tonymckenziecom | 1 year ago

Headrush CORE released near Fender's Tone Master Pro. Could the Core hold a candle to the Fender Tone Master Pro? and what about real tube amps? Find out more in this inside and out review.

0:00 Start
0:20 Intro & preamble
0:45 Unboxing
3:30 Inside the Core
3:25 Power Supply
4:08 Inside overview
6:33 Processor Board overview
7:22 I/O board overview
10:07 Chips close up
10:16 Memory
10:44 Power management
11:02 Prime & Core Processors
13:51 Ancillary chips
14:01 I/O board
14:40 ADC converter
15:39 DAC converter
17:08 Relays
17:36 The ARM chip: Last chip
19:51 Summing up so far
21:20 Power supply
22:06 Top & screen controls
26:11 I/O available
31:12 More screen controls
32:21 Control of output
32:41 Preset pedal control
33:01 Assigned pedal controls
33:34 Moving pedal locations
34:26 General observations
36:29 Compared to Prime
36:56 Prime boards
37:49 The buying dilemma
38:42 More important features
39:03 ChopTones - IR's etc.
40:06 Amp cloning
41:17 Cloud storage
42:01 Music streams
44:52 The Looper
45:26 Assigning outputs
46:20 More Prime/Core points
47:37 Are Headrush wrong?
50:00 Fender changed it
52:06 Warranty
53:17 Summing up
54:01 Likes...
55:46 Dislikes...
56:43 Overall score
58:25 Manual
59:16 Final thoughts
1:01:30 Playing tones
1:06:45 Playing in context

Links:

Headrush Core website: https://www.headrushfx.com/products/core/index.html
Headrush Prime Review: https://youtu.be/NWI6-UZ53P0?si=Rqe0EzW5hA9Mk8Gu
NUX NME-5 Trident Review: https://youtu.be/Tfn1qrHIJfY?si=mlgwsSOGOs5znbvC
Line6 Helix Floor Pedal Review: https://youtu.be/0sN-bwrDf2Y
IK Multimedia TONEX Review: https://youtu.be/FrS1hwOuLm4
Roland Boss GT1000CORE floor pedal Review: https://youtu.be/FdGkvVf1D-I?si=Ij4RWAMpAyYJQEns
Gear4Music website: https://www.gear4music.com/

End of chip section is 19:51 if you want to skip those.

Reviewing the Headrush CORE for guitar is not simple especially after the Prime I reviewed a while back. Inside there are amplifiers, effects, IR's (speaker sims) and a host of other features that I need to share with viewers.

When I looked at the Prime I considered that a bargain really, but with the CORE its a bargain and then some! With most of the features of the prime, and a smaller footprint there is not much to 'not like'!

Right from the start the Headrush CORE was better: the unit connected to the internet (something the Prime failed on in its review) and boom, it was online, updated, prepared (all by itself) and then immediately ready to rock. This was good!

Ha I can guarantee that I will have missed something in this Headrush CORE review but let's not worry too much as I show the truth of the device in all its glory right there in the video review.

The unit is very easy to use and that's a major feature that Headrush should be congratulated on, as was the Prime (when it worked). And anyone new to the simulator type of products won't have much trouble with the controls. Remember there is no editing software available and likely there won't be any!

The amp cloning (it actually can copy amps, cabs, effects and more) effects processors and other units all have their own particular way of creating copies of tones. This is NOT a Kemper Amp, nor a Neural Networks unit but how would it fare against the Fender Tone Master Pro pedal just released? That's a great question and while I don't compare here maybe that's for another day.

In this video, I'm looking at the new Headrush CORE Close Up pedalboard and answering some questions about the CORE regarding the recent Tone Master pro pedal.

Are you looking for a tube amp replacement? Or do you just want to add some extra distortion or other effects to your guitar sound? Check out this video to see what the Headrush Core Close Up pedalboard is all about and what it can do for your guitar playing!

And does the Headrush CORE come even close to what most tube amps provide - excellent tones AND feel? Somehow I don't think so, but it's all subjective and you might disagree...

All Headrush tones are unmodified.

My next big review from this one is the Fender Tone Master Pro!

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I also give a fair score of the CORE based on my own experiences as a paying customer.

Lastly, there is tone examples and then a short rock piece showing the CORE in a musical context.

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