The Electro-Harmonix POG is an Electro-Harmonix octave pedal. Close alternatives include the Electro-Harmonix Micro POG Polyphonic Octave Generator and the Electro-Harmonix Pico POG. It pairs well with the Vox MV50-CE Rock and the Peavey Bandit 112.
Electro-Harmonix POG
Electro-Harmonix · pedal
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.
- octave
- dry
- sub
- complex
- high gain
- synth
- analog
- modern
Genres the Electro-Harmonix POG is commonly used in
- Experimental
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Electro-Harmonix POG
Vox MV50-CE Rock
Vox
27% matchPush the MV50's tight, driven voicing with the POG's complex octave layering for a thicker, more synth-like lead texture.
Peavey Bandit 112
Peavey
27% matchFeed the Bandit's punchy, pedal-platform headroom with the POG's layered octaves for a thick, synth-like texture that stays defined.
Traynor BB115
Traynor
tonal matchStack Traynor BB115 on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight
Gallien-Krueger Legacy 212
Gallien Krueger
tonal matchFeed a high gain signal into Gallien-Krueger Legacy 212 and it comes out closer to mid-forward
Phil Jones X4C NanoBass 35W 1x4 Combo
Phil Jones
tonal matchPhil Jones X4C NanoBass 35W 1x4 Combo takes that high gain character and pushes it toward mid-forward
Egnater Renegade 65 4x10 Combo
Egnater
tonal matchFeed a high gain signal into Egnater Renegade 65 4x10 Combo and it comes out closer to tight
Phil Jones BG-75 Double Four Bass Combo
Phil Jones
tonal matchStack Phil Jones BG-75 Double Four Bass Combo on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward
Gallien-Krueger Legacy 410
Gallien Krueger
tonal matchFeed a high gain signal into Gallien-Krueger Legacy 410 and it comes out closer to tight
Pedals that stack with the Electro-Harmonix POG
Suhr Shiba Drive
Suhr
28% matchStack the Shiba Drive's vintage, articulate overdrive with the POG's own complex, synth-like octave layers for a driven, harmonically dense signal.
Electro-Harmonix "Ram's Head" Big Muff Pi V2
pedal
27% matchRun the Ram's Head's thick, vocal fuzz after the POG's layered octaves so the saturation piles onto a signal that's already harmonically dense.
Free the Tone Future Factory FY-1
Free The Tone
25% matchThe Future Factory's spacious, stacking stereo delay feeds the POG's complex, synth-like octave layers a wide signal to trail off. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Boss DD-500 Digital Delay
Boss
25% matchThe POG's complex, synth-like octave layers feed the DD-500's shimmering ambient repeats a dense harmonic signal to echo. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Friedman Buxom Boost
Friedman
tonal matchInto Electro-Harmonix POG, Friedman Buxom Boost is right at home: it's built around a high-gain amp's front end
Wampler Cory Wong
Wampler
tonal matchWampler Cory Wong pushes a high gain tone toward clean boost
Fortin Amplification Tempest Overdrive Signature Architects
Fortin Amplification
tonal matchFortin Amplification Tempest Overdrive Signature Architects's own voicing points at a high-gain amp's front end, and Electro-Harmonix POG delivers it
Spaceman Effects Atlas IV
Spaceman
tonal matchSpaceman Effects Atlas IV takes that high gain character and pushes it toward clean boost
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Electro-Harmonix Micro POG Polyphonic Octave Generator
Electro-Harmonix
71% similarityShared character: one_octave, signal_chain, thickness
Electro-Harmonix Pico POG
Electro-Harmonix
70% similarity“condenses the legacy of the POG series into a tiny enclosure, generating sub octave and octave up tones with flawless polyphonic tracking”
Hungry Robot The Monastery Octave Generator
Hungry Robot
68% similarityShared character: mono_synth, one_octave, signal_chain
Boss OC-2 Octaver
Boss
67% similarityShared character: mono_synth, one_octave, thickness
Boss OC-3 Super Octave
Boss
67% similarityShared character: mono_synth, one_octave, thickness
Behringer Octavia Octave Fuzz
Behringer
67% similarityShared character: mono_synth, one_octave, analog
Roger Mayer Octavia Classic
Roger Mayer
67% similarityShared character: one_octave, signal_chain
Mu-Tron Octave Divider
pedal
67% similarityShared character: mono_synth, one_octave, thickness
Boss OC-2 Octave
Boss
96% similaritysimilar tone character
Electro-Harmonix Octave Multiplexer
Electro-Harmonix
95% similaritysimilar tone character
TC Electronic Sub 'N' Up Mini
TC Electronic
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Beetronics Whoctahell V2 Low Octave Beeast
Beetronics
94% similaritysimilar tone character
See all alternatives to the Electro-Harmonix POG (cheaper + boutique) →
Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Electro-Harmonix POG?+
The closest matches in character are the Electro-Harmonix Micro POG Polyphonic Octave Generator, the Electro-Harmonix Pico POG, the Hungry Robot The Monastery Octave Generator.
What pairs well with the Electro-Harmonix POG?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Vox MV50-CE Rock, Peavey Bandit 112, Traynor BB115 — Push the MV50's tight, driven voicing with the POG's complex octave layering for a thicker, more synth-like lead texture..