New HeadRush Core

Octavio · September 2023

Voxman · September 2023

The Headrush Prime is a huge beast ala 'full' Helix size so at least the size of the Core is more sensible albeit it's still quite big for an MFX with no built in expression pedal. The Prime is around £999, the Core is around £759 & then there's the smaller MX5 for around £419 if you don't need the vocal processor, expresasion pedal and all the 'extras'. I'm sure there's a market for the vocal processor but it always seemed odd to me that Headrush built this into the new Prime/Core as I suspect most guitarists focus is probably more on amp/cab/fx.

(I believe the previous Pedal Board and Gig Board are now discontinued albeit there may still be some NOS around)

There will be different views here & I'm sure Headrush has done its homework, & time will tell - but I can't help thinking Headrush might have missed a trick in not (at least so far) bringing out a more stand-alone all in one guitar mfx unit (ex vocal processor) at around the £500 mark with an expression pedal & at least 6 foot-switches ala Boss GX100, Line 6 Pod Go and even the Valeton GP300, that you can gig without needing to add external volume &/or wah &/or expression pedals, or extra external foot-switches.

NickB · September 2023

Looks like only one effects loop sadly this is a major fail imho....

hollywoodrox · September 2023

HX stomp is still the King in my eyes

Voxman · September 2023

hollywoodrox said:

HX stomp is still the King in my eyes

Perhaps as an add on to a pedal board, but not as a stand alone gigging mfx because it has insufficient footswitches and no expression pedal. The XL has more footswitches but still no expression pedal and it's screen is still too small. It's also not as powerful as Helix Floor or LT and has fewer fx chain options.

The Helix range and Pod Go means Line 6 pretty much has something for everybody, so it all depends on your needs and budget.

hollywoodrox · September 2023

Voxman said:

hollywoodrox said:

HX stomp is still the King in my eyes

Perhaps as an add on to a pedal board, but not as a stand alone gigging mfx because it has insufficient footswitches and no expression pedal. The XL has more footswitches but still no expression pedal and it's screen is still too small. It's also not as powerful as Helix Floor or LT and has fewer fx chain options.

The Helix range and Pod Go means Line 6 pretty much has something for everybody, so it all depends on your needs and budget.

I should have said for the price point really ,which is important to me
Helix has such a wide range of models including stuff I like like tri chorus , fancy delays and reverbs ,detune etc .

I must admit though I’m always impressed when I see a demo of headrush stuff
and a fave guitarist of mine Nili Brosh was using one last time I looked

axisus · September 2023

NickB said:

Looks like only one effects loop sadly this is a major fail imho....

Forgive my ignorance but why is this a fail?

NickB · September 2023

axisus said:

NickB said:

Looks like only one effects loop sadly this is a major fail imho....

Forgive my ignorance but why is this a fail?

Because you can't insert your own drive pedals into the chain and use the effects loop of an external amp at the same time. Which you can do with a Stomp or HX effects.

Brio · October 2023

The guy in the video has the worst relic’d fingerboard I’ve seen so far.

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