The nano cortex capture sounded slightly better to me, but you do get a great deal with the headrush. If you're on a budget or just need a mini quad cortex go with the headrush, but if you got a bunch of pedals or plugins to cover your effects get the nano cortex
Doing as you asked and just watching or rewatching your videos, in an attempt to help keep the algorithm happy as you deal with life’s serious challenges. Best to you and your wife, and a speedy full recovery. 🤘🎸🤘
Hey Glenn, Just got money for my music for the first time in my life. Just wanna thank you because I learned all the fundamentals of mixxing from you. Huge thank you for your content!
Glenn! Really liked the little intro/explanation you gave. Letting people know your background, how you got to where you are now, and the point of why you're making this video (wanting to save people their hard earned money and not stroking other people's egos)! Fingers crossed this might help stave off at least some of the critical comments.
Nothing to be critical about. The new HeadRush Flex Prime is going to destroy its compittion. This really is a game changer and it is new technology taking capture tech to the next level. The Flex Prime is a beast!!!!
@Thrive-Off-Grid I know that, and you know that. But because Glenn didn't join a circle jerk to praise the nano cortex, others will take that as he's trying to take a dump on their purchasing choice 😂
Dave over at Late Night Lessons still uses a rack mounted V-Amp 2 and sounds great for what he does. Wish more guitarists focused more on learning and writing songs.
Dave is awesome he gets any tone he wants out of his V-amp. Kayla Kent gets her Dimebag tones out of one of those old Johnson modeling combos. It’s not the gear it’s the player and their ears that dial it in .
@CapstoneTider My first electric guitar amplifier was a V-Amp 2 floor unit, a little Line 6 POD clone. Dad liked it because it had a headphone jack, lol. All the built in modulation effects tripped me out as a teen.
Glen, I've been watching for years. I must say that your format of the blind side by side is one of the best formats for gear review. It really makes me check any bias I may have. Fantastic work.
I had an MX5 and loved it. I ended up selling it and moving to Ampero II because of how the customer support worked. I beta tested for them and they said that long term support was to be expected for the first 3 releases. Then with no warning they announced they were now legacy products when the Flex Prime was released. I wasn't impressed with their responsiveness to the testers either. Great product and I miss parts of it. But I wasn't pleased with those interactions.
same thing with my mx5, would we trust them again? I'm not buying into any of their products ever again. Scamming their customers like that. Like come on, a 3 years old product becomes legacy with no support and not desktop application yet!
After your Tonex One video I purchased one on discount for 150 bucks and I've been having a blast capturing all of my amps ever since. And the Flex Prime looks like a great contender as well, since it's packed with great effects.
It’s been a while since watching a video, but I started binging when I saw your announcement. I am wishing her a speedy recovery! As for the video, it’s weird, I couldn’t hear the switch from the cortex to the headrush, but I could hear from the headrush to the Cortex. Even in the blind test. The cortex sounded just a bit fuller, but for live use it’s a negligible difference.
I can’t lie, I’ve definitely bought something and then looked for purchase validation. I’ve had times where something I have bought, Glenn and others didn’t like. That being said, sometimes I have found that I still really like whatever it is and get good tones. Other times, Glenn and others were right and I should’ve watched a video first. The point I making is, Glenn will be the first to tell you, but whatever you want. But he is trying to SAVE YOU MONEY!! There’s not a lot of people out here trying to do that. Good on you Glenn, been subscribed for years and am not going anywhere!
I’ve been a Headrush user for about 4 years now. I started with the Pedalboard and then bought the Prime the day it was released. They make absolutely killer, rock solid gear that’s easy to use and sounds great. The only gripe I ever really had about my boards was the lack of a computer editing software. Come on, even entry level modelers have that! But with the most recent update they finally added one. So editing and creating new rigs is easier than ever.
I think you’re skilled enough to make pretty much any gear sound great, Glen. It’s a “think like an engineer” problem. As a guitarist/engineer I’ve learned to prioritize the mix. I just want clarity.
A cortex B headrush I love playing these blind test shootout games. This time I think I hear some more texture in A. But I mean I could be telling myself that just to hear SOMETHING. Truth is, they both work great. Who cares if one has a little something the other doesn’t?! The listeners certainly don’t.
Ive been tempted with the full size quad cortex just because Ive seen people running the whole band thru one unit, if it has enough DSP for that then the cost is fair. 2 guitarist and one bass with one unit sounds like a good deal.
speady recovery for your oldlady i had one 14 years ago . im 68 old hippy she neads understanding shes going through weard mental stuff simeler to smoking pot without the benafit of getting high just give her tons of understanding it helps get throuhgh it
I sent the Nano Cortex back because of dropout/latency issues when switching presets. I then purchased the Friedman IR-J (600 $) and a M-Vave Chocolate midi controller (amazon $25) to switch the presets in the preamp and It is all the tone I ever wanted. Now I pair it with efx I already have (my pedalboard of pedals and Eventide H9, Boss SDE3000 and power amp of my choosing). Most of us have a lot of gear we've already purchased and tweaked to our liking, so adding a preamp or a pedal is fairly easy. This video is for someone who wants to completely start anew with a new do it all unit.
