The essentials to know about the HeadRush Prime multi-effects
- 7-inch touchscreen and 12 footswitches with OLED screens for ultra-fast rig creation.
- Built-in amp and pedal cloning to capture the tone of your heads, preamps, and ODs/DIST/FUZZ.
- Complete guitar, bass, and vocal suite with vocal effects including Auto-Tune by Antares.
- Modern connectivity Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, powerful looper, 24-bit/96 kHz USB audio interface, and HeadRush Cloud.
The new flagship of the HeadRush range
Spiritual successor to the Pedalboard, the Prime takes modeling and touch ergonomics further. Its multicore DSP system is designed for seamless preset switching, while hardware cloning opens the door to signature tones impossible to achieve with simple standard models.
For which musician and uses?
Ideal for demanding guitarists and bassists as well as singers, the Prime shines in
live (XLR/jack outputs ready for the front of house), in
studio (USB interface and reamping), and on a hybrid
pedalboard. The two 7-block signal paths (guitar/voice, or dual guitar) offer rare flexibility. For faithful IR and cab sim reproduction, favor an
FRFR speaker or direct send to the PA.
Key features serving your workflow
The touch interface allows drag-and-drop of amps, cabinets, microphones, effects, and IRs, with up to 14 slots per rig. The
Amp/Pedal Cloner captures the dynamics and character of your real gear, shareable via
HeadRush Cloud over Wi-Fi. The training module loads tracks (including via online services) for looping, slowing down, and transposing. The built-in looper layers long loops, saves in WAV, and syncs via MIDI. Connectivity includes a mic input with +48 V, effects loop, audio Bluetooth, and USB-A/USB-B ports.
The sound
The Prime delivers a
natural response and dynamics that react to your playing like a driven amp: cleaning up with guitar volume, precise transients, musical sustain. High-resolution cab sims and IRs provide breadth and realism, while the mic/vocal section ensures remarkable intelligibility, from subtle pitch correction to more pronounced creative effects. Connected FRFR or directly to the console, it maintains a
consistent and controllable tone from one stage to another.
Technical specifications
Processing, interface, and control
- Professional amp/effects processor for guitar, bass, and vocals.
- Dedicated multicore DSP system, smooth transitions between presets.
- 7-inch high-resolution touchscreen, intuitive drag-and-drop interface.
- 12 footswitches with individual OLED and RGB LED displays.
- Large-format expression pedal with A/B bank selector.
- Front controls: main volume, headphone volume, auxiliary volume, navigation/data encoder, parameter encoder.
Effects engine and audio flow
- Extensive and evolving collection of amps, cabinets, microphones, effects, and IRs.
- Integrated vocal effects suite, including Auto-Tune by Antares.
- Up to 14 slots of amps/effects per rig.
- Possible separate paths: 1 vocal chain (7 blocks) + 1 guitar chain (7 blocks) or 2 guitar chains.
- Simple and precise amp and pedal cloner (OD/DIST/FUZZ), clone sharing via Cloud.
Looper, training, and recording
- Built-in looper: max duration 5 minutes per loop, up to 20 minutes layered.
- Loop save/playback in WAV, import/export via USB, MIDI sync.
- Training tool: load tracks, loop, slow down, transpose by semitones, playback via Bluetooth.
- USB audio interface 24-bit / 96 kHz with reamping function.
Inputs
- Jack instrument input.
- Combo XLR/jack mic input with +48 V.
- Auxiliary mini-jack TRS input.
- Effects return jack TRS.
- Expression pedal jack TRS input and pedal switch input.
Outputs
- Main outputs: 2 XLR and 2 jack.
- Effects send jack TRS.
- Amp footswitch jack TRS.
- Headphone mini-jack output.
MIDI, network, and USB
- MIDI: 5-pin DIN I/O.
- Built-in Wi-Fi for access to HeadRush Cloud (rig and clone sharing/download).
- Bluetooth for audio streaming and training.
- USB ports: 1 USB-A (import/export USB media), 1 USB-B (computer connection, audio interface).
Dimensions and weight
- Dimensions: 649 x 341 x 82 mm.
- Weight: 7.6 kg.
Included accessories
- Dedicated power adapter.
- Documentation.
Power consumption
- Power supply 19 V DC (adapter included), consumption approx. 3.4 A (~3400 mA).
- Use only the supplied power supply for optimal performance.