Line 6 M9 Stompbox Modeler guitar effects pedal demo

[m3metro]

I'm SOLD. Excellent review. Many questions answered about ease of use. THANKS.

[JasonElGato]

Great review as always GMD. 4:43 is a perfect example of why these things are completely retarded. Full of crap like that. I do appreciate these reviews because otherwise I'd be really tempted to get junk like this.

[mynmyself]

wow... basically the fm4, dl4, dm4 and mm4 together but with less memories... well... a smaller m13... probably one of the best live tools!

[MDK2323]

Dude! The Whitesnake comments.....lol!!! I love your vids man!



[Crilo1991]

jack black sounds different

[dirtycelinefrenchman]

"i dig the throbber"

[joe6pack78]

Seriously... just like Jack Black's voice.

[landonmilne]

Is that Jack Black?

[Germ20]

Lol good vid...but damn you sound like Dale Gribble from King of the Hill lmao!

[J4m3z1]

Wicked carpet!

[Bugera911]

It is a LCD not a LED display..

Sorry but I fell asleep trying to watch this Video..

[Jasonweckard]

Yikes! Audio Kitchen amps, wow.

[Scourgy]

Jack black much? xD Nice vid guys!

[monkeyxx]

hmm... gotta say I'm not terribly impressed with any of the sounds coming out of this thing. guess I'll stick to standalone pedals

[slitherlock]

Line 6 makes some sic shit...i just got the spider jam amp...gotta add this bitch to it asap.

[slashg21]

is it plastic???

[blueheadphoneguy]

nice carpet :)

[Palafiux]

Is that digital?

[bonetrainmusic]

line 6 distortion always sounds prickly and "off" in the higher registers imho

[MemorymanDL]

@bonetrainmusic I have to agree with you, personally I think on higher gain settings that it sounds like it's in another room or some kind of low pass is over it.

[1Muzition1]

7:47 is fucking hilarious.... I dig the 'throbber'

[MrToddThomas]

how much bigger is than a dl4

[bigspliffs]

Jack....Jack Black?? lol

[sinistermaple]

THIS

[Smit2k11]

I play Metal music more than anything and Im a lead guitarist so this or a boss GT-10? Help.

[Smit2k11]

This or the Boss GT-10? Help.

[StratBanez101]

@Smit2k11 gt-10

[Smit2k11]

@StratBanez101 howcome?

[StratBanez101]

@Smit2k11 Has more effects and a lot of amp modeling but its just a suggestion

[squall974shakers]

@Smit2k11 it depends if you have already have an amp ! the Boss Gt10 is an amp simulator, ( so you can plug it trought the mixer trought a PA for ex..) the M9 is a modeling effect pedal and got some very good distortion and many effects like chorus, delai etc... boss Gt10 is getting old did you saw the POD HD ? ( sorry for my bad english )

[Smit2k11]

@squall974shakers Well okay then, The POD HD400 or The M9 ? thanks dude :)

[squall974shakers]

@Smit2k11 the pod HD 500 of course ( 499$ )!! cuz it's dual tone ( both amp chanel ) 8 fx simultanous from the m9 modeler and it's more realistic than the gt 10 :) but in the hd 400 there's many différence you should take a look at this page

line6.com/podhd/multi-effects/

to compare yourself ! and listen this démo

youtube.com/watch?v=0eDwFG9rqu­U&feature=related ;)

[Smit2k11]

@squall974shakers thankyou very much :)

[mewsic156]

you always use the same carpet for all of your pedal demonstrations xD

[krispatel1]

he's digging that throbber lol (Y)

[TheLedGuitarist]

"I think i'm going to sing... noooo, i'm not going to sing" I <3 GMD 4 EVA

[scottgrattonmusic]

Was that a blue man group song at 7:13?

[scottgrattonmusic]

Was that a blue man group song?

[PF1964]

The bypass signal is the best tone you got out from this box!

[gibby1117]

@PF1964 - Don't knock it 'til you've tried it, man.

[SwitchbladeSyndicate]

That rug really ties the room together!

[maz7100]

Throwin' down tha licks!

[Ilovemyfender2]

Honestly, I would love to have one to use as a delay, tuner, boost, and creativity box. Just because you get this doesn't mean I can't use analog dirtboxes with it.

