Things have changed (again) for me :lol:
I'm a fan of the simple rig that I can carry in 2 hands (Head in one hand and FX in the other).
Now I got a setup where all is very neat and extremely flexible, so let me explain:
Signal flow is:
GUITAR TO AMP:
Guitar => Little Lehle
Little Lehle Send => Boss AC-2 (effect out AC2 to DI/PA) => M13 Input
M13 FX Send => Little Lehle Return
Little Lehle Out => RetroSonic => Radial Booster => Steavens Poundcake
The Little Lehle Looper is mainly to keep the signal integrity intact, means if I have a program where the amp's loop is off and the Lehle is on Bypass, I retain a completely analog signal flow with guitar=>amp=>cab. Unfotunately the true bypass on the M13 won't work with 4CM, so this is my way around this restriction.
SEND/RETURN:
Steavens Send => M13 FX Return
M13 Output => Steavens Return
MIDI: M13 => Steavens Midi In
How it works:
I mainly switch scenes on the M13, which sends a Program Change to the amp, so for example I could hit one of the buttons on the M13, that would:
-Switch the Amp to Crunch Channel, Mid Boost on, Loop Active (all via one PC message)
-Put a Delay and Reverb in the Loop of the Amp
-Make a Chorus available in the front end loop of the M13 that I can kick in or not with the Little Lehle
I think it's pretty neat, and with the added flexibility of the Lehle switcher and the Midi controlled amp, adds another dimension to your usual M13 rig. I just love the fact that it behaves like a Huge Rig (Midi Controller switches Preamps and Effects) but in fact is very compact. I wouldn't have thought that I'd ever be happy with a Line6 product.
By the way I sold my Axe FX partially to fund the line 6 :D
