The Pedal for EVERY Board! Line 6 M5 Stompbox Modeller

[@brunomartinho7145]

Man, the infinity of riffs and licks that Jack has in his arsenal is amazing! What a player!

[@esticaandres3169]

maybe he has been practicing

[@williamking7420]

I've been looking at other demo videos on KZbin. This gentleman's playing skills makes this pedal sound brilliant and unlike most of the other video demonstrations of this pedal actually shows just how musical and truly useful the M5 can be.

[@jezzer1969]

An interesting fact. The M5 will work on less than 300ma at 9 volts. It’s only if you use midi that it needs the extra juice. I’ve had one on every board I’ve done for the last decade. A brilliant Swiss Army knife pedal.

[@jonathanmidgette807]

Nice to know! Where in the line do you run yours? I know the typical “what effect you use most” I run front of amp usually. Mainly use drive and delays. Want the M5 to fill the gap with some more oddball stuff. Chorus, phase, synths. Stuff I don’t typically use. But would like to have the option of. Thinking after drives before my tremolo then delays and reverb.

[@jonathanmidgette807]

Figure most of my use would be modulation hence why I feel between drives and delays would work. But since you’ve used them on numerous boards, would like your input

[@albertplaysguitar]

Good to know

[@phunkyjunkee]

Thanks. That’s what’s prevented me from getting one.

[@jezzer1969]

@@jonathanmidgette807 I have a loop switch with all my mod/delay/ verbs on. I run in front of the amp. It’s made by Bright Onion & has trails.

[@robrobbins4906]

I run 2 of these in my effects loop for my mods, delays, and reverbs. Works great.

[@MikelBluni]

I've toured with the M5 on my board. Being the guy who is not looking for sound landscapes, but some subtle effects here and there, the pedal does an awesome job. All effects are top notch and it's great to have so many different facettes at hand in one box.

[@danielmiller2886]

Where did you put it in your signal chain?

[@MikelBluni]

@@danielmiller2886 Mostly at the end of the chain for time based effects. For a Hendrix Tribute I’ve put it after the Wah and used the Octave Fuzz.

[@joer2513]

I bought this pedal mainly because I'm huge fan of Sting, and his guitarist Dominic Miller utilises it amazingly

[@RicardoLopez-ce9cj]

Thanks to you, I bought it. One of the best purshaces that I've done. Now my pedalboard is great with it. Thanks again and keep with the good work.

[@nicolasisaksson1175]

I have the m5 for 8 years now. It's a tank and I think the modulations, delays and reverbs are very good sounding.

[@buck7477]

What about the Chorus?

[@nicolasisaksson1175]

@@buck7477 I like the choruses it comes with, especially the tri chorus setting.

[@jr0706]

One has been on my board a at least a couple years. It’s mainly my reverb, but the model of the CE-1 is amazing. Also use the dimension effect a good bit. It’s awesome in stereo.

[@jr0706]

Oh, and it’s my tuner.

[@albertplaysguitar]

Great video. I needed convincing! Just grabbed a used one at my local GC for $89. I gotta say, it's super easy to navigate and feels like each setting is it's own tweakable pedal. Rotary is a little limited without adjustable variable speeds, chorus options are limited, but the filter effects can really spice things up. That mixer knob really compensates for any lackluster qualities!

[@RiotBike]

Totally agree. You can just buy it for the reverb if your amp doesn’t have one and you get everything else for free.

[@gibbanz22]

I just bought one because of this demo. Thanks guys.

[@wendelllaffin240]

I would buy one if they came with skills like that. Jack's playing is almost magical... there is a sense of calm, like the same calming effect when I listen to Satriani.

[@JJDPROMEDIAPRODUCTION]

I've always heard that this Pedal is great.. Now I know and hear why.. Outstanding..

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

The best demo showcasing what this pedal can do.

[@johnnythreshold]

Just, literally one of the best pedals ever made. For the cost of a goodish delay you get a greatish everything. Worth noting, touring people, that this thing will not die; you can just kick it and kick it. Mine survived an entire beer all over it.

[@emreemre369]

Echo Platter Delay and Tube Driver... best stuff I heard from that box. Not sure why but Tube Driver sounded warmer and smoother in my rig, pretty Eric Johnsonesque. Everybody needs to have one at this price IMO.

[@bluessumlin...7067]

Great advice Jack had my M5 on my board for years!☺

[@carsgunsandguitars]

I couldn't agree more. Everyone needs one of these. They are going for less than $100 now

[@Ianmcguire1993]

The Swiss Army knife of pedals, I had one for years, recently upgraded to the hx effects, but the m series are crazy good and an excellent value!!

