Headrush Core

timbuck3 said:
what does that mean?
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With Line6, Kemper, FAS you have clearly separated lines of products with very well defined capabilities and tiers.
With the other ones you have a bunch of devices that are all over the place in terms of power, capabilities and "families".

They're all more or less disposable but with Nux, Ampero and Headrush they're especially disposable.
 
SKU said:
With Line6, Kemper, FAS you have clearly separated lines of products with very well defined capabilities and tiers.
With the other ones you have a bunch of devices that are all over the place in terms of power, capabilities and "families".

They're all more or less disposable but with Nux, Ampero and Headrush they're especially disposable.
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Hahaha! Looks like someone has an opinion.
 
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After spending a lot of time with the Core and comparing directly with the GT-1000, Helix, QC, Kemper Player and others I can say it's last on my list in terms of sound quality. I wanted to put it up against the Ampero Stage but I didn't have one available. Surprisingly I think the Kemper Player came out on top. Such a shame because the hardware and UI on the Core are fantastic. And before someone chimes in and says "it's all subjective" - no, it's really not. There are good and bad models and captures. This is not one of the best as far as sound, unfortunately.
 
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JCW308 said:
After spending a lot of time with the Core and comparing directly with the GT-1000, Helix, QC, Kemper Player and others I can say it's last on my list in terms of sound quality. I wanted to put it up against the Ampero Stage but I didn't have one available. Surprisingly I think the Kemper Player came out on top. Such a shame because the hardware and UI on the Core are fantastic. And before someone chimes in and says "it's all subjective" - no, it's really not. There are good and bad models and captures. This is not one of the best as far as sound, unfortunately.
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Got to demo the gore for a few hours and i do like the form factor. The looper and the screen and gui interface alot. Too bad the tones and effects were so meh to me and just not alive feeling. Imagine a fractal engine with the interface.. would be very cool
 
timbuck3 said:
Got to demo the gore for a few hours and i do like the form factor. The looper and the screen and gui interface alot. Too bad the tones and effects were so meh to me and just not alive feeling. Imagine a fractal engine with the interface.. would be very cool
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I meant core..
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JCW308 said:
After spending a lot of time with the Core and comparing directly with the GT-1000, Helix, QC, Kemper Player and others I can say it's last on my list in terms of sound quality. I wanted to put it up against the Ampero Stage but I didn't have one available. Surprisingly I think the Kemper Player came out on top. Such a shame because the hardware and UI on the Core are fantastic. And before someone chimes in and says "it's all subjective" - no, it's really not. There are good and bad models and captures. This is not one of the best as far as sound, unfortunately.
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Agree with build snd ui for sure.. and the looper
 
I'm re-testing the HR Core today. After doing the latest firmware update and testing for several hours with the amp clones and super clones, I have to say it's getting there. The web editor is awesome but extremely limited with no connection to HR Cloud. There are some annoyances.

Some notes so far:

-Still sounds pretty dull and lifeless compared to my Kemper and Fractal devices
-Using the combination of scenes with presets is the way to go. Perfect for just about any gig. Great job!
-No "Expression pedal heel down for tuner" is a huge pain
-Tuner settings for guitar and bass are global instead of per preset, which makes absolutely no sense
-Delays and reverbs (even C reverbs) are still pretty bad
-Amp clones sound good but the built-in amps including Revalver are garbage
-Can confirm that the web editor and USB connection both work with Chromebooks (!)
-No HR Cloud access through the web editor
-The practice tool is absolutely incredible
-No way to do a full system backup / restore to USB or HR Cloud as far as I can see
-Heat doesn't appear to be a problem. I did several stress tests over 12 hours and it still worked perfectly
-Global EQ (change per venue) is nice
-Amp low and high cuts work well
-Digital artifacts are still there but seems to be improving
 
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You make some good points and I agree with most of them. Although I don't have issues with delays and reverbs but then again: I've never tried a Fractal. But this one I don't get:
JCW308 said:
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-No way to do a full system backup / restore to USB or HR Cloud as far as I can see
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Isn't this just literally connecting it to a computer via usb, copy all the folders from the HR to the computer, zip them if you want and voila? Or do you mean one-button-backup that creates a single file you can use to backup and restore from?
Because I've had no problems backing up and restoring. In fact, that's what led me to upgrade my HR Pedalboard to an HR Prime. I could just backup my entire Pedalboard, copy the folders over on my new Prime and that was it. Everything was working on the Prime as it did on my Pedalboard, including setlists, button mappings, etc.
 
