I literally Just bout one of these units, I didn't read any manuals or instructions and I was pleasantly surprised, this is a great unit, and thank you for the extra information, holding on the pedal ect, Im looking forward to getting deep into this unit I do a mixture of acoustic, vocal to rocking out at church and also in other events, I do come from the helix background, and I love the unit, and the helix support, but I honestly think this unit is going to take its place. for sound quality ease of use portability, and the screen is fast and responsive, I hope it stands the test of time and I can do some recording also.

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

9 ай бұрын

I know you will enjoy it.

I just got a HRC and you have helped me out a lot, always very informative and thanks doc.

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

Ай бұрын

Glad to help

Great review, Doc!

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

Ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

I just dropped 1200 Canadian with taxes yesterday on your tutorials. I am 67 now and can still do whats called for with a guitar! My JCM 800,s from 1984 are still in the cupboard. I was pulled between this and the line 6 pod go which is cool as well, but ended up with the Headrush core. Sold my Grandmeister 40 deluxe with the pedal to control it to buy this unit as i am retired now. Tons of really great stuff on the unit and figuring it all out is fun for sure. And quite easy to figure as well. I have an old digitech 2120 rack mount i still enjoy but its a different animal. Thanks for the tutorials and enjoy your week! Dave from Canada!

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

21 күн бұрын

Are you sure you paid that much on my tutorials or because of my tutorials you bought the Headrush Core? Stay tuned for more videos.

@davehill9951

21 күн бұрын

@@DoctorMcFarlandStudios Thought my wording would get a reaction. No that is what i paid at the music store for the unit. your video's are very informative and the Core in itself is quite easy to use but you helped me along the way. Cheers!

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

21 күн бұрын

Watch out for a livestream on Thursday making Headrush rigs.

Thanks for this! Are there more vids coming out on the core?

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

Ай бұрын

Yes, soon

I own the Pedalboard and I am very interested in the Core. My main hesitation is the 5 footswitches. You touched on how to switch between rigs, create scenes, etc, but I would really appreciate a deeper dive.

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

5 ай бұрын

More videos coming soon after I recover from Namm 2024 :)

The HR Prime/Core definitely have their own mojo, which I really dig. I dont strive for "the best" necessarily, but memorable and unique. I do not want to sound like everyone else.

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

8 ай бұрын

No one wins a trophy for best tone.

I had them all, Fm3,Kemper, QC, now the Headrush Core..they all sound great, but the user Interface of the Core beats them all

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

8 ай бұрын

I agree!!!!

@Terrysoddy

6 ай бұрын

@@DoctorMcFarlandStudiosI don’t have it yet, but I’ll have one soon. It looks so easy to use, and it sounds great

@slavazavalin

4 ай бұрын

100 percent agree! I have fm3, helix, and I had mx5, not the core, and I found myself playing mx5 much more frequently than helix and fm3. Now I have core and love it. The interface is awesome! Don't get me wrong, I love all of them, but honestly, with HR, I just play music and don't jerk off the unit.

@TheJeffwithaG

4 ай бұрын

First multi unit and I’m yet to use the manual! Why did I wait so long???

Brilliant vid bro! When you want to use the HR Core for guitar and vox, I'm guessing the vox rig and gtr rig are simultaneously to each pedal? eg. you might use one pedal for the verse of a song which simultaneously triggers the rig for the gtr and vox you've assigned to that pedal. Is that right?

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

6 ай бұрын

Vocals and guitar are in the same rig. You can make scenes or stomps to control the different combinations you need

Any recommendations you can offer with the Quilter TB202 in FRFR mode? I've gigged with this twice and have encountered the projection/throw seeming kind of "narrow" (i.e. little sound dispersion) and not enough low end

Love the videos! Do you have one that shows the best way to add a a wah and sustain pedal through the FX? I have a cry baby and game changer plus. Would love to hear about it!

Hey great review! If one has the MX5, should they upgrade to the Core? I am just a practicing musician.

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

8 ай бұрын

I have the MX5 on my desk at work and it still rocks. Unless you want the larger form factor there is little need to update unless you just want to.

Does this model have the song view mode?

Do you offer one on one virtual training sessions with the core?

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

Ай бұрын

Sure I can do that. Reach out on my website.

I really wish you would have started from the very beginning... i'm still trying to create a vocal chain on top of guitar and can't seem to get it.

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

4 күн бұрын

I will add it to the list of video topics

Is there a separate microphone output from the guitar output so you can play vocala and guitar simultaneously ? Microphone goes to PA system and guitar goes to guitar amp? Thanks

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

4 ай бұрын

Sure it. You set that up in Global settings.

You can send wet signal to FOH with cab sim and send dry signal to power amp?

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

5 ай бұрын

Yes you can.

How comparable are the tones you get in this to the mx5?

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

6 ай бұрын

They are the same to me. The Core and Prime have Revalver amps which provide their own tonal options. They are not better just different.

Looking at this Headrush core to play metal, would you recommended?

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

4 ай бұрын

Yeah the amps selections are great.

Hello, is there a PC/MAC editor for this MultiFX unit ? Thanks.

