DM4 Distortion Modeler Overview | Line 6

[Bflatest]

does this have a MIDI IN?

[mutematt]

"On the back you have stereo ins and outs" voiced over a picture of mono in and out. FAIL!

[IanHolmMusic]

@mutematt That's because they're TRS inputs, like the Inserts on a mixing board. You can plug a Y cable into it and split the signal L & R.

[0yavuz]

the guitar has no pickups?

[undergroundamericana]

@0yavuz its a line 6 guitar.it has pickups.you just cant see them

[line6movies]

@0yavuz The older Variax guitars did NOT have pickups. Instead they modeled sounds out of a digital piezo pickup and bridge system.

[MrScotty219]

I'm pretty sure the guy had stroke at 1:39

[SRT987]

jet fuzz is awesome

[GEARrrrrrr]

Песок блять вообще!

[spencerrr321]

1:42 = FAIL

[Mastahboys]

guitarist looks like chris jericho hahahaha

[WASD9ox]

can you have the noise gate on always with all the pre sets?

[line6movies]

@WASD9ox the only effect you can't add the noise gate to is the Jet Fuzz. All other FX/Presets can have it added.

[SpankieDublin33]

the guy is totally reading off cue cards

[LemonInYourEye]

this is painful to listen to

[ypperlig89]

Sound horrible

[nahuelgrox]

What amp are you using on this demo?

[TheSwisha420]

where is the pickups on the gold guitar ?

[line6movies]

@TheSwisha420 Hi, that's the Variax, which is no longer in production, because it has been updated to the James Tyler Variax, but you can check out the information about it at line6 (dot) com/variax

[inspirazi]

is it got dynamics?

[TheSwisha420]

@inspirazi with the expression pedal sold separate

[locusthorde91]

Can you use the overdrive of this pedal to boost your amps distortion?

[line6movies]

@locusthorde91 It wouldn't be a true boost as much as stacking more gain onto your existing distortion but if you keep the distortion mix on the DM4 low and just increase the gain then yes, that would work.

[inspirazi]

@locusthorde91 it seems it can

[sahlertz8]

I lol'ed when he said: "stereo ins and outs."

[brainlowe]

I used to work for Line 6. I actually did a demo on that pedal the first time we showed it at NAMM, it's somewhere in the Harmony Central archives. Maybe. The guitar is a Variax 700, and the guy from 24 is actually Tim Pierce, who is an amazing guitar player, a session cat, and has worked for tons of people cutting hits including Rick Springfield.

[slugpumper1]

The line 6 modulation and delay effects are great - the overdrive and distortion are very poor.

[Amissimal]

What kind of guitar is he using? Don´t recognize the first one...

[line6movies]

@Amissimal That is the Variax 700.

[331mpk]

amazing

[LuizEdu95]

muito bom :)

[themetalhead97]

if none of the presets are one will it just go by the settings you currently have?

[line6movies]

@themetalhead97 You need to have at least one channel turned on however as soon as you wiggle or turn a knob you go directly into manual mode.

[josh6232]

i play more of tech death and and brutal death metal i get the best death metal patch with this dm4 guitar washburn with dimarzio x2n pickup and line6 spider3 amp trust me its awesome

[MrLosfuegos]

and you even got the guy from 24 to demo your pedal...!

[menogay]

does this have bypass?

[line6movies]

@menogay Yes. All of the 4 button stomp boxes have true and alternate bypass options.

[AncientItalianSecret]

Thanks for this vid

[krollaostmedburger]

James Hetfield uses this one

[kokiri77]

@krollaostmedburger Joe Perry too !!!

[jakeinyourbox]

does the DM4 take batteries, or is it only plug in?

[line6movies]

You can use 4 C Batteries or the optional PX-2 power supply.

[jordemaster8]

you see! it makes even guitars with no pickups whatsoever sound great. lol

[kthulu]

the rack version was available for awhile, but, like the rest of the line, was discontinued after a couple of years.

[stilwel]

A rack version of the DM4 was never commercially available to the public.

[kokiri77]

@stilwel aboslutely! custom made by line6 for The Edge only!

[HiggsFenderU2]

The rack version was Custom made for The Edge from U2.

It even says so on the front...

"Custom built for The Edge."

[omegavalderrama]

Stereo Ins & Outs? video FAIL

[mlugg01]

haha... I was thinking the same thing!

