This pedal is one of the favorites on my pedalboard. I use it with a couple of bass guitars where the "octave above" mode brings brilliance and sharpness. And with my guitars I run it with the "octave below" setting. It is quick and accurate and expands the voice of every bass and guitar that I run through it. The E-H octave generator and my Boss chorus are my two 'always on' pedals in my 12 pedal board.

I bought this pedal looking to see if it would fill a void in my tone arsenal. It came really really close but ultimately the sound I got felt a little bit constructed or robotic -- it missed creating a natural feeling vibe.

EHX seems to be having quality control issues. I am now on my third micro pog as the other 2 died in the same way. I went to turn it on and start playing and the wet signals were gone. Only dry. Sent back one. Then another. I have the same thing with their C9 organ pedal.

I'm not a guitar guy so I can't speak to its abilities in that respect, but with this pedal as a new resident in my synths effects loop I think I will be keeping it plugged in indefinitely. The POG has an excellent ability to fatten up whatever you put through it, or work it almost like a filter and turn a synth loop anemic by sending it all through the octaver, only to reintroduce the sub and dry later on for a great effect.

I could go on and on, but it'll be more fun if you buy one yourself and see what I am talking about first hand.

True fully polyphonic, tracks all notes perfectly, easy to use blending controls for real customizing of sound, with a dry output for 2channel mixing. I'm loving this unit. I'm using it on Bass, guitar and Ukulele.

This pedal is fantastic, for bass or treble riffs it's very good, to use for ambiences, with modulations, very good, it makes your sound "great" perfect for "piercing" the mix, I play in the church and it's too much power use it

I use this a lot, it's really straightforward to operate, and it creates such cool texture. This pedal expands the range of your instrument. It's a keeper in my book!

Gives nice fullness to bass sound. Easy effective controls

Keep in mind the four-point-five-star rating is based on putting the Micro POG through its paces with with studio headphones only right after opening the box, and mostly reflects the surpassing of expectations. What I expected was a weak-ish, warbly sub-octave and breaking up during polyphonic chords, but this thing truly tracks as many notes as you can throw at it.
The lower octave sounds really organic, albeit like an actual string put through old-school analog amplification. Tracks like a champ, with no discernible lag. On a 35" scale 5-string bass, it sounds like a floppy piano string, so its seems real but messy below, say, low E. On a 30-inch scale bass, it sounds like a detuned bass string. And on a Telecaster it sounds like a bass on the bridge pickup.
The dry signal is just that -- the dry bypassed-sounding instrument tone. Very clean.
The upper octave is where it loses half a star (along with its use of a proprietary wall wart rather than a standardized 9v socket), and that's only because I plan to use this with my basses. That top octave voice sounds great enough on guitar, but with a bass the artificial nature and a little bit of catch-up lag becomes apparent. But I quickly figured out the secret, on both guitar and bass, was to dial it back at least halfway to let it function more as an overtone than an equal voice -- then it lends more of an organic chime quality to the sound.
It sounds great with a pick on both guitar and bass, mimicking multiple strings perfectly. And with a volume pedal to create swelled attacks, it's basically the sound of church organ pedals with a bass and upper-keyboard pipe organ tones on a guitar.
I can't wait to pair it with an overdrive and a good bass chorus, in subtle to moderate amounts, to add some meat in a three-piece band setting. Nice job, E-HX!

A great addition to my studio. Thank you, Tyler Moore from Sweetwater, for your advice, and for the discount on the Micro Pog. I like to keep things simple, and this pedal enhances my guitars, without having to bury my head in a manual. Sweetwater is always where I purchase my gear. Can't beat their 2 year warranty.

Very easy to use and has some really cool sounds. I looked at other less expensive products and I made the right choice.

Love the sound and everything about it. The only adjustment I would want in it is the switch. It's too heavy in my opinion. It requires significantly heavier stomp then most pedals. In a gig situation when operating several pedals, and most of them having a particular touch, the POG switch, sometimes does not switch on or off, if the stomping is not hard enough. In my opinion the switch should respond to a tap, comparable to most pedal switches.

I got this pedal for my husband for Christmas and he absolutely loves it! It was at the top of his list so I knew I had to get it for him. He was thrilled when he opened it and immediately went to his music room to add it to his pedalboard. It is everything that he hoped that it would be and is the perfect addition to his other pedals. It has put him one step closer to his dream pedalboard and his overall sound. He plays everyday now. Thanks again Sweetwater!!!

I bought this for my new electric Yamaha YEV-104 violin. The main purpose is to drop an octave so my violin can sound like a cello.

This is one of the best pedals I have ever seen. Buy it dont think about it, Im blown out.

I've spent a good bit of time with one of these, and it has a few good things: the polyphony is great, it really does track multiple notes very well without the muddiness or glitches of a mono octaver. That being said, the tracking is only decent, and the tone (sadly) is just downright terrible. No octave pedal will give you a warm, fuzzy analog sound, but this thing is just shrill, harsh and grating. I didn't find either octave usable. Wound up going with the Boss OC-3, which is an absolutely fantastic mono octaver. The tone is 10 times better than the Micro POG, it has flawless tracking and it's almost half the price.

Lesson? There's no such thing as a perfect polyphonic octaver yet, that I've found, but there are several great mono options available, like the Boss OC-3. I had the opportunity to try both before I made my purchase, which helped tremendously.

