EHX POG vs Bass Micro Synth

[mambo4]

Which one will give me the best bang form my buck?
context: pop rock 2 gtrs, drums + bass.

The BMS seems like it has more sonic versatility, but the POG seems to have lots of practical uses.

I'm leaning towars the BMS...anybody care to pursuade me otherwise?

[Mudshark23]

it depends...i have both and have to say that in terms of just a stand alone effect the BMS has more to offer in terms of tone modulation. square wave, sub octave, filter freq start and stop points all give you a lot of options. unfortunately, the BMS that i have can NOT handle the high signal output of my dingwall ABII (18volt p/u's with another 5 volts from the bass preamp), even to the point of adding a good deal of signal distortion when the fx is not engaged. additionally, it's tracking is a little fluky and unpredictable, and the sub octave doesn't do too well below your A string.

the POG on the other hand tracks great (even chords!!!) and also gives you a lot of options for stacking upper end freqs on your bass tone. the sub octave on it is ok, but not as good as the EBS suboctave pedal. but like almost any pitch shifter on bass, by itself it can be a little sterile (but better than a whammy pedal and with less latency). but it's pure magic with other FX (i have it in the front of 5 other pedals and it's has tripled my tone options), and now is one of my most used FX.

if you already are running other FX, i would say go with the POG, but if this if it's a standalone pedal go with the BMS, but only if you are running less than a 18 volt load from your bass. (not sure about your bass voltage load? if your p/u's need 2 or more batterys than go with the POG).

[Ian Perge]

Apples vs. ripe, juicy sub-Oranges...

[mambo4]

Yeah i realize it's apples and oranges.
Because of my neglected, dusty Bass MuRF , I guess my primary concern is "will i really use it?"

unfortunately My Mike Lull MV4 runs on 18 volts, so I guess the BMS is out...sad, i like synth noises

[Lebowsky]

apples and oranges? more like carrots and gorillas or something

[syciprider]

Originally Posted by mambo4

Yeah i realize it's apples and oranges.
Because of my neglected, dusty Bass MuRF , I guess my primary concern is "will i really use it?"

unfortunately My Mike Lull MV4 runs on 18 volts, so I guess the BMS is out...sad, i like synth noises

The number of batteries in your bass has no bearing on the ability of the BMS to handle your output.

[Unrepresented]

I own both.

I have found more uses for the BMS, but that might just say something about my (lack of) musical taste.

My take: the POG is a great octaver, and has some gain built in and some chorus, however, I think it shines best when in line with other quality effects. It's high quality, but for the price, the micro POG or another octave pedal will be best if you're just looking to add a fun octave pedal.

The BMS has a lot more versatility in terms of creating tones. It does a lot more things, which if you're concerned about having a pedal get play time seems like a point in its favor. It doesn't track as well as the POG, and you really have to accomodate your touch to it, but it has a lot more varied, and interesting voices that it can produce.

My advice, listen to soundclips and try and figure out for yourself where you can hear either being used in your current situation. I did that with your Bass MuRf and couldn't hear anything but doing Joe Walsh cover tunes, so I passed on it.