I tried the Headrush FLEX Prime...

[@reaprendendoguitarra]

Honestly ALL the top tier Multi Effects Units are amazing and if you spend sometime with them you can get perfect professional sounds out of them... With that said, since last firmware update 4.0.0 HeadRush (Prime, Core and now Flex Prime) has became the most complete unit out there (at least for me), I firmly believe that because now we have stopped looking into sound quality (all the top units have reached the top) and now what makes a Unit "better" than the other is what they provide in terms of extra features... So as far as I can see no other company can beat Headrush now, they basically got the whole thing... I believe that the only reason why we don't talk more about the Headrush products it's because they still the "new kid on the block" and its community still kind of small (but it's growing fast)... I've owned Boss, Line 6 and some other brands but Headrush has fulfill all my expectations like no other.

[@michaelmurphy7357]

I think it is awesome to have a professional, gigging musician help the community by providing the pros and cons of all the units out there, and there are a lot of them now. I am a Helix floor user and you are right, the increases in DSP now are substantial. Thanks for another great review.

[@alstiver]

I've been gigging the MX-5 for three years now. It's the predecessor to this. It's been super solid. This is even nicer. Nice overview, thanks for posting!

[@shellsjoint]

What's the difference between both units?

[@alstiver]

@shellsjoint The New one has many new features. The capture mode, Bluetooth, a desktop editor and more. The video gives more details. I'm happy with the old model but I'll probably upgrade at some point.

[@Bridging_the_Political_Divide]

Alot of love for the 2nd gen HR products. My HR Prime still amazes me.

[@stevekatz5685]

I’ve owned just about every Headrush board and i have a bit of a love affair with their products - have this unit and love the form factor!! great demo vid!

[@arinocal]

Thanks Steve for honest and straight to the point content. Your kind of sincerity is hard to find. Cheers!

[@SteveSterlacci]

Thanks for checking it out! Hope to see you in other videos

[@Davidlovesmusic311]

And I like your channel a lot. I watch it whenever you come on

[@BrokenDreamRox]

There's so much to the Flex that makes it competitive with the much higher priced boards like the QC.

[@shellsjoint]

Steve my hero!! Happy New Year my dude!!!! I'm so glad you did a video I been really wanting this for my fly dates.. Amazing video!!

[@JCW308]

Scenes now have the x2 feature for each (A&B) which is awesome.

[@AlexVonCrank]

That looper is a strong selling point. Metronome, too. Nice.

[@algorithm007ify]

Best looper offering in this type of device... it also has great connectivity...BT audio streaming, wireless for updates and desktop app (web based)..

[@Scott__C]

Good stuff, Steve. I got the Core a while back and the addition of the web browser based editor has been great. I think Headrush is really the sleeper of the top tier modelers. Digging the consistency throughout price points.

[@algorithm007ify]

Headrush flex prime with good quality clones/IRs (usually paid for ones) sounds as good as any other device from the "big boys" (kemper, QC, tonex, etc.). On top of that, it has a great price point and features (particularly, connectivity, looper, DSP power, super clones, etc..).

[@AaronSpaceKID]

Can this Flex prime stack three delays and two reverbs in one patch? I use three dealys for the ambient sound. Thanks!

[@SteveSterlacci]

It can do even more

[@AaronSpaceKID]

@@SteveSterlacci Thanks!

[@MarbsMusic]

Great video, just got my HR Core about a month ago and really enjoying it so far! If I didn't need XLR out I would have just gotten this one!

[@scottakam]

That is extremely cool. Very tempting. The only slight negative I see is the laptop power supply. Hard to see how Line 6 sells their old units with things like this out there.

[@EVERYTHINGcpo]

Great overview! I’m really looking forward to your video on acoustic tones from this. I am trying this the boss GX 10 and the HX stomp and I think I’m leaning towards keeping this one….

[@LuisJimenez-pb3ge]

My favorite is the Boss GX10/100

[@EVERYTHINGcpo]

@ I do like it, but the practice tools, metronome, and a way better looper with the ability to load and save loops has me preferring the Flex Prime.