I wanted an Octave pedal that gave me a great sounding Octave up. I have the EBS Octabass.
I love the lows on it, but doesn't have a great Octave up. I so want the Mutron Octave Divider from the $70s, but it is too rich for my blood. The reissue is less, but doesn't track well.
I kept seeing the EHX MicroPog in many reviews and also on a lot of pedal boards.
So I figured I'd give it a shot. I LOVE IT! It has no tracking issue, which is a PLUS.
The only thing it lacks is the really low growl. So I have this and the EBS on my board, for the extra FAT low kick tone.
This is definitely a must. So I highly recommend it :)

If you are looking for a good, high quality Poliphonic octave generator, this is a most have!! I use this pedal for worship. It's Great making ambience sounds.
The sweet water costumer service is excellent. Good personal treatment. If u have any doubt with your purchase they are always willing to answer any questions.

This is one of the best pedals I have ever seen. I have tried a few sub octave pedals what cannot keep up with low notes. Not this one. This one is Perfect. Great, and even better at the price. Buy it, dont think... buy it.

I am blown away... just get it.

I was looking for a pedal to give my 6 string a 12 string sound. This pedal will not give you a believable immitation. That said the pedal does have some good tones. I find less is more and resist the urge to overuse this pedal. Having to use the supplied power adapter is an annoying extra step to set up live, no biggie. Overall though its a very good octave pedal and a nice tool to have. No regrets on the purchase!

Just buy it. You'll love it.

My favorite pedal. Love using it subtly as a situational tone boost/filler. Not everything in the micro is useful or practical but what pedal is. Just a handful of sweet spots is all i ask. With this pedal you get that

i like this pedal a lot. it's my first octave pedal but i've used a lot of others. namely, boss oc-2 and oc-3, and the ehx pog 2.

i've never used traditional octave pedals that have fuzz and only the sub octave. i guess if you're trying to sound like jimi hendrix, those are useful, but i feel like the micro pog does that and more. it doesn't have fuzz onboard, but you can always turn the "ocatave up" knob all the way down and flip on your distortion pedal or channel.

what i love about the micropog is that i can use it to make organ or synth sounds. i just turn the dry knob all the way down and find some blend of the other two and it sounds a lot like an organ. it still has the attack of a guitar, so i put it after the byoc lazy sprocket to smooth out the attack. you could also do this with a volume pedal in real time. i also just play it with my fingers instead of a pick to get a mellower attack.

it is a synth, so palm-muted parts don't translate well in my experience.

you do have to be careful about the voicings you choose. don't expect to get really nice organ sounds if you play primarily in first position. that's not because of the tone of the pedal, it's because it adds notes to your voicings. when you pile too many notes on top of each other, you get muddy tone, especially if the voicing is dense on the low end. if you know the neck really well and are accustomed to higher voicings of your chords you can get some really incredible tone and expression out of this. i use a lot of seventh chords and they come out great with this. i'm still working on finding voicings of major nines that come out well, but i just got the pedal last week.

the high octave doesn't necessarily sound amazing with distortion. you have to mess with it and again be selective about what you play. but when you have a part that works, it's amazing.

the tracking is fast. i never really notice the latency.

i power this pedal and a few others with a 1-spot and i have no noise issues with it.

of course if i had the money and the space on my pedal board i'd go with the pog 2. it has a lot more features and sounds just as good. but then again, fewer moving parts means fewer broken pieces. i'm stoked on this pedal.

I play bass in a small band, and bought the Micro to expand my sound a bit; fill in the mids and generally expand my range. While the POG2 has a lot of octave features, the sound can easily muddy without a good amp set-up when using it with a bass, and the Micro offers a simpler, more economical, option. I don't recommend using either POG version with anything but a high-end bass rig, as the super lows and highs can really lose clarity and even crunch and chirp in a low-quality system.
I'm currently using the Micro with a Markbass head with plenty-o-power, and the POG gives me everything from clear sub-bass sounds, to crisp jazzy and even organ-like tones. It's good stuff and lot's of fun!

This is a great pedal if you are looking for the sub octave thing. Like any pedal this one can be overused very easily. We mainly use this pedal for our big airy swells that you find in alot of christian rock music. It also does well in lead rides at a lower level. This is not a big bang pedal but if you are looking improve your tone and fatten up some stuff than this one is for you.

The POG is easy to use and WOW! what a sound. My fiddle sounds like a whole string section. Other guys in the band couldn/t believe the sound. Thanks to Robert Williams

I've been building a pedalboard for some time and was dead set on getting a Whammy to add flavor to my existing palette. After playing through the latest one for an hour, the pedal just felt like it was fighting me the entire time. I saw the POG and plugged it up to a SVT classic with an 8x10 and a MM Stingray Classic. Seriously this is the first octave pedal that didn't add any color to the original signal. All the tone remained whether the effect was engaged or not.

Now, the POG2 has more functionality but I'm a set it and forget kind of player, so the simplicity of the Micro POG was perfect. Cranking the dry with the sub at noon and the octave up around 11, gave a beautiful full, shimmering tone. The POG added just the right amount of thick and color to fill out a bass line. I instantly purchased it from SW because of the 3 payments (the pedal is a bit pricey but completely worth it) and it will round out my board.

I don't know why everybody is giving this thing low reviews. This thing does its job well. Its not made to be as bizarre as the full featured POG. Its just supposed to be a octave up and a octave down. It does that very well. Its great for adding some beef or adding something to cut through well. Its a great pedal. If your think about it just do it! Its awesome.

I have been looking for a good sounding octave pedal for bass for a while. I read about this and it seemed it would be a good choice for bass because of the ability to select an octave up. I bought it, and It is the best I have tried, especially for the price. Anything from sub harmonic stuff to sounding like a guitar or organ. The Pog has really brought my sound out front. Highly recommended for Bass players!

I was dissapointed. I had tried the POG, and loved the sound of it. The micro-POG seemed liked it just had fewer features, at a lower price point, but I ended up being dissapointed wiht the sound quality of it. While the big POG made my guitar sound fat, singing, and organ-like, the micro pog just made it muddy and screechy. While I would recomend the HOG or the POG, I don't think they did a good job with the micro.