Very cool and I couldn't tell minus the initial switch between Mix A to B because of the high. Everything else sounded the same. Thanks G, Z, and the rest of the family. I truly hope all goes well for whatever has happened to your wife G. Love and Chugs 🤘🧡🔥🧡🤘
These effects processor/amp capture devices look like way too much fun to even be legal. I'm going to have to get one. Thanks for making one of the most entertaining and informative shows on the internet, Glenn!
They’re fun, but they’re not for everybody. I love my helix but you definitely have to have patience to essentially build a new rig for every preset. The process of picking every pedal, amp, cab, mic models for the cab, reverb, etc from like a hundred options and then programming scenes or bypasses for every preset can get exhausting at times, especially if you don’t already know what the gear sounds like.
“I love these comparison videos you make! They show us, the consumers, that we don’t have to buy the newest products just because everything has to be bigger, better, and flashier. It’s not only a waste of money but also a waste of resources and rare-earth minerals!” Great work Glenn🤘
Glenn! I can see that you're playing with the format and what you've done with this video is a step up! Good job. I preferred the QC in the mix, but I'd probably buy the HeadRush due to ease-of-use, price, and I can still dial it in anyway. Thanks for this review. Love your show!
m-vave have tank g and blackbox at $50-&70, have bluetooth, internal battery, can use 3rd party IR, and also using AM2 data file for amp cloning/capture/train with ANN software.
I’ve had a Headrush Pedal Board for a few years now, one of the first models and it’s awesome! I can make any guitar tone I want with ease! It’s insanely good! Too many people just don’t put enough time and effort into actually learning how to use them! Glad somebody finally gave the Headrush some recognition for how good it is! Cheers Glen! 🤘🤘
I just got the flex prime a few days ago, I’m in love. Previously been using my Mac with an interface and a midi controller. Now I’ve got it all bundled into a small box I can toss into a backpack and still have room for more stuff.
Very cool stuff as always Glenn. I hope whatever is going on that things are improving for you and your family or will soon. So I was trying to spread the good word about the miniscule difference pickups make and it has caused chaos and pandemonium on my channel 😂
Glad to see you covered the headrush Glenn I wish you would have brought up the super cloning ability and the VST / plugins cloning ability I've been super happy after I purchased the headrush core for around $600 bucks it has a shit ton of useful IO plenty of routing options it's an incredible value compared to the gear over $1,000 and I don't require any purchase validation it just works😊
Hi Glen, great channel 👍 I've recently bought a hotone stage 2 , half the price of a quad cotex and like a lot of new modlers sounds great, keep up the good work 😊
And now that TONEX has released the update with effects on board-hahaha! I managed to snag mine used for less than the price of both Nano Cortex and Headrush! And I got the big one, not the small version. I absolutely love it! 🤘
@@Metalguitarpete I love them. For me its perfect because i normally only use a small bit of chorus and delay and thats all i really need. I set the patch up so i have clean channel, dirty channel and then dirty with effects. Gonna sell my other multi fx now since i dont need it anymore.
Been using a Headrush MX5 for a year or so and have loved it. Glad they made a newer and better version. Might have to get one just to have 2 rigs that I can use in case I ever get another guitarist for my band. It's part of my signature tone.
Been rocking the Headrush Core for the last 6 months, the new update 4.0 includes all the bells and whistles this new pedal offers. Will be my last buy cause im retired now. So much fun and the sounds are close for 1000 bucks Canadian. Thanks for reviewing!
I still have and use My Eleven rack!! It definitely was a nightmare to set up, but it ended up being a pretty useful tool. I've played with it being the whole chain and I've just used it in an FX loop and it keeps me entertained. Midi pedal control makes it honestly usable even today
I went from Helix LT to Headrush PedalBoard, then got the MX5 as a backup for it when gigging, but almost immediately switched to using the MX as my PRIMARY rig. The new Flex Prime has a bunch of cool new toys, but for the core functionality I can get everything I need ouf of the MX5 which is a bargain at $350 CAD in the used market. When they actually make the performance value of it better (mostly MIDI implementation) or add XLR on-board I might consider upgrading. Maybe next gen! (or unless a great discount hits my radar!)
