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Comprehensive Rig Replacement for Solo Performers and Singing Guitarists

Whether you’re a solo performer or a guitarist/vocalist extraordinaire, the Headrush Prime’s comprehensive array of guitar effects, amp models, vocal processing effects, and performance features condenses your entire rig into a single easy-to-use pedal! This powerful guitar multi-effect box/amp modeler/vocal processor unit has a massive library of guitar effects, amp/cab sims, microphone emulations, vocal effects IRs, and more. The Headrush Prime is genuinely a 1-pedal solution that replaces just about everything in your stage or studio rig, sans your 6-string and voice. Moreover, its library can be endlessly expanded via Wi-Fi connection to the Headrush Cloud, and there’s even a cutting-edge amp/pedal/IR cloner to create near-indistinguishable digital copies of your existing hardware. Still, that’s only the beginning of the Headrush Prime’s all-encompassing feature set: USB audio interface functionality, Bluetooth connection, a 7-inch touchscreen, 12 adjustable footswitches, an onboard looper, expression pedal, and more cement the Headrush Prime as an absolute must-have multipurpose floor processor unit for the musician looking to swap their convoluted stage rig for the sheer simplicity of a single box!

Guitar effects, vocals processor, and beyond

Right out of the box, the Headrush Prime comes equipped with a studio-grade smattering of guitar amps, cabinets, and effects, all captured with the utmost authenticity and sonic accuracy. It’s an endlessly inspiring assortment of digitally modeled 6-string hardware, but what sets the Headrush Prime apart from the highly competitive multi-effect pack? Easy — it’s not only a guitar processor, but it’s also a top-class vocal processor complete with a comprehensive suite of vocal effects (including Antares Auto-Tune) and microphone emulations to shape your vocal sound.

Cutting-edge amp modeler

The Headrush Prime is packed to the brim with so many performance features that it can be easy to think of its amp and pedal cloning feature as an afterthought. This is a massive oversight, considering Sweetwater’s guitarists find it about the most intuitive and accurate amp modeler on the market today! Simply plug in your preferred device, follow the instructions on the screen, and let the Headrush Prime do the rest. That’s it. You’ll be rewarded with startingly accurate recreations of your favorite traditional amplifiers, with the ability to swap speaker cabs with custom impulse responses. Lastly, the Headrush Cloud’s endless array of user-created clones that can be freely downloaded via Wi-Fi ensures you never run out of inspiring new tones.

Effortless home recording

While the Headrush Prime is a formidable tool for the stage, its onboard 24-bit/96kHz USB audio interface functionality makes it perfect for laying down tracks in your home studio. What’s more, the Headrush Prime is just about the perfect re-amping tool: you can easily send your direct tracks out of your computer, through the Headrush Prime’s signal path, and then send the finished track back into your DAW. It’s an incredibly powerful studio trick that eliminates the need to fully commit to a guitar sound during the tracking stage.

Intuitive 7-inch touchscreen

The core of the Headrush Prime’s workflow is its 7-inch touchscreen display, providing you with intuitive access to just about every feature with a swipe, touch, or drag of a finger. From dialing in the most minute parameters of your guitar rig to choosing your ideal vocal mic emulation, this touchscreen allows you to quickly and efficiently explore Prime’s possibilities without a deep, manual-heavy learning curve. Plus, the Headrush Prime’s five modes of operation (Stomp, Rig, Hybrid, Setlist, Song) tailor the pedal’s workflow toward your current needs. Need to take hands-free control? Adjust your preferred parameter using the onboard expression, or glance at the OLED scribble strip to ascertain the current function and status of all 12 footswitches.