[@LuisJimenez-pb3ge]

@ oh those are some great tools.

[@adamapple910]

One thing Ive been struggling with is the wah. When I add it to a rig, it’s ALWAYS ON. Like there’s no way (that I can find) to have it activated only when you touch the pedal. So if you have a rig with a wah, or whammy, it’s always on.

[@SteveSterlacci]

You can press the pedal toe down and it should click on and off

[@adamapple910]

@ ill give that a try! Thanks!

[@robbievalentine8239]

Spectacular run through stalach!

[@kevinmusso2397]

Whew hew! That new LP is a beaut 💙

[@LuisJimenez-pb3ge]

GX100/10 has completely free signal chain, can run dual amps, super flexible button assignment, can run multiple of the same effects. Give one a try.

[@jimsimmons2674]

The stock factory presets sounded pretty good!After further tweaking of the Flex Prime i bet it would sound great!

[@reyals66]

Hello Steve, it'll be of great help if you could do a comprehensive video comparing this to the Quad cortex Nano.

[@teerexness]

Kudos to Headrush for not using the word "core" in this product name. Again.

[@picksalot1]

Can external Foot Switches be added, if the 3 onboard are not enough? Does the Looper have auto-sensing to start recording when it "hears" the playing start? Is the Looper multi-track so different sounding Presets can be recorded to different tracks?

[@SteveSterlacci]

You do have midi capabilities. And yes i think the looper does work that way on record. I have to check if you can change presets during a loop, but I think you can

[@steveclark9934]

I have the core and it probably has the best price to Performance I've ever seen I love that thing❤

[@JeremyLeech]

I still use the Eleven Rack to this day. Might pick one of these up

[@steveliberty]

Hi Steve. great video, and great playing, as always. This Headrush Flex Prime device seems to have great feature set. But actually, as the first touch screen multifx, Headrush has always done a nice job of the user experience. I especially love the fact that the editor is mobile - thats huge! Unfortunately for Headrush, in their early days, they got hurt for "not sounding as good" as other multifx / modeling devices. You didn't really address the tones in your video - how do they compare to Line 6, QC, etc? I don't mean which is closer to the real amp being modeled (a somewhat useless benchmark in my opinion), but rather which one just sounds better (or alternatively, which one is easier to dial in)?

[@djkolcun]

Steve, have you tried creating setlists? Specifically, adding Songs to the setlist? There was a video out about a year ago (Al Joseph made it) and he demonstrated the capability. I have a new owner/user (new to Headrush ecosystem - just grabbed a Flex) and have an upcoming gig, and thought a "Setlist" would be a great idea...but I can't find a way to add Songs - just rigs. Am I missing something?

[@SteveSterlacci]

You name the rig according to the song, then the rig order is your setlist. I personally dont use 1 preset per song. I try to use as few as possible

[@Davidlovesmusic311]

I was going to purchase the QC at Sweetwater until I saw this flex prime come out for $500. Honestly, it's the QC that much better than the flex prime?

[@iwarsam]

Not an easy question, but QC or Headrush FLEX Prime? I just play in my room and some small gigs, budget is not an issue, but that doesn't mean that I will pay extra for the same/almost the same thing.

[@mamiller814]

You are incorrect at 3:58 saying you can’t do that with any other unit. The Boss GX-10 can have up to 15 blocks, can have multiple instances of the same effect, blocks can be ordered in any way you desire and it can also do split signal chains for $100 less.

[@jhonfelo]

Yes, but sadly the Boss GX-10 has no midi capabilities

[@SteveSterlacci]

I usually only speak on the units I have. I have almost all of them, minus boss 😅

[@leeasbury7273]

Only a couple were active though, do I understand that correctly?

[@mamiller814]

@@jhonfelo It absolutely has midi capabilities. Through the USB-C port.

[@mamiller814]

@@SteveSterlacci I understand that, which is why you should stick to features a given product you’re speaking about has and not make claims that no other products have those features when you admittedly don’t have all the info. Not a Boss fanboy. I think the Headrush and others are great. Just want people to have accurate info. Thanks!

