The Headrush Prime is Amazing, and here's why!

[@TaylorDanley]

What do YOU think of the Headrush Prime? Also if you really like my content and want to help out, join my patreon! www.patreon.com/taylordanley

[@steveclark9934]

​@Taylor Danley Really interested in this pedal you do a great job on showcasing the features however I'm really interested on what are you running this pedal through and into is there an amp that you're running the headrush into and then into the Mesa that the pedal is sitting on? Or is that just to hold the pedal up? Are you just running this Headrush XLR out into an audio interface into DAW and using Studio monitors?

[@Bridging_the_Political_Divide]

Headrush vs Headrush Prime? Is it worth it for me to upgrade? That big a difference?

[@steveclark9934]

I think I figured it out.

[@TaylorDanley]

@@steveclark9934 sorry for the confusion, the cab is just to hold the pedal up so it’s in frame. I was going XLR out to my audio interface

[@steveclark9934]

@@TaylorDanley Thanks for the reply.

[@martyshwaartz971]

I love the level of competition in the modelling market. Absolute win for the consumer

[@nichreynolds7712]

Dude. The innovation we are seeing is crazy. Imean..there are amazing analoge modeling pedals too. It's crazy

[@justinTime077]

Headrush isn’t really in the competition

[@kaoquinn]

Not sure why we're not mentioning there are more block spaces to run more effects in line,great tool. Very informative I've had my head rush for 4 years and would not trade it for anything, playing live with it and in Church.

[@anthonyfreire7251]

This seems like a great way to essentially pack up your rig up digitally and travel wherever you need to go. Definitely on my wishlist

[@TobyKBTY]

We're getting to a point where you really can't go wrong. FM3, Helix, Headrush, etc etc...At the base level any one of these should sound good enough and have features to cater to any modern guitar player's needs. It really is a great time for gear.

[@AuntJoey]

YES Competition is what makes capitalism great.

[@bikersoncall]

What I find is that none I've looked at and bought so far have gig ready presets for live shows (way above bedroom volumes 😄) for Classic Rock. When I make a good preset on any processor, it sound good on any amp or guitar that I plug in, BOSS LINE6 etc, can't figure it out. 😄 they continue to use the excuse and plenty of bedroom players agree with them; ''you have to tweek the settings.'' 😄😄

[@Bridging_the_Political_Divide]

Probably the best review I've ever seen! Great job. 👍

[@lydiagraham2188]

that actually sounds like the lead channel on the xxx!!!!! wowwowow I don't remember them headrush sounding that good? love it! and thank you for another serenade LOL!

[@blastofo]

Thats a trip to see that Crate half stack. That was my amp in my high school days.

[@aristotleasis867]

Thanks. One of the most useful video on the Prime. I have the Core and my backup unit is a Gigboard. I'm planning to buy the Prime, it's on sale $999 and have my Core as a back-up or vice versa.

[@Jimijam22]

I have a quad cortex and I love it. And it’s gotten me interested in multi effects units. If I can afford to get something new I’d probably get this or the Helix. I’ve heard really good things about the helix. But this seems awesome too

[@SMDC10]

You better keep your Quad Cortex

[@rockr8840]

Quad cortex is enough...top 3 best among multi effects units

[@bikersoncall]

I have zero interest in cloning anything, I'm still looking for a processor that has fantastic presets for Classic Rock. Does this HPrime come with gig ready live show (above bedroom volumes 😄) presets for Classic Rock? When I make a patch it sounds great on all my guitars and amps, I wish there was a Guitar Processor-Designer that could figure it out too. 😄

[@lance134679]

This might be the most do-it-all effects/modeler I've seen. I didn't even know about the "clone" feature at first, but it seems to work really well, at least from the one example I heard. To me, that absolutely makes it a viable replacement for the Kemper as well as the Helix.

[@MOAB-UT]

FM9 MY FRIEND

[@tomschlaerth8547]

Are you using a separate pre amp. Looks like your going into a 4x12. Or power amp.

