Who should buy the Strymon Iridium in 2021? (Review and Tone Settings)

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How quickly we move on. I am old enough to remember when all you saw online was the Strymon Iridium. The crowd has since moved on, but I have remained here. Holding this little box close to my chest as I race through the sonic wilderness.
I go over some tone settings and some of they ways I like to use this great little amp in a box.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro song
1:51 Opening thoughts
3:16 Tips (Using different IRs, using your ears)
4:37 My Blackface Fender sound with booster pedal
5:32 My Tweed sound
7:17 My clean Vox sound
7:51 My overdriven Vox sound
9:20 My Marshall sound
9:53 Some drawbacks of the Iridium
11:30 Who should still use this in 2021?
13:07 Origin Effects Deluxe '61 Revival Tremolo using Strymon as IR Cab Loader
14:09 Origin Effects Revival Drive (Silicon Rectifier) using Strymon as IR Cab Loader
15:04 Origin Effects Revival Drive (Valve Rectifier) using Strymon as IR Cab Loader
16:08 Final Thoughts
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@orion98mc92 2 года назад

Best video on the iridium I've seen so far. Period. Really nice playing and taste.

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

Thank you so much! Hope you’re having a great day.

@glencunningham289 2 года назад

I agree 👍

@thigarciaable 2 года назад

So glad I found your channel, mate! Awesome reasons.. I just bought one after watching your video! Thanks!!

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

Glad I could help! Are you digging it so far?

@glencunningham289 2 года назад

Man, the best Iridium video to date in my opinion. Inspired me to take mine out of the box and throw the ep booster in front of it. Thanks!

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

Wow thanks Glen! What a compliment. Have a great Easter!

@rockymarquez5873 Год назад

I've been using the strymon iridium on my pedalboard for 2 yrs now on recording sessions and for live shows. I also use a boost pedal in front of the iridium as with my overdrive pedal for a slight break up and my delay/reverb pedals after the iridium, I also feed the front of house system and use two powered headrush 12" speaker cabs for live stage shows in stereo. I might sometimes miss my tube amps (fender twin, mesa boogie, marshall) but I don't miss carrying them around. The Strymon iridium works for me!!!

@SuperdangerStudios Год назад

Thanks for sharing Rocky! The head rush speakers are fantastic frfrs. Really clean and unintrusive. Do you use delays and reverbs post speaker emulation? Or another pedal for speaker sim?

@rockymarquez5873 Год назад

@@SuperdangerStudios for my stereo setup I use a boss waza dimension c > into the strymon iridium > strymon dig > strymon blue sky > into left and right headrush frfr's. I find running delay/reverb post after the iridium gives me a very clean stereo experience.

@dimensionalbleedthrough2040 2 года назад

I just ordered one. Thanks for this honest, useful video. It's got me even more excited than I already was. Sub'd.

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

Thanks for the kind words and the sub! Honesty is something rarely attributed towards me so that is a nice change haha. Enjoy the pedal, it’s a blast. Cheers!

@jcwm01 2 года назад

Just picked one up. LOVE this pedal! Great vid. Cheers

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

It’s great right? Perfect for quick noodling or tracking guitars without having tons of gear lying around. Thanks for the kind words!

@67er_matze97 2 года назад

perfect demo in my opinion!! 👍 I also still use and love the first pedal I ever bought. Barber Small Fry. Stellar piece of gear imo. After seeing this I think I'll pull the trigger for the iridium for home use primarily.

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

thanks so much! its a great pedal to use at home. whether just practicing or recording! cheers!

@cliffordholliday679 2 года назад

Just got mine, It's honestly absolutely Awesome. I like limitations to creativity, this box has more than enough options and I can pair it with my other pedals. It's hours of fun!

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

Totally agree! Sometimes having everything at your disposal leads to over analyzing, and then 5 hours later youre still messing with the mic position instead of writing and playing. Cheers!

@jfo3000 Год назад

Limitations lead to productivity.

@nazv9 11 месяцев назад

you are the only one in all youtube that realy convinced me to get one ... i had nights of thinking between iridium and dsm simplifier mk2 ... the analog and XLr out are the most appealing for de dsm !! ... but your sound is so warm and organic ... all the settings ... and you have a G&L 😍 !! thanks man

@SuperdangerStudios 11 месяцев назад

Wow right on! It's an amazing little pedal. I use it all the time for recording and it is my main backup if my amp dies on stage. Hope you enjoy it!

@nazv9 11 месяцев назад

@@SuperdangerStudios so basicaly ! i can go on stage with my favorite stomps and have it linked to stereo DI box and rock the casbah ??? can it handle big live situation ? stadium for instance ! thanks for answering btw ! really apreciate it :D

@aaronsanchez93 2 года назад

Love the York audio stuff man! Sound so good

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

Yeah man.Their stuff really sounds great. Have a great weekend!

@plusplus940 2 года назад

Awesome review, maybe the best I've seen on the Iridium. I predict a lot more subscribers in your future!

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

Wow, thanks! Really appreciate the kind words. Cheers!