[@formercakid]

It's a great unit. i have worked with and own the PRIME since it came out. But it has one major con...it does not have user defined scales option for the harmonizer. If your in a classic rock band as a single guitarist doing covers you need this badly to cover bands like Thin Lizzy, Boston, etc. I have prodded Headrush support for years to get this going and there still dropping the ball. Most of your other high end modelers have this feature. This is why my BOSS GT1000 Core beats out the Headrush units.

[@invictusonline]

Cool video :) You should check out the Valeton GP-200

[@douglasvaughn9349]

Clicked super fast! 💨😀

[@SteveSterlacci]

Thank you! Much appreciated

[@douglasvaughn9349]

@@SteveSterlacci could you give some advice. I’m looking to buy either a 1. Tonex one 2.head rush flex prime 3. Pod go Which is best for bedroom jammer?

[@MrShane5150]

Million dollar question…this or HX stomp XL? I realize it’s not exactly apples to apples but…

[@algorithm007ify]

If you combine the flex prime with good quality amp clones and IR's, it beats the HX stomp. Modelling-wise, I would say the HX stomp would be a little bit better (especially for their newer models), IMO. However, with the money you save for the flex prime, you can get really great amp clones from several sellers (Boutique clones, choptones, tonejunkie, studio rats, roby rocks, SixStringLabs, etc.).

[@MrShane5150]

Thank you! I purchased a hx stomp xl and was going to combine with a Tonex for modeling as Steve had previously shown. This is a cheaper alternative

[@algorithm007ify]

@@MrShane5150 that's a good solution. The only think that might not be the best is the latency (adding up on each device), however, it will be negligible and probably unnoticeable.

[@thraxas79]

I had a Headrush Gigboard some years ago until it has some USB issues, then I‘ve switched to a HX Stomp … it could do a lot but to much parameters in depth … maybe cool for enthusiasts but for me to much and editing feels like a pain, so it never feels right and somehow I don‘t really liked the ampmodels and I‘ve missed the ease of use from the gigboard where I only need a few minutes to dial in a sound I like. So I bought a Headrush Core some months ago … if I didn‘t have it already I would go with the new Flex Prime

[@areallyboredguy5825]

It took me two weeks almost going through the settings and amps to tweak things to my liking. Yes it took a while but holy crap is it amazing now.

[@dpajc056]

Hold up...is that a PC EDITOR software ?!?

[@SteveSterlacci]

Its a REMOTE editor. Can be accessed from your pc, laptop, tablet, phone... anything with a screen and internet connection. Its in my Prime update vid if you wanna see it in action more

[@TheBladepolisher]

What was that incredibly loud hum at 4:58? If this was at a club level volume wise, people would've gotten up and left.

[@SteveSterlacci]

High gain sound with no noise gate engaged. Had i used the preset live, I'd use a noisegate

[@davidp7973]

Great little unit but why do these companies insist on putting volume pedals on these units? Wouldn’t they sell more if it was the size of a HX stomp and I’d imagine cheaper to manufacture? You can always add an external volume pedal if one wanted to…

[@SteveSterlacci]

Or have 6 footswitches like the hx xl.

[@richkellett2418]

You’ve just made me 550 quid poorer 😂

[@SteveSterlacci]

Sorry. Enjoy 🫠😉

[@WholeLottaBulldog]

Theyve thrown the kitchen sink in this thing. Its cool, with the superclone thing and all the other bits and pieces, but ultimately the amp models are pretty poor.

[@SteveSterlacci]

I agree, but the clones are where the goods would be at if you're serious about using this professionally. I'm gonna be making a bunch!

[@algorithm007ify]

@@SteveSterlacci Agreed....once you pair this device with high quality amp clones and IR's, it absolutely shines....

[@RobCmusic]

I would be much more interested in this if it came without the built-in expression pedal

[@SteveSterlacci]

Its fun to find ways to use it

[@RobCmusic]

@@SteveSterlacci That's true of course. I just get obsessed with keeping everything as small as possible!

[@bryanblackburn9673]

Did they improve the units midi capability so that it can serve as a midi controller and centerpiece of your midi rig? Hx stomp has much better midi capability