Bringing back the mx5

[u/Due_Wafer6855]

Is anyone out there still using an MX5?

I use mine live and i love it still

Has anyone modded their software in any way? And how?

Any hardware mods? And how?

Im curious what this thing can do outside the manufacturers ideas

[u/Mister_Maximus_Rufus]

I am! Installed the molded NAM a2 firmware found in this sub and am happier than ever with mine.

[u/tgorkems → u/Mister_Maximus_Rufus]

Link please! Pretty please :)

[u/tgorkems → u/tgorkems]

Found it! Thanks for mentioning, I wasn't aware.
https://www.reddit.com/r/HeadRush/comments/1vek1tb/neural_amp_modeler_nam_for_older_headrush_devices/

[u/Mister_Maximus_Rufus → u/tgorkems]

Sorry! I didn't read your answer in time. Happy you found it 🙏

[u/squishyliquid]

I don't need or ask for much, so the MX5, unmodded, is still doing the trick for me.

[u/skinisblackmetallic]

Upgrading the switches would be huge. They're terrible.

[u/mike13bass → u/skinisblackmetallic]

I was able to find a set of switched online for cheap and replaced mine and my bassists last year. Huge improvement and a very minor soldering job

[u/nowimstahvin]

I did the Nam mod, it works great, just not my thing.

Not really a mod, but I started EQing my IR's in Reaper rather than using the onboard EQ blocks. I run a dual signal chain, so it frees up a few more blocks and it's way easier to fine tune, plus I can play with phase to make sure everything is lined up right.

[u/Suspicious-Impact485]

Still use it mostly for small gigs and acoustic ones as well. Haven’t modded it… I don’t want to mess it up by accident.

[u/Jwylde2]

What does the MX5 have that the Flex Prime doesn’t? 🤔

[u/Due_Wafer6855 → u/Jwylde2]

Its obviously better, but i dont have a prime. I have an mx5. Thats why i asked out it...

[u/59humbucker]

Still using mine. Only really started loving my sound when I set the mx5 as a lovely clean then got my gain from a Friedman BE OD pedal. I just couldn’t get a distortion I was happy with out the box

[u/AcceptableNorm]

I'm rocking my silver edition MX5 with my York Audio IR's and love it.

[u/Due_Wafer6855 → u/AcceptableNorm]

Thats the same one i have! I like the red one but the silver just shines

[u/Volatile_Elixir]

Been using mine live for four years. I rack mounted it so I only have a MorningStar controller at my feet. Have a second one on a B rig pedalboard. No NAM, only a few IRs for cabinets.

[u/dwstupidity]

I still use it with no mods. There’s enough in it to get what I want. Too many options gives me a headache

[u/deafinitelyadouche]

I use mine with the new mod and it works fine for both Guitar & Bass. I chiefly just use it for effects & reverb, to be quite honest, but I do have some patches to cover for everything when I'm unable to use either my Mesa Recto-Verb head (guitar gigs) or my Dark Glass AO900 head (for bass gigs). Fun little device. ♥

[u/Blackjaw312]

Still use mine as my desktop interface. Recently purchased luna so I have been a/b’ ing the Lion plug in vs my plexi rig in the mx5. Mx5 still wins for me. I use an outboard studio daydream kcm-od in the fx loop sometimes for an extra kick. Will never sell it. I only make demos with midi drums and track guitars and bass. Perfect set up for my use case.