Yes, this is unfortunate. I am a multi-instrumentalist and play both guitar and bass. I love to be as efficient with my gear as possible. It's nice to be able to use my M9 (both of them!) for both instruments. As a bass player, it's very important to be able to blend a clean signal with a distorted one. In fact I have a show tomorrow night and I'm trying to figure out the best way to achive these results without having to lug a bunch of other gear. Even just one patch on the M9 that maybe removed the mid control and replace it with a mix control. That would be a game changer! Please implement this feature!