The certain things that surrounds the parts makes a huge difference. That the main difference in low quality and high quality conversation these days now the conversion chips are super cheap. It does mean there's also a smaller gap... just there's a greater cost in the parts surrounding these parts still. The only other thing is the fact companies have to make money so all the parts seem cheap until you decide to build it yourself and quickly hit the constant walls of frustrating things that you give up and just buy something. That all being said... a lot of companies mark things up quite a bit more than other companies and that when great advice from someone like you comes in. I myself have had a bunch of horrible buys in the past... this channel doesn't help me that often because this is not me field instruments... but there's been some great studio advice along the way, things like CAT5 cables... then, even if this isn't my field, it's entertaining and always love any content cutting through the BS, that is always tasty whatever the subject is lol
I get to maybe also suggest things to any guitar or bass players I meet in the future... maybe should keep some hair spray with me as a welcoming gift if that ever happens
At first I thought I could hear a difference in the low end but then I scrolled down so I couldn't see when it was switching and now they sound identical. With a good amp capture it looks like the speaker choice wins again for the tone.
It would be really awesome if we had a Mix C with the actual amp (and probalby the cab/speaker combo that inspired the impulse responce) as a benchmark! I would really love to know how this comparison would work!
Had an MX5 and my bad back and fat fingers yearned for a PC/android editor so it got sold but it was good gear. Ordered a Flex Prime the other day and I hadn't even seen this review yet 😂. Thanks for validating my decisions.
Honestly, I didn‘t come here for the comparison. I‘ve long learned that the most important thing about the music we play is… well, the music. Gear is a means to an end, and we should make informed decisions that won‘t leave us in debt. Thank you again for posting objective thoughts out here, Mr Frick!
Hot damn those were almost identical! I definitely heard a slight difference, is that difference worth $50? Oh hell yeah it is. It’s amazing how far things have come in the amp sim world. I would actually love to see your take on a software amp sim with a mobile interface/laptop/reamp box vs a hardware amp sim. Software side has come a LONG way too. Imo it comes down to more about workflow in the hardware amp sim than the actual sound. The sound is definitely good enough and yet it still keeps improving. And never forget that in the 2000s pro engineers thought a line 6 pod was good enough for pro records 😂.
Not only that, but the $50 dollar difference, there is a huge extra feature. Amp capturing. The Headrush doesn't have it. Sure the Headrush has more effects, but when it comes down to it, I'll take amp capturing over a $40 overdrive, lol. He keeps comparing 3 different products to each other that are 3 wildly different products. The Quad Cortex is an all in one unit. You don't really need anything to get what most want out of a modeler/capturing device. No extra hardware, it works all by itself. The Headrush is a modeler, not a capturing unit. The Nano is a capturing unit with some onboard effects. It's basically an amp replacement for people who are tired of lugging their amp around. They can capture their amp and put the Nano on their pedalboard right next to the effects they already use with their amp.
@@travisspaulding2222 i guess but these days it seems it's pretty easy to get the captures online or whatever. I think what also matters is what your use case is. as i mentioned what your workflow is. for many this is more than suitable for others they want an all in one package. and that's fine. at this point i don't think there's really an amp that is fully better than another but they serve different purposes and different users. which is how i think it should work. the focus in the past was all about quality of simulation and now i think it's more on user experience and your needs. personally i have no use for hardware amp sims, they are expensive and take up space. i don't play live outside of streams on twitch. so it's not adding anything for me, but i also have plenty of friends that play shows constantly and use stuff like this.
@@CreativeMindsAudio Yeah, these units are for live use. If a guitarist has no intention of ever playing live, then they would be better off taking $50 and buying a Neural DSP plugin to get the tones that Glenn just got. They run their Black Friday sale at the end of November pricing their plugins at half off. That's the move if you're a studio guitarist. I have yet to see a better deal out there.
@@travisspaulding2222 oh totally! but i also can't tell you how many engineers i know swear by having a kemper or similar hardware amp sim in their studio because it's 'better' same with guitarists. I'm just like yeah it doesn't feel much better, maybe if you like turning knobs it's helpful from a workflow standpoint, but also navigating menus on those devices is just annoying af. at least the axe fx and helix have a digital controller. but not every one of these units has that at a good quality. i think people are stuck in the past and think that hardware is better. all over the place it's often about the same quality but a different workflow to get an end result and that workflow sometimes influences the result. it's like playing on a keyboard controller vs a midi guitar controller. but imo if the price is so drastically different i'm not sure it justifies the workflow benefits. I have seen tons of bands use laptops live with all their plugin rig on it auto switching between patches sync'd up to midi and the drummer controlling everything. for a broke musician it's probably a lot harder to afford this and they also likely don't know how to (or want to spend their time) properly set a rig like that up. so it's easier to just get a hardware device. it's not like these pedals and stuff don't have computers inside of them that can also fail (and likely do).
@@CreativeMindsAudio There's always hardware. To do what you suggest live requires a lot more than a laptop. In order to run a live show on a laptop for the guitarist, requires a click track, which requires an IEM system, which is incredibly expensive to do it right, and then you still have to buy all of the software to run it live like Ableton Live. In the end, if you're not already doing that, the Quad Cortex is actually much cheaper.
if you want to build it yourself there's a whole DSP DIY kit for 89 USD that has as many knobs and switches as the nano but you have to solder it yourself or it costs more. It's also opensource and can become literally anything you want - there's a massive repo already out there with ready to go downloadable configurations. Did I mention opensource? yep so if you want to change something, you can simply *change* it (hardware OR software). 🙂
Also, one last note with the flex, you can't do cloning directly into the unit.You have to use software with it. With the Nano cortex, that's one of the big selling points. It's, it's got it built in all you have to do is connect a mic and clone your amp.