[JerryBeatFreak]

@Ilovemyfender2 That's what I did in the studio. Big-muff + Screamer + T-Rex Mudhoney and a modded cry-baby and this with a expression pedal trough a tube amp = Endless capabilities :) Played rock/funk/ska with that btw.

[technicouleurs]

@Ilovemyfender2 roger that. That's what i plan on doing; provided i find this irresistible (which solely on youtube videos I already do.)

[tawras]

Really though, where the hell did you get that rug?

[alapunk13]

i bought the m9 now that the honey moon stage is over, I wanna sell it, it been only 3 months lol

[ravenx501]

jack black????

[billbeck]

you sound like jack black

[Archie4]

I love how all the guitarists in these videos are pairs of shoes and hands.

[Darryld1]

thing is, I have never seen anyone using an all-in-one pedal board live on stage. Everyone who knows what they're doing seems to build their own from separate pedals. I'm just about to invest a lot of time and money in a bunch of pedals and I couldn't do it without you GMD. Thanks for absolutely everything..... duuuude you rawkk!!

[Pirolidin]

Is that Jack Black talking there? o.O

[jamisonic]

I've replaced almost my entire pedalboard with this thing. With the exception of my wah. I don't recommend getting rid of the analog wah for two reasons, you have to hit a button before you can engage it while with a regular wah, you just step on it. Plus the sound just isn't the same.

[jamisonic]

Anyone that says you can't replace analog pedals hasn't tried this. I've replaced almost my entire pedalboard with this thing. With the exception of my wah. I don't recommend getting rid of the analog wah.

[padawan007]

WOOOOOOOw DUDEEE you have a KRAMMMEERERRR YOU ARE MY HERO kramer guitars are history best guitars.

[YakShavingDay]

KG AND JB FTW!

[distortedzine]

are you a kid or just simply gay?

[nightstorm4016]

at about 1:14 that was kyle gass JACK BLACK

[slipyourhips]

For those of you saying the digital effects all sound the same, you just have to know how to tweak them. Digital processors can NEVER take the place of Analog but if you mess with the settings you'll find an amazing amount of great sounds in the M9. I've had it for a bit now and have really turned some serious solos live. As well as some great compressed funk pockets. Peace

[Matlikesguitars]

Sounds like Jack Black =P Awesome review anyways! =)

[zaoribah]

really bad sounding

[zaoribah]

Christian Slater

[andersontyree]

awesome, and hilarious review!

[megarobot200]

so annoying when he say and we turn that little knobey

[andreimihai08]

Do you have any idee if I can order it from their website? ...i'm in a diffrent country and here, these bastards doesn't have it :((

[sweetgyy]

not bad

[Chardiieee]

What is he playing at around 6:00 where its apparently Whitesnake? What song / riff is that? I really dig it and wanna look it up.

[jhnm156]

@Chardiieee "Is This Love"

[natsquatch123]

"I think I'm gonna sing... No, I'm not gonna sing. But I want to."

Lollercoaster.

[castout85]

jack black

[federico333]

HIs voice sounds like Dez Fafara

[peaceout231]

@federico333 more like jack black! but ya, ur right

[TheGradeZShow]

Ahhhhh, Line 6... Had a POD pro rack unit. Fantastic paperweight, and the sharp edges were great for opening coconuts and punching holes in the bottom of corned beef hash cans so the meat would slide out. The thing died randomly one day (thank heavens), in spite of the fact that it had been used twice. Having worked for a dealer at the time, I know that's not atypical of their stuff. Thankfully, got it fixed for free, and some guy in a Mercedes bought it. *wipes hands in relief*

[Mikeyluvsfootie]

is it just me or does this dude sound like jack black :P

[danyeo]

@Mikeyluvsfootie No, it's just you. You're THE only person that's ever said that. *facepalm*

[CitySkateboards]

@danyeo thumbs up you for facepalm

[JonathanIsNoise]

for a bit it sounded like Jason Bateman was giving a demo.

[boutabeastar420]

amazing, i need this

[brickwall595]

at 10:30 "we need to get out of loop land" too funny jack!!

