All user reviews for the Line 6 M13

I do not believe it. See below. Plethora of effects, but the amazing technology choices in terms of the flexibility offered by the competition.

UTILIZATION

This is the highlight of the machine's operating concept. A dream guitar as a pedal. At least until you use external analog controllers pedals volume type. MIDI, on the other hand, is poorly implemented: parameter setting impossible, bugs remain unresolved to this day ... In short, a design that feels sloppy. Too eager to occupy the market?

SOUND QUALITY

Many effects, really, but most of them add a veil on her. This results in a loss of gloss and dynamics. There are also problems volume modulations. We tolerate all these little annoyances or not, I guess it is the relationship between the practical side of the machine and the rather average quality of effects which will be most important to you?

Both bypass are transparent, really smooth.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had four years. I do not use anymore since almost a year, I decided that the cup was full when a fifth switch dropped me. , I have not been repaired. So I pressed the individual pedals for my delight and my sound is again clear, punchy, it is as if I had taken a hand on my amp cover. The M13 is a Swiss army knife super handy when it is not broken and as long as no (or very little) need to control MIDI. The concept is great but the quality is not at the rendezvous, both at the component level and at the level of the majority of effects. Damage.

Everything has been said

UTILIZATION

the strong point of the device is its ergonomics (sound editing and intuitive effects)

SOUND QUALITY

The sounds are very well made even saturation often criticized (it really depends on the amp or device danslequel on the branch, trying to torpedo the CAB TOW NOTE)

OVERALL OPINION

Purchased 2009 for 295euros (my dealer could not sell it). At the time I was tired of multi-effects (vox, boss, digitech, Korg and so on.) I wanted to get me a pedalboard and buy pedals that I missed. When my dealer showed me the LINE6 M13 insisting that I try it. And then slap I had found what I was looking for a pedalboard ultracomplet

The Line6 M13 is the flagship stomp box modeling unit from Line6. Unlike most of the Line6 products, this unit does not have all of the signature Line6 amplifier and speaker cabinet modeling software at your disposal. This unit is designed to work WITH your amp and not in place of it. Do not be fooled by this however. The M13 is an extremely flexible unit in that there are myriad different options for sound shaping including the various different stomp box models and the connection options that allow you to connect your amp via the now-famous 4-cable method. This allows you to put effects in their proper place, with distortion and non-modulation effects before your amp's preamp stage, and the time-based and modulation effects after the preamp stage. The amp also has MIDI capability if you want to use it as a controller or control it via MIDI. The MIDI implementation is not the most straightforward but can be figured out with an investigation of the downloadable MIDI Implementation Guide.

UTILIZATION

The words "Bonehead Simple" are actually printed on the M13 box and I think that about says it all. I received the M13 with the updated 2.01 software on-board. The one thing you DO have to watch out for is that it could be perceived as OVERLY bonehead simple. During one of my trial sessions, I couldn't figure out why sound was coming out of my amp but nothing was happening on the M13. That's because the M13 is truly "true bypass" and it simply wasn't powered on. So you know that if your M13 dies mid-gig, your signal will still get to your amp. Excellent!!

This is a great (relatively) little unit. The beauty of the M13 lies in its simplicity and flexibility. It takes about 10 seconds to memorize the color coding for the different types of effects, but hours to go through the settings and different models. There are two different modes of operation: Standard mode and Scene mode. Scene mode works like any other MIDI patch--you call up the patch and it brings up the pre-configured models in the pre-configured order and with the pre-configured levels. In scene mode you have access to the active models in each bank and you can toggle them on and off individually.

In standard mode you have access to 12 different stomp boxes'four banks with three options in each position. The payoff is no cables and no re-wiring. When you call up a model, the stomp box is activated with the last settings already pre-programmed. There is a global option to either save all settings automatically or not. I suggest leaving it on as that is really the purpose of the M13. I haven't yet found a need to have the settings NOT automatically saved. Without the auto-save enabled, any called-up model will accept the position of the knobs as-is' most likely undesirable.