I still dig my Hotone ampero I think its blows away a lot of the modeling units but each to there own but ya there's a lot of great options out there killer vid , bottom line u speak the truth !! love it
I'm guessing, but A is the Headrush and B is the Nano. I couldn't really tell, even with a great headset (to eliminate room noise). I love the way this technology is going. Keep making these vids, Glen! 🤘😎
It's all perspective and preference. I bought the NanoCortex and I truly love it. Been recording with it and the tones are great. But what do I know. I wasn't an auto worker like yourself. I have been in the music biz for over 45 years. Still, I might not know shit about tone or music because I don't have 500K subs on YT. To me, the sample I heard of the Headrush here had that weird direct harshness to the tone that I really don't like. The NC seems more organic to me. But some people like the other tone better. That's great. I just subbed to your channel after seeing your video on your wife. Sorry to hear man, I hope she has a full recovery. I don't know what I would do if that happened to my wife. She is such a superstar, I would lose it. Along with that, I subbed because I saw a fellow musician in need. Please don't make me regret it with more of these types of trash reviews. I would rather see you be factual and tell people to make their own choices, but hey, you do you. Catch you later.
Glenn, Did you try to put the flex's dsp to its limit and see basically how much is even possible to put in a rig because thats the most important thing when you have a multi fx with lots of option!!
idk which amp was the nano cortex but mix A sounded a bit clearer and more full, mix b sounded a bit pushed back in the mix/not as easy to hear what notes were being played
Once again, fantastic video Glenn. Personally, at that price point, I would go with the Line6 Pod Go. Has a lot more footswitches and a lot of amp models. It does not have a capture feature, so for those who find that important, the Headrush will be more up their alley.
I wonder Glenn one what is your take on the Mark IIC+ reissue and two would you plan on getting one for the reason of it has that Mark flavor and that paired maybe with Greenbacks, hesu demons, or even DV77. Cheers from the states Glenn
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I never would've doubted that two items with a $50 difference could sound sonically similar. I'm not shocked. They're both sick.
50 dollars cheaper but with 100s more effects, better interface, expression pedal etc.
The nano cortex capture sounded slightly better to me, but you do get a great deal with the headrush. If you're on a budget or just need a mini quad cortex go with the headrush, but if you got a bunch of pedals or plugins to cover your effects get the nano cortex
Just here to support Glen and his family by rewatching some of the goodies and those I missed✅🇭🇲👍
Same here, watching all those that I've missed.
❤❤💜💜💓💓💗
Same!
Whatever you are going through my prayers are with you and your family glen
Prayers don’t work for Glenn. He thinks God is make believe 😂
@@bigmike2149god is make believe 😂 pls dont tell me you actually think theres a man in the sky who created everything..
@bigmike2149 Yes, he's well aware of the stupidity of religion !
Glenn, I saw your announcement this morning. I hope your wife is okay soon. Will be thinking of you both and hoping for the best.
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Doing as you asked and just watching or rewatching your videos, in an attempt to help keep the algorithm happy as you deal with life’s serious challenges. Best to you and your wife, and a speedy full recovery. 🤘🎸🤘
Same!
Hey Glenn,
Just got money for my music for the first time in my life. Just wanna thank you because I learned all the fundamentals of mixxing from you.
Huge thank you for your content!
Incredible time to be alive as a guitar player.
Hoping that you and yours are ok. We're here for you!
Glenn! Really liked the little intro/explanation you gave. Letting people know your background, how you got to where you are now, and the point of why you're making this video (wanting to save people their hard earned money and not stroking other people's egos)! Fingers crossed this might help stave off at least some of the critical comments.
Nothing to be critical about. The new HeadRush Flex Prime is going to destroy its compittion. This really is a game changer and it is new technology taking capture tech to the next level. The Flex Prime is a beast!!!!
@Thrive-Off-Grid I know that, and you know that. But because Glenn didn't join a circle jerk to praise the nano cortex, others will take that as he's trying to take a dump on their purchasing choice 😂
There will always be criticism: whether warranted or not.
Comment for the algorithm gods - praise this man’s content 🙌🏼
It really is amazing how good the sub $1000 modeling gear is getting, and my wallet is grateful for it 💰
Dave over at Late Night Lessons still uses a rack mounted V-Amp 2 and sounds great for what he does. Wish more guitarists focused more on learning and writing songs.
We forget gear is only the tools we use. It’s pointless to have many and “high quality” tools if you’re not using them for work.
I have one of those. I couldn't afford a POD. It's awesome though.
