I’ve owned all three. If I could go back I’d stick with the micro Pog honestly…. And I’ a very hands-on-the-pedal sort of guy…

If the hog had detune, i would so get it instead of a pog 2.

i have a micro pog and have owned a pog 1 and a hog (both of which have gone now) and although it has less features, there is just something about the micro pog that is better than all the others….it just seems to have a better sound (to my ears) and is much more practical and useful at gigs. i also found it sounds better with other effects added.
i can’t tell you why it sounds better, cos im sure they are all built from the same stuff :p

but that said….i haven’t tried a pog 2 yet…..and i want an extra pog, so maybe i will give one a go!

Hi,
reviving this thread again, as i’m in the same dilemma – chosing POG2 or HOG.
I use the Digitech Whammy for Octave bends a lot and i’ve seen vids, which made me believe, that the HOG could do this even better and a lot more!
A few questions to HOG users or staff:

1. The attack sliders of the HOG produce a volume swell sound like in the POG2 ?!

2. Is there any other chance of getting and dialing in presets than to get the (very expensive) 6xfootswitch (i saw/read, that it’s plugged in via a normal 1/4″ jack, could you use just a normal footswitch to switch from preset to preset?) ?

3. do you think or know – will there be a HOG2 in a smaller housing and maybe with a kind of hazarai switch like on the SMMH or the POG2 ?

4. is it very hard to deal with the HOG in regards of volume differences from setting to setting?

your help would be very much apprechiated! thanks a lot

diego

Well now i’m all confused. So does the pedal detune slide add another signal out of tune to the dry signal/octaves up or detunes the dry signal/octaves; kinda like holding down slightly on a tremolo arm of a guitar or what?

If the HOG had this feature my choice would be easy

yeah you’re right the micropog will only produce the dry and octaves at unity volume, you can’t boost any of the octaves (or the dry) I don’t think it’s a 9v thing, I think it’s just the way it was designed to operate.

Hey guys, this is a really useful thread so far, thanks!… maybe there are some HOG/POG2 users around who could help with these fairly specific questions for ambient/etheral/drone guitar…

[(+) = I don’t currently own this, but consider buying; (-) = I currently own this, but consider selling/replacing]

Contemplating updates to my rig, there are the following scenarios for a future setup:

A) Amp < Mixer < Boss RC-50 < EHX Cathedral (-) < EHX Stereo Memory Man w/Hazarai (-) < Ibanez DE7 (-) < Line6 MM4 (-) < Fender Vol/Tone < EHX POG2 (+) < EHX Freeze < DeviEver Shoegazer < Boss DF2 < VFM Bumblebee (Compressor) < Guitar Amp < Mixer < Boss RC-50 < Eventide Space (+) < Ibanez DE7 (-) < Fender Vol/Tone < EHX HOG (+) < EHX Freeze < DeviEver Shoegazer < Boss DF2 < VFM Bumblebee (Compressor) < Guitar As you can see, the middle section of the chain (octaver, modulation, delay, reverb) is where the change is going to happen, whereas start (comp, dirt, freeze) and end of the chain (looper, mixer, amp) remain the same. Although I know roughly what I would like to do and how to get there, it would be great to have some additional opinions on this. Perhaps you have been using some of these pedals and would like to discuss/share your thoughts on these setups. I hope this helps me decide what to buy, what to keep and what to sell… Questions: 1) Effectiveness VS. budget trade-off: less dirt , or less freeze, or less modulation, or less delay, or less reverb?? 2) HOG VS. POG2: expression modes, detune slider…. What other differences are there between the two and how important are they to you? 3) Is the HOG worth its extra cost (and real estate) against the POG2, or would you get a POG2 and wait for the HOG2? 4) I know this isn’t exactly the right forum but does anyone know anything about the SPACE, (except for that it’s bloody awesome and expensive), particularly in comparison with what a HOG + SPACE VS. POG2 + Stereo MemMan + Cathedral would be capable of? 5) Versatility VS. tone suck, etc: what would be the pros, cons, differences, and/or overlap in these scenarios? Many thanks for your help!