Line6 DM4 Distortion Modeler Pedal

Delivers a wide range of legendary distortion/overdrive-style effects in a programmable, road-ready stompbox.

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* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

"Powerful multi-effect with fuzz focus"

Spent about an hour tooling around with this thing in the store after finding I was dissatisfied with virtually every other pedal on the market--all of them are good at one type of tone or a narrow range of tones only, whereas the Line 6 covers a huge variety of tones within a single effect type--think of it as having as diversified a set of tones as a mid range multi-effect processor, but with all of them being different from each other as a result of distortion changes only. It's easy to use, easy to tweak, even the presets offer a good selection. I was looking for a box that would provide that chunky Limp Bizkit sound, a violin-like Jeff Beck lead sound, a medium range Clapton sound and equal parts searing Steve Vai/Jimi Hendrix lead sounds--this pedal had all that, and sooo much more. With the expression pedal, you can even fade from one preset to another for a cool transitional effect (for example, swap from bluesy rhythm to hyperdriven lead, gradually while playing). My one beef, and the reason I give them a 4 on value, is the incompatibility with existing power supplies--you have to put up the $20 to buy the Line 6 power supply, thus negating any benefit of having it in your effects board--you'll still be stick with a wall wart. Otherwise, a solid, well thought-out effect with a huge variety of distortion sounds that challenges even the highest end fuzz boxes.

Submitted: 1/23/2002

Style of Music: rock, progressive, blues

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* * * * * * * * * * 7 out of 10

"Several quality distortions for a reasonable price."

Feature:
My unit came with a "free" expression pedal. The pedal amounts to a gain control. I wish the pedal could be used to morph between two sounds. I wish there were more than 4 programmable stomp switches.

Quality:
I've had it for 1-2 years and it still works with no headaches. I have not been playing live gigs since I bought it, but it seems gig-safe.

Value:
Very good value. For the cost of a two distortion pedals, you get (in my opinion) six good distortions. Hard to argue with the economics of this box.

Desirability:
I don't care for the sexy gold outer shell. I would be equally (maybe more) happy with a black box. This is a practical addition to my setup.

Sound:
Sound quality is high. Unit is very quite. I bought this pedal because to get a variety of useful distortions, particularly the tube-screamer, rat, and some very heavy distortion. I'm very happy with my amp's "blues" distortion, so blues sounds from the pedal are of secondary importance to me. I am happy with the "boost/comp", "tube drive", "screamer", "classic distortion", "heavy distortion", and "line 6 distortion" sounds. That 6 out of 16. The other 10 are not very useful to me. I use various strats, dunlop q-wah, boss dd6, fender hotrod deville 4x10.

Support:
No experience.

Overall:
I expect to be satisfied with this product for years. If the box was lost, I'd buy another one; it's the cheapest way to get some good, useful distortions. Overall, I am very happy with the DM4. I have six solid distortion sounds for a reasonable cose, in a small package. I wish the other ten sounds were better. I also wish there were more than four programmable stomp switches.

Submitted: 5/5/2003

Style of Music: Rock

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The DM4 is the first pedal to deliver a wide range of legendary distortion/overdrive-style effects in a programmable, road-ready stompbox. Includes: digital modeling of 16 vintage distortion effects (including models based on Tube Driver, Rat, Tube Screamer, Big Muff, Fuzz Face, etc.), 4 programmable presets, bass/mid/treble controls for perfect grind or growl, true bypass switching, Expression Pedal input, mono in and out.

Features:
16 models of classic and collectible fuzz, distortions, and overdrives

4 programmable presets. Save any 4 of your favorite settings as presets for instant recall.

True Bypass switching True bypass switching removes electronics completely from the audio signal path.

Battery (4x "C" cells provided) or optional AC adapter powered. Compatible with the Line 6 PX-1 Power Adapter.

Technical Info

Digital Effects: 16

Factory Presets: 18

User Programmable Channels: 4

Controls: Drive, Bass/Jet Fdbk, Mid/Sub/Comp, Treble/Jet Rate, Volume/Gate

Additional Controls: Expression Pedal (optional)

Mono/Stereo: Mono in, Mono out

Chassis Color: Gold
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