[@im58woody]

Those delay sounds were beautiful

[@EeDJeeH]

Nice funky playing in the beginning

[@tonybrooks476]

A classic. Got two on my board currently.

[@zacharyjacoby9244]

You should do the M5 and the hx stomp instead. So many more options

[@tonybrooks476]

@@zacharyjacoby9244 I'm quite happy with the M5s. They provide all the options I need as they supplement the effects I already have.

[@zacharyjacoby9244]

@@tonybrooks476 you do you then man! I just added the M5 to my board last week as a way to incorporate the effects I already didn’t have. A buddy of mine has both the M5 and the hx stomp and he loves all the options but you rock on with whatever works for you

[@tonybrooks476]

@@zacharyjacoby9244 I will.

[@jeffroq]

Great video, Fantastic pedal, I have owned one for many years - great to see it getting some attention. The 63 spring reverb is worth it on its own. It can fit anywhere on your board, you can switch from true to buffered bypass. I've seen them sell new for as little as £70 in the past. There are 24 preset spaces. I could do with a little 2 or 4 button midi switch to toggle presets.

[@asianaxeman]

Do you keep it in the loop?

[@TinkerToneworks]

How good is the buffer

[@thefilmandmusic]

Helpful, didn’t know about this pedal.. thanks

[@slickcross]

The M5 is a tank. I toured with the M9 for years. The ODs and distortions aren’t that great but everything else is great. I loved the looper in the M9 and the tuner.

[@MrJackrockerman]

The od and distortion are great. You need a proper ear practice to tweak.. know about the speaker reaction is a must before using multi effects.. they all just good..

[@matcarpes]

Great review! I keep one at my board after the drives and before my delays and reverbs. My personal favorite effect is the Dimension chorus, I find it really pleasing and smooth, not over the top. Other than that, nowadays I've been using the tuner, some Wahs and the tremolo, and I also like to use an expression pedal with it so I can control the parameters of the effects, really handy.

[@andyholmes3439]

Yes it's bloody awesome! Love mine!

[@jcshirke]

Line 6 needs to update the M5 with the HX versions of the fx. Include the legacy fx also, and double the number of presets. Long overdue.

[@jsmithnurev]

*HX One has entered the chat*

[@txotumiii8073]

Is it possible to use two effects at the same time? (I have no experience with multi-effect pedals)

[@JimiHendrixEX]

No

[@fastacesus8499]

I don't use mod FX regularly but I need a chorus, flanger, phaser for the odd song but don't want to fill my board with those pedals which would be wasted space and money... You can get these fairly cheap these days, so amazing value for a lot of stuff.

[@jorgeuribera]

This is pretty nice! Can you sync delay time to tempo through midi clock? Which range of time signatures?

[@KrenarCilkuGuitar]

yet again another amazing video! Interestingly enough, I uploaded a similar video about the M5 a couple of months ago but the title of the video was more of a bold statement and it went something like this : "The Most Important Pedal of The Past Decade". I thought sharing it on some forums would have been a great idea to open up a discussion but very soon, I saw a plethora of threads calling me out as a "Clickbaiter" even though the video didn't have an ounce of clickbait in it and it was just the title that was a tad exotic. Long story short, I was technically forced to change the title and yeah, why am I writing this? I don't know, just wanted to lay off some steam lol. Thank you so much for your content, cheers!

[@jeffroq]

You should have kept the title, it IS one of the most important pedals of the last 10 years. If you look at the HX series the majority of the effects are from the M series pedals, they are calling them 'legacy FX'. So the advance of the HX is down to the development of the M series. The idiot Trolls having a go at you need to get back under their bridges where they belong.

[@nostro1001]

Not sure there was any reason to change your title. Whether it is our isn't "one of...as per title", is your opinion, your video and people can think for themselves.

[@hardydrachmann8038]

I actually bought it for the gate only. Somehow this things gate works amazing with high gain rigs.

[@davidmurray9193]

Have it and going to link it into my amp 1 mercury and remote 1, just got to sort out where and how I'm putting my Digi tech whammy DT

[@genderenquirer7095]

Does this have a octave effect to make acoustic violin sound like cello or classical acoustic guitar like bass? Thanks.

[@guitarpoetone1]

Very nice I have this on my peðal board ❤

[@JJDPROMEDIAPRODUCTION]

Question: Does the M13-sound like the pedal? Thanks

[@mlewmisc]

Exact same sounds, my friend!

