Electro-Harmonix POG vs MXR Sub Machine
The Electro-Harmonix POG and the MXR Sub Machine are both pedals sharing octave, full. The Electro-Harmonix POG leans analog warmth. The MXR Sub Machine leans saturated.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.50% — moderately similar
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- octave
- full
MXR Sub Machine
MXR · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$149.99via Reverb
The Electro-Harmonix POG (Polyphonic Octave Generator) is a polyphonic octave synthesizer pedal from Electro-Harmonix, generating sub-octave, one octave up, and two octaves up simultaneously from the input guitar signal. Unlike monophonic sub-octave pedals, the POG tracks chords and complex voicings accurately through a polyphonic octave generation circuit. Controls include Dry, Sub Octave, 1st Octave, and 2nd Octave level sliders for blending each octave voice independently.
The MXR Sub Machine is an octave fuzz pedal from MXR (Dunlop), delivering a sub-octave synthesized bass note alongside the upper-register guitar signal and fuzz saturation for thick, full-frequency octave fuzz tones. The Sub Machine adds bass depth to fuzz for heavy, dense octave fuzz character in modern heavy rock and experimental applications.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- experimental
- Experimental
- analog warmth
- saturated