HeadRush MX5 vs NuX MG30 Part 2 | AUDIO DEMO

[@777gallen]

Ordered an Nux mg30 from this gentleman. Due to a huge shipping bottleneck in L.B Ca it’s taking forever but this awesome dude has patiently been responding to my messages and keeping me updated. If you’re looking to purchase some pedals etc buy it from him! Great seller that seems to actually care! Awesome head to head vid btw!

[@ThePedalGuy]

Thank you so much 😊

[@christianfabiano5633]

I prefer the sounds of Nux MG-30. Great video 👍

[@ThePedalGuy]

Cool, thanks

[@wildwayz]

Great video as usual - thanks heaps!

[@ThePedalGuy]

Glad to help.

[@AngelMartinez-qs3cf]

Great stuff! Let me know when the MG 30 comes out!! Excellent.

[@ThePedalGuy]

Will do

[@AngelMartinez-qs3cf]

@@ThePedalGuy When do you think the MG-30 will come out?

[@ThePedalGuy]

@@AngelMartinez-qs3cf they will be in early next week. If you want to preorder one on my site go for it.

[@AngelMartinez-qs3cf]

@@ThePedalGuy Cool. You think I can finance it through affirm?

[@ThePedalGuy]

@@AngelMartinez-qs3cf yes on my reverb store. You’ll be able to do affirm on Tuesday as it’s still ‘preorder’

[@richiebohr5421]

I bought both of these units at the same time. Kept both for about 3 weeks really digging into them. The NUX went back. It's a great unit but I was able to get much better amp sounds out of the MX-5 overall. It just sounded fuller. I tried my own favorite IR's in both. With your own IR's, both sound better than what this video does but I understand why you didn't load any for the comparison. Well done video though.

[@ThePedalGuy]

Thanks for the feedback

[@surfrby8876]

I like both , great units , I like the interface on the Hesdrush but the NuX 30 is about $200’ cheaper brand new that’s a huge difference and if you buy it used that’s a great deal , I don’t thing you can go wrong with either

[@ThePedalGuy]

Thanks

[@johniresearchist7263]

thanks for the video comparison. both sound good. they each took turns with which had better tone. I think your choice of using a hollow body guitar was clever for this price bracket - although the mx5 has a bit of a price jump

[@ThePedalGuy]

Thanks. I think they are both really great.

[@sbrave]

Considering MX5. AxeFX and Quad Cortex are both great, but both are $$$, and I would probably never use half of the stuff on those. In a live situation, I wonder if I could use my BabyBomb pedal as the power amp and go right into a 1x12 or 2x12 cab. I wonder what others are doing? Also, have these amps & fx been updated since the original AVID versions, or are they the same sounds as they were in the Eleven Rack? Thanks!

[@igromanowproject]

how many pedal slots headrush allow to use before overloading the processor?

[@ThePedalGuy]

You can fill all the slots without worrying about it. In 4 years I have never overloaded the quad processor.

[@AlfredRyanRamos]

Nux mg30 has a built in audio interface?

[@ThePedalGuy]

They both do yes

[@AlfredRyanRamos]

Please help me why quick tone editor can't read my nux mg30

[@bluessumlin...7067]

MX5 Owner 1week in.. this pedal really hard to beat… any chance of a demo on midi options for the MX5 please!🙂

[@ThePedalGuy]

Thanks. That’s in the plans for a future vid.

[@davidwoods358]

I purchased the MX5 a few weeks ago. I was very disappointed in the standard presets. Based on that I almost returned it. I have had a lot more time with it now and am getting some really great tones (tones that really shouldn't be in a box of this size and this price.) While it's not perfect (none of them are) it contains all of the elements to craft your own great user presets. If Headrush would have taken a bit longer to dial in some better tones I think it would be creating a much bigger rave.

[@ThePedalGuy]

Thanks for the feedback

[@YegorIvanov]

Agreed. Stock presets are really creepy((... But with the third party impulses and general tweaking it becomes a good work machine for studio or live use. Also highly recommended choptones presets, they really put your mx5 to the new level

[@vintagev8muscle721]

Yeah most of the factory presets are garbage Nu-metal tones that you can get just about anywhere. I considered returning the HR Gigboard that I just got last week but the more I play around with the interface the better it sounds. Try the *4 cable method* (4cm) if you’re going through a real amp. I’m really loving it now. And the Headrush’s interface is so nice. I passed on the MX5 because that 4” screen is too small and a few other options that only the Gigboard has but the MX-5 is still an amazing value for the price.

[@gtrmurat]

I think a comparison should make with the same amps, same pedals,same drive, volume and eq parameters on each amp and pedals. Any way thanks for the video.

[@ThePedalGuy]

Thanks for the feedback. I agree that would be a bit more ideal but I felt for this go around I would try to find similar ‘ish’ sounding presets, play approximately the same lick or chords and let you decide which one you like.

[@ArcanumA]

Yes! And the same knob values on both units don't mean that all those parameters are actually the same :) Actually, it's very hard to make a proper comparison. BTW cabs in MX5 are commonly very harsh. At least the same IR should be used on both units. Alternatively, stock IRs in MX5 can be used instead of the CAB block. Stock IRs have some EQ with much more fuller sound. They don't sound harsh and no hi cut is needed.

[@scottwhitlow8468]

I agree. I was watching to see if that happened. It would be good to have a part 3 maybe with the same exact amp and settings perhaps? It would be worthwhile. Thanks!