When I started writing this review, I liked working in standard mode over the Scenes, although in truth the 'Standard' mode is really just a 'scratch pad' scene. Unless you have a special need for a high number of different sounds, you can get a great deal out of standard mode. I have my 'Scratch Pad' M13 scene set up in the following configuration:

Bank 1: A. Screamer, B. Blue Comp Treble C. Line6 Drive
Bank 2: A. Line6 Distortion, B. Heavy Distortion, C. Dimension
Bank 3: A. Noise Gate, B. Dual Phaser, C. Tri-Chorus
Bank 4: A. Stereo Delay, B. Noise Gate, C. Echo

Notice that I have the Noise Gate in two different positions and weaker distortions in front of heavier distortions. This allows me to either run the Screamer or Comp for a little boost of my amp's preamp or the Bank B distortion. Having the Noise Gate in Banks 3 AND 4 allows me to either put the gate at the end of the signal if running in 2-cable mode, or after the distortion effects in 4-cable mode so that the modulation effects are super-clean. In the latter configuration, the modulation effects really shine through the mix. With this configuration, I can get punishing distortion out of the M13, juice the front end of my amp, or get wonderful multi-dimensional clean tones. After learning about the flexibility of the M13 and how to better leverage scenes, a whole new world opened up to my tonal 'mad science.'

It's like having 12 stomp boxes at your disposal at a time, 12 sets of 12 stomp boxes, and you can activate any of them in their pre-defined position' NO WIRING!!! The only thing you can't do is have more than four boxes active at any one time, one from each bank. (You can only have one 'A', one 'B', one 'C', one 'D' on at a time). Pressing the foot switch activates the effect. Pressing another button in the same bank activates that effect and deactivates the previous one. Pressing the button of the active effect toggles it on/off. There is a dedicated button to activate the looper, a button to activate Scene mode, and holding the looper button activates the on-board tuner. The tuner is one of the most sensitive I have encountered.

After running the M13 straight into the front of the amps, I configured the M13 to have the effects loop in between banks 2 and 3. This one of the other beautiful features of the M13: you can place the effects loop wherever you want as opposed to being locked into one configuration.

Line6 characteristically doesn't include a ton of literature with their products because just about all of their product information is downloadable from the web. While I appreciate their commitment to green initiatives this doesn't help much when you're at the gig and there's no internet connection and you REALLY need some help from a manual. Still, the unit is easy enough to figure out that you only need the manuals for the really intricate operations.

SOUND QUALITY

I played this modeler with the following guitars:
VOS '58 and '59 Gibson Custom Les Paul guitars with Burstbucker 1 and 2 models
Gibson Raw Power Les Paul with '57 Classic pickups
Ibanez JEM 7VSBL with stock Dimarzio Evolution pickups installed
Ibanez RG550MXXDY with Dimarzio Super 3 Bridge, Evolution Middle, and Evolution Neck
Ibanez RGR4 with Dimarzio Crunch Lab Bridge and LiquiFire Neck
Epiphone Les Paul Standard with Seymour Duncan Phat Cat P-90's
PRS SE Semi-hollow with stock pickups
Squier Telecaster with Dimarzio Air Norton T bridge and Area T Neck
B.C. Rick Mockingbird Neck-Thru with Dimarzio Super Distortion bridge and Super 2 Neck
Squier Strat with Dimarzio VV Solo bridge, VV '54 middle, and VV Heavy Blues neck.

I played the M13 through the following amps:
Marshall JVM410H head and Crate Blue VooDoo stereo 4 x 12 with Jensen 60's
Marshall HAZE 40w 1 x 12 combo
Marshall Class 5 1 x 10 combo
Marshall Vintage Modern 50-watt head and a Carvin mono 4 x 12 with Celestion Heritage 30's
Mesa Boogie 1 x 12 Mark V combo
Marshall DSL100MLB full stack.
Marshall Vintage Modern 50-watt head and a Carvin mono 4 x 12 with Celestion Heritage 30's + Hughes & Kettner TriAmp MK II and a Carvin mono 4 x 12 with Celestion Vintage 30's in stereo.

