Line 6 M13 , TC Helicon, Diago and Spider Boards - now accepting offers

danowens · February 2023

Spider Pedalboard - £40

I’m not sure of the model of this pedalboard but it is really lightweight but still sturdy. I was using it with a variety of pedals and with the lid on, its very secure, whilst taking the lid off allows access to your pedals in a lightweight solution. I was previously using this with a Line 6 M13 before I got the two expression pedals and it was amazing how lightweight and easy it was to move around. The internal dimensions are 530x320mm.

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Line 6 M13 - £120

There was a time when this was the absolute top of Line 6’s offerings, but the Helix system kinda replaced it. Nonetheless, it is quite popular with guitarists and bassists looking for Line 6 effect modelling without the complex routing and amp-modelling that is currently offered.

This pedal contains all the models of the Line 6 early multi-pedals (DL4, MM4 etc), whilst offering you much more flexibility and access to options that weren’t previously available.

I used this pedal mostly as a reverb/delay/synth machine and using two expression pedals which you can map to any controls within seconds; you just put the pedal in heel-down, decide on the M13 sounds, then put the pedal in toe-down and change however many parameters you choose. The expression pedals now smoothly fade between your two settings, which can be as subtle as ‘a little bit more drive’ or as extreme as you can imagine (that Particle Verb is next-level!).

Using this with the Boss LS2 (also available) adds the option of parallel routing and I strongly recommend looking at this option, as well as the expression pedals, to fully open up the possibilities of this beast.

I’ve not listed the expression pedals yet, as I’ll send them for free if you buy the M13 and one of the pedalboard cases.

Diago Tourman - £50

This is a heavy-duty pedal board from Diago’s early offerings. The internal dimensions are 745x350mm. I have stapled velcro to the inside and I was using it to house a Line 6 M13 with plenty of room for PSU, expression pedals and other pedals. It’s a strong beast so it will take the rigours of the road without issue.

I live in Kendal in the Lake District and my daughter lives in Bolton so I’m regularly around these locations and I’m happy to meet someone around these areas; I’ll drive a reasonable distance if it means saving us both the hassle of shipping the items.

If you’d rather have the item shipped then I would ask that the buyer arranges this. I can drop off at a suitable collection point, and I work from home if the item is to be collected. In such a case, I will ensure that the item is properly packaged with polystyrene or bubblewrap and I’ll make a trip to Curry’s to get suitable box or to assemble one if the item is too large.

I’ll have quite a few items up for sale over the next few weeks and I’ll also be advertising them on other sources, so please let me know if you’re interested and I can ensure that other adverts are taken down as I don’t want to disappoint anyone.

TC Helicon Voicelive Synth - £50

I bought this pedal when I was doing a lot of live electronica. The videos or this pedal are lots of Cher-style hard-tuned vocals but I found that some of the other settings were much more useful. This pedal does a lot of vocal effects and I ended up using it mainly in the studio for a variety of vocal effects that were much more complicated to do with strings of VSTs. One of my favourite things was to improvise a melody line and make multiple passes to create synthetic choirs and soundscapes. Some of the formant-shifting effects are amazing for adding octave-dwn style vocals for retro production or formant-shifting vocals as is currently popular in the house scene.

It also has an instrument input that allows you to combine keys/vocals/bass and voices in interesting ways, but as often is the case, most of the demo videos seem to focus not on this, but on one sound. You kinda have to experiment with it to discover the possibilities.

Its a weird pedal, and unless you are producing soundscapes or working in film and TV, I think it might have limited appeal, but if you are looking for unusual techniques in the studio, or you’re trying to experiment with different vocal approaches then I really recommend trying this thing out.

danowens · February 2023

Bump - make me an offer, I need the space!

danowens · March 2023

bump - another price drop!

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