Line 6 M13 Stompbox Modeler Effects Pedal Board - Delay Reverb Mod FX
Overview
Fashioned in a form factor which aims to reproduce—and perhaps replace—a traditional pedalboard, the Line 6 M13 is a stompbox modeler intended for use with electric guitars. It allows you to arrange a whole host of effects, many of them modeled off of classic pedals from the analog age, into 48 individual scenes, which you can switch up on the spot between songs. You can think of it as 48 different pedalboards with four stompboxes apiece; as such, the unit is quite handy for a touring guitar player, giving you over 15 distortions, more than 20 reverbs, and a panoply of delays, modulation effects, and filters.
The pedalboard gives you the ability to use four individual models at any one time, with six knobs and three footswitches for each effect. An LCD screen at the top of each section gives you a visible readout of each modeled effect, and furthermore, correlates in color with the applicable footswitches for easier view on a dark stage.The unit also features a 28-second looper with controls for Undo/Redo, Record/Overdub, Play/Stop, and more. For all of the delay, modulation, and filter effects, you can utilize tap tempo to get their various parameters in lock-step and sync.
The M13 offers a plethora of connectivity options, giving you two inputs for expression pedals, stereo inputs, stereo outputs, and a set of stereo send/return jacks. All of these connection points are 1/4" terminations, but there is also a MIDI I/O, allowing you to back your scenes up on a computer.
Sound Features:
- Over 100 stompbox effects, 4 simultaneous in any order and any combination
- Dedicated knobs to control each parameter for every effect
- Create up to 48 pedalboard scenes for instant recall, giving you 48 individual pedalboards available at any time
- Universal tap tempo to sync all your time-based effects
Hardware
- 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
- Metal chassis and footswitches
Effects
Delays
- Digital Delay
- Analog Echo
- Analog w/ Mod
- Tape Echo
- Tape Echo Dry Thru
- Multi-HeadSweep Echo
- Sweep Echo Dry Thru
- ReverseTube EchoTube Echo Dry Thru
- Lo Res DelayDigital Delay w/ ModStereo Delay
- Ping Pong
- Dynamic Delay
- Auto-Volume Delay
- Echo Platter
- Echo Platter Dry Thru
Modulation FX
- Opto Tremolo
- Bias Tremolo
- Phaser
- Dual Phaser
- Panned Phaser
- U-Vibe
- Analog Flange
- Jet Flanger
- Analog Chorus
- Tri Chorus
- Pitch Vibrato
- Panner
- Rotary Drum
- Rotary Drum/Horn
Dimension
- Ring Modulator
- Barber Pole Phaser
- Frequency Shifter
- Script Phase
- AC Flanger
- 80A Flanger
- Pattern Tremolo
Distortions
- Tube DriveScreamer
- Overdrive
- Classic Distortion
- Heavy Distortion
- Colordrive
- Buzz Saw
- Facial FuzzJ
- umbo Fuzz
- Fuzz Pi
- Jet Fuzz
- Line 6 Drive
- Line 6 Distortion
- Sub Octave Fuzz
- Octave Fuzz
- Boost Comp
- Volume Pedal
- Bass Octaver
Compressors & EQs
- Red Comp
- Blue Comp
- Blue Comp Treb
- Vetta Comp
- Vetta JuiceTube Comp
- Noise Gate
Graphic EQ
- Studio EQ
- Parametric EQ
- 4-Band Shift EQ
- Mid Focus EQ
Filters
- Tron Up
- Tron Down
- Seeker
- Obi Wah
- Voice Box
- V Tron
- Throbber
- Spin Cycle
- Comet Trails
- Slow Filter
- Octisynth
- Synth-O-Matic
- Attack Synth
- Synth String
- GrowlerQ Filter
- Vetta Wah
- FasselWeeper Chrome
- Chrome Custom
- Throaty
- Conductor
- Colorful
- Smart Harmony
- Pitch Glide
- Reverbs'63 Spring
- Lux Spring Reverb
- Vintage Plate Reverb
- Room
- Chamber
- Hall
- Ducking
- Octo
- Cave
- Tile
- Echo
- Particle Verb
Features in Depth FX Units
The M13 has been split up into four FX units, each sporting three footswitches for quickly storing and running any effect.
Displays
Each of the four displays shows the settings of your current FX setup, giving you a read on FX model name, parameters, and memory. The displays' colors correlate with the footswitch lights, so that on a darkened stage, you'll always know which switches correspond to which effects.
Knobs
As with an analog stompbox, each knob controls the parameters of the particular effect you've activated. When you turn a knob, the parameters you effect will remain set at the level you've chosen—even after you power the unit off.
Scenes
With the M13, you can save up to 48 unique pedalboard arrangements, each one constituting a scene. Now, you no longer need to bother with hook-and-loop fasteners just to swap out a couple of pedals.
Onboard Tuner
When activated, this tuner will be displayed in the LCD, and the incoming signal will be muted.
Tap Tempo
With this function, you can match the time, speed, and tempo of your delays, modulation effects, and filters to create comprehensive and cohesive textures.
28-Second Looper
In looper mode, the bottom two rows of footswitches become dedicated looper controls, giving you the ability to undo a layer, make it play in half speed, and more
.Mono/Stereo Operation
Some models (like Stereo Delay) provide stereo operation. When run before a mono model (like a distortion), the signal will collapse to mono as it feeds the mono effect, and will then be passed on in mono to the next effect or outputs.
Effect Copy
An effect can be copied to any other memory location within a scene, or to a completely different scene. Among other uses, this feature can allow you to switch the positions of where your modeled pedals happen to lie.
Send/Return Jacks
The rear panel send/return jacks are stompbox/instrument level unbalanced connections that allow you to connect external devices in series with M13 Stompbox Modeler's effects. From the SETUP mode, you choose where this occurs in the signal flow: before all FX Units, inserted between any two of them, or after them all. You can also set the FX loop to the off position. This setting is stored as part of each scene, so different scenes can use the send/return differently.
Line 6 M13 Stompbox Modeler Pedal
Stompbox Modeler Unit with over 75 Effects and True Bypass