[@ThePedalGuy]

@@ArcanumA I'll certainly see what I can do.

[@ThePedalGuy]

@@scottwhitlow8468 Thanks for the suggestion

[@robrobbins4906]

The obvious answer is both. Buy everything. That's my rule.

[@ThePedalGuy]

LOL. Love that

[@AngelMartinez-qs3cf]

Hi, is that a Gibson ES335 you are using? Nice guitar!

[@ThePedalGuy]

Thanks. It’s a 70s ES335. Plays like a dream

[@westofsunday2779]

Does MX5 have the capability to change amp channels when running into an amp?

[@ThePedalGuy]

Do you mean change the amp channel of the amp you’re plugged into? No it doesn’t do that.

[@davidrensa3702]

Hi Pedal Guy!! Any chance you could compare the MX5 to a Pod Go? Would love to see that one. Woo Hoo!!! Lol

[@ThePedalGuy]

Possibly. I’ll see what I can do.

[@raulrodrigueznyc]

MX5 in this videos sounds like it has more presence

[@identificador1952]

So what its betterrrrr? Nux mg30 or Head Rush? 🙄

[@ThePedalGuy]

I leave that to my viewers to decide for themselves.

[@identificador1952]

@@ThePedalGuy o I think that guitarists always want more, each one has a margin of possibilities, the ideal would be to have both😄.. Thanks for the video

[@gezmeyengezgin]

Mg30 voowww

[@ThePedalGuy]

Thanks

[@ferfcoach]

I have the 2 pedalboards and the mx5 sound a lot better and clean than the nux.. but I don´t know why the mx5 sound "over saturate" all the time on this video

[@ThePedalGuy]

Thanks for the feedback. I like to record the pedals as hot as possible. The MX5 just sounds amazing up there.

[@ferfcoach]

@@ThePedalGuy Sure! just a comment to help those who are evaluating these two purchase options, know that the headrush has clean, clear tones as well. Thanks for make this videos!

[@andresiturriaga7954]

Hi Fer F if you had to choose one over the gain sounds which one is better? I think in all videos Nux mg 30 lacks low end dont know if the eq solves that and they're on par.

[@ferfcoach]

@@andresiturriaga7954 the mc5 without a doubt 💪

[@jack_lo450]

plexi amp nux mg30 is better than max5.....

[@ThePedalGuy]

Cool

[@emtbwulf9215]

A little unfair as the presets on the MG30 were setup by Pro players, putting the MX5 at a disadvantage.

[@barkinstarfish]

Why, the MX5 sounded better.

[@emtbwulf9215]

@@barkinstarfish The Plexi not so much, needs more tweaking. The rest were I agree better. I do have the MX5, tweak it a little and its great!

[@ThePedalGuy]

Thanks for the feedback. Those MX5 presets do sound great for the most part. However I get your point. I am thinking about a follow up video to try to create a more "apples to apples" comparison, but it's really a question of time.

[@jimsimmons2674]

I do not think factory presets sound that good on many of the modeling amps and modeling amp floor units including desktop ones,i have or had the Line 6 spider I,II,III, Pod HD,Marshall code 25 and 50,Peavey Vypyr 30,75W,Fender mustang I,V,Fender G-dec 3,Digitech GNX3.I had to tweak all of the factory presets to sound good on almost all of these units,you have to tweak for example a Plexi amp model to sound what you think sounds like a plexi for the MX5 and MX30 and maybe use the same or other IR for each of these units to get them sounding closer to a plexi and closer in comparison to any amp models you are comparing to each other.

[@ThePedalGuy]

@@jimsimmons2674 thanks for the feedback

[@krzysztofnowinski3952]

Headrush is much better.

[@ThePedalGuy]

👍

[@jeffsadie9496]

I like them both, but neither is better than my Ampero.

[@ThePedalGuy]

Thanks for sharing

[@khaoshardhop]

headrush mx5 tiene sobresaturacion a simple vista ,, eso en la nux no pasa,, en cuanto a la nux mg 30 se puede crear presets mil veces mejores,, te falto algo en el video ,, no provaste otro tipo de distorciones mas metal.. en cuandoto a distorsiones gana el nux mg 30 ,, pero en modulaciones mx5 gana por muy muy muy poquito,es minima la diferencia, creo que se justifica pasar de una nux mg 30 a una helix ya ,, o provaria la nux mg 30 vs una headrush pero pedalboard con buenos irs al igual que mejores irs en la nux, y ahi ver que pasa,, ver si realmente la nux se queda atras o no. la ventaja mas grandes de las headrush es que tenes mayor cantidad de cajas y cabezales que nux.. pienso que nux lanzara en algun momento alguna actualizacion para meterle mas ,, y asi competir contra las rivales mayores, aun la nux mg 30 es muy nueva ,, y aun le faltan cosas que seguro le van a poner,,, la otra ventaja enorme de las headrush es que son tactil y eso hace que sea super rapida y mas facil de meterle mano .. la nux es sencilla de programar,, pero headrush gana en esas cosas. en mi caso poseo la nux mg 30 y aun tengo muchisimas dudas de saltar a una headrush o ya pasar a helix,, que al no ser tactil no me llama mucho,, en cambio quad cortex se las come a todas juntas crudas, es enorme la diferencia,, pero el precio esta por las nuves. fractal a pesar de quedarse en inovacion es superior a todo en miles de cosas ,, lo feo es que tenes que ser un ingeniero en sonido para sacarle el jugo a un fractal .

[@ThePedalGuy]

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