The M13 ended up sounding the best with the Marshall HAZE 40 so I used that as my basis for sound. Hooking up the M13 with the 4-cable method opened up a whole new dimension to the tone. The distortions were tighter and the clean tones were, well, cleaner since I could just run the clean (standard) channel preamp valves of the HAZE. One of my favorite models in the M13 is the model of the old BOSS Dimension C. If you tinker with the different switch combinations on the Dimension C you can get everything from light Chorus to Phase to some unique sounds. I highly recommend using this effect to add a unique ambience to your sound. The Blue Comp + Treble model is nice for cleaning up the darker overtones of the EL34 power valves and really focuses the tone when engaged. Using the Screamer model adds a nice compressed boost to just about anything after without adding too much gain. I didn't have much use for any of the 'Purple' category models, but I play pretty straight-ahead rock, so your mileage may vary. The quality of the models is so good I encourage you to at least try them. There are only a few reverb models in there, but the ones that ARE there are all I could want or need in a reverb including 100-200 millisecond echo model. You can get lost in the delays, especially in the Scene dedicated to them.

One of the things I found odd about the M13 is that the EQ models were in the preamp (yellow) category, making them somewhat hard to locate at first. Also, putting them in that category limits the number of EQ/Overdrive/Distortion combinations you can create, but I suppose they had to put them somewhere.

Even though there is a Noise Gate pedal model, there is also a master noise gate that is accessible from the main Setup screen, so if you can live with just the overall noise reduction of the M13 you can save pedal spots.

The M13 nailed everything. Usually, when you are working with a complex unit like the M13 you'll find something where you're relatively unimpressed. While there are effects in the M13 that I would probably never use, there was no effect that I tried where I thought the model simply didn't pass muster. Line6 really took the time to get all of the models right and it shows when you hit the strings. I found all of the tones easy to work with and great-sounding. You know you've got a good product on your hands when you come across an effect that you've never really been a fan of, but the implementation in the Line6 M13 wins you over.

OVERALL OPINION

So what's the verdict? It really depends on what you're after. I've read a lot of material that compares the M13 to other Multi-Effects like the BOSS GT-10 or Line6 POD X3 Live. At first, the difference seems pretty obvious... Units like the GT-10 and X3 Live have amp and cabinet models in them and have the ability to emulate both and amp and add effects, where the M13 just adds effects (no amp modeling here), so one would be led to think that the M13 needs to be run into/with an amp, whereas the others can just be run straight to the board or recording console. Well, I got to thinking about it. Let's say for example I just want to use the M13 in 2-cable mode right into the front of my, um, 1968 Plexi. No problem, right? Well, what's the difference between running the M13 into a 'real' Plexi and running the M13 into the POD Farm model of a Plexi? Turns out not very much--you have to tweak the levels a bit, but I found that I could run the M13 in front of my Line6 KB37 and then into POD Farm and with minimal adjustment of levels I got the same results as running into a 'real' amp. How cool is that? I initially figured to get the M13 recorded I would have to turn on an amp and mic a cabinet. Not so. Just wire it in front of your amp modeling software of choice, tweak it to taste and you're good to go.

My biggest issue with the M13 as noted previously is that the MIDI implementation on the M13 isn't the most straightforward or "plug-and-play" like most other units that factory default to OMNI/ON so that they just work right out of the box. If the MIDI implementation were as easy to work with as other comparable units the M13 would have scored perfectly.

Bottom line, not only is the M13 a great stomp box modeler on its own, providing you with an arsenal of stomp boxes that would cost you thousands to collect and would be a nightmare wiring up the signal chain, Line6 has done it all for you in an affordable, flexible package that works for both live performance, live recording, or in front of your DAW. If there's a sound you're looking for that you can't coax out of the M13, well, there are always drums, right?

