My lord technology is just killer! A board like this in 84' would have costed millions of dollars because of its versatility and range of technological prowess.
I would be very interested in a tone comparison of the Headrush vs. your AX8 using some patches you personally would typically use. Any chance you could make that happen?
This is the one thing I wanted the Axe Fx guys to do with there system since i played a round with my Ultra. Doing Knob jumping, and button pushing to get things done when we have had Phones that have been doing this for years is retarded.
Renaissance Man indeed. I use an old digitech rp500. To see how powerful & great multi effect today with touch screen where the smartphone doing this for many years make me want to cry.. 😭
!!! If anyone is looking a HeadRush, make sure you checkout the MX5....same CPU as the big boy. I run also run the AXE FX III and I'm telling you now, this little box is absolutely amazing.
Hej Ola, do you plan to do a Helix/AX8/Headrush battle ? The comparison can be interesting for ppl (like me) who wants a amp simulator/pedalboard/multi-effects for around 1k-1,5k €, they also share a lot of similarities. Thanks and keep rocking, u da best.
Fabulo He's done a shootout with the AX8 and Helix, they're somewhere on his channel. Generally, if you can spare the extra cash I'd just go with the AX8 because it just seems to sound better overall in my opinion as it is essentially an Axe FX II. But if you're just looking for simplicity (as the Helix is a much more straight forward unit) and a good tone that you won't bother going into specifics for, I'd go with the Helix. If i remember correctly, both can be plugged in via USB to your computer to use the editor software without the need of a interface as well although I may be mistaken about the AX8.
I just ordered this bad boy from amazon, can't wait for it to get here. The user friendliness and the overall kick ass sounds you were getting out this thing sold me on it.
I'm torn between getting the headrush frfr 108 or yamaha hs5 stereo pair (possibly hs7, have to see them at the store). I play only at bedroom volumes. Any advice? I'm talking about a setup where I plug the HR pedalboard straight into speakers, no external audio interfaces
just called AMS to exchange the zoom g11 for this. I was pretty disappointed with it in many ways, rubber buttons, plastic chassis, lag when switching patches, a lot of the effects sound tinny, soulless, and digital...this looks and sounds way better
Looking forward to you getting your hands on the Prime. Would love to see a side-by-side tone comparison if you still have the original Pedalboard. If not, well I still want to see you metal-fy the new one haha.
@Ola Englund How did you find the sound quality compared to the Helix? I am drawn to this unit for ease of use and the price tag, but if the overall modeling and high gain sound is better on the Helix I wouldn't mind spending the extra money for my studio.
So I'm still using the Line6 POD 500x because I've been on the fence on what to buy....Helix...Helix LT..AxeFX...Kemper, etc. I'm glad I've waited because I like the touchscreen on the Headrush. Plus they will be adding more amps, effects, etc. as they make them. The Headrush also has some really good metal tones, I've watched a ton of demo's. I'm not an amp / pedal board guy...just too lazy so this type of pedal board is my speed. This one is at the top of the list for me...thanks for the review.
I have used my eleven rack for ages. It was finally time to upgrade. So I went with this. No regrets so far. The touch screen is even better than it looks. It feels the most like fiddling with actual stomp boxes. Fun machine!
I use my Eleven Rack for recording with the UI and save /load sound to/from my computer for different songs. I friggin love the Eleven rack. Like you, I have also upgraded recently but went old school and bought a 120W Head and 160W 2X12 Cab with 8 pedals. Haven't used it for recording yet cos I need to purchase an SM57 but can't wait to mic it all up. It's gonna sound killer!
Very nice product and very clear and honest review. I remember when everyone was able to buy this type of product for about 400 to 500 bucks but then fractal audio came and fucked all the shit selling things for about 1500 to 2000 bucks. Now, looks like the whole industry wants to achieve those prices 😢
Wow, it's a lot of these Herlix 6's show, right? The evolution is of fear. I am sad because it is never available here in Brazil, and when you have the price and Brazil, along with taxes, and all that taxation that Brazil has face .. would be a very high investment, to go from $ 20,000 Real Brazilian. Unfortunately we can not do anything but watch only reviews, and never have access to Hugs
This is very much what I've been looking for. I've wanted a less expensive modeler with an easy to use interface. I'll have to see if I can find one in a store to check out before I shell out cash, but it looks promising to begin with.
i love this thing i need to save some money and get one already i held of getting a line 6 or axfx and im glad i did bc i would of sold it to get one of these
Ola - always good stuff man. You are my GO TO - when i search for reviews now. also, I put an event together years ago called the Classical Guitar Cruise - from Long Beach, CA to the Mexican Riviera for a week of concerts, workshops, master classes and more...I'm putting another one together ( The Ultimate Guitar Cruise) adding electric guitar to the line up of classical, flamenco, micro-tonal and more..this will be a guitar school at sea with 10% NAMM like features by guitar manufacturers. Let me know if this interests you as I'd like for you to be apart of this event of mine. Best,.. ~RONA
1000 dollars for it is a very, very bad market choice. The ability to load impulse is great, and I would say kinda mandatory because the internal ones are very synthetic. If the price was around 400$ they would sell thousands, people with 1000$ will wait an extra month and buy the Helix.
