• Brilliant!

  
  As reviewed by David Hollenbeck on 7/29/2011

  I've been waiting for a pedal like this for a long time. I'd always want something like a tremolo, flanger, phaser, reverb, etc. but I couldn't justify buying a pedal just for one of those. Now I have them all in one box, ready for whenever I need them! Note that this is not meant to be "the only pedal you'll ever need". I have it hooked up with a chain of effects, and except to use it consistently, however, it would be inconvenient at best to attempt to use a single M5 as your rig. I suggest shelling out the cash to get separate distortion, overdrive, tuner, and delay, and using this guy for everything in between.

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• Great stompbox. No brainer at this price.

  
  As reviewed by Robert Freeland on 9/17/2012

  I've owned almost every generation of Line 6 (1.0, 2.0 and X3)and this is the first that could pass as a real stompbox. Previous generations sounded terrible artificial to me. The M5 effects are WAY better than the X3 that came before it. Overdrives aren't so good but it does well for everything else. Something like a Fulltone OCD and one of these is all you need for a basic setup. Just the tuner and modulation or delays make this worth it. Pros: - Easy to use and sounds better than any previous Line 6. - Runs on DC. The M9 and M13 run on dedicated AC adapters. I wanted a remote rig (no wall plug needed) so the M9 and M13 were out. You can run the M5 off a Pedal Juice battery. I run it off a regular pedal power chain and it works fine (although I'm sure Line 6 recommends using theirs). - True bypass. So only engage when you want it. - Tuner. Everyone needs one in their pedal chain. Cons: - Switching presets is awkward. You have to step on both buttons then scroll then double-step again. Makes fast preset changes difficult. - No USB. Updates and saving is through midi cables and I don't have a midi interface on my computer. No excuse for no USB these days. - Dialing in an exact setting is very hard on the tiny knobs. I wanted a 400 ms delay and it was near impossible to be exact. Maybe editing through midi might solve this problem... if I had a midi interface. Overall, given the flexibility, tuner and great sounding delays/modulation effects for the price of a single decent pedal, this is a no-brainer. Definitely worth adding to your pedalboard.

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• best add-on to an already solid pedal board

  
  As reviewed by Cody Wallace on 11/5/2012

  i've been playing out an ever-growing board for years now. i am an absolute pedal junkie. i think this gem may have saved me from my next 4-5 pedal purchases. it a must buy for anyone that heavily uses effects pedals. 24 presets, tons of quality sounding effects, very simple to use, and doesn't take up much board space at all. i gave it a four star, instead of 5, rating though because i would like for the distortions on it to sound a bit better, and because i feel some of the effects on it could have offered different options in regards to which parameters of the effect you can alter and tinker with. still, a fantastic pedal!

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