• Over 100 stompbox effects, 4 simultaneous in any order and any combination

• Dedicated knobs to control each of the parameters of each effect

• Create up to 48 pedal board scenes for instant recall. (It's like having 48 fully tricked-out pedal boards available at any time)

• Universal tap tempo to sync all your time-based effects

• 28-second looper with dedicated footswitch controls for Undo/Redo, Record/Overdub, Play/Stop, Half Speed, Reverse, Play Once, and Pre/Post

• Built-in chromatic tuner with dedicated footswitch

• Heavy-duty all-metal chassis and footswitches

• Included AC power adapter

• Dimensions: 15"W x 3"H x 11.5"D - 10lbs. • MIDI in/out

• 1/4" mono or stereo inputs

• 1/4" mono or stereo outputs

• 1/4" stereo assignable effects send/return

• Two expression pedal jacks

• True bypass

UTILIZATION

I was actually one of the first people to buy one of these. The value is pretty obvious. Back in the day you would have to drop a pretty penny on a fed L6 boxes to get all these tones. I have used mine in about every setup you can imagine. I've done the general pedal board driving the front of an amp setup, which seems to be the most common. I would say this is likely the best way to use the thing. Sounds most natural that way. I have used it mounted in a rack and controlled by an external midi controller. It works great this way, although the sound quality seems to be a little off in a racked environment. The m13 in my opinion is really at home in more organic traditional setups. I have used it as a midi controller in a really simple context where I was just doing PC changes. The unit from a technological perspective is surprisingly advanced for a L6 product. But I think this unit's strong point is still the bang for buck aspect.

SOUND QUALITY

I will come right out and say that none of these effects will win any best in class awards. If you want supreme sound quality, go buy some $400 analog pedals. That said, for sheer quantity of effects, this unit has the battle won. I will admit there are a handful of effects that are arguably a waste of space. But for clever minds, I think nearly every effect in here can be used in some capacity. Some sound better than others. There are enough great sounding effects to get what you pay for. The overdrives are okay. Delays and reverbs are great. The wack effects are all over the place.

OVERALL OPINION

I have some advice for people considering buying this. If it specifically fits your needs, or you just need a whole lot of effects, then go ahead and pull the trigger. But if all you need is a delay, some overdrives, and maybe some reverb, go spend your money on a few single pedals and call it a day. You only get your money out of this unit if you use at least half of what it offers. You don't have to use everything in it like I have. But this is really a quantity over quality device. And it's a good one.

Read it in others or Line6.com

UTILIZATION

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SOUND QUALITY

see after

OVERALL OPINION

I asked myself the question of which accompany my new pedalboard JTV89 ...
Owner of a PODX3L, I finally tamed gearbox settings via the bug and have sold a little early (I'm gonna buy one as soon I think) ... So, what bitter disappointment, when his successor, the long awaited M13 Stompbox happened: despite a tough look and even elegant, presets really ch ... virtually unusable, and of course no grain amplifier / cabinet quickly to find my bearings! Ouiinnnn ...

Then, passing through the net, forums and elsewhere ... update the bug for the version 2.04 via midi ... visit the site resource sharing blackjack vettaville.nl (with stylized scenes: images of the settings screens / choice of pedals) and there .... ze baffffe my ch'tites n'oreilles!

No further amplification that my mix on the sound of the Tyros2, sounds stiff to fall! Everything (almost) The Edge, Clapton sounds, Setzer, Knopfler, zztop, ACDC ... already with the fender strato, it sounds good (but it should be a color receiver and more!), but then, with the versatility of sound and attacks the new JTV 89, denies it is a foot.
I currently support all the scenes "stuck" on VettaVille (although I will have 48 after filing and storage streamlined, but the pb is that each, there is discovery and exploration, a small hack and bam ... a new big sound! So I wander along the way ... well, it's just the principle of the thing, for the amateur that I = have fun playing music!

Well, this will not help but re-equip with extra X3L, or if the test is successful with an HD500 ... because after all, the M13 is sorely lacking, in my opinion, two things: first, a connection dedicated Variax, second, interface pc / mac that loads more user-friendly sysex via midi (type gearbox to make copy / paste the config files to be exchanged).

But really, Dominik Hardy, freight-time, I had been certified by mail and it's not a lie: the possibilities of this stompbox is huuuuge, bluffing sound quality (I can hardly imagine the machine on an all-tube VOX)!
For 324 euros, shipping included, through a small music store that sold in OCCAZ warranty, I think I'm not ready to regret my purchase ...