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

6 ай бұрын

There is not

Hey. Where do you set the global eq to tame low end etc? Can it be bypassed?

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

3 ай бұрын

anywhere from 80-150hz. Global EQ can be assigned to the XLR or 1/4 outputs

Hey, I have headrush prime, how is the set-up for 4cable method, global settings isi iT different to the earlier headrush pedalboard? Thx for reaching out, Piet, Belgium

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

6 ай бұрын

4CM using the same method. Global settings have nothing to do with it

@pietosteux90

6 ай бұрын

You don’t have to change anything in global settings? Everything as you would use frfr?

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

6 ай бұрын

I have many videos on the 4CM. Just add a FX Loop block to the signal chain and use 4 cables.

I have a question, can I use the Core with an MX5? I would want to use the MX5 as my amps, Clean/Dirty/Lead and vol/wah. I would love to see a video doing this. This might be the perfect portable rig. Thoughts?

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

4 ай бұрын

Sure but why go through the trouble? The Core has everything the MX5 has a more.

@Hite515O

4 ай бұрын

@@DoctorMcFarlandStudios extra footswitches and an expression pedal built in.

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

4 ай бұрын

You will want to put the Core into the FX loop of the MX5. Otherwise you couldn't put the Wah pedal at the beginning of the chain like it needs to be.

Hi, I want to add in ears to the Headrush output and make my own mix of vocals and guitar. Is it possible? Thanks

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

7 ай бұрын

Not possible if you still want a separate mix going to FOH

@williyG70

7 ай бұрын

@@DoctorMcFarlandStudios Thanks, do you know if it’s the same with the Prime?’ Thank you

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

7 ай бұрын

Both work the same

Been a headrush pedalboard user for a few years now, just wish they had a desktop editor. Could make things a lot more quicker!

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

5 ай бұрын

We shall see what happens

Im so close to pulling the trigger....

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

9 ай бұрын

Id appreciate you using my affiliate link if and when you do. Let me know what other video topics you would like me to cover about the Headrush Core.

@seekandcrush

9 ай бұрын

@@DoctorMcFarlandStudios I will strongly consider doing that!

@seekandcrush

8 ай бұрын

@@DoctorMcFarlandStudios Question (s)---- Does the HRC have drums? If so, can you use drums in looper? Also if so, can you do a video example?

@Ben9Massacre

8 ай бұрын

@@seekandcrushthe headrush products don’t have drum sounds built in but it does have a Bluetooth receiver and USB-A port that you can play backing tracks from. There is no way to my knowledge to send that to the looper but is an acceptable workaround for most players, especially if you are up to the task of building your own backing tracks, you get some of that control back that you would have with looping. Like how many times to play an intro part or verse part to build your loop on top of your backing track.

2 questions, how are the vocal harmonies? I’m usually a solo acoustic vocal performer and have used tc helicon play acoustic pedal for harmony for years. If I can get a great acoustic sound out of this as well as vocal harmony that would cut down my board size. Also can you clone any pedal accurately? Such as reverb and tremolos and delays? I have some great strymon pedals I would hate to stop using but if I can clone them that would be awesome.

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

5 ай бұрын

Vocal fx are well done and easy to dial in. I will have some videos showing this setup after NAMM.

@MorfMusic

4 ай бұрын

You can’t capture reverbs delays etc. at the moment capture only Supports amps cabs overdrives and fuzz pedals

Who is pet thorn and why did headrush send you this for free,?

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

4 ай бұрын

Pete Thorn. I’m sure you have seen his gear demos. Been making Headrush videos since 2017 so I am happy to feature new products.

I am so unhappy with the Headrush core. There is no way it is worth $800.00. The audio driver is straight ass. There is latency when recording into my DAW (Cubase 13). You can only use the headrush driver no other ASIO and even at mimimal setting it has noticable latency on playback. I have a damned 20 year old RP 1000 that has 0 latency. I ended up ordering another Helix yesterday because it smokes this and after losing my other one I figured I would save some money by getting this. It does sound okay but cons outweighs the pros. Very limited tweaking and it is not that noticeable or sensitive to the changes like other multi effects and it has no PC/MAC editor that is common place with all multi effect processors since 2010.

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

5 ай бұрын

I always use a separate interface. I also have a Helix and like it very much. I own them all at this point and they all do similar things in a different package.

Dude, I've tried all these modelers and they all sound the same. Just sayin

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

9 ай бұрын

I know I have owned them all in the last year. It’s workflow tweaks. Which do you prefer?

@spada60

8 ай бұрын

and the fender deluxes etc, marshall plexi's, vox ac30s etc etc amps don't sound the same.

The prime is a huge step back. The Core is decent for the price but with the Fender TMP, Headrush just dropped to irrelevant. They added Auto Tune as a gimmick because they aren’t a pro option.

@DoctorMcFarlandStudios

8 ай бұрын

The Core and Prime have great vocal fx and tons of practice tools but that’s not something you really need when on stage. I also have the TMP and it is a really great unit.

@LivinginLosAngeles-re5yx

8 ай бұрын

I get pro tones out of my Prime, but on the modeling, you have to know what you're doing in building rigs. It gives my Kemper Stage all the competition in the world. 💯