Electro-Harmonix Epitome Reverb/Flanger/Octave Multi-Effect Pedal

Not a pro musician, just play at home. I think this things fantastic. You get lots of options for tones, might not all be ideal for your application but I am really enjoying it. Zero buzz. Super tone aficionados might disagree, but 3+ effects in the one box at that price is pretty solid.I really enjoy the organ settings…. Creeps out the neighbor

You know what? This is almost a must have guitarist tool. Epitome is a great name for this pedal, it makes everything sound so fat and round. Electro-Harmonix has many suggested settings on YouTube, it is a great tool for this pedal. It doesn't have all the modern digital presets and other things that are confusing and take away from your playing. It feels "old skool," but has tons of options by twisting a couple of knobs. Please, baby, please, make more stuff like this!

First off, this is a completely digital pedal, including the Stereo Electric Mistress section. That said, it IS a Micro POG, Stereo Electric Mistress and Holy Grail in one pedal, so you can read reviews on each of those pedals.But what this pedal also does is quite awesome. It can combine the Holy Grail and the POG together using the "shimmer" switch, which will put the POG FX only on the reverb (you can have +/- octave verbs trailing off your notes, kind of like a synth pad). Also, with shimmer switch on, and Holy Grail set to "FLERB", it combines with the POG to become a full featured delay, where the POG's up octave, down octave and dry knobs become the delay feedback. So you can have a delay with the repeats going up an octave, down an octave, and/or stay the same. Really cool for atmospheric stuff, and when playing clean rhythm, to have the FX trailing off in the background like a synth.

I am by no means an accomplished enough musician to take full advantage of this gem, but it clearly is more than the sum of three effects pedals. There is a synergy between the effects that made my jaw drop the first time I played with it- plus it replaced three other pedals which is a bonus. Makes just noodling around a pure joy let alone what it adds to an actual performance. Highly recommended.

Flimsy toggle switches. One failed to consistently latch after a couple of weeks. Also, you may need to adjust your input level as it clips easily.

Loads of fun, versatile and easy to immediately jump into. No need for lots of reading, despite the complexity of this pedal. It's expensive, but the depth of tone and its versatility are worth it.

Well-made stomp box with many effects that you can dial in. It sucks you in next thing it's a few hours later and you still want more great fun.

Excellent purchase. It was a birthday present for my son and he loves it.