I recently bought a new toy.  I've been thinking lately that I want to simplify my pedal board setup.  Enter the Line 6 M9.  I love the fact that I can just throw it into my "gig bag" - a euphemism for a free green duffle bag with the Menards logo emblazoned on the side (Thanks to my Mother in law, Beate).  And I no longer have to carry around the cumbersome home-made pedalboard that I used to have.  I'm now down to just the M9 and my Boss TU2 tuner.  The M9 has a tuner built in, but I prefer the nice bright sparkly tuner lights that the TU2 has.  Much more readable.

Now that I've used it for a few months, I'm finding that I really like the tones it has.  And I'm also finding that it requires time spent to really unlock the full potential.  I have yet to take the time to really sit down with it, but I've been pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to find good sounding patches.  I've been able to just shoot from the hip during practice on Sunday mornings and get it to sound good.