Everything has been said on the subject.
Modeler 75 effects pedals. With the first issue to bear in sight. The foot is modeled in a given position so it is from this position that you shoe your settings.

UTILIZATION

Ease of use is probably the key word of this multi effects. We can intuitively implement a sound.
The booklets with the beast is anecdotal. You will need to download the user manual in English on the Line6 site to access more advanced features.
More small buttons work settings so weird. When you engage a new fact, the knob position is not taken into account. So when you start to fiddle with the buttons they will get in action in the position where it is when you start to turn. This creates differences in sound or volume. Live it unusable.

SOUND QUALITY

The effects are not realistic. This modeling pedals hyper known and we have all used (at least for many of us). Line6 has opted to model the pedal in one position and you make your adjustments from that position. So in reality you have a small portion of each pedal and you are stuck in one type of sound.
I could compare a lot of pedals live since I have or I have made the loan.
The Boost, overdrives and distortions are good blades copies of the original models, with a compression ratio that makes some great pedals modeled unusable.
The system works best with the delays and reverbs.
I hated the cuts.
When the looper is anecdotal compared to what exists on the market today.
I tested this with three guitars, a Custom Shop Start 56 Our, TV HotRod Vintage 52 and a Duesenberg Carl Carlton all on two tube amps, a Deluxe Reverb Reissue Split and a 65 Mesa Boogie Express 5:25.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a month and I have to part with it. Because frankly no interest.

For this as for all others to 0 can am am 10. Let me explain, you really know where you walk when you buy this machine. It is a machine that has no competitor today, a mix between a pedal board with a single use, (as few buttons on a conventional pedal), an automatic backup, (as if the machine kept track ghost the position of the knobs) and also a multi-side effects, with the backup of several preset in the same pedal, no problem wiring possibilities to place the effect anywhere in the loop according to the "scenes" the possibilities of having 12 pedal 12 preset each, and the use of pedals or phrases that permettend to influence any parameter. So do not rely on the ease of use énormes.On the possibilities are, however, can miss a bypass button, you will be required to create an empty stage in order to level.

UTILIZATION

Operation is very simple, I find nothing special to say.

SOUND QUALITY

Well then there must be very clear is the numerical comparison with vintage pedals seems inappropriate, even if line 6 is just the promo on it. Here the modes of operation of these pedals are reproduced by the engineers of line 6 more than the sound itself, it looks like it's even close to some emulations, judge instead (it's a video of the DM4, which This is a section on the M13) [url]http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=eCi48KHyiek[/url] [/ video]
But if you want a vintage sound and bah take your head to buy tons of expensive pedals, super rare and less reliable with a single setting possible. If instead you want to live with your time and do not act as if we still lived in the 70 'then you explode. You may have to avail of effect types old and newer without a copy of Hendrix and conssors, so that your sound is New ... (my god what a horror ...) I think so General that Line 6 is doing much better in digital than many other brands, this side is less variétoche two balls with the supermarket. Line 6 effects are more "MIDI" as TC Electronic and Lexicon for example.

[b]OVERALL OPINION[/b]

I use it for two weeks, not particularly need time to adapt it really is ultra-simple.
It is a hybrid between a machine pedal board and a multi-effect is built for a class of person in pedal board between user and user multi gas plant with PLETOR menu and sub menu, tired of one or the other but not ready to go from one extreme to another. We must learn before you buy, if so you will not be disappointed if you are ... That is you can not read. : D

Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Tremolo, Disto, Leslie, Wha, filters, delay, reverb .... I probably forgetting ...
Digital technology is modeling the sounds are editable as if they worked with real pedals, settings are saved on the fly.
Midi connection to save its settings or other ....
Sturdy metal casing, it has the look.

UTILIZATION

Config debase super simple by connecting against a four cables a little more complex to set up. We can use some effects in the loop of the amp and the other in series.
For example in my case I have the distortion and amp in the direct modulation and delays reverbdans the effects loop.