Optimize your practice sessions

So, the show’s over, and it’s time to woodshed your chops for the next gig. Luckily, the Headrush Prime is just as adept in the music room as it is on the stage, sporting both a looper and a suite of practice tools to master any piece of music! Songs can be directly loaded into the Prime via Wi-Fi, then slowed down, looped, or pitched up to maximize the efficiency and potential of your woodshedding sessions. In addition, the onboard looper offers a whopping 5 minutes of loop time to jam over, with 20 minutes of layered audio available. Finally, if you want to incorporate a few atmospheric loops into your live performance or studio tracks, loops can be saved and exported, or you can import custom .WAV files to serve as backing tracks.

Extensive I/O capabilities

Considering the Headrush Prime can replace just about everything in your rig besides your guitar and you, it’s only fitting that it's packed with extensive I/O options ready for any configuration. The Prime’s rear panel features all the guitar multi-effect unit usual suspects. Still, aside from the bog-standard 1/4-inch input, there’s also a combo jack XLR jack with 48V phantom power for condenser microphones. Next, two XLR outputs (with a switchable ground lift) and a 1/4-inch TRS output with a switchable amp/line-level allow you to choose whether you want to go straight into the PA or use the Headrush in conjunction with a traditional amplifier. Factor in the headphone output, 5-pin MIDI I/O, and stereo FX loop, and the Headrush Prime is ready to take on any configuration in the book.

Headrush Prime Unit Features:

  • All-encompassing guitar multi-effect, amp modeler, vocal processor, and audio interface all rolled into one, revolutionizing the rigs of solo performers and musicians who share guitar/vocal duties
  • Packed to the brim with exceptionally authentic-sounding amp, cabinet, and microphone models to choose from
  • Extensive array of guitar and vocal effects, including Antares Auto-Tune
  • Onboard amp/effect cloner allows you to make spot-on emulations of your favorite outboard amps, preamps, distortion pedals, overdrive pedals, and fuzz pedals
  • Gapless preset switching allows for reverb/delay spillover across preset swaps
  • Direct Wi-Fi connection to the Headrush Cloud provides an ever-expanding assortment of user-generated clones, easy preset sharing, and custom IRs
  • Wi-Fi streaming music practice feature allows you to slow down, modify the pitch, or loop sections of downloaded songs
  • Bluetooth functionality for connecting to a variety of different mobile devices
  • Cutting-edge custom-designed multicore DSP system, with gapless preset switching for seamless effect swaps
  • Robust steel chassis is more than capable of withstanding even the most challenging road conditions
  • Built-in expression pedal to take hands-free control of your favorite effects
  • 12 footswitches with adjustable color LEDS and OLED scribble strip display screens allow you to fine-tune the Prime to your preferred workflow
  • Stereo effects loop is perfect for integrating your favorite hardware pedals into your rig while also allowing for 4 cable method connectivity

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Tech Specs

  • Pedal Type: Multi-FX
  • Analog/Digital: Digital
  • Amp Modeling: Yes
  • Impulse Response: Yes
  • Looper: Up to 5 minutes per loop, 20 minutes total
  • Inputs: 1 x 1/4" (instrument), 1 x XLR-1/4" (mic), 1 x 1/8" (aux), 1 x 1/4" (return)
  • Outputs: 2 x XLR (L/Mono, R), 2 x 1/4" (L/Mono, R), 1 x 1/4" (amp out), 1 x 1/4" (send)
  • MIDI I/O: In, Out/Thru, USB
  • USB: 1 x Type B, 1 x Type A
  • Bluetooth : Yes
  • Headphones: 1 x 1/8"
  • Other I/O: 2 x 1/4" (expression/toe)
  • Expression Control: Built-in Pedal
  • Features: WiFi Music Streaming
  • Compatibility: MacOS 11 or later, Windows 10 or later
  • Power Source: Standard IEC AC cable
  • Height: 3.24"
  • Width: 25.68"
  • Depth: 12.12"
  • Weight: 16.53 lbs.
  • Manufacturer Part Number: HRPRIMEXUS

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Rated 5/5

Headrush Prime

I have been an early adopter of technology releases for the past 50 years...the Headrush Prime is the single greatest summation of studio sound quality for live and livestreaming ever produced! A joy to have lived long enough to experience this evolution of the Industry.
Music background: Guitar player over 60 years
Rated 5/5

Great Machine!

