Line 6 M5 StompBox Modeler

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• Less is more - compact size is no bigger than one large single effect pedal.
• More is more - over 100 of the most popular pro-quality effects seen on pedal boards around the world, delivered one at a time.
• Stompbox simple - you didn't have to learn a new language for your old favorites, why start now?
• Totally pro - fully stereo, MIDI capable, expression pedal option, tap tempo and much more.
• Rugged - battle-ready construction you'd expect for something you'll be kicking all the time.

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I play exclusively in my home studio. Because my style varies from classic rock to blues and country, I rarely use more than 1 effect at a time (don't want to mash up my sound). Therefore, this works for me. Readers might be interested in this: I ran this box in line with a Tech21 Blonde Fender amp modeling pedal direct into the board and it works like a charm. If you have an amp or modeling pedal, you can use the drive and/or reverb from that source in combo with the effects on this pedal.

All in all, I am very pleased with this product. Another fine Line 6 device. As for the 1 effect at a time it is what it is and, knowing that upfront, didn't take away points. Look, guys,there is always a "work-around". Right?

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I bought the M5 to replace a number of pedals I tended to use one at a time (including a Line 6 FM4 synth unit). I reasoned that if the M5 could dial up these same effects, I could downsize my board and all would be well.

From a sound perspective no problem. As with all Line 6 products, the patches are all excellent. If I had to use just one pedal for studio work, this would be it.

Live performance is another story. It just isn't possible to switch between presets effectively by scrolling up or down. The combination of the oddly reversed "up" and "down" footswitches and the weak LED display makes it impossible to use this pedal onstage unless you only use 2-3 patches per set, which pretty much defeats the purpose of owning it. My bandmates got irritated with the time it took between songs to dial up the requisite patch, which is understandable, since it's unprofessional.

I decided to sell mine on eBay and buy an M9, which gives you six presents at the tap of a button and a variety of "scenes" (i.e. "banks")of effects. It's not just that the M9 is worth the extra money it is it's just that the M5 is unusable for this stage musician.

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I bought this for electric but have ended up using it for my bass guitar in my band absolutely great reverb set ups and overdrive. Sub Octave Fuzz on a bass is just awesome. Easy to use... makes me wanna buy an M9... or an M13 mmmmmmmmmmm. Well done Line 6!

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I'm probably one of the few that are using this unit for a bass guitar, 4 string that is. Took long consideration to buy or not to buy, at the end of the day all I needed was a tuner and a compressor. After doing the math it equalled in price so why not. Not regretting this at all, although 100+ effects even for guitar sound a lot, and mostly is marketing buzz. After dialling through the effect banks it becomes obvious most of it is filler material and essentially of little use practically, you never really need more then a handful of distinct effects, especially in a live setting, and really that's all you get here too. Most of what makes up the set of 100 are variations of the same thing, and it even gets less when you consider using a bottom end instrument with it. Regardless, what's left are a handful of high quality effects, 24 bit sampling takes care of that. So, other then pulling out exotic sounds here's what ended up in my custom setup for daily gigging:

Tube Compressor nice warm compression, works well for a bass guitar

Couple of EQ settings to bring out the bottom end/mid ranges and cut off treble, some EQ type choices here which are very nice

Pitch Shifter half step down, switching instantaneously to Eb blues tunes

Pitch Shifter full step down, for some more tuned down songs

Plus a great tuner, at the end there's no reason to complain, very nice, compact and sturdy unit, even comes with a power supply, which will cost you extra with a pick and choose stomp box setup. So while I think I was gambling a bit here I definitely feel like a winner.

I could never see myself buying a dedicated compressor, reverb pedal, harmonizer, ring modulator, etc. The Line 6 M5 seemed like a good way to have a "jack-of-all-trades" pedal on my board for those times I needed one specialized effect. I have to say that it serves that purpose in spades.

I have an all-analog board and was reluctant to have anything digital on it based on past experience with modelers. I was wrong to worry; digital has come a long way. Almost all of the effects sound great to my ear, especially into a tube amp. True bypass means no tone suck to boot.

High points for the delays, reverbs, and mods. I am not a fan of all of the drives but the Overdrive and Boost Comp sound pretty awesome. The Rat model "Classic Distortion" sounds exactly like my ProCo Rat2. Wish I could say the same for the Big Muff model but I guess they couldn't get them all right.

The only issue is I liked it so much I could not resist the urge to get the M9 so I can run three effects simultaneously. However, if you need a pedal to fill in for those times when you need a certain single effect the M5 is a winner.