[@flyingrhoads]

Are you playing through the actual Mesa Cab? If so how are you powering the Headrush? Do you need to run an IR if you are running through an actual cabinet? Thanks!!

[@INeverWanted2010]

Great review of all the features! I think I'm going to cave and get something like this soon.

[@durp_with_muk]

Hey!!! I love your review. Do you have a recent update? If you still use this, do you know if they released a patch for latency. I dont know if i want this or a Line 6 HX Stomp

[@miked9000]

I must have missed it. What is the signal chain after the pedal? Thru an amp? Direct to interface?

[@georgioscharalampidis950]

Great review! What stand are you using to keep the Prime standing vertical?

[@ThathousecatSHC]

so does this mean they probably stopped updating the original Eleven rack i have?

[@Garrett-In-Canada]

are you running that into that Mesa Boogie? or to some direct in to a compter ? that the one thing im, tryin to sort out before taking a dive into this.

[@urbanebicycler2173]

I watched a lot of these Headrush Prime videos and all are showing the same routing order. I'm just kind of curious about the direction of the chain. Is there any way that the setup can be changed the other way around? Possibly a dive in the settings and just simply changing it there? I mean from below going up instead of the "in" from the top left going down to the "out". I'm just used to the fact that the placement order of my physical pedals that I'm seeing right now is placed from my right going to left which is also indicated universally on all of the individual pedals on earth.

[@NeriusPeciura]

Very good device. I've been tinkering with it for five months now. The guitar effects are great, nothing more could be desired. Vocal effects are hard for me to match. But there are no complaints about the vocal effects either. The biggest disappointment is the practice tool, it loads files slowly, it is impossible to move quickly through the list of backing tracks. Another problem with Practice Tool - it does not remember the settings, every time it is turned on it returns to the default settings. Practice Tool - is not linked to rigs, but it should be possible for each of your programmed rigs to be able to connect a specific backing track. It seems to me that the developers of Headrush Prime did not understand, did not imagine exactly the user who needs advanced functions. For a guitarist, the device is very good. For guitarist and vocalist - also very useful. Maybe Headrush Prime will encourage other guitar modeler manufacturers to make devices with a full channel for vocals and a normal backing track player in one body.

[@riffsnoleads]

I mean, the amp/pedal capture tech is certainly cool but unless you have a heavily modified or specially crafted amp/pedal made JUST for you, it seems kinda silly since pretty much any major amp/pedal in the world that most people use is already available digitally ad nauseam.

[@TaylorDanley]

This is true, but remember nothing about marketing or consumer behavior is rational. Everyone wants the cloning or capturing features because it's fun and at the end of the day, these are toys for adults.

[@dannymoxius]

This is exactly the kinda person I wanna get a gear review from🤘

[@zbigniewiksinski]

can you connect regular speakers to it? or need to be that big jack from cab or other monitors or smth

[@borisv8766]

20:47 "This price is ultra-competitive for what this modeler does". I feel like the message is the opposite. The price may not be very competitive. The segment is ;)

[@TaylorDanley]

Really? Do you know how much a Kemper floor unit or a quad cortex is?

[@borisv8766]

@@TaylorDanley I do. And I agree by modern standards Kemper is overpriced for what it does. But Headrush, even if its price is fair in itself, still has to achieve the following, which is already there for big boys. It is flying over Helix LT and FM3, which are, if not (most probably not) superior, provide "peace of mind" factor. Or $400 over it will give you FM9. And there is a Tonex pedal, targeting those who want only capturing without extras. Not like I don't wont Prime to succeed, just not sure it will be a homerun product for Headrush.

[@MotownGuitarJoe]

This IS very competitive. $400 cheaper than Helix Floor.

[@MOAB-UT]

Not competitive given what you are not getting- no desktop editor. Easily get a FM9 over this- all day, every day. It has a glorious desktop editor and better tones and effects.

[@jfo3000]

Why does the Rig Down button advance the rig numbers upward? Mine does this just as seen in this video...seems like a glitch?