MadMaxG79 said:
You make some good points and I agree with most of them. Although I don't have issues with delays and reverbs but then again: I've never tried a Fractal. But this one I don't get:

Isn't this just literally connecting it to a computer via usb, copy all the folders from the HR to the computer, zip them if you want and voila? Or do you mean one-button-backup that creates a single file you can use to backup and restore from?
Because I've had no problems backing up and restoring. In fact, that's what led me to upgrade my HR Pedalboard to an HR Prime. I could just backup my entire Pedalboard, copy the folders over on my new Prime and that was it. Everything was working on the Prime as it did on my Pedalboard, including setlists, button mappings, etc.
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I believe I said "to USB" and "to HR Cloud"

Backing up via a USB cable to a Chromebook/Mac/PC is not a problem. Dead simple.....but backing up to a USB stick and HR Cloud should also be options.
 
KingsXJJ said:
Where these puppies lie with regard to tone in the grand scheme of things? Better than a stomp? Same?
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With the superclones, I would say somewhere between the Helix and QC. Not perfect, but absolutely good enough. Built-in amps from HR as well as ReValver, delete all and forget about them! Superclones is where it's at.
 
JCW308 said:
With the superclones, I would say somewhere between the Helix and QC. Not perfect, but absolutely good enough. Built-in amps from HR as well as ReValver, delete all and forget about them! Superclones is where it's at.
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That’s a bummer. Got clones covered.
 
KingsXJJ said:
Where these puppies lie with regard to tone in the grand scheme of things? Better than a stomp? Same?
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People talk up the superclones, but Core doesn't come with any from the factory that I'm aware of. My bandmates often use a Headrush Core, and the default amp models are...ok. Won't win any beauty contests The effects are mostly lackluster, but they do have a synth....so that's cool, at least.

The UI is of course easier to get around than a Stomp, and they do have nice selectable defaults per effects device from the factory. Seems to have a higher overall output too because I constantly have to crank my Stomp volumes when recording with my guys.

But if I had to choose between the two - Stomp all day every day.
 
mikah912 said:
People talk up the superclones, but Core doesn't come with any from the factory that I'm aware of. My bandmates often use a Headrush Core, and the default amp models are...ok. Won't win any beauty contests The effects are mostly lackluster, but they do have a synth....so that's cool, at least.

The UI is of course easier to get around than a Stomp, and they do have nice selectable defaults per effects device from the factory. Seems to have a higher overall output too because I constantly have to crank my Stomp volumes when recording with my guys.

But if I had to choose between the two - Stomp all day every day.
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Mine has some included. They all sound surprisingly good. I'm still kind of shocked, they behave like Kemper liquid profiles.
 
JCW308 said:
Mine has some included. They all sound surprisingly good. I'm still kind of shocked, they behave like Kemper liquid profiles.
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They must have come with a recent firmware. My bandmate bought his from Guitar Center shortly after it was released (no factory clones of any sort) and never, ever updates it. He loves it, BTW. Don't think he'll ever get rid of it.

I have no problem there because A) it makes him happy B) that unlocks his creativity and ensures he doesn't waste much time tone hunting.
 
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mikah912 said:
They must have come with a recent firmware. My bandmate bought his from Guitar Center shortly after it was released (no factory clones of any sort) and never, ever updates it. He loves it, BTW. Don't think he'll ever get rid of it.

I have no problem there because A) it makes him happy B) that unlocks his creativity and ensures he doesn't waste much time tone hunting.
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The Freeman DS superclone that comes with the HR Core is PERFECT for clean, crunch and lead. Love it!
 
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