Dave is awesome he gets any tone he wants out of his V-amp. Kayla Kent gets her Dimebag tones out of one of those old Johnson modeling combos. It’s not the gear it’s the player and their ears that dial it in .
Thanks for that. I've been wondering what kind of amp that was.
@CapstoneTider My first electric guitar amplifier was a V-Amp 2 floor unit, a little Line 6 POD clone. Dad liked it because it had a headphone jack, lol. All the built in modulation effects tripped me out as a teen.
I only just found out about your channel...absolutely amazing! Best thing ever on the internet.
Glen, I've been watching for years. I must say that your format of the blind side by side is one of the best formats for gear review. It really makes me check any bias I may have. Fantastic work.
Appreciate that!
First time viewer & subscriber. Playlists on constant play this week. 🙏
Good on you. You’ll find Glenn is a hell of an educator and very funny.
I had an MX5 and loved it. I ended up selling it and moving to Ampero II because of how the customer support worked. I beta tested for them and they said that long term support was to be expected for the first 3 releases. Then with no warning they announced they were now legacy products when the Flex Prime was released. I wasn't impressed with their responsiveness to the testers either. Great product and I miss parts of it. But I wasn't pleased with those interactions.
same thing with my mx5, would we trust them again? I'm not buying into any of their products ever again. Scamming their customers like that. Like come on, a 3 years old product becomes legacy with no support and not desktop application yet!
Glenn, can you please have a look at the new Ampero II as well? It does amp captures too, among many other things.
After your Tonex One video I purchased one on discount for 150 bucks and I've been having a blast capturing all of my amps ever since. And the Flex Prime looks like a great contender as well, since it's packed with great effects.
It’s been a while since watching a video, but I started binging when I saw your announcement. I am wishing her a speedy recovery!
As for the video, it’s weird, I couldn’t hear the switch from the cortex to the headrush, but I could hear from the headrush to the Cortex. Even in the blind test. The cortex sounded just a bit fuller, but for live use it’s a negligible difference.
I can’t lie, I’ve definitely bought something and then looked for purchase validation. I’ve had times where something I have bought, Glenn and others didn’t like. That being said, sometimes I have found that I still really like whatever it is and get good tones. Other times, Glenn and others were right and I should’ve watched a video first.
The point I making is, Glenn will be the first to tell you, but whatever you want. But he is trying to SAVE YOU MONEY!! There’s not a lot of people out here trying to do that.
Good on you Glenn, been subscribed for years and am not going anywhere!
I’ve been a Headrush user for about 4 years now. I started with the Pedalboard and then bought the Prime the day it was released. They make absolutely killer, rock solid gear that’s easy to use and sounds great. The only gripe I ever really had about my boards was the lack of a computer editing software. Come on, even entry level modelers have that! But with the most recent update they finally added one. So editing and creating new rigs is easier than ever.
Glen, Thank you. You're work with this channel has indeed helped me to realize that I was definitely falling into the "purchase validation" trap.
I think you’re skilled enough to make pretty much any gear sound great, Glen. It’s a “think like an engineer” problem. As a guitarist/engineer I’ve learned to prioritize the mix. I just want clarity.
The 16 year old version of me with an Ibanez Gio, a Radio Shack instrument cable and Crate amp approves.
A cortex
B headrush
I love playing these blind test shootout games. This time I think I hear some more texture in A. But I mean I could be telling myself that just to hear SOMETHING. Truth is, they both work great.
Who cares if one has a little something the other doesn’t?! The listeners certainly don’t.
Were still here wait for you when you're ready! Nothing but love and well wishes for you and your family! 🖤
Ive been tempted with the full size quad cortex just because Ive seen people running the whole band thru one unit, if it has enough DSP for that then the cost is fair. 2 guitarist and one bass with one unit sounds like a good deal.
speady recovery for your oldlady i had one 14 years ago . im 68 old hippy she neads understanding shes going through weard mental stuff simeler to smoking pot without the benafit of getting high just give her tons of understanding it helps get throuhgh it
LOVE the intro.
New visitors will benefit from the context...Then they need to buckle up and enjoy the ride!
Eff YOU, Glenn!
Thanks Glen, I’ve just bought Boss Gx-100 :)
The Superclone feature is incredible
I got one for 499. Thanks for the review. It’s amazing … really … just getting into all the sounds
I sent the Nano Cortex back because of dropout/latency issues when switching presets.
I then purchased the Friedman IR-J (600 $) and a M-Vave Chocolate midi controller (amazon $25) to switch the presets in the preamp and It is all the tone I ever wanted. Now I pair it with efx I already have (my pedalboard of pedals and Eventide H9, Boss SDE3000 and power amp of my choosing).
Most of us have a lot of gear we've already purchased and tweaked to our liking, so adding a preamp or a pedal is fairly easy.
This video is for someone who wants to completely start anew with a new do it all unit.
does the irj feel different from the amp captures?