[@misterringer]

They advertised "gapless switching". Technically, there's no gap in the sound. Just varying levels of delay. That's a dealbreaker for me. If they can get that sorted, this unit is fairly interesting.

[@jfo3000]

Seemed like jarring volume changes more than gaps to me. You have to time those switches with your performance, just like with any analog rig.

[@misterringer]

@@jfo3000 In this demo, there were some big delays between the presses and the actual sound change. That said, they seem to have ironed it out with the firmware and now it behaves more like an analog rig. I got one and gave it a try. Sent it back, but not because of the preset switching.

[@KaiserZr]

Great video! In terms of just the cloning feature, how do you feel it does (in terms of getting close as possible to the amp being cloned) compared to other amp cloning tech out there?

[@TaylorDanley]

Thank you! It's pretty good. The preset EQ is a nice touch, and when dialing in EQ on clones, it definitely makes a difference. I don't think it's insanely accurate, but I also think it's probably going to get tweaked since it's such a new product. Just a hunch. I DO have a video comparing TONEX, Quad Cortex and Primes cloning/capturing feature coming soon.

[@KaiserZr]

Thanks for that incite. Can't wait for the comparison video!

[@everXfrost]

@@TaylorDanleyand what about latency? Did you noticed any?

[@JeffV]

So I don't play gigs I don't play anywhere except my room. Is this unit good enough for that application

[@pyaewa9695]

please advise which one should i buy from Ampero 2stage and Headrush Core for metal tone

[@altpath]

Personally i think the auto tune feature is kind of wild and unexpected and should add great value to the unit. If I was a gigging musician, that would be a major selling point.

[@TaylorDanley]

I wish I was a better singer so I could demonstrate it more, but it's pretty impressive.

[@mccloud273]

​@@TaylorDanley I thought you were a good singer, your old cover vids were pretty solid!

[@TaylorDanley]

@@mccloud273 wow thanks for watching those! Feels like so long ago 😂

[@8KilgoreTrout4]

I love digital pitch shifting!! I only have one guitar and if I suddenly wanna play something detuned or even just half a step down it's just there. I reallllllly like it

[@rockr8840]

Interface looks very nice and user friendly

[@rogerlambeth8902]

Are you running this directly into a cabinet?

[@TaylorDanley]

No the cab is just acting as a stand

[@BucleOBERT]

How much memory storage space does the headrush pedalboard prime have to load mp3, wav or irig files?

[@aloisjanicek9531]

Questions about pitch shifting aren't surprising at all in metal context. Most of us are bedroom guitarists wanting to relax while playing with our favorite bands after coming home from our daily jobs. The downtunings are crazy in metal world. Typical established metal band started in standard E in the 80s and gradually down-tuned over the years. Some just one step down, others 3 steps, etc. Constant re-tuning is time expensive and messes-up with intonation and string tension. Buying 5 guitars for just to be able to play a few favorite songs is stupid and expensive. For me the best solution is to have one or two good guitars for each tuning scheme (standard, drop, etc. ) and use reliable pitch-shifting.

[@inmemoryofin]

Dude I think have that exact same Jackson Warrior. Neck through, emg 81/85, floyd, black... Oddly it's kind of a rare guitar, I rarely see this exact one around. In your opinion does the Headrush sound better than Helix?

[@TaylorDanley]

Yeah man I love this guitar.. They are rare! I wouldn't say better. They do different things well. And until Helix has some sort of capture technology, Headrush will have that over them.

[@neurocosm]

Am I hearing that this has TWO instruments inputs? I Play Chapman NS Stick with a stereo out, and can process the bass strings independently of the melody strings (something I have been wanting to do forever).... THIS unit is capable of that? I have seen other units (Ampereo, NUeral DSP, etc) but this is full on, on the floor hardware (man its HUGE) :D

[@TaylorDanley]

Technically it's a combo jack and 1/4" but if you can make that work for 2 instruments, then yes!

