I should point out, in case you’re not aware, that in loop mode the ‘repeats’ knob attenuates the loop, therefore you can play a part over an existing loop and fade the loop out slowly, or completely in one pass by setting repeats close to minimum. If you have good natural rhythm (and you should), you can play a new riff with a similar feel to the first riff and basically replace the initial loop with a brand new one that fits in the allotted loop length.

I love tap tempo in loop mode for time stretching stuff. Its cool to set the hazarai knob preset to somewhere other than noon, for a different note. So you lay down a loop, then you can carefully press the haz knob with your foot (I play barefoot) to change pitch and then tap the tempo back in, which makes it revert to the original key. Great songcrafting thingy.

The ring thing is indeed polyphonic, but we may be differing on the meaning of polyphonic. It does not do POG-like octaves in the sense that you can have a lower and upper at the same time, but to me polyphonic means that it handles full chords and pitch-bends the chords. And there’s no volume boost, but there is certainly a blend knob and a harmonizer, so for example I have it set to heel-down and there is no harmony, and as I move to tow-down I can blend the effect in, like a harmonizing 3rd or 5th or whatever I set it to.

Lots of variables here. What is the other distortion pedal that you want to drive it with? Dirt pedals are all so particular to me. Its hard to say what it will sound like. But as an example, I used to run a Big Muff in front of a Graphic Fuzz (distortion plus EQ) and it sounded amazing. However I think that was more due to the EQ part after the Muff than the two distortions. Other people run an overdrive-ish pedal like a tube screamer and a Big Muff at the same time with good results.

I think digital pedals usually track better. I haven’t played with the Multiplexer but my impression is that it is a one note at a time thing, while the Micropog can do full chords.

Everything SanquiFlerb said is correct but I’d like to add the Ring Thing into the mix. I’m talking about that thing all over this site recently but as I play it more it keeps getting sexier. I just sold a Micropog to get one. The MP is great but I really wanted the RT. Why I think the Ring Thing is better for Dub is because 1) it can do two octaves down and 2) it has a filter. You can get like sub-basement bass sounds and roll the highs off, and of course octave up as well for whammy stuff and mixing board trickery. I love dub. The only thing the MP has over the RT is that you can have all 3 octaves up and get the organ-ish sound. But for me, and for dub, the Ring Thing.

Well again I don’t have the FH, but the picture shows a direct out, effect out, and blended out. If you are in mono you are probably using the blended out. However, with the Cathedral being stereo in, stereo out, you could use the Hoax’s direct out and effect out instead, to both sides of the Cathedral, then the Hazarai, then the amps. Then you would have more control over your sound and the stereo separation you’re looking for.