Very cool and I couldn't tell minus the initial switch between Mix A to B because of the high. Everything else sounded the same. Thanks G, Z, and the rest of the family. I truly hope all goes well for whatever has happened to your wife G. Love and Chugs 🤘🧡🔥🧡🤘
These effects processor/amp capture devices look like way too much fun to even be legal. I'm going to have to get one. Thanks for making one of the most entertaining and informative shows on the internet, Glenn!
They’re fun, but they’re not for everybody. I love my helix but you definitely have to have patience to essentially build a new rig for every preset. The process of picking every pedal, amp, cab, mic models for the cab, reverb, etc from like a hundred options and then programming scenes or bypasses for every preset can get exhausting at times, especially if you don’t already know what the gear sounds like.
“I love these comparison videos you make! They show us, the consumers, that we don’t have to buy the newest products just because everything has to be bigger, better, and flashier. It’s not only a waste of money but also a waste of resources and rare-earth minerals!”
Great work Glenn🤘
I'd love to see you shootout the Hotone Ampero Stage II vs Cortex or tone x
Thanks Glen, this makes so much sense. All this hype and stuff, but when you close your eyes you can even tell the difference between Mix A and Mix B.
Thank you for including your Bloopers at the end Glenn, makes the video complete! (Perfection? No such thing.)
i do preffer the headrush even before analitics, it sounds bit more heavy and i love that instead of the high snirps
Glenn! I can see that you're playing with the format and what you've done with this video is a step up! Good job.
I preferred the QC in the mix, but I'd probably buy the HeadRush due to ease-of-use, price, and I can still dial it in anyway.
Thanks for this review. Love your show!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family
Glen, closed my eyes and listened to the mix. Couldn’t tell a difference. Hope your wife is getting better. Stay strong. 💪
Thanks for your awesome videos!!!
Supporting Glenn because he deserves it
video starts at 05:45
actually its starts at 0:00 ... : )
Thank you
@@tedted6029not when its your second time watching it.
m-vave have tank g and blackbox at $50-&70, have bluetooth, internal battery, can use 3rd party IR, and also using AM2 data file for amp cloning/capture/train with ANN software.
I think mix b was a little darker. My guy says that was the head rush. But I have no idea and both sounded good.
I’ve had a Headrush Pedal Board for a few years now, one of the first models and it’s awesome! I can make any guitar tone I want with ease! It’s insanely good! Too many people just don’t put enough time and effort into actually learning how to use them! Glad somebody finally gave the Headrush some recognition for how good it is! Cheers Glen! 🤘🤘
I just got the flex prime a few days ago, I’m in love. Previously been using my Mac with an interface and a midi controller. Now I’ve got it all bundled into a small box I can toss into a backpack and still have room for more stuff.
Very cool stuff as always Glenn. I hope whatever is going on that things are improving for you and your family or will soon.
So I was trying to spread the good word about the miniscule difference pickups make and it has caused chaos and pandemonium on my channel 😂
I sent my Boss GX-10 back and ordered the Headrush. When it arrives on Saturday it will be Christmas in November! Praying for you and your family!!!
I have an Hotone Ampero 2 stomp and sounds great too 😊
Glad to see you covered the headrush Glenn I wish you would have brought up the super cloning ability and the VST / plugins cloning ability I've been super happy after I purchased the headrush core for around $600 bucks it has a shit ton of useful IO plenty of routing options it's an incredible value compared to the gear over $1,000 and I don't require any purchase validation it just works😊
can we expect a full product review and run through of the flex prime?
It was nice meeting you at B&H during AES 🙏 for your family for whatever you're going through.
Glen, I've sent a few songs to you using the cloning feature on the prime! I love the Headrush feature.
The band was called "Scorched Earth Prophecy"
Hope everything gets better mate.
Just ordered, super stoked!
Hi Glen, great channel 👍 I've recently bought a hotone stage 2 , half the price of a quad cotex and like a lot of new modlers sounds great, keep up the good work 😊
Ampero II is also a great choice when compares to Nano Cortex when it comes to captures functionality + flexible gapless effect chains
Headrush for me.. great vid
I'm very happy using an old Boss GT1 into a Flamma FS07 Cab, can sound just as awesome for even less!
tone snob, so spot on ...
Love These Videos
I love the Cascom effects, Glenn! Takes me back to my time working at a TV station in the '90s...
If you haven't already, check out the Hotone Ampero Stage II. It's basically a Quad Cortex at a 3rd of the cost.
And now that TONEX has released the update with effects on board-hahaha! I managed to snag mine used for less than the price of both Nano Cortex and Headrush! And I got the big one, not the small version. I absolutely love it! 🤘
The Tonex fx are disappointing 😢
@@Metalguitarpete I love them. For me its perfect because i normally only use a small bit of chorus and delay and thats all i really need. I set the patch up so i have clean channel, dirty channel and then dirty with effects. Gonna sell my other multi fx now since i dont need it anymore.