[@neurocosm]

@@TaylorDanley yeah I guess is that you can do it as long as you pan hard right and hard left on those two input channels. Much like the Ampero works

[@johnnybillyeager6703]

I’m wondering about the ambient verbs in it

[@MOAB-UT]

Just grab a FM9 Turbo and you be happy- veryyyyyyy happy.

[@bobbym.1367]

Wow. Is that going through the cab?

[@AdamDallas]

This thing is massive looking! I really like the UI, but I feel that the tones sounded a bit boxy and lacking the real high end sparkle that my quad cortex is able to deliver.

[@spada60]

You just have to edit

[@manuelaguilar8060]

Quad cortex costs almost double. You get what you pay for.

[@rockr8840]

Quad cortex, fractal axeFX III and Kemper profile are kings of tones and effects.. There is no direct competition between this and top 3 best units

[@splitlipsuk]

Hey! How would you connect 2 guitars or a guitar and bass to the unit??

[@Steadybeheady]

ToneX, NAM, line 6 having a sale (announcement soon??) and now this.. good times. I’d wait before buying anything at these competitive times. 🍿

[@Acekorv]

How many external amp-sim/clone pedals will there be? A new one

[@747dashify]

is it possible to hear the pitch shift on it's own. With all the distortion it just sounds like dragging a bag of rocks.

[@protoolsfanatic7276]

I'd like to see a demo on reamp feature. No one on you tube has covered that yet with prime. The reamp feature never worked for me on the headrush pedalboard in pro tools.

[@bradschimke5865]

I think it’s sounds really good. I’m guessing the revalver amps is referring to the actual Peavey Revalver software since they’re using the actual Peavey model names. Sorry a little slow this evening. Lol

[@KarlGeorges]

Just AMP + CAB and already half of the CPU used gets me worried ... not really a Helix killer

[@robertsmith8282]

You know what cpu is in it?

[@ryanrossell8479]

Can I plug this into my peavey XXX ?

[@8KilgoreTrout4]

Anyone used these and QuadCortex? Have preferences between them??

[@TaylorDanley]

If you could cram this into the Quad Cortexes shell, that's the winner.

[@buriedinconcreteusa]

Just got mine the other day and it sure as hell dont sound like yours.. I went to the Peavey revalver section and toyed around with it for a while and it still sounds sterile and flat , nothing like my tube amp recorded to my DAW..

[@justinvzu01]

I'm pretty sure the switching lag comes from the drop tuner. They need a little time to process the signal.

[@francoisgaudreault8047]

Really cool overview, but i really don't understand why you have to talk about poutine at 18:15, i sure love to eat cheesecurds, fries and gravy, but that was off-subject.

[@kyledurand8528]

So all the Amos that it covers with are real clones like the Tonex and kemper?

[@van502]

For 1300 bucks I expected it to sound WAAAAAAY better. Sounds so digital it's crazy. All the knobs , bells and whistles don't mean anything if it doesn't sound better than the rest of the pedals it there. I'll stick to line 6

[@27retrodaze]

Yo Taylor, have you seen the three 80's horror documentaries "In Search of Darkness" by CreatorVC??

[@TaylorDanley]

I have not, but I heard they are great!

[@27retrodaze]

@@TaylorDanley a must-see... Each one is over 5 hours (15+ hours in total) They are incredible... Maybe a review someday to get you into the horror realm like you wanted to do when you first started the channel? 🤘

[@yosengi]

The UI alone is 🔥 no multi-fx pedal company has done that. game changer, imagine if some pedal builder colab with them, ex: Strymon, or Walrus Audio.

[@chrisstout8451]

Actually, Digitech produced the iPB-10, over 10 years ago. It uses an iPad and make all the other interfaces look like toys. Large, visible pedal on screen that link to the foot switches. It’s only now that other companies are finally coming round to producing something that looks similar. As far as amps, IRS, and other functions, of course, the iPB-10 is from 10 years ago and is not as good. But they had the right idea first.

Hey stupid question but if you hook it up to a pc can you ampclone amp sims?

