Electro Harmonix Pitch Fork Plus

A Modern Evolution of the EHX Harmonizer, Designed for Demanding Setups

The Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork + continues the lineage of polyphonic pitch shifters made to stay musical even when stacking ambitious intervals. Here, the concept is pushed further thanks to two independent pitch-shifting engines : you're no longer limited to a simple octave or fifth; you can truly build a harmonic architecture, balance each voice, and organize your routing. Released in 2020, the Pitch Fork + clearly targets guitarists and bassists seeking a versatile, programmable harmonizer ready for both stage and studio.

Who Is It For, Which Styles, and In What Contexts?

The Pitch Fork + is suitable for both intermediate and professional musicians: its solid tracking and control possibilities invite you to go beyond the "one knob octave." In rock and metal, it allows you to drop tuning without changing instruments, double a riff at the octave, or create lead harmonies. In pop, funk, and indie, it becomes a texture tool (slight detune, chorus thickness, subtle doubling). In ambient and sound design, its modes, presets, and expression input provide inspiring pitch rises, glissandos, and harmonized pads.

On a pedalboard, it's easily placed before modulation and delays for clear harmonies, or after distortion for more aggressive, synth-like leads. In the studio, separate level control (dry and Shift voices) helps quickly find the right balance in a mix.

Controls, Modes, and Control Options: A Pedal Designed as a "Command Center"

The strength of this guitar effect/harmonizer pedal is its detailed control. You have dedicated volume controls for the Shift voices as well as the dry signal: handy for going from a subtle harmonic boost to a 100% transformed sound without touching your amp. The two outputs (main and auxiliary) offer multiple routing options, useful if you want to isolate a voice to another effects chain, a second amp, or a separate recording input.

On stage, programming is a real convenience: 10 factory presets are available, and you can save/recall up to 100 programs to prepare a full set (octave down for a verse, harmonies for a solo, detune for a chorus). The Bypass footswitch toggles between active effect and buffered bypass. In latch mode, one press activates/deactivates the effect. In momentary mode, the effect stays active only while you hold the footswitch down: perfect for punctuating a phrase, launching a pitch rise, or adding a quick harmony "hit" without having to dance on the pedalboard.

The pedal also features a User programmable footswitch assignable to various functions (for example, muting one of the Shift voices or recalling a specific program), with a dedicated LED for clear live feedback. For real-time control, the EXP input accepts an expression pedal or CV control, with a wide selection of parameters accessible via three submenus: Frequency, Glissando, and Volume. Finally, the EXT input allows connection of an external foot controller to change modes, navigate submenus, and load presets more quickly.

The Pitch Fork + offers eight modes, including X-MOD (cross modulation) for FM/ring mod-like textures, and a LATCH mode that improves Latch and Momentary behavior for more natural performances.

Sound Character

The Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork + aims for an organic and musical sound, with tracking designed to remain stable on chords as well as monophonic lines. Its character depends heavily on your dry/shift mix and chosen intervals: in micro-detuning, it can thicken the sound like "double tracking," while in octaves and marked harmonies, it adds a more pronounced color, ideal for modern riffs, singing leads, or more synthetic atmospheres. Playing dynamics remain a strong point: by adjusting voice volumes and using expression (glissando, volume), you can move from very clean effects to more experimental textures without losing control.

Technical specifications

Effects	Octaver / Harmony	Type	sector
Technology	Digital	Use	electric guitar
Format	Pedal	Color	Multicolor

Circuit	Digital	Release year	2020
Bypass	Buffered bypass	Power supply	Included 9.6VDC-200mA power adapter
Audio	Mono	Current consumption	120mA
Dimensions (inches)	4.75 x 3.9 x 2.5