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Delays are good, alot of good mods. Reverbs are ok. Some of the synths are fun. Drives aren't great.
Pain in the ass to power them, and easy to break the switches if you switch it like an ape in doc martens.
The stomp has all the FX from the M5 plus more .
Sounds like it will be a great bit of fun without breaking the bank.
Chees,
paul
still, worth the gamble for £40
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Power requirements are a little awkward- needs 500mA and an isolated PSU to avoid noise. Should come with a PSU, but may not if used.
Most of the effects are at least decent, and even if you only use one or two of them you'll get forty quid's worth out of it in no time.
In some cases, it's about the only economical way to get certain effects- pitch shifting or reverb with multiple presets for instance.
Don't talk politics and don't throw stones. Your royal highnesses.
I don’t really understand the comment about power. Yes, they won’t work on a daisy chain or a cheap nasty multi output psu. They do need isolation - like many digital pedals. Use them with the original power supply and they are bulletproof. I’m still using a standard Line 6 psu that I’ve had for at least 10 years...
For £40, you genuinely can’t go wrong.
Thanks all,
I picked it up this afternoon and had an hour or so play with it. I must say I am very pleased with it. Came with the box, manual and PSU. Might have to read the manual
Gonna midi it up when I rebuild my board in a month or so - as need to find some room or just build another one!
Fun times
The other frustrating thing about the M series is the fact that you can only put them in one place in the signal chain, which will inevitably be the wrong spot for some of the onboard effects. Hooked up to a flexible switcher like the BOSS ES series or a GigRig you can move the M5 to where you want it in each patch.
I tend to mention it not so much as a complaint but an observation- it's always disappointing when you get a new pedal and find something that gets in the way of enjoying it, which loud earth hum will do. It shouldn't come as a complete shock that a digital pedal needs isolated power, but if it happens to be a pedal you buy before you get a proper isolated supply it's likely to be frustrating.
I use my M5s with a Truetone CS7 on the 500mA taps- no noise, no brownouts.
Don't talk politics and don't throw stones. Your royal highnesses.
Don't talk politics and don't throw stones. Your royal highnesses.
I didn't have any reliability issues either. Mine was on my board for a bout 7 years.
That's what I did too!