Seriously... Line 6 really bloody cracked it....

Lev

I gigged with an M13 for quite some time and became ultimately frustrated with the 4 simultaneous effects limitation. I always wanted to have a solo boost in position 1 so I couldn't really have much else there and I always play with a little bit of delay so that left me with 2 positions for distortion, mods, filters, harmonizer, reverb etc. I just kept running out of slots for a full gig. As a result I ended up using in conjunction with other stomp boxes and the foot print just became too much.

I agree that there are some great sounds in there that I miss, I may get an M5 just to have effects like the Octoverb, & Barber Pole Phaser again

Cirrus

Had an M13 for a bit. The feature set really can't be beaten, they're very cleverly designed bits of kit. The actual sound frustrated me though, as it always felt a bit flat and muddy even vs the same models on the DL/DM series stomp modellers.

hugbot

I miss the dim coloured footswitches, that was cool.

I never got on with the delay sounds though, sounded a bit thin to me, save analog w/mod which is amazing.

vasselmeyer

The Octoverb effect alone is worth the money for a used M5.

RMJ

Liking my M5 at the moment. It's used for modulations only and I don't tend to mess with it too much. Wouldn't mind getting an expression pedal for it to see what it can do!

tone1

I've had all 3 units with the M13 for the longest but now all sold! I tried a Mooer phaser and Flanger and loved the difference! I have a love hate relationship with Line 6 stuff but I like gear where I spend more time playing and less time twiddling knobs and downloading shite on my laptop. My OCD liked the tidyness of the M13 with no messy cables etc but individual pedals are winning for me at present...until the next new effects unit turns my head!!

longi

I like the M5 too. The only thing I don't like about it is only having 24 user presets. Sureley it would have been just as easy to make it 128 saveable patches.....

frankus

I like the M5, I don't mind there only being 24 presets but I do mind there being no editor I can unload and load the sysex with and test.

...and the Line6 monkey looks like Jimmy Carr... which is creepy.

impmann

Jimmy Carr

Line6 Monkey

The solution:

joeyowen

Lev said:

I gigged with an M13 for quite some time and became ultimately frustrated with the 4 simultaneous effects limitation. I always wanted to have a solo boost in position 1 so I couldn't really have much else there and I always play with a little bit of delay so that left me with 2 positions for distortion, mods, filters, harmonizer, reverb etc. I just kept running out of slots for a full gig. As a result I ended up using in conjunction with other stomp boxes and the foot print just became too much.

Oddly enough, about the same reason I got rid of mine

frankus

Don't be so hard on yourself, the pictures are different sizes, doesn't make it as easy to see.

If you're going to beat yourself up about anything, let it be for posting a big picture of Jimmy Carr - he reminds me of a particularly opinionated sales woman ffrom a charity I did some work for ... ugh! .. and of course the Line6 monkey - which looks far too emotional for a product that does next to fuck all.