SOUND QUALITY

Understand the weather effects really very good, except for the leslie effect that I find really means ...

OVERALL OPINION

2 months, I'm really happy for the moment, produces super full and super convenient with very good qualities of sounds in general.

qualitée very good value price ...
I would do this chosen without hesitation!

- What are the effects or types of effects available?

75 effects in total for more info: https://fr.line6.com/m13/sounds.html

- What technology is used?

All Digital

- Are they edited? Via an editor Mac / PC?

The effects can not be edited via a computer there against his ability to save changes via a midi interface

- What is the connection? (Audio / MIDI)

2 input jack for expression pedal
2 input jack for guitar (left channel or mono, and right input)
a stereo effects loop (4 jack)
2 output jack (left channel or mono, and right input)
MIDI connections

UTILIZATION

- The general configuration is it simple?

The general configuration consists of only few parameters but all are justified and intuitive to adjust

- Publishing of sound effects or is it easy?

The fact that each has its own pedal modeled potentiometers that the configuration is very instinctive, as if it was different pedals set side by side in a pedal board, the publication of "scene" can be created over several real pedal board for "dream" without the need to ruin

- The manual is clear and sufficient?

On this point it will pick up on the site of line 6 the manual in French for the advanced user as provided in the base paper in the box is very incomplete

SOUND QUALITY

- Effects are they effective, responsive and realistic enough?

For my part I find much more realistic and certainly modeled for a minority of sectarian purist it does not "sound" of the pedals true, but for a price / quality ratio equivalent I have found nothing better (even putting a little more it's not worth the price difference).

- Which instruments do you use?

Hagstrom super swede on Vox AD30VT

- Which ones you prefer, you hate?

The best effects are the modulations and delays, the worse the distortion

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for one month but the grip is almost immediate, my favorite aspect is the pedal board without breaking the bank, do not need more of amp modeling product was perfect for me .
I tested a lot of other products from one end to the other end of the scale from the G2 to zoom Boss GT10, and ultimately it is the M13 that caught my attention for the reason mentioned earlier .
The only complaint would be that the lack of USB forcing the user to invest in a cable USB / Midi for transfer or configuration updates

About 80 four usable simultanment effects, one can even use four sets or delays chorus etc. 4.
It's numrique, but there is an analog bypass.
audio and midi connectors.
effects are not ditables pc.

UTILIZATION

It's so thoughtful that I hardly needed to read the manual.
everything works as with real pedals so you can play dessuite without tearing their hair because it does nothing.
the rglages are saved automatically as if a c'tait pedals.
the manual is fairly complete, but for those who must make a connection there supplment specific information on the Line6 site.

SOUND QUALITY

I plug in the effects loop of my "Mesa / Boogie" Correct, as there is a bypass analog sound of the amp is not colored (it's a good point!)
the effects are more than adequate: clean prcis.
I mainly use the delay, reverb, chorus, flanger, tremolo.
I am not convinced by the distos, however some filter effects are quite enormous! is a plus for the creative.
There is a tap tempo and the icing on the Gteau: a Looper! it's really a super condition be square ...
I put 9 because of distos but for that price we will not do the difficult!

OVERALL OPINION

The effects I know! it's always an investment for the standard and high quality you have to ruin and we always end up getting the sound and also a system that is a factory vritable Gas! The worst part is that the public had he sees that tile!
man in the world will not make the diffrence between a Delay "eventide" and a "zoom".
12 years I trimballe racks effect in concerts (G-force Intellifex +) with hand pedals pdalier noon +; I connect more than 20 jacks I had over 15 min with usual to connect my mess before the scales ... I just crack!
pdalier this small is a pure marvel really me who does not like line6 (I find them modlisations amp trsmdiocres) l I think they were strong!
level effects they provide! They were inspired originals but finally line6 sounds! trs's all good all of the same a. Although sr if you imagine that you will have the sound of pedals "moog" you plant! but it's serious! so I deliberately put 10 because the price is not better.

