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Z.Cat Poly-Octaver (cheapo Pog)

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 5:49 pm
by goroth
Just put up a demo of this pedal. It runs on standard 9v which is nice. Never played a POG, can't say how it compares. Interestingly it did come out a few years before the Organizer.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzj9RcNeh7o[/youtube]

Re: Z.Cat Poly-Octaver (cheapo Pog)

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:07 pm
by Ryan
These guys have a big line of really interesting pedals, seems like lots of custom digital stuff... are they European? You never see them on boards!

Re: Z.Cat Poly-Octaver (cheapo Pog)

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:12 pm
by sylnau
I'm not a fan of the polyphonic stuff, but you're doing great video. :thumb:

Re: Z.Cat Poly-Octaver (cheapo Pog)

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:18 pm
by greyscales
Sounds more like the Organizer than a POG. Nice demo though.

Re: Z.Cat Poly-Octaver (cheapo Pog)

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 12:57 am
by Gearmond
yeah, i found this guy like a year ago, and theres just SO many useful pedal combinations. and all for comparable prices to boss it looks like.

i've been eying the pitch shifter and the tremolo

Re: Z.Cat Poly-Octaver (cheapo Pog)

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 1:21 am
by zRobertez
That looks great! The chorus sounds pretty good too. What's the price of one? I'm feeling to lazy to look it up on my phone.

Re: Z.Cat Poly-Octaver (cheapo Pog)

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 1:40 am
by goroth
They cost 95 euros (110 usd). Most of his pedals are 70-110 euros. The builds are really good - there is a gut shot in the last couple of seconds of the clip. I had this pedal for years and never really used it - like Syl there's just something about polyphonic octaving that doesn't float my boat. So I sold it.

Ryan - this one (and I'm guessing a few others) use the Spin FV-1. I don't think it's custom, rather it's just a clever implementation of the standard FV-1, like the Organizer. The dude is based in Lithuania, I think. Shit, I could be wrong on that - could be Latvia.

Re: Z.Cat Poly-Octaver (cheapo Pog)

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 11:15 am
by Teej212
i want to get a bunch of this guys stuff...looks really cool

Re: Z.Cat Poly-Octaver (cheapo Pog)

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 11:33 am
by goroth
You totally should. I've got the big reverb and it's rad. Will have to do a demo some day.

Re: Z.Cat Poly-Octaver (cheapo Pog)

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 11:39 am
by stripes
OH GOD :love:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMqFy5wqeZ4[/youtube]

Re: Z.Cat Poly-Octaver (cheapo Pog)

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 11:40 am
by stripes
i'm sorry but this big reverb pedal is actually blowing me away

Re: Z.Cat Poly-Octaver (cheapo Pog)

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 5:46 pm
by snipelfritz
Me likey likey. Apparently there is a new Poly-Octaver (cleverly named the Poly-Octaver 2) which just adds a reverb knob.


How comes you guyz get the cool stuff and we're stuck with Behringer?

Re: Z.Cat Poly-Octaver (cheapo Pog)

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 6:00 pm
by goroth
Poly Octaver 2 is called that cos it has both chorus and reverb. The other ones are called "poly octaver chorus" and "poly octaver reverb". Catchy...

I haven't tried his analog stuff, over at FSB his fuzzes have been totally lambasted, but the dsp stuff is freaking awesome. The big reverb is a permanent fixture on my board. Awesome. And the poly octaver was nice, I just can't deal with lag so I got rid of it. (Not getting an organizer because of the same reason).

Re: Z.Cat Poly-Octaver (cheapo Pog)

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 8:15 pm
by Gearmond
oh wow, that big reverb is like... wow. i was thinkin about getting the Wet reverb (lol ocean board) but this is makin me think otherwise.


and isn't lag really only an issue if you're being all weedly?

Re: Z.Cat Poly-Octaver (cheapo Pog)

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 11:24 pm
by stripes
WAIT.... there's more... :eek:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC4GbkL3XvI[/youtube]