Bright and legendary bassist MonoNeon’s time with Prince was sadly cut short as the massive music star died on April 21, 2016. Still, MonoNeon picked up quite a few tips from Prince on playing and performance, including his love of the DigiTech Whammy.
According to MonoNeon in an interview with Premier Guitar, Prince and David Fiuczynski were the two that really showed him the power of the pedal.
“I started using the Whammy when I was playing with Prince, because I saw how he was using it and stuff, and I just saw his swag with it, so I just kind of adapted it,” said MonoNeon of the pedal.
“But I’ve always had one when I was playing with David Fiuczynski. But when I started playing with Prince, he put the Whammy on my pedalboard they built me at Paisley Park, and I just started to embrace it a lot more being around him. So yeah, my use of the Whammy pedal came from David Fiuczynski and Prince.”
So there you go – the DigiTech Whammy isn’t just for your new-nü-metal band. Get one here since they’re back in production.