This is a multi effects pdalier effects so that simulates 75 simultanment 4. See other reviews for more details. To quibble, I'll just say it lacks a qualizer and a pitch shifter.

UTILIZATION

This pdalier is super easy to use. Each switch is assignable effects, with 5 knobs for the different CONTRL parameter. CRER can up to 12 configurations diffrent is more than enough. Being able to connect 1 or 2 expression pedals Fawn Whereas multiplies the possibilities of pdalier (for example, you can "simulate" a whammy with Growl).

SOUND QUALITY

I use a Mexican Fender Start and a Squier Jazz bass standard branch on my POD Studio GX (with a boss and a vry baby DS2). The distos are gniales. I have a preferences for Scremaer and Tube Drive. The Pi Fuzz (Big Muff) is trsrussi. The possibility of rgler bass, treble and mdiums for each distos is a real plus, because a low makes them adaptable. Personally, I use the Fuzz Pi j'obtient of excellent results. The modulations are superb. The analog chorus (boss that 1) is terrible, the phaser, flanger and tremolo are just as compelling. Mention specially the pitch vibrato, a real bomb The delays are impressive trs, trs hovering, a true Russianness. The reverbs are also effective trs. Finally the filters are gniaux. The obi wah seeker and make me trip MuTron The Up position with my groovy bass is trs, trs funky, I love. The looper, I did not test too but I seem to be a great slaughter.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a week. I recommend anyone who does not want to ruin by buying vintage analog effects. Moreover, whether on guitar or bass, it's a real killing. Line 6 has hit a home run with this pdalier, j'espre it will continue to do so, and that competition will bring them too. EDIT 12/10/2009: comes with the M9, Line 6 has used to put the M13 days. On the menu, pitch shifter, equalizer, wah 8 as well as new modules are added the standard collection of effects of M13. With expression pedals, the effect of "whammy" is nickel. In short, an excellent multi effects, period.

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UTILIZATION

Very easy to use (on this one point, they have very strong).

SOUND QUALITY


I use it mainly repeats with a Hot Rod, a Start and an Ibanez and it does really well.

Saturations me really amazed to digital is really not bad at all.
There is grain and settings can really fine tune the sound well.
In comparison with my analog pedals, the saturation of the M13 take the road (that said, I have not yet had the opportunity to compare "live"), with special mention for the TS9.
The tube drive is not bad and others are nice but some models still tend to get a lot of breath (much more than my Blackstar), even from squarely feedback (including the distal Line 6), the only downside.

So, I prefer to select the effects a little more "barred" kind octafuzz I did not pedal.
Regarding the modulations and delays, I am even more impressed by their quality.
Some modulation effects are so successful that they allow me to forget the original pedals I own, including a Boss CE-2 chorus and a Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memomry Man (old version).
Small flat for the flanger and tremolo that I can not find top.

I never use reverb (except studio) and I start enjoying myself more and more with the filters.

I used the first method 4 cables yesterday repeated the sound is even better (though much brighter, I hope to do it properly connect).

I regret not having a small tube amp with an effects loop home, history does not wait for rehearsals to toy.

Edit of May 3, 2010:

In fact, the rendering of overdrive / distortion depends on the height of the amp used.
At home I sometimes branch M13 on my Vox VT15 and all overdrives sound dry, cold and riquiqui. on the other hand, by plugging in the analog qq OD Vox, I can get a warmer, more vintage.

So at my last repeat, I announce to my friends that overdrives the M13 is good but still not as good as my analog pedals.
To prove my point, I compare my real TS9 with that is emulated by the M13, but this time playing on my Hot Rod.
Well, I looked a bit dumb: I could not hear the difference, and I went from one to another!


OVERALL OPINION

I use it for almost two months, I must have used a dozen times at most, so I have much more to explore, most likely I will publish a notice in the near future.

Before that I went through a multi-effects (Vox Tonelab SE) that I abandoned after a few months for analog pedals, some of which made me freak at the time of addition (Memory Man Deluxe, OCD ...).