[@TaylorDanley]

There are no stupid questions, but I'm not sure exactly what you mean. You can hook it up to your computer to transfer files like IR's and presets or songs for the player, but I don't think it really goes beyond that. The amp cloning is all done with the unit itself.

@@TaylorDanley no, I meant cloning stuff like neural dsp's, STL tones etc?

[@TaylorDanley]

@ Oh I understand, I’m sure you could, I’ve done it with the quad cortex… not sure why it wouldn’t work here too!

@@TaylorDanley haaaa that's something cool for people with only a couple of real heads to clone :)

[@robertsmith8282]

One of the guys on my group has cloned amplitude amps with a lot of success

[@stephan2003]

These actually look super cool, but I have a feeling that companies like line 6 and fractal will be releasing new multi pedals with amp clone software soon too. Maybe I’ll just wait for those because I love my stomp and fractal stuff is the best.

[@Axiom_Link]

Quad cortex has been promising the cloning technology forever, and has not delivered yet.

[@scottnorton5670]

I used headrush products exclusively for the last 3 years. I drank the Kool-Aid on the Prime and bought one brand new. It just isn't what I thought it would be. You can get better tones out of much cheaper products imo. Feels a little goofy that this product is being re-pushed now. I do love the competition in the modeler market though. Competition drives Innovation so hopefully they can improve on their next design.

[@QuikdethDeviantart]

it might still be switch on release rather than on down click…. maybe there’s a setting?

[@elcee4786]

There was is with scenes function now. Also in 2.6 firmware for previous boards.

[@siorai1]

Between this and the QuadCortex which would you say is better/personally choose ?

[@AngelMartinez-qs3cf]

Great review. Can I load the presets I have from MX5?

[@brucedickinson8993]

Wait... Bro, my english is crap, please help me: this delay on changing effects (16:00) still going on? Wtf in live concerts if inchange the clean of wasting love to drive I'll have delay?? Lol

[@SnakePool]

The latency between rigs is so slight. In a full band mix, probably wouldn’t notice it. Decision made, getting one after Xmas. Waiting for GC gift cards! Haha

[@samgertau]

DO HEADRUSH PRIME do a processor for bass guitar

[@stephendixon3597]

I like the factory presets for the original Pedalboard...... I wish someone on KZbin would cover the presets on the Prime......

[@spada60]

how many presets are there on the prime cause my prime only has 50 presets weird

[@Durkhead]

12:05 Chelsea grin's forever bloom?

[@TaylorDanley]

Possibly? Unintentional.

[@lavor_xiii]

my question is, where can i get this shirt?

[@TaylorDanley]

Not sure which one you're talking about, but BOTH are from Draculabyte!

[@crsantin]

Were you compensated by Headrush for this video?

[@MOAB-UT]

crickets

[@jsuncooper]

Please please please share the Deliverence clone .. please!!!!

[@TaylorDanley]

Once I figure this thing out and can really dial it in, I'll have packs as well as some freebies of all of my amps!

[@FortressofShred]

I have the last Headrush board.... I may want to upgrade to this.

[@JosePineda-jn8jk]

I can’t wait until I can capture my favorite guitar players’ playing style into my pedals. Then I will be good 😂

[@TaylorDanley]

Eventually you'll just have a guitar player on tap, and be playing music Ala DJ Khalid by pressing play on a laptop. We're coming full circle.

[@JosePineda-jn8jk]

@@TaylorDanley we the best music! 🤣 💀

[@adamgrounds]

Kemper quality?

[@MOAB-UT]

nope

[@mdrumt]

Mark Felton productions intro music. Nice.

[@TaylorDanley]

I don't know who this is, but it keeps getting brought up 😂 It's a stock song from the Final Cut Pro library. 🥳

[@mdrumt]

@@TaylorDanley He does military history videos here on KZbin 🙂

[@MOURN_27]

NEED TO SEE A DAMN VOCODER FEATUREEEE

[@larryschulten9356]

What is that guitar your playing????

