HeadRush MX5 presets and settings
Ultraportable modeller with three footswitches and a colour touchscreen, running the HeadRush rig format.
⚡ Match a tone on this gearHow do you dial in a specific tone on a HeadRush MX5?
A multi-effects unit gives you the whole chain in one box, which means the order of the blocks is as much of the answer as the values inside them. Settings for the HeadRush MX5 name the amp model, the block order and the parameters together, rather than handing you numbers with no chain to put them in.
Name the song you are chasing and Tonelify returns the settings for this exact multi-effects unit, not the settings the original artist used. Those are two different things: the recording was made on gear most players do not own.
Tones to try on a HeadRush MX5
HeadRush MX5 questions
How do you build a patch on the HeadRush MX5?
Pick the amp model first, then set its controls, then add the blocks in signal-chain order: drive before the amp, time and modulation after it. A patch built the other way around ends up compensating for the wrong stage. Tonelify returns the model, the order and the parameters together.
Does Tonelify support the HeadRush MX5?
Yes. Name it in the tone matcher along with the song you are chasing and the settings come back adapted to it. Gear does not need to be in the catalog for a match to run.