HeadRush is a guitar technology brand launched in 2017 under the inMusic group, and it entered the market with a product that immediately forced the industry to take notice — the HeadRush Pedalboard, a floor-based amp and effects modeler built around a 7-inch touchscreen interface at a time when every competing unit still relied on small displays, menu diving, and physical encoders. That single design decision set the tone for everything the brand has done since: prioritizing intuitive, guitarist-centered workflow without sacrificing the depth of tone that serious players demand.
The technical foundation of HeadRush is the Eleven HD Expanded DSP engine — the same platform developed for the Eleven Rack, Avid's widely respected Pro Tools-integrated guitar processor — rebuilt from the ground up into a new quad-core DSP architecture purpose-built for floor performance. The result is a system that offers extensive amp, cabinet, and microphone modeling alongside a full suite of effects, all editable in real time via touchscreen without interrupting the signal. The ability to drag, drop, and reorder virtual pedals on screen the same way you would rearrange a physical pedalboard made HeadRush immediately approachable for guitarists who had always found multi-effects units too clinical to work with quickly.
The lineup has expanded considerably since the original Pedalboard. The compact MX5 and Gigboard offer the same core experience in more portable formats, while the flagship Prime and Flex Prime push the concept further with over 600 amp, cab, and effects models, SuperClone amp capture technology, integrated vocal processing with Antares AutoTune, TIDAL integration, and cloud connectivity. HeadRush also builds its own FRFR speaker cabinets specifically designed to pair with modelers, ensuring that the tonal character of each modeled rig is reproduced accurately without the coloration of a traditional guitar cabinet.
At Wired Tunes, we carry HeadRush gear for guitarists and bassists who want a complete, stage-ready signal chain in a single unit — one that works as hard as they do without requiring a laptop or a rack full of separate processors to manage.
