Headrush MX5

After trying a friend's older headrush model, I took the plunge and got the mx5 and I've been delighted since. Really surprised at the responsive and through sounding tones I can get from this.

I completely replaced my gigging amp and pedalboard setup with this tiny unit and so far has performed fantastically.

I play country and metal and the mx5 really guitars for that twangy tube amp for country and super Hi Gain for metal. Incredibly versatile.

Not only do I run my electric guitars through this, I run my acoustic guitar through it to control my signal and add effects and I've been complimented many times now by other guitarists on the clean, crisp and controlled tone I get. I run my bass guitar through it also for recordings and I'm blown away.

I was able to achieve great tones very quickly. Threw on an amp, few pedals, slightly adjusted and gigged immediately with it. But you can also get into it with complex signal chains, but I'd rather not waste time with all that and just get creating music.

Touch screen is very precise and responsive compared to the older headrush models where you tap on things multiple times for it to register.

The only gripe I have is that the expression pedal is fairly useless. You would think it would have a button to engage it once you press down on the toe but no. Also the travel between the toe and heel is tiny with the effect only really engaging and making any modulation from the toe to only halfway torwards the heel. I would have perferred no expression at all and just have a smaller unit.

But other than that, the unit is fantastic. Really happy with the purchase. Can definitely recommend!

A really solid unit, built to last.

The versatility of this small package amp modeler and guitar fx is way more than I expected. Any sound is possible. All sounds are great through headphones, amp cabs in rehearsal space and studio speakers.

Will definitely have lots of fun with this and suits my needs for both bands I play in. From Doom/Death to Fuzzy Stoner/Alternative.
The integrated expression pedal is rigid and very responsive.

Extremely user friendly and intuitive, the only downside is that there isn't a standalone app for the PC, so when you use it along with a DAW and it's not on the desk itself you have to bend down each time to tweak the sound as you wish. Other than that it's pure awesome!

Compact enough to not be an issue to carry as hand luggage when playing gigs abroad. Same size as the Line6 M9.

I had a Line6 M9 which served me well but very limited to having 3 stomps only at one given time. Yes it has scenes etc but to change over on the fly during a live performance was not optimal for me, and did not want to attach other pedals as it would defy the point of having a compact unit for logistic purposes. The MX5 on the other hand is so easy to switch between whole rigs and its all seamless.

The cloud system is awesome as well, can download other artists rigs set-ups & IRs all of which are easy to transfer over to the MX5 unit without needing to be a PC genius.

Definitely recommend this to any guitarist out there.

So after watching dozens of videos, reading reviews and doing it all over again I finally went and bought the Headrush Mx5!
And it delivers all that it promises. Sure, other products may have features that are "better" and I'm sure it's true for some of it because many aspects such like amp resemblance to the originals or fx like reverbs are in my opinion very subjective.
One thing I can say, after having tried many modellers in the past is that the Headrush has hi fidelity sound bursting out at every corner.
You also get a fantastic looper, a tuner and many I/O to connect it to all the devices you want.
The best part of it? Starting a rig fresh new and just pick whatever I need at the moment, so great!
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Thank you Thomann for the great packaging and quick delivery.

Wow! I’m really impressed by how it sounds and user friendliness of this unit. As someone who owned Kemper Profiler Stage for over a year(I sold Kemper because it is too heavy for me to carry and it’s very not friendly using unless you use the PC/iPad application to edit your presets) all I can say is Headrush sounds as good as Kemper does which means it is top class sound. One thing I suggest to anyone buying MX5 or any Headrush products is stay away from factory presets they are horrible. Just start from scratch, create a completely new empty preset and start adding amp/cabs and effect to your liking. MX5 is really light yet excellent build quality too. I highly recommend this unit especially if you are looking for something small or HX Stomp alternative with expression pedal. BTW expression pedal is small but very usable it has great grip to it.