[@thecoastCoverband]

Hi does the m5 go through the send and return?

[@joaodesafilho]

Can you have more than one effect on at a time or just one?

[@Gw67891]

What's the song at 5:42 ? Def know it but can't bring it home. Thanks

[@eldyko]

This dude is a beast.. and that guitar is dope

[@danielmiller2886]

If you are going to utilize different effects that would normally be placed in different areas of the signal chain, how do you handle that live? Ive never used a switcher but I don't know if that would work.

[@davidkring8484]

Such incredible playing as always. Would you mind sharing the settings on the Boogie Filmore?

[@cobravinci]

I still got my M13 which is a great tool!

[@SuperCocoKrunch]

if line 6 release a fw update and add feature like strymon/boss that allow to reposition the fx to pre/post od dist since it has stereo input output, it will be much more flexible.

[@graemeelliott4147]

I used to have an M9. Very versatile unit with loads of features. The big downside (for me) is it introduced noise and noticeably sucked tone away from my amp.

[@BOUZOUKISIGNIS]

I think the only true bypass is the m5 and not the other ms.... See Philip McKnight when he unplugged his m5 from the power supply the sound still comes from the pedal. That means is true bypass. But only the m5.

[@resterjp]

You can choose whether it is or not. The M5 has it selectable! Think trailing delays and what happens if you disengage the effect. If you want it tight, with no trail, select true bypass for an instant cut.

[@zachdods]

​@@resterjphow do you select if it's true bypass or not? I'm a bit of a noob in a few areas of the m5. Also, should i be using the mono or other input output options? Thank you in advance ❤

[@resterjp]

@@zachdods hold down tap and press model select at the same time. This will get you to the menu where you can turn it to either DSP or true bypass.

[@SandauxBeats]

How does this sound on stereo mode?

[@metalmick]

Where would you put it in the signal chain?

[@Impulse_Photography]

Can I connect my Wah Pedal to this ?

[@luigicuccitto2113]

GOD Bless You 🎸🎸🎸

[@MrDustinclement]

Nice moc toes man! I just got a black pair of thorogoods a couple weeks ago

[@danedgar1539]

I honestly cant find one single effect that doesnt sound horrific lol 😂 given I have to bash it through the front of my amp but the previous zoom ms50g did this just fine!

[@taurushamilton2739]

Can u run 2 effects at the same time or only one?

[@905rouzies]

How can I create a blank preset?

[@bryanteoh8865]

Can it serve as a pre amp and cab sim?

[@nsvesq]

Where do I put it in my pedal board beginning middle or end

[@xebio6]

If you're using it for the overdrive/distortion, at the beginning. If you're using it for the delays or reverbs, probably at the end. But you should experiment and let your ears be the judge

[@muurimc]

And if you do the little DIY mod to this pedal where you add one new button with you get to the preset mode, this is just awesome pedal.

[@BeesWaxMinder]

Any Links PLEASE?

[@pierreg9271]

It is excellent for the price but it is utterly fragile. Mine has several problems which are common if you look on forums

[@ElmerFerrer]

man I have never had a single problem with it, solid for me, I love it!

[@stevespringfield]

@@ElmerFerrer I have been through about 5 M9s and an M5. Fragile as F#$k!

[@BAND-MAID-USA]

Can you just use 2 effects at a time?

[@enjoyCarlos]

Hello! Do we know the speakers in this cabinet? Thanks

[@Mesatallic]

Just some constructive criticism. It would be useful to show a close up of the unit, we could see how it looks and see the settings. Also, close up of your pedalboard. 🤔🤘

[@mlewmisc]

Agreed! I'm always curious to see Jack's pedal settings on demos

[@jameslwashington1]

THANK YOU AND GOD'S BLESSINGS.

[@tomaszklimkiewicz9273]

Thanks for a brilliant presentation. As usual, your playing is awesome and the recording technique-impeccable. I have a question pertaining to this particular multieffect, which I hope you'll be able to answer. I've already got a ZOOM MS 70CDR, and if I bought the M5 I would use basically the effects falling into the same categories: Chorus-Delay-Reverb plus, possibly, some of the filter effects. I'm not sure whether you're familiar with the ZOOM; if so, do you think I'd get better sound quality from the M5? Thanks so much in advance.

[@jcwoodstl]

the foot switches on mine went bad after a couple years

[@windowsoflife]

Nashville cats all have the jhv4 mod - switches and audio enhancements

[@mark7166]

I had the JHV3 mod on my M9. It made a huge difference.

