Headrush Pedalboard

At Firmware 1.2.1 there are just a few things they need to address:

1) More modules, the Helix series are way ahead in this department.

2) A few quirks in the firmware because is fairly new and needs to mature. But for the most part not a show stopper. No significant bugs. My main gripe right now is not being able to store IRs in folders (can get real messy with lots of them)

Overall the unit cannot be more solid in terms of hardware. That thing is massive and well built.

The footswitches are clickless and a pleasure to work with.

The included models so far are outstanding. The amps and cabs are superb and the set of included FX are gonna have you covered for the most part.

Extensive I/O, certainly all you need.

The more I dig into the unit and the system the more I love it.

The handsfree nature of it is very effective. Once your presets are fully programmed you can navigate from macro to micro, from setlists to each individual parameter without having to lean down and tweak something with your fingers.

The extra knobs and touchscreen have plenty of space around so I also use my feet sometimes to tweak something or use the touchscreen :D

The knobs layout is even friendly in this regard. I would say this feature alone is a big deal, it feels so much better when you can tweak your patch while still being able to play. The big knob allows you to save using your foot too.

The sound is PRISTINE!, no digital whine, no aliasing. The best you can get for a studio recording environment.

It has plenty of horsepower, carefully reading reviews and comparing to the Helix series I would say it has about the same, potentially more if they improve the routing and allow for more modules if the user decides not to use the spill over feature. (is yet to be seen)

I can load two double amps and two double cabs and still have some power for FX. Despite what you heard, about the same as in a Helix. In reality one amp and 3 cabinets is enough and you still have more power to populate all the rest of the slots with FXs.

it has 1.9 GB of internal storage. After loading up the HR with tons of IRs they amounted for a total of only 100MB so there is plenty of space inside. EDIT: Now rocking 3800 IRs..and still I have plenty of space, this thing is a powerhouse.

Handling Rigs and Setlists (backing up, installing) is really easy, you just need to enable USB transfer and it shows up just like a USB drive in your PC (windows here)

Making setlists is pretty easy and is a great way to manage your content to quickly find it in your unit. Better than other pedalboards I've worked with were you have fixed slots. Suddenly having a ton of presets doesn't feel overwhelming to browse around.

No problems with the drivers whatsoever, the USB interface ges up to 192Khz and works flawlessly. You can even use the unit to reamp stuff from within your DAW.

I give it 5/5 at it's current state. It will just get better and better from here on.