The HELIX sucks so bad. It is very obvious that this one sounds way better. In my opinion is the helix is the one that should cost half of his price with that shitty digital high end, typical of line 6 products.
You have never played a helix in your life. There's a reason why many porfessional players are including the Helix in their rig. Because it's that good. It's a huge midi switcher with good effects and good models. Is it the best on the market? No Kemper probably outdoes it, but it is extremely close and much cheaper as well as being much more functional and easy to navigate than the axe and kemper. The Helix suffers from the same symptom all modellers suffer from: the onboard impulses aren't great. Otherwise, ist's a perfectly good unit that is very, very much worth the price You have not a single clue what you talk about.
I have an Helix, as well as real amps (vintage VOX AC30, JVM HJS, Mark V, orange and on and on). Helix is more convenient for live use, thanks to snapshot system. It sound good enough for live. But, I still find something wrong for recording use, in terms of distortion. Like plasic quality in distortion. I did my own impulse based on matching eq techning. That's why I use Helix. But, in the box, some lepou vst sound far better in terms distortion quality. In live it's good enough, but not in studio for me. Headrush, sound better to me
I've been using my headrush for over a year. I got to use it at a gig for the first time this weekend. The soundcheck took like 5 minutes. My contribution was about 1 minute. It is incredible!!!
Are there no noise gates on this thing?? I've checked their website info on the onboard effects and about every review to see if I can find someone pop in a noise gate. And nothing. Has to be a gate somehow some way lol
Every time i listen to your riffs, whatever the song, clinic, gear review, i always remember you talking with the captain of Darrel's riff making abilities. Ola you truly honor his legacy! That 20 sec riff at the start just make my week. Keep up the good work, waiting for the haunted new album, greetings from Argentina.
"it says green but its yellow, heh", got it ;-) that coment is up there with, "but this one goes to eleven" hehe :-) And killer riff btw, what song is that?
Hey Ola, i see you do a lot of reviews on modelers, and i was wondering which is your favorite? I haven't seen you express which you like the best. Have you ever thought about making a video on this? Thanks
+Hola Joseph it's hard to say, I think we've come to a point where basically the top of the line modelers are equal in terms of the sound as long as you work with them. So now it comes down to ease of use.
A lot of most excellent options and tech... easy for beginners and enough for pro players and anything in between. Great vid as always Ola and May the Schwartz be with you \m/
is there a chance to upload custom sounds or download custom sounds from other players? would you say that this the best multieffectboard so far? im thinking about buying this. Thanks and greetings from Germany /,,/
I had a Kemper. Twice - second time with the foot controller. I now have a Headrush. The bottom line is you can make good sounds and the people you play for do not have as a tuned ear as you do as a musician! Go for it - easy editing and pretty much all you need in sounds as you play. With 270 presets and handsfree mode - with an extra expression pedal and for the price - what's not to like?
Helix is more full-sounding and natural. The headrush sounds like an eleven rack but (only a bit) better. Headrush have a lot pf problems (it turns off without reason). Buy a helix le an helix lt
The interface is great but after looking at many demos, it doesn't sound good. It sounds so digital it reminds me the Pod XT. I really prefer the sound of Atomic Amplifire, Mooer GE200 or ISP Theta pro DSP.
I have and 11Rack and even though it has some really bad sounding presets there are plenty of really good ones especially if you spend some time with the unit. Also, the Eleven technology was one of the best ones when it comes to the feel which is on thing that the digital modelers could not get right and still haven't imo. I tried the Helix native and have tried the latest PODs and they just don't sound or feel good enough. I think the Headrush wins over Helix and anything under it's price range. Why? because of the feel, it's flexible, it has setlist view so you can arrange songs etc.
I just made a video comparing the Green JRC to a real tubescreamer, the tone control on the JRC at the center is the equivalent to full CCW on the TS9. If this is the same Green JRC from the original Eleven and the AAx plugin then it might be convenient to keep that in mind.
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