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Octave pedals- micro pog or pitch fork

I'm looking for a convincing octave below sound for my guitar, to play as a fake bass for Royal Blood esc songs. Gonna ABY and then run it into a bass amp, but which do I go for???

I have both of those pedals, if you're thinking about using it just as a fake bass I think I'd go with the Micro POG, as I think that it sounds a little nicer for those applications and that the individual controls for each of the octaves can offer a little more refinement of the tone due that sometimes a little mix of the upper octave may give a nice touch to enrich the overall result.

GEAR:
  • Fender American Standard Telecaster
  • Vox AC30CC1 1x12 Custom Classic Combo
  • Strymon TimeLine

The little POG has a clearer octave down sound, but the pitchfork has more range, and is ten times more versatile.

Off course the Pitch Fork It's more versatile in general but if we are pointing to it just to use octaves (which is the case) then it falls to its limitation: you can not control the three voices independently. That "versatility" is kinda relative: if we care just for the immediate upper and lower octaves the Micro POG is more versatile as it lets you control the level of each one. That's why I have both and not two Pitch Forks –which I use for other purposes! :-D

GEAR:
  • Fender American Standard Telecaster
  • Vox AC30CC1 1x12 Custom Classic Combo
  • Strymon TimeLine