Headrush MX5 Guitar Multi FX Floor Processor - First Impressions. 

Great video. I got an 11R in 2009 when a mate asked me to check out the sounds on one as he had bought one online without trying it. I had never heard of it before. So off I popped to a guitar shop and tried one out....I walked out the shop with one under my arm. It felt like a real amp. I loved it and used it right up to last year when the screen died, but I still loved the sounds. I have a QC these days, but this little floor unit looks very interesting. Thanks for the video and I look forward to a deep dive.

Anxiously awaiting a deep dive, especially using it live w/ additional footswitches.

James, maybe consider doing the extensive tutorials like Paul did with the Katana? I would have sold my first Katana if it hadn't been for those videos. I think Boss should have sponsored Paul's vids. Who knows, maybe HeadRush will step up. I would buy one if you did that. It looks very appealing for the price. Great job guys.

I purchased one of these little units a couple of weeks ago. After a few days of fiddling around with it (not liking the presets) and not getting any good tones out of it ... I damn near took it back. I did however manage (by accident) to create a preset that sounded and felt really good. After another week with it I'm now up about 20 home spun presets that run clean to mean and I am really enjoying the sounds. I'm a huge Chris Buck and Rabea Massaad fan and those are the types of tones I'm trying to craft. After getting the compressions, gains and levels set correctly per rig it actually "feels good" through the strings. For now I'm going to hang onto this little box as it's starting to amaze me. I believe this is one of the cheapest units you can purchase that allows you to craft dual amp and cabinet rigs (which is my thing.) I'm hoping Headrush will in the future offer a few more effects, amp models and cabs we can load into this little box. I'm running mine straight out to a pair or large powered studio monitors and or headphones for reference.

I would love you guys to do a direct comparison between the MX5 and the Boss GT 1000 CORE. I thought that the CORE was pretty reasonably priced, but the MX5 is half it's cost! Also, the patches you guys did for the GT1000 are my favorite tones, so it would be awesome to hear a direct comparison between the GT1000 patches and the MX5 patches you create.

Great overview. I’m trying an mx5 now, and there is lots to like. A small annoyance = some changes during editing (like selecting a different amp or cab) can bring a momentary surge of high volume, like a pulse when the new sound arrives…then it’s ok. Have you guys run into it? Hoping a sw update will remedy that. Also…in the looper, I find it really helps to have the expression pedal setup as a planner, so each layer can be placed at a different point in the stereo spectrum. I’d love to see you explore that in an upcoming video.

Patch 011!!!! sounds great to me..... I think liking stock patches is different for each person... Really you cant judge any board by the patches!

Look forward to the future vid’s I am a Kemper user, but tempted to get this as a back-up 🤔

What do you guys use for speakers? Regular studio monitors or an FRFR speaker? Looking into getting into the modeling world with one of these but confused as to how to use it without plugging into a powered amp or cab? I think that kind of kills the point of using the modeler's cabs and IRs, etc. What would you use for a Surface computer to get a decent sound with decent volume, to almost get that "amp in the room" sound and feeling if you want it, but also great tones at low volumes? Sorry new to the modeling world as I think I mentioned.

It is really amazing that you don't make any eye contact with him, kind of a BOSS GT1000 style.

Bought one and i love it!! Also it is 499 is the U.S.A.

I love my head rush yeah but I don’t play it for the presets all eczema on editing has great amp simulation

My only complaint on this unit and Headrush in general is that they don't have a computer software interface for editing sound. Line 6 has Pod Go Edit, Boss has their own as well. I'm an older guy and I don't like bending over to work on the effects, and it isn't very intuitive to place on a desktop to edit either.

Did Headrush update any of the old Eleven Rack amp models or add new ones?

I’m using a Quad Cortex now for live and recording. But I need a lesser expensive unit for a backup on live shows. Something easy to use and sounds good. Many choices available between Line six, Boss, headrush and a couple others.

Paul, you have your conversions backwards. 429 pounds is almost $600.00 USD (don't know how to get the pound sign on my American keyboard). However, you can get them here for $399.00 USD. I might order one right now!

So to begin you guys tried here which is fine but you never spoke about the setlist feature which is a game changer for most gigging guitarists. You can literally make a setlist of your show and just scroll down it with the pedals. You should also show the acoustic sim which is fantastic as well... that clean shivers rig sounds like it is corrupted, mine sounds much better and totally different. This little unit, with the setlist feature, is a game changer. Check out Jason Rollers rigs and for the love of god use the SWELLA rig with a volume expression pedal next time lol.

@ 12:33.... Sold!

Your talking is much louder than your playing - so the sound of the unit is hard to hear clearly

The first preset impression by James.😂😂😂😂😂

Forgive my naivetivity, I own a Les Paul with a small amp since the early 80’s which spent more time is storage than my home. I recently gave it to a friend to fix it. Bottom line, I’ve not played it in…20-30 years? I’ve owned a 6-string acoustic Takamine guitar for 25 years and love it but I’ve recently bought a Strat and I’m completely ignorant to pedals and effects. I’m looking for anything that can make any of my guitars sound like a piano or keyboard, is there anything out there you’d suggest? I’ve also got a 12 string Takamine. Thank you.

Do you still use your 11r? The only real downside to it is the lack of ability to use 3rd party IRs. Can you put an iR loader in the effect loop and fix that?

Tengo el mx5 y el boss gt1000 core . Me gustan los dos. Mx5 para mi es mejor en las frecuencias del amp+ cab se siente dentro de un dormitorio. Tambien me gustan las cabs. Boss gtk se siente mas rapido al toque pick respira . Se siente mas dinamica mas sutil, pero no tiene ese room . Hay que equalizar bastante . Creo que con irs York le iria mejor . Me gusta el core pero tendre que adicionar el Opus two notes. o probar con irs York .

Can you play this with an actual guitar amp and use the modeler and IR, not just effect? Or people always play these with frfr?

I had an eleven rack kind of regret selling it

I think problem with presets they never mention what preset was made with what guitar ?? Because if I make clean preset on Stratocaster bridge pickup i will make it sounds good , if I change pickup position to neck the preset will suck !! And that’s the main problem , presets should be labeled what pickup and positions the preset was made on !!

I like it, but if you want a small portable effects box with a wah pedal built in, the Boss GT-1 sounds better in my opinion, is simpler to use, costs half the price, and has more physical knobs so you don’t have to fuss with the touch screen as much.

Think it's made in Taiwan... there's a battery in there too, like a watch battery, to keep your presets saved, or something. Uses an ARC processor... it's cheap...

Is it necessary to have ladies fingers to use the touchscreen? It looks tiny.

How would you compare to the POD GO?

people always criticize the presets on all these modelers. this one's good, this one's not. theryre all subjective imitations anyway right. theyre modelers. built to create your own thing. just seems odd for ppl to pick tht as a gripe on a modeler.

James pops over with a Headrush MX5 and Paul tries his best to not say it sounds crap. lol.

The unit lost my interest with the preset switching delay. Seems like Boss have it right, but few else…

Rip off UK price.