GuitarPlayer Editors’ Pick
Green Monster for its imposing size and unmistakable color, the original Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler was released in 1999 to broad acclaim and popped up seemingly overnight on hundreds of touring pro rigs. Offering 14 types of delay plus a functional looper, it packed a lot into what is widely regarded as the most popular of the first successful line of modeling effects pedals (as opposed to merely “digital” effects pedals that use traditional DSP to create delays, reverb or modulation). It also did it using a big box that measured 10 inches wide, six inches deep and two and a half inches high) and required a dedicated 1,200mA nine-volt AC power supply if you didn’t want to