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In pictures: DigiTech Luxe & Drop unboxed

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By Michael Brown ( Total Guitar ) published 28 July 2014

A closer look at the two Whammy-derived stompers

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DigiTech Luxe & Drop

DigiTech Luxe & Drop

DigiTech has been very busy of late – as well as reviving the much-loved DOD brand, it's introduced two new stompboxes under its own name: the Drop polyphonic drop-tune and Luxe 'anti-chorus'.

We've been lucky enough to get hold of two of the first pedals off the production line – let's take a look at what makes these stompers so damn exciting…

Check out a future issue of Total Guitar for the full review.

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DigiTech Luxe & Drop

DigiTech Luxe & Drop

Inside those rather good-looking boxes lie DigiTech's latest creations, both of which employ the latest Whammy's polyphonic pitch-shifting algorithms

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DigiTech Luxe & Drop

DigiTech Luxe & Drop

Both pedals are beautifully crafted, and feature true bypass switching and nine-volt power supply operation

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DigiTech Luxe

DigiTech Luxe

DigiTech has dubbed the Luxe an 'anti-chorus', which subtly thickens your guitar sound without smothering it with 80s-style shimmer

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DigiTech Drop

DigiTech Drop

The Drop enables you to lower your guitar's tuning from one semitone down to a whole octave, and includes a momentary switch for stutter-style pitch effects

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DigiTech Luxe & Drop

DigiTech Luxe & Drop

DigiTech has even included this nice thank you note as part of the box design – lift the tab, and you'll find each pedal's included power supply, too

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Michael Brown
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Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism, and has spent the past decade writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as a decade-and-a-half performing in bands of variable genre (and quality). In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe.

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