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11-04-2007, 06:11 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: KC, MO, USA | | | alternatives to the POG and MicroPOG?
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OK. So I'm looking for a good quality, polyphonic octave pedal. I need one that goes up as well as it goes down. I found the Boss OC-3, and the EHX offerings of the POG and MicroPOG. Are there others that I should be looking at?
I'm a little wary of the Boss, as the octave feature in my ME50-B is crap at best. Sounds like poo and doesn't track well at all.
And I'm a little wary of the EHX pedals because they're pretty spendy. I'm not against spending money to get quality, but if I can get similar quality for a few bucks less...
So. There it is.
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11-04-2007, 06:12 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: franklin, ma | | | ehx octave multiplexer...
only 75 dollars or so new. |
11-04-2007, 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by bbe  ehx octave multiplexer...
only 75 dollars or so new. | It just go up and it's not polyphonic.
The Micro POG is the best option for the criteria you need. There arn't any more polyphonic octave pedals other than the ones you listed IIRC. |
11-04-2007, 08:03 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: surrey, uk | | | i actually like the boss oc-3. it seems to track well but it does sound digital.. with some overdrive it can sound great!
there can be an issue with their being a slight delay when you turn the pedal on but im going to be running mine in an effects looper pedal so the pedal will always be turned on.
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11-04-2007, 09:05 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Inland Empire | | | The POG and Micro POG sound digital also. |
11-04-2007, 09:06 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Madison, WI | | One of the Digitech Whammies is usually a good call. They tend to track very well, if sound sorta digital on the low end, but they can do a lot, but I guess it's a maximum of one shifted note at a time, which you may not be going for...
Well, there's always the Boss OC-20G. Obnoxiously hard to come by -- they were released in 2001 and swiftly discontinued. It requires a Roland GK pickup which lets it completely brute force its polyphony: you can select which strings get shifted and which don't. Interesting way of going about it (sadly only octave down), but you could split your strings and play chords to get some interesting sounds. http://www.samedaymusic.com/product--BOSOC20G |
11-04-2007, 10:08 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dallas, TX | | | I think Ehx pedals are quite alot of bang for the buck. I've never felt like I got ripped, even if in the long run, I didn't keep the pedal. And, it's true, that you get what you pay for generally speaking. But, Electro Harmonix is bargain priced for the quality of their product. |
11-05-2007, 12:24 AM
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Accessories Sales Associate, Guitar Center Rancho Cucamonga, CA | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Upland, California | | Electro-Harmonix pedals are great! I've personally tried the MIcro-POG, owned the POG, and recently traded it for a HOG which I have now. If you're looking for simple octave up + octave down on a single pedal, the Micro-POG is definitely great selection, but if you want more options on the cheap, I'd go for a Whammy. Unlike the Micro-POG, POG, and HOG though, you can't do more than one pitch shift at a time which is the whole draw of the EHX pedals (organ sound, need I say more?  ). | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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