[ShinOuri]

oh come on you cant actually demonstrate any gear dude... you ve got the pick of destiny so whatever you play will sound cool. you are cheatin jack....

[MicaRulz13]

holy shit is dat jables bad ass top of my list of top singers / guitars wit rage kage up dere

[b44styreraug]

Kids nowadays like to use these stuff. Mainly its because that its convenient and its usually cheaper than getting tons of ANALOG stompboxes. However, IMO theses digital stuff sounded kinda cold, its not as warm as those stomp boxes. Its more obvious when it comes to drive and distortion pedals

[AdamDrakone]

What's the song between 05:50 and 06:22. Great demo as always ... Come one sing for us GMD ;)

[AdamDrakone]

@AdamDrakone, ok I've just found it ... "Is this love", great tune btw.

[FuckYou0liSyk3s]

Play some Tenacious D...JACK

[dumalucky]

nah.. there a pain.. but stick to pedals.. its that simple.

[dksmith96]

im thankin jack black

[mitchellvanvliet]

Jack Black?... Nope.

I got a theory that this is actually chuck norris.

[guitarsANDcars39]

@mitchellvanvliet fail

[ISS5731]

@mitchellvanvliet well since Chuck Norris can shape-shift it's hard to tell...

[djdarkmonkey]

honestly line 6 makes good stuff for recording i never had a issue with them they sound fine.. however my big problem with line 6 is that They do not sound good live or when just jamming.. everything sounds the same! this is why i went with a few stomp boxs rather then just a muilt effects

[jimmygtr]

The trick to Line 6 is to use dirtboxes for your od/ds and use the line 6 for everything else!

[ebagork]

Could you please demo you left-handed, strung upside down Eastwood Airline gutiar?I'm left handed and I'm thinkin' of buying a righty and stringing it upside down.

Just wanna see how it handles kinda thing.

I know this isn't what you normally do but if you wouldn't mind getting out the black curtains I would certainly appreciate it

and the next time you come to Toronto I'll buy you a coffee.

[jimyx]

MIssing your snaki shoes :-) As always cool review !!!

greetings

[juanjosebol]

i miss your playing

[Nakoslayer]

Digital craptastic!!!!

good video tho

[44eelz]

seriously these ads to the right of every video are pissing me off, they slow down everything!!!!!!!

[schizo910]

Awesome vid as usual. I own an M9 myself. I used to hate the digital stuff too, but this machine is something else. A lot of users tend to forget that in live situations things sound very different. Ofcourse most nondigital devices and especially drives and distortions will sound "better" But in a live situation the audience won't noitice if you're using a digital effect or not. Having said that, I prefer to use my amps drive or seperate pedals too. But don't say the M9 is crap, 'cause it ain't

[werewolvesofmohnton]

theres boots at the end lol

[otomer]

Man... I love your reviews... keep up the good work :) btw, no boots in the vid??

[PaulBarte]

I believe some good sounds can be had from modeling units, but it takes a lot of work and some sounds just NEVER cut it (Fuzz for example).

[remotemicrosurgery]

i like ur vids cause your natural... you wont read a stupid text.

[tony93666]

...the only complaint I have ever had about my POD X3 from Line 6 is too many non-musical noise maker effects, while missing some actual useful stuff, like a harmonist or pitch shifter! I was hoping that would be addressed with the v2.0 firmware update, but they just added more junk. Total FAIL on Line 6's part, INMHO.

[juanjosebol]

i like your playing better its more funky

[prostheticsouls]

good stuff man ;)

[RedShark88]

Your carpet looks cool :D

I like this thing, man ;D

[andretoyo]

Can I ask u something Gearmandude-san? Do we have to use it on the effects loop of the amp? Because it looks like you are putting direct into the amp...

[FFFDFEFRFKFFF]

@andretoyo It doesn't matter that much wether it is in the loop or in front it's more of a preference thing. I know people that love their effects before the amp but I feel, and the general consensus is, that the effects in the loop is way less muddy and sounds clearer that way. The distortion will sound a ton better in front of the amp though so were you put this thing would probably depend on wether or not you use the drive.

+1 to RedShark88 the carpet is pretty cool.