[@windowsoflife]

@@mark7166 they don’t mod the m5 anymore, just m9 and ...

[@rickyapasan1311]

If they could make a smaller version of m5 ... I like it but taking too much space on my board.

[@mdcguitar]

I feel you, but for the amount of ground it covers and the price point I think its fairly small haha

[@joelonsdale]

Lovely guitar playing, so great to hear something melodic and fresh and not ropey blues licks or shitty noodling!

[@timjx3675]

Easily the best 100 bucks (used) ive ever spent on gear - high quality swiss army knife pedal🎸👍

[@majortwang]

A pedal that sounds good. Bought one, blank screen after one month. Got a new one and screen went blank. Google search reveals big problem with this pedal. Buyer beware!

[@jekoigatapia7759]

M9 please:)

[@chrisdrake447]

And this is precisely why I have an M5 on my board. Cheers Jack! PS: I assume this was filmed in your own living room ... nice ...

[@legacysantiago]

Great sounds on youtube, just concerned that in person the sound and feel would be very digitalized 🤔

[@asianaxeman]

It will be less compressed and open sounding in person

[@dave8832]

I'd like to make an official complaint. I have that very guitar, and it sounds nothing like this. In fact, it sounds terrible when I play. Must be faulty!

[@DonaHannah-x8k]

Can u stack

[@DonaHannah-x8k]

But u can only use one effect at a time

[@mattiebarker6582]

Mine broke after having it for not so long. Not the best pedal imo. Just get the hx stomp

[@nickjohnson3668]

Did you take the feet off? I've heard multiple people say that the screws are slightly too long and if you take the feet off it can short out the pedal.

[@almightyguitarnerd]

If Line6 would do Helix Effects with H9Max footprint I would be all over this shit

[@PudWud1]

That's basically the HX stomp. I got one for messing around at home, but ended up putting it onto a pedaltrain nano+ with a couple of drive pedals. The HX stomp makes a killer multi-fx for that as long as you dont need separate footswitches for each effect.

[@Thelma-q3v]

But who going to buy a effect unit. That can only use one effect at a time

[@marceli155]

what is a shit sound like a glass ?

[@arekpocicki5681]

like e -minor forever

[@drapps4443]

Great content but the guitars are super loud and the narration is way too quiet...

[@Tiler-ju9zl]

But it's going threw a $5000 guitar.& A $5000 amp

[@matthewotremba9230]

For Loud Live These things FAIL !

[@upside-down6211]

Zoom is better ,many slots

[@nostro1001]

Hmmmm..."those Nashville guys"? Who might they be?? Just throwing in such a genetic statement to give weight to your assertion doesn't really stack up unfortunately. Much happier to hear your opinion and your demo. Cheers!

[@onenotesolo256]

If I remember correctly, Tom Bukovac, Tim Pierce and Guthrie Trapp, to name but three massive session names.

[@bvaladez74]

I mean it's a good pedal. Still holds up. However it's been out for 10 years, 10 year old technology, previous generation device. Again...still good gear, but why are we promoting/demoing such an old unit you can get anywhere used for pennies? Does Peach have a stock pile of inventory they're trying to get rid of? Kind of bizarre.

[@friedrudibega6384]

Sometimes people do things without profit in mind. Seems they're just trying to help players get the most for the money. Kinda bizarre.

[@zacharyjacoby9244]

Just because it’s 10 year old technology doesn’t mean it’s bad. It might have been out for a while but it’s things like this that let people who may have not seen this years ago that let them know it’s our there. I just added this to my board last week and it’s everything I was missing

[@bvaladez74]

@@zacharyjacoby9244 Yep...you're misunderstanding. Nobody said it's bad. I mentioned it's a good piece of gear a couple times. However, generally retail outlets aren't going to push a piece of gear released 10 years ago. Just wondering what their motive is. It may be because they have enough left over units they need to move. It 100% isn't "just because" it's a good piece of old tech gear. Look at Peach's history of what they promo/demo.

[@onenotesolo256]

@@bvaladez74 he explains this at 12.15: £€$. It has also been in a bunch of session player videos in the last year or two - same as the Nobels ODR1, which is also ‘old’ and super good value - and that has sparked interest in both boxes.

[@gavterrygt]

Just search KZbin and see how many videos there are revisiting the original pod 2.0

[@antoonhermans8953]

no , i don't need another pedal ,amp or guitar , i'm fine , thank you . so bye , all you yt gear sellers , haha ! see you in the next live !

[@905rouzies]

How can I create a blank preset?