizer
- octave
- reliable
- digital
- tc electronic pitchfork
- tc electronic pricing
Price updated Oct 24, 2026
Genres the TC Electronic Pitchfork is commonly used in
- Electronic
- Experimental
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the TC Electronic Pitchfork
Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier
Soldano
10% matchWhat Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier brings here leans toward high gain — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Fender Twin Reverb Head
amplifier
10% matchWhat Fender Twin Reverb Head brings here leans toward dynamic — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Pedals that stack with the TC Electronic Pitchfork
Catalinbread Giygas
Catalinbread
7% matchTC Electronic Pitchfork's octave character and Catalinbread Giygas's octave voice sit in the same lane rather than fighting each other
Comes later in the signal chain
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi
Electro-Harmonix
7% matchWhat Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte
Caroline Guitar Company
5% matchKeep TC Electronic Pitchfork's octave voice out front: Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte goes after TC Electronic Pitchfork in the signal chain so its pristine voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Caroline Guitar Company Meteore
Caroline Guitar Company
5% matchCaroline Guitar Company Meteore's pristine voice goes after TC Electronic Pitchfork in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with TC Electronic Pitchfork's own octave character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Cheaper alternatives
TC Electronic Brainwaves Pitch Shifter
TC Electronic
70% similarityShared character: pitch modulation, digital
Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork Plus
Electro-Harmonix
61% similarityShared character: pitch modulation, one octave
Electro-Harmonix Slammi Plus
Electro-Harmonix
60% similarityShared character: pitch modulation, one octave
Boss PS-5 Super Shifter
Boss
55% similarityShared character: pitch modulation
Boss PS-6
Boss
55% similarityShared character: pitch modulation, one octave
Electro-Harmonix Pico Pitch Fork
Electro-Harmonix
49% similarityShared character: pitch modulation, one octave
Boutique & premium upgrades
Meris Hedra Shifter
Meris
58% similarityShared character: pitch modulation
Alexander Pedals Fever Pitch
Alexander Pedals
50% similarityShared character: pitch modulation, one octave
Eventide PitchFactor
Eventide
88% similaritysimilar tone character
Boss X-100 Poly Shifter
Boss
88% similaritysimilar tone character
Boss XS 100 Poly Shifter
Boss
88% similaritysimilar tone character
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Hotone Skyline Harmony Pitch Shifter/Harmonist
Hotone
63% similarityShared character: pitch modulation
Mooer Polyphonic
Mooer
62% similarityShared character: pitch modulation, one octave
Meris MR Hedra
Meris
56% similarityShared character: pitch modulation, one octave
EarthQuaker Devices Rainbow Machine
EarthQuaker Devices
46% similarityShared character: pitch modulation, one octave, digital
DigiTech Drop
Digitech
44% similarityShared character: one octave, digital
EVH Pitch Fork
Evh
44% similarityShared character: one octave
See all alternatives to the TC Electronic Pitchfork (cheaper + boutique) →
Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the TC Electronic Pitchfork?+
The closest matches in character are the Hotone Skyline Harmony Pitch Shifter/Harmonist, the Mooer Polyphonic, the Meris MR Hedra. Budget picks: TC Electronic Brainwaves Pitch Shifter, Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork Plus, Electro-Harmonix Slammi Plus. Boutique upgrades: Meris Hedra Shifter, Alexander Pedals Fever Pitch, Eventide PitchFactor.
What pairs well with the TC Electronic Pitchfork?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier, Fender Twin Reverb Head, Catalinbread Giygas — What Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier brings here leans toward high gain — that's worth building a pairing around.
How much does the TC Electronic Pitchfork cost?+
Around $197.80 (live listing price, updated Oct 24, 2026).
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