The easiest thing to do is get an effects loop pedal, like the Radial BigShot EFX, or the Boss Line selector. Put the POG2 in the fx loop, leave the POG2 engaged (on), and use the switch on the effects loop pedal to switch it in and out of your signal chain. This will also make your POG2 ‘true bypass’. If you like the Boss style footswitch, then I suggest going with the Boss Line Selector. The Radial BigShot EFX has two loops (so you can have another pedal in the other loop, or use it for silent tuning/muting), but doesn’t have an LED to let you know what loop is engaged at any given time.

Hope that helps,

TGM

violins typically have lots of harmonics [in synth terms, I suppose]; you’ll get many more tones available with some sort of filter pedal [EHX makes a ton of these but ones that spring to mind are the Tube Zipper, the Qtron+, and the Microsynth]

+1 on the Microsynth. I’d love to hear that on violin. The Freq Analyzer could be nice to.. Or the RingThing, which is a much more feature packed ring modulator. But I highly recommend the Freeze. Especially combined with the Deluxe Memory Boy (in the FX loop). I got that idea from Bill Ruperts Freeze edition of “Effectology”. If you haven’t seen his Effectology series yet, I highly recommend it. I believe there are 18 or 19 installments now. All of which are available on YouTube.

TGM