[kokiri77]

@omegavalderrama yea!! only mono!

[InTheFlesh77]

Line6 really needs to make the DM Pro rackmount, that was made for The Edge, publicly available... Please? :)

[METALARMYBAND]

james hetfield uses this one

[aznjt]

do you know of a live performance where he uses this pedal??

Thanks!

[meliyalvaro]

that pedal is digital or analog their sounds are pretty closer that the originals

[thehypersexxxual]

i think most of them are bad for punk rock

[grundgeguitargod]

HELP

should get this or get the m9 ,mind m9 is 400$

[OnlyByFishStandards]

holy fuck that guitar has no pickups!!!!!! O.O

[Divljina89]

Yeah! That looks so cool, but I imagine that if you want to change them you gotta scrape that finish to get to them...

[justindene]

variax guitars dont have pickups

[kitano123]

Hello,

If I want to have diferent setings on each footswitche is it posible? or if a put a overdrive level or bass or mids for one I have to keep it to the others?

[line6movies]

Yes. You can save and store up to 4 presets on the DM4 pedal.

[menogay]

Can you use the footswitch on a zoom 505II?

[CTROCK]

how do u re set to factory sound on this pedal? i program some sound but try to get the orginal sound but dont know how?

[line6movies]

Hold A and D footswitches and power up - the power is turned on and off on the modeler pedals by inserting a plug into the left mono input jack.

[spentonmediocrity]

With the upper or lower harmonics on the fuzz it sounds decent.

The fuzz by itself is really tame though,no sag,no singing,no sponginess....the attack is too sharp and uni-dimensional

[spentonmediocrity]

The fuzz sounds kinda tame,the attack is sharp and does not sag/sing much like a good fuzz face will.

The OD sounds are decent,they would sound much better if used to add boost to an somewhat dirty sounding tube amp(like and ac15,5e3,etc)

Using pedals to drive lower powered amps over the edge is a killer sound,especially if you have an alnico magnet speaker,there'll be allot of depth to the sound...much more than from just the pedal into a clean amp.

[MATT052491]

is this pedal is just right if I play metallica song or kirk hammet stye???

[hawk183]

should be good, kirk has one

[HeavyMetalThunderss]

Recently I got a Roland synth , but the only way to use it playing together with a distorted guitar(2 sounds)

Is a) Plug it to an effect board distortion pedal first and send final signal direct to the amp (clean channel) , ect. or

b) To plug to a different amp (2 amps playing.)

I never used any effects pedal since its is only the tube amp dist. Question is . Is it OK for the amp to use a distorted guitar signal from the input entry ? Cheers ?

[line6movies]

That's fine. Most distortions won't clip your input on amps so you should be all good. If you start to hear clipping try lowering the gain on the distortion and bringing up the level on your amp to compensate.

[TwoTones]

god i hate the guy talking in this video

[SkeletinProductions]

i agree

[mattdre88]

where are/is the pickup on the gold guitar?

[AndyVerok]

it has a piezo pickup inside the bridge saddles like all variax guitars...it is nothing like a regular magnetic pickup, feels completely different and lifeless in my opinion

[line6movies]

The Variax is a piezo based digital guitar and does not have magnetic pickups. Check out our Favorites and you can see James Taylor playing the Variax at the Obama Inaugural Celebration.

[radioactiveparadise]

Line 6 came out with new digital modeling technology that bypasses the need for pickups altogether, they came out with a guitar that simply digitally models the sound of a guitar, and sends it through the cable to the amp!

[UTxguy]

would never play one--no way

[koppergtr]

could you use this for bass?

[TaGz0o]

go to your local music shop and try it out =) I think it would be cool !

[quarbon]

It sounds VERY cool, it's just so big .. :s

[TheAngryLemons]

awesome!

[Frantic2007]

es el mejor de su especie, lejos! ya no hay dudas para mi, me lo compro ahora.

[viniciusmanara]

i have! its fantastic!

[hazachappers]

what are the 4 muttons for

[line6movies]

Each switch on the DM4 saves a specific distortion effect. We call these presets or patches.

[dan2stories]

hows this compare to the seymour duncan twin tube mayhem (running it through a randall tube g3 and i play pantera,metallica,etc)

[mhd9890]

How does this compare to the boss od 20?

[misteriousj]

it really growls!!!