[KennysBlogWorld]

I would never AGAIN purchase a Line 6 product. Every single one I have owned has broken including Pod XT that caught on fire in my house. Great sounds BAD quality

[erosar10]

All multi effect units suck!

[ArielsSmartyPants]

Nice demo, not my cup of tea but we're all different.

[netdrop69]

DUDE WHERE DID YOU GET THAT RUG

[turiguiliano]

@netdrop69

Lol. Want!

[slipyourhips]

@netdrop69 oh the um..network gave it to me..so Jeff..

[sanders4617]

This and the M13 is only useful for delays and crazy stuff. I have YET to hear a good 'in-your-face' tone from this thing. Its always distant like they are in a dungeon. You can't beat a guitar into a cranked amp.

[trevinor3]

boss me25 is way better

[YogiSizzle]

@trevinor3 I'm sorry but the Boss ME25 has some nasty sounding effects ( and I mean nasty in a bad way). This and the M13 have pretty convincing effects, though the distortions could be a bit better. The Modulation and Delays are top notch.

[trevinor3]

@YogiSizzle: dude I have a pod x3 live which is crap, and the m9 Ive tested. I have a little demo of the me25 that I did when testing its software, and I can assure you that the little box totally blows away the M9. Ive used it in shows and made other guitar plays take a dump when they saw me uitlizing it! No question about it ME26 is a line 6 killer!

[YogiSizzle]

@trevinor3 My bad I was getting it confused with the ME50, I haven't played the ME25. The ME50 sounded way to digital even on the non Drive effects to me

[bloodySunday77]

GOD! I have played one, and it doesn't sound THAT horrible... Dirt sounds a bit fake, but everything else is very good.

[Fender1976uk]

Come on! whats the point of a digital multieffects?? do we go through 30 effects when playing live?? how many times do we need to change are settings during a show?? I use 4-5 decent stomp effects!! 4 most of the time into a decent valve amp! I hardly change any settings! my tubescreamer is always set the same and it sounds great :) why would I want 30 crappy digital distortions in its place??

[Geekernator21]

@Fender1976uk because guitarists are becoming more and more effects driven. plus a lot of guitarists have a bunch of stomp boxes. especially those prog rock types. yes most digital effects sound like crap, but there are guitarists out there who would find something like this useful.

[cynicaldemon]

@Fender1976uk these may or may not be crappy, depending on your taste. But a lot of people use a lot of different effects in their playing. I never cared much for multieffects, but I've always used different types of effects in my playing. Wah-wahs, Whammy, Delays etc.

[YogiSizzle]

@Fender1976uk because not everyone plays blues/rock based music. I don't really have a need for all that stuff either, but I can see how someone would. A lot prog-rock bands, Indie bands, Neo Psychedelic bands use a lot of different effects. Have you ever seen some other touring musicians racks? The Edge and John Frusciante for Instance use a billion Stomp boxes. For somebody in experimental music this could be a useful tool

[Fender1976uk]

Does the Line 6 have a JRC4558D? or a RC4558P?? if you people don't know what im talking about! you have no idea what your saying when you say line 6 recreates the classic sounds! because Line 6 sounds like crap! lets be honest!! if you want to sound good, get the real thing! not some unit trying to be something its NOT

[TheMushroomDog]

gearmanndude is so epic, he can break the video length rules.

[PauloVento]

Oh man, Gearmandude singing?! That would be so cool!!

[wanaplayrough]

I have the Line6 DM4 its good at replicating the Distortions however, u bascially can only get one nice soubd from each of the 16 distortions - 2 of which are Line6 distortions

I reccomend just getting a Boss GT-10 or ME-20/25/50/70, just saves money in the long run and they do everything you could possibly want

[vytux123]

Review as always excellent, but digital things - sad things. :)

[mcurtisg]

sounds like horseshit, but i get the practical attraction. still.

[chesshirecat2]

1:01 * LCD ; ) not led. too much brewskies, hah hah

[GuitarLessonSarasota]

Dude, this is your first MFX vid! Sweet, I am a total MFX user myself.......

[yutuubfreak]

nice pedal if you dont wanna lug around a buncha pedals.

I LOVE YOU GEARMANNDUDE!