Electro Harmonix Soul Pog

Two Electro-Harmonix Bestsellers United for a Smarter Pedalboard

The Soul POG merges two highly regarded Electro-Harmonix signatures among guitarists: on one side, a "transparent" overdrive that respects your amp's personality; on the other, a polyphonic octave generator known for its clean tracking and ability to remain clear on chords. The idea is simple: to offer, in a unique format, a musical drive foundation and an immediately usable octave section, while maintaining true routing freedom as on a full pedalboard.

For Which Guitarists and Styles?

The EHX Soul POG is aimed both at musicians seeking inspiring "plug and play" sounds and at experienced guitarists wanting to optimize their signal chain. In blues and classic rock, the overdrive provides an organic grit and a nice touch response, while the octaver thickens a riff or simulates a second guitar. In funk, pop, and indie, the octave up adds brightness and punchy harmonies, perfect for catchy lines. In ambient and experimental music, the octave + overdrive combination opens the door to thick textures, singing leads, and wider soundscapes.

On stage, the strength of the Soul POG is covering multiple roles without multiplying boxes: boost/drive, octave down to beef up a part, octave up to highlight a theme, or stacking all for "synth guitar" style tones. In the studio, the effects loop facilitates more creative treatments (modulation, delay, reverb) placed precisely between the two sections to sculpt the attack and feel under the fingers.

Controls, Routing, and Key Features in Use

This multi-effects lets you choose between separate use (only one effect activated) and combined use to stack overdrive and octaves. One of the major advantages of the Soul POG is the ability to decide which block goes first : placing the overdrive before the octaver often gives a more saturated and denser feel, while placing the octaver before the overdrive can enhance cohesion and "glue" the whole like a more homogeneous synth sound.

The built-in effects loop goes even further: you can insert other pedals between the two sections (for example, a modulation to widen the octave up, or a compressor to stabilize an octave down). Finally, the Mode switch offers two upper octave variations, handy for switching from a sharper sound to a softer tone depending on the guitar, pickups, and register.

The Sound

On the overdrive side, the Soul POG carries the transparent spirit of the Soul Food: saturation that preserves the character of your guitar and amp, with reactive dynamics and a good sense of headroom. It excels both as a light crunch "always on" and as a boost to push an already hot channel, maintaining precise attack and sensitive response to playing intensity.

On the octave side, the Nano POG section is designed for clean and polyphonic results: the lower octave adds mass and solid low end, while the upper octave brings bite and sparkle without losing control over chords. Combining both yields sounds ranging from simple riff thickening to very "organo-synth" textures, with remarkable clarity for this type of effect.

Technical specifications

Effects	Octaver / Harmony, EQ, Overdrive	Type	sector
Technology	Analog & Digital	Use	electric guitar
Format	Pedal	Color	Black
EQ	Treble

Category	guitar multi-effects	Audio	mono
Built-in effects	Soul Food-type overdrive + Nano POG-type polyphonic octaver	Required power	9.6V DC
Mode switch	2 types of octave up	Power adapter	included (9.6V DC, 200 mA)
Built-in effects loop	yes	Dimensions	5.75 x 4.75 x 2.5 inches (approximately 146 x 121 x 64 mm)
Circuit	analog / digital	Consumption	125 mA
Bypass	buffered bypass	Required voltage	9.6V DC