I recently clued in that a modeler is the sound of an amp through a cab through a mic. It isn't an amp in the room like I'm accustomed to.
Been using a Headrush MX5 for a year or so and have loved it. Glad they made a newer and better version. Might have to get one just to have 2 rigs that I can use in case I ever get another guitarist for my band. It's part of my signature tone.
Been rocking the Headrush Core for the last 6 months, the new update 4.0 includes all the bells and whistles this new pedal offers. Will be my last buy cause im retired now. So much fun and the sounds are close for 1000 bucks Canadian. Thanks for reviewing!
you have any thoughts on the new kemper profiler pedal? seems theyre finally deciding to be affordable.
I still have and use My Eleven rack!! It definitely was a nightmare to set up, but it ended up being a pretty useful tool. I've played with it being the whole chain and I've just used it in an FX loop and it keeps me entertained. Midi pedal control makes it honestly usable even today
I went from Helix LT to Headrush PedalBoard, then got the MX5 as a backup for it when gigging, but almost immediately switched to using the MX as my PRIMARY rig. The new Flex Prime has a bunch of cool new toys, but for the core functionality I can get everything I need ouf of the MX5 which is a bargain at $350 CAD in the used market. When they actually make the performance value of it better (mostly MIDI implementation) or add XLR on-board I might consider upgrading. Maybe next gen! (or unless a great discount hits my radar!)
The certain things that surrounds the parts makes a huge difference.
That the main difference in low quality and high quality conversation these days now the conversion chips are super cheap.
It does mean there's also a smaller gap... just there's a greater cost in the parts surrounding these parts still.
The only other thing is the fact companies have to make money so all the parts seem cheap until you decide to build it yourself and quickly hit the constant walls of frustrating things that you give up and just buy something.
That all being said... a lot of companies mark things up quite a bit more than other companies and that when great advice from someone like you comes in.
I myself have had a bunch of horrible buys in the past... this channel doesn't help me that often because this is not me field instruments... but there's been some great studio advice along the way, things like CAT5 cables... then, even if this isn't my field, it's entertaining and always love any content cutting through the BS, that is always tasty whatever the subject is lol
I get to maybe also suggest things to any guitar or bass players I meet in the future... maybe should keep some hair spray with me as a welcoming gift if that ever happens
i have a crate and a street cube. im a happy caveman with my guitar sounds. 🍻
At first I thought I could hear a difference in the low end but then I scrolled down so I couldn't see when it was switching and now they sound identical. With a good amp capture it looks like the speaker choice wins again for the tone.
It would be really awesome if we had a Mix C with the actual amp (and probalby the cab/speaker combo that inspired the impulse responce) as a benchmark! I would really love to know how this comparison would work!
There's definitely like a db or two drop off when you switch to the B rig, but aside from that nearly identical sounding.
My dad had an 11 rack I recognize that thing I had so much fun with that
Had an MX5 and my bad back and fat fingers yearned for a PC/android editor so it got sold but it was good gear. Ordered a Flex Prime the other day and I hadn't even seen this review yet 😂. Thanks for validating my decisions.
B sounded like it had more low end freq and less treble. I was listening threw Kali LP-6 and a volt 276
Great video, Glenn! Way to break it all down for us.
Ever thought about doing an 8-bit version of "The Eagle Has Landed" for that "vs" bumper music?
I will say the nano sounded better to my ears, but I have my mind made up on getting that Headrush. Thanks again Glen!
Honestly, I didn‘t come here for the comparison. I‘ve long learned that the most important thing about the music we play is… well, the music. Gear is a means to an end, and we should make informed decisions that won‘t leave us in debt.
Thank you again for posting objective thoughts out here, Mr Frick!
Hot damn those were almost identical! I definitely heard a slight difference, is that difference worth $50? Oh hell yeah it is. It’s amazing how far things have come in the amp sim world. I would actually love to see your take on a software amp sim with a mobile interface/laptop/reamp box vs a hardware amp sim. Software side has come a LONG way too. Imo it comes down to more about workflow in the hardware amp sim than the actual sound. The sound is definitely good enough and yet it still keeps improving. And never forget that in the 2000s pro engineers thought a line 6 pod was good enough for pro records 😂.
Not only that, but the $50 dollar difference, there is a huge extra feature. Amp capturing. The Headrush doesn't have it. Sure the Headrush has more effects, but when it comes down to it, I'll take amp capturing over a $40 overdrive, lol. He keeps comparing 3 different products to each other that are 3 wildly different products. The Quad Cortex is an all in one unit. You don't really need anything to get what most want out of a modeler/capturing device. No extra hardware, it works all by itself. The Headrush is a modeler, not a capturing unit. The Nano is a capturing unit with some onboard effects. It's basically an amp replacement for people who are tired of lugging their amp around. They can capture their amp and put the Nano on their pedalboard right next to the effects they already use with their amp.