I was happy with the sound but it was pretty boring to install (I needed whenever any wire because I did not pedal hard with all my pedals already pre-wired), sometimes capricious (full concert, a much more sound: that is the problem in the chain of effects? Is there a cable kidding, feeding poorly connected?), heavy, bulky, and on top of that I missed yet full of effects.

Not particularly wealthy, I often have to wait some time before they make me happy by buying stuff. A quick little note led me to estimate that this rate would have reached retirement age before they can toy with the effects I was looking if I continued to add up the individual pedals in good order.

So I decided to revise my selection criteria and think I finally found this unit through the solution to my serious problem.

What I particularly appreciate is the ease of use, ergonomics, and quality effects.

If I was at Line 6, I just added a slice, also has 3 switches, for underfoot few amp models and which would serve as preamp (just to be able to attack a live console).

Value very interesting, I am very satisfied with my purchase!

Everything is written below, I add that just downloading the software offers many possibilities, some 25 additional simulations, 5 or 6 equalizers and especially a tube comp ing I now find it difficult to do without.

UTILIZATION

Configuration is very simple but it is always the same story: when you find yourself suddenly with 100 different pedals, o do not really know where to turn ... for me it's an advantage.
The sound editing is done like a pedal, it has 5 buttons, fiddling with it and go. In addition, the M13 offers the possibility to keep the last setting, however, can keep a final adjustment (go to "setup"),.
The manual is clear, but it is highly recommended that you download the "manual bis" would be a sort of manual for advanced users.
I have not yet connected expression pedal, it will be soon, the possibilities, already huge, would still make money.

SOUND QUALITY

The effects are very effective, if only one looks at the machine. For my part, it takes me a few hours of delirium, given the potential for chaining, the same multiplier effect possible.
Tonight, I begin to find that his "wet" to Gilmour, and also what to do with layers of synths.
My favorite effect is the pipe comp, the Vetta Juice, the boost comp ... compressors, well settled, are a real treat. The distos ... a penchant for fuzz, very well simulated. The delays ... everyone talked about I think. Opto reverb, mix thoroughly, the delay to a minimum ... and there is a soundtrack of terror!
In short, it has everything: the natural sound of the guitar slightly compressed in the most extreme stuff.

I use it with Brian May and Italia, I set scenes for each. The FX 1 and 2 are upstream of the amp, 3 and 4 in the fxloop my Fender Jazz King. With these two devices, I finally found the ultimate solution ... Finally, until further notice ...

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a month or so and it has proven itself in rehearsal and concert ... something bothers you, a new small setting and go. Concern over "store" or whatever. I also have a Digitech GNX3000 I ascribe to the other guitarist, a young genius of 18 years who has not a circle. But beware, I am as far from spitting on the GNX is an excellent multi-effects which sorely lacks a true bypass.

That's exactly what I wanted: no amp simulation, a wide range, no control head wiring, easy adjustments, and above all, a true bypass. More Line6 has had the good sense to classify by color effects. Yellow for distortion, comp and equa; for modulating blue and green for the delay (and what delays ...!), pink and orange for the synth for reverb. Just do not be colorblind. On the switches, a small light in the color given low if the pedal is not engaged, if she is strong ... when we sing, we made the rhythm and to monitor if the bassist is not party to take a beer, it's really convenient ...

Value for money: 100 € for 420 pedals, the calculation is done quickly ... I take the foot with this machine fills far the hole in my budget.

What are the effects Available??
it's a joke?? ALL!
they are all available -))))
since the last days is even more foot

UTILIZATION

you plug you play ...
and the more you play the more you fit in the machine for more options
I especially like being able to plug my double neck bass guitar
two entries ... full of separate effects and especially two out of two amps differrent
of a grate and a low
and there's two possible loops and two expression pedals possible ....
the only thing missing is a summons to noon for example switching channels of an amplifier

SOUND QUALITY

I love ...
the only limit is you ...
in any case in this niche ...
because it remains simulations
but for my part I take the line 6 products as they are ...
I do not seek to have the sound of a particular pedal foo overpriced purists ...
I just looking for a powerful and creative
and I've used ...

OVERALL OPINION

tate I just take one deusième .. but I am told it is addiction -))))