They got it right with the Prime, both in terms of capabilities, construction, and tones. It sounds great,noticeably better than the original. For the price it's a steal. The Prime Cloud is really nice too, so many amazing patches to download. It's built like a tank and does so much. Take the plunge on the Prime, you won't be disappointed.
Music background: Guitar Player, Songwriter
Rated 5/5

Upgrade to Original Pedalboard - Huge step up!!

I wasn't using my original pedalboard on my rig much so I sold it. Also have an MX5 on my recording that I use all the time - but decided to upgrade to Prime. Sound spectrum and quality was a huge improvement! Prime is whisper quiet (assuming you manage your power and grounding). I also had another signal processor that I use and decided to include that in my setup via Prime's stereo effects loop - that also works very well. Gave MX5 to my son but didn't want to lose my IRs and rigs and had no problem exporting to Prime. Programming is super easy and while it takes a little signal chain tweaking to get the sounds you want it comes pretty quick and easy! Haven't used the cloning functions yet, but watching the Anderton's youtube demo looks very easy - I do have some legacy pedals I need to clone. Besides all this, the wifi enablement of the Prime is huge!! No more connecting to computer for firmware upgrades - all done now over wifi. Also the Headrush cloud, where you can demo and download artist and user rigs and seupe is well worth the price of admission - this is the most future-proof piece of gear I have. Very happ with this!!!
Rated 5/5

For (Ampless) Guitar Player & Lead Vocals - Nothing can touch this thing

I've had separate pedals for guitar amp sim stuff and vocals for years now. Never thought someone would make a device like this but I am so thankful Headrush has.

I've had the Pod HD, Pod Go, Helix Native, Amplitube 5 all the other Headrush boards for amp sims - while I prefer some of the layout/capabilities of the Pod Go a bit more than this (desktop editor, multiple purposed switches, etc) you can't deny the ease of setting up patches on the Headrush units. On the vocal side I've used a TC Helicon VoicePlay Live (2 times now), the individual TC Helicon vocal pedals and a Boss VE-20.

The guitar tones sound great to me, but I'm not particularly picky (usually just using an AC-15, Fender Twin-esq tone) - otherwise I'd probably be using a Kemper or Fractal. But that being said the Vox tones on this thing are probably my favorite I've heard of any amp sim I've used.

The reverbs on this thing beat pretty much any other multi effect I've used. Super rich, super deep, very impressive.

But the star of the show, to me, is the vocal capabilities. Now I'm primarily using compression, maybe some doubling, the pitch correction & reverbs but wow - I've never had a live unit come so close to producing near-studio quality vocal patches. Truly blown away.

I haven't used the amp cloning, I haven't had an amp worthy of cloning in some time but I am interested in trying it out with some friend's vintage amps.

I'd still love a desktop editor but its easy enough to set things up that it's not an absolute requirement.

This thing feels solid, takes very little time to dial in and sounds so great for vocals & guitar. I haven't tried bass yet but having used other Headrush units for bass tones I know its very capable.

TLDR : If you sing and play guitar and you want good effects options for both, especially a great pitch correction, nothing will touch this. I promise.
Music background: Recording & Playing Live for 15+ years
Rated 5/5

have waited for this for decades

thanks to cody for getting the order handled promptly as he always does , the Headrush Prime is just so much more than even sweetwater can promote - its just that big of a deal.
you can clone amps , effects and tweak this thing to be exactly what you want - when you want it.

ive tries all the others - this is a grand slam because its like getting : kemper / helix / headrush and pedalboard - in one! i am 24 hrs into using it and ive already set up multiple settings and banks that i can now learn how to use the other features. All the mfrs putting out peds should stop , review this and understand that there will always be something one day thta may out do this.... but i dont see that for a a year or 2.

buy this. its that good
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