Electro Harmonix Pico Pog

The Essentials to Know About the Electro-Harmonix Pico POG Pedal

• Ultra-compact polyphonic octaver: the Micro/Nano POG philosophy in a "pico" format designed for tight pedalboards.


• Ultra-fast tracking: accurately follows your notes and chords for clean and stable octaves.


• Simple and effective 3-voice mixing: separate volumes for SUB OCTAVE, OCTAVE UP, and DRY.


• Advanced 3-mode Tone control: powerful tone shaping to instantly adapt the octave to your mix.

A direct heir of the POG lineage, tailored for modern pedalboards

The Pico POG belongs to the renowned family of POG (Polyphonic Octave Generator) pedals by Electro-Harmonix: pedals that have become standards for achieving clean, precise, and chord-playable octave sounds. The idea here is clear: to take the "plug-and-play" simplicity of the Micro and Nano POG, fit it into an even more compact chassis, and add a more sculpting tone control to better fit in band contexts, recording, or solo playing.

Who is it for, what styles, and in which contexts?

The Electro-Harmonix Pico POG is aimed at any guitarist (and bassist) who wants to expand their palette without struggling with menus: from the beginner seeking an immediate "wow" effect, to the professional needing a reliable octaver in studio and on stage. In rock and pop, it thickens riffs in a "double guitar" style. In ambient, post-rock, or cinematic settings, it becomes a pad machine (especially with delay/reverb). In funk and electro, it adds that synthetic and precise touch that transforms a simple pattern into a modern texture.

Controls, modes, and philosophy: all at your fingertips

The core concept is an ultra-intuitive 3-voice mixer: you blend SUB OCTAVE (one octave down), OCTAVE UP (one octave up), and DRY (the direct signal). Simply put: you choose whether to just "thicken" your sound, create a 12-string illusion, or switch to a more radical synthy madness.

The most musically useful innovation is the TONE + FILTER pair (3 modes). In Tone mode, the knob acts as a tilt-EQ applied to all voices: perfect for opening up the sound in a mix, or darkening it if your amp is already bright. In Low Pass mode, a resonant low-pass filter cuts the highs of the octave voices (Sub and Up) for rounder, less "clicky" textures. In High Pass mode, the high-pass filter does the opposite: it lightens the lows on the octave voices to gain clarity, especially with high gain or in a busy arrangement.

Regarding integration, the Pico POG features a buffered bypass: a coherent choice to maintain clarity in a pedal chain, especially with longer cable runs.

The sound

The Pico POG stands out with a clean, precise, and very responsive character: the attack remains clear, chords keep definition, and latency is minimal. By slightly blending Sub Octave under your Dry signal, you get a solid, "mix-ready" low end that makes the amp sound wider. Increasing Octave Up grants access to airy timbres, sometimes close to a synth flute or an organ depending on your playing and downstream effects. When pushing the octave mix, the pedal readily shifts into a generous synthy texture, ideal for expressive monophonic lines or harmonic pads.

"POG" sounds are also widely adopted for octave colors in very diverse genres: for example, guitarists like John Frusciante and Jack White have been associated with using the POG family in their rigs, notably for organ textures and polyphonic doubling.

Technical specifications

Effects	Octaver / Harmony, Effects	Type	sector
Technology	Digital	Use	electric guitar
Format	Pedal	Color	Red
EQ	Tone

Effect	polyphonic octaver / octave generator	Output impedance	680 ohms
Audio circuit	digital	Max input level	+1.5 dBu
Audio	mono	Max output level	+2.1 dBu
Potentiometers	Sub Octave, Octave Up, Dry, Tone	Chassis	metal
Button	Filter Mode (3 filtering modes)	Dimensions	9.27 x 5.1 x 5.1 cm (depth x width x height)
Footswitch	On/Bypass	Height (including footswitch)	4.8 cm
Bypass	buffered bypass	Weight	151 g
Input	6.35mm Jack instrument unbalanced (TS)	Required power supply	9 V DC (center negative), compatible with 9 to 10.5 V DC
Output	6.35mm Jack instrument unbalanced (TS)	Consumption	100 mA
Input impedance	2.2 megaohms