[@ksjohnson8197]

Some of the folks slamming the ones who want a software editor are being disrespectful and not taking into consideration the studio users. I used to use an eleven rack as the heart of my studio and thought the editor was just fine. Been waiting for something like this from headrush. However, this is useless to me as a studio user with no editor. It is a floor unit which is too big to put on my desk. I would have to constantly be leaning over to program it and control it as an interface. I am one of many that Headrush is ignoring as it's potential customer base. My MX-5 sits in the closet while I use my PODGO due to this issue.

[@TaylorDanley]

I think it could use an editor big time. I mean, just the size of the unit alone justifies it. You're definitely not putting this thing on your desk!

[@NeverEndingCorruption]

I though you don't need the cab IR when using an actual cab...

[@NeuroApathy]

If there was 0% lag or latency for any feature (and it had those extra inputs and outputs) then this would dominate imo. Perhaps the updates to it will fix that. Nice review 👍🏽

[@poison7512]

There will never ever be an update that gets latency below like 6ms. Its impossible with the radx chip and audio solution they use.

[@gauravlama2079]

Good video. Can you make a amp and fx comparison video with Headrush Prime and Axe fx3 aswell

[@TaylorDanley]

Absolutely will happen in the future.

[@gauravlama2079]

@@TaylorDanley looking forward to it 😊 Please do let us know how both unit sounds and feels playing side by side. 🙌🏻

[@DiscoDevil]

that Mark Felton Intro 🤣

[@NickArcolla]

dude we made IRs from your isolated tones and theyre killer...even bringing string newness back. I put on my emergency-emergency wound strings on, loaded the 'Danley Satan IR' and there we go, bright as a nun's butt.

[@NinecoreNeil]

Looks really cool

[@philh3716]

Awesome 👌

[@BassGods]

This thing is a Massive Beast! I said goodbye to my MX5, and hello to my Headrush prime. The possibilities are endless. And of course, this is one of the best on the market. A little expensive, but it's worth the price tag.

[@manfredworner8528]

Hopefully they will bring out mx5 /2 version with amp capture capabilities 😊

[@Libertarianist2112]

Nah. No reason to. Theyll keep that feature on the flagship. Which they should

[@KPGuitarStudios]

This right here is exactly why we need to dig further at NAMM to see what's next. This is so close! It may very well be the perfect modeller or at least the closest anyone has got but what does Line6 and Kemper have in store? I'm confident it's something... time to find out! Can't wait to make videos from the show floor, especially with an SM58 in hand to get real audio

[@davidneily3532]

Pedal Cloning? Finally!!

[@TheKillchain002]

15:02 you made a Sanguisugabogg song!

[@AC2237]

The most under rated pedal board in the world

[@Proganaut1989]

I guess the days are over where we actually comment on the sounds and responses of the actual amp tones...

[@budleysulterton7931]

18:36 avantgarde black metal

[@TaylorDanley]

Is there any other kind of black metal?

[@officialWWM]

Anyone want to buy a secondhand HR? I need to find some money so I can buy one of these!

[@benjamincardenas4219]

I’d prefer a dC powered unit with the big brick. Not very mobile bc now I need a inverter, dC I can use battery banks. I’d like a dC unit with a smaller form factor, great price though, this will push competitors to march or do better, tc helicon better pay attention. Line six better wake up. I’d like a stand alone vocal pedal headrush.

[@camh4656]

not the mark felton intro, i thought i was on the wrong channel 😂

[@kvpc11]

That was the same opening music as the amazing historian Mark Felton

[@TaylorDanley]

I’m sure it’s been used a lot lol, it comes free with Final Cut Pro.

[@kvpc11]

@@TaylorDanley Damn, I was hoping we shared a love of guitar AND history!

[@davidlalremruata]

If it wasn't so big in size I'd have considered it but the size is a huge big no for me. Nevertheless, great review with detailed information relevant to the item under scrutiny.

[@fredcruz7315]

Headrush is the best 👍

[@MOAB-UT]

said nobody