@@travisspaulding2222 i guess but these days it seems it's pretty easy to get the captures online or whatever. I think what also matters is what your use case is. as i mentioned what your workflow is. for many this is more than suitable for others they want an all in one package. and that's fine. at this point i don't think there's really an amp that is fully better than another but they serve different purposes and different users. which is how i think it should work. the focus in the past was all about quality of simulation and now i think it's more on user experience and your needs. personally i have no use for hardware amp sims, they are expensive and take up space. i don't play live outside of streams on twitch. so it's not adding anything for me, but i also have plenty of friends that play shows constantly and use stuff like this.
@@CreativeMindsAudio Yeah, these units are for live use. If a guitarist has no intention of ever playing live, then they would be better off taking $50 and buying a Neural DSP plugin to get the tones that Glenn just got. They run their Black Friday sale at the end of November pricing their plugins at half off. That's the move if you're a studio guitarist. I have yet to see a better deal out there.
@@travisspaulding2222 oh totally! but i also can't tell you how many engineers i know swear by having a kemper or similar hardware amp sim in their studio because it's 'better' same with guitarists. I'm just like yeah it doesn't feel much better, maybe if you like turning knobs it's helpful from a workflow standpoint, but also navigating menus on those devices is just annoying af. at least the axe fx and helix have a digital controller. but not every one of these units has that at a good quality.
i think people are stuck in the past and think that hardware is better. all over the place it's often about the same quality but a different workflow to get an end result and that workflow sometimes influences the result. it's like playing on a keyboard controller vs a midi guitar controller. but imo if the price is so drastically different i'm not sure it justifies the workflow benefits. I have seen tons of bands use laptops live with all their plugin rig on it auto switching between patches sync'd up to midi and the drummer controlling everything. for a broke musician it's probably a lot harder to afford this and they also likely don't know how to (or want to spend their time) properly set a rig like that up. so it's easier to just get a hardware device. it's not like these pedals and stuff don't have computers inside of them that can also fail (and likely do).
@@CreativeMindsAudio There's always hardware. To do what you suggest live requires a lot more than a laptop. In order to run a live show on a laptop for the guitarist, requires a click track, which requires an IEM system, which is incredibly expensive to do it right, and then you still have to buy all of the software to run it live like Ableton Live. In the end, if you're not already doing that, the Quad Cortex is actually much cheaper.
Great video
headrush underrated for REAL
Extremely
if you want to build it yourself there's a whole DSP DIY kit for 89 USD that has as many knobs and switches as the nano but you have to solder it yourself or it costs more. It's also opensource and can become literally anything you want - there's a massive repo already out there with ready to go downloadable configurations. Did I mention opensource? yep so if you want to change something, you can simply *change* it (hardware OR software). 🙂
Also, one last note with the flex, you can't do cloning directly into the unit.You have to use software with it. With the Nano cortex, that's one of the big selling points. It's, it's got it built in all you have to do is connect a mic and clone your amp.
Glenn, have you tried out the new tonex update? It can now run a delay and modulation along with a reverb and amp capture
I still dig my Hotone ampero I think its blows away a lot of the modeling units but each to there own but ya there's a lot of great options out there killer vid , bottom line u speak the truth !! love it
Here we are!!!
Watching to support ❤
I'm guessing, but A is the Headrush and B is the Nano. I couldn't really tell, even with a great headset (to eliminate room noise). I love the way this technology is going. Keep making these vids, Glen! 🤘😎
It's all perspective and preference. I bought the NanoCortex and I truly love it. Been recording with it and the tones are great. But what do I know. I wasn't an auto worker like yourself. I have been in the music biz for over 45 years. Still, I might not know shit about tone or music because I don't have 500K subs on YT.
To me, the sample I heard of the Headrush here had that weird direct harshness to the tone that I really don't like. The NC seems more organic to me. But some people like the other tone better. That's great. I just subbed to your channel after seeing your video on your wife. Sorry to hear man, I hope she has a full recovery. I don't know what I would do if that happened to my wife. She is such a superstar, I would lose it. Along with that, I subbed because I saw a fellow musician in need. Please don't make me regret it with more of these types of trash reviews. I would rather see you be factual and tell people to make their own choices, but hey, you do you. Catch you later.
Glenn, Did you try to put the flex's dsp to its limit and see basically how much is even possible to put in a rig because thats the most important thing when you have a multi fx with lots of option!!
idk which amp was the nano cortex but mix A sounded a bit clearer and more full, mix b sounded a bit pushed back in the mix/not as easy to hear what notes were being played
Once again, fantastic video Glenn. Personally, at that price point, I would go with the Line6 Pod Go. Has a lot more footswitches and a lot of amp models. It does not have a capture feature, so for those who find that important, the Headrush will be more up their alley.
I wonder Glenn one what is your take on the Mark IIC+ reissue and two would you plan on getting one for the reason of it has that Mark flavor and that paired maybe with Greenbacks, hesu demons, or even DV77.
Cheers from the states Glenn