@thedrammed345 2 года назад

Great video, thoroughly enjoyed it Alex.

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

Awesome, thank you! More videos coming soon! Hope youre having a great week. Cheers, Alex

@pastorgadielrios956 Год назад

Excellent video! Thanks!

@drdre4397 2 года назад

As a mainly bedroom guy who also is in a band. We aren't currently gigging and if we go to a practice session I can use this or just use an Amp at the practice session. I live in a basement suite so an Amp is just far too loud. This is perfect with open back headphones and allows me to mess around to my hearts content.

@davecalder2688 2 года назад

great videos man,,,I have an iridium and you just breathed new life into it..your on to something with your channel. your room looks great btw

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

Awesome, thank you! It's a great little pedal and always surprises me with new tones. Cheers!

@davecalder2688 2 года назад

an update…I bought the York Audio 4x12 -25watt marshall IR package..I put my boost (D&M Drive)in front and added some reverb via my Flint..Holy Moly,,,what a difference..Can’t thank you enuff Alex

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

YES! Isn’t it crazy how good it sounds now? Enjoy!

@michaelthomasclark1938 Год назад

@@davecalder2688 Hey Dave. Thanks for sharing your bit about the Flint - I just got one myself and have been trying to figure out the optimal arrangement between the Iridium and the Flint. I take it you are put the Flint in your chain *after* the Iridium, yes? Thanks in advance!!

@gregs8685 2 года назад

Awesome video, am considering buying an Iridium and this is the best review I have seen. BTW love your PRS. As you likely know it is the “Sunburst 245” model, which is a SC245 with nitro finish, 57/08s and outline birds. They are very sweet guitars (I foolishly sold mine!).

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

I think youll really enjoy it although I want to look into the walrus acs1 as well. I have heard some good things about it after the recent firmware. And yes the sunburst 245 is one of my favorites and cant believe i lucked out when i got it. I dont think i realized what i was buying at the time but i am sure glad i did. I sold my custom 24 10top way back and i regret it every day. it sounded amazing and no custom24 i have played since sounds like it. ah well. We live and learn i guess haha. Cheers!

@smokeymtnguitarnerd2539 Год назад

This is quality, thanks so much for making this vid. Love your take.

@smokeymtnguitarnerd2539 Год назад

YES! KNOBS ARE GOOD!! Exactly why I abandoned other options.

@SuperdangerStudios Год назад

Don’t make me swipe or double tap things. Gimme a knob!

@smokeymtnguitarnerd2539 Год назад

@@SuperdangerStudios 100%. I will NEVER remember the 5 functions of ALT + ACTION 4. lol.

@InfoWithheld 2 года назад

I am an old school die-hard vintage equipment user. Guitars and amps. After hearing many sound samples, I tried the Iridium. It is extremely magnificent. It's so easy and intuitive. None of my amps have more than 3 knobs per channel. I am now paring down my vintage amps, which will be made obsolete with pedals like these. There's no substitute for a great guitar...yet.

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

Very cool! Vintage amps are tons of fun but the practicality of the Iridium is really enticing. Have a great day!

@antipsychosoup6709 Год назад

Awesome review! I’ve been using the Iridium for the last 2 years. I did not fall in love with it right away. I was using the stock IRs and putting it very last in my chain, just like an amp. It did the job for me with that setup and I didn’t hate it, but it wasn’t that inspiring either. I was considering getting rid of it, but decided to do some further experiments first. I stumbled on the Yorke Audio IRs, put it in the effects loop of my HX Effects, and setup an expression pedal to control the gain. Wow! I feel like it totally brought my rig to life after those changes. I use a Yorke Matchless IR that’s killer. Putting it in the effects loop gives me the ability to add wet effects and compression after the amp, like post production in the studio, but also not be stuck with it that way. And the expression pedal on the gain makes it very usable in a live setting. My next experiment will be to buy the MIDI cable and try controlling it with the HX Effects to change presets live. As far as its function in a live setting - if you’re used to using your amp itself as your monitor, standing in front of it all night and feeling the air your speaker(s) moves, then yes, it feels different from that and you might not like it. But if you’re used to monitoring thru a floor wedge, or especially in-ears, to my ears it’s indistinguishable. Not to mention much more flexible, portable, and consistent. I don’t think I’ll ever go back! Cheers!

@SuperdangerStudios Год назад

Cheers antipsycho! It is such a great pedal and still holds it own even against all the newer amp in a box pedals coming out. I gotta try your expression pedal trick on the gain. never thought about doing it that way before!

@stephenwares8317 Год назад

I need to experiment with the placement of my iridium….I use it live always at the end of my board and go direct but can it sit anywhere in the chain and can you then take whatever pedal is last in line (reverb) and just send that to front of house?

@antipsychosoup6709 Год назад

@@stephenwares8317 Yep, you can put it anywhere in your signal chain and still send the end of the chain direct to front of house. Only issue is you won’t have anything after the Iridium if you use its headphone output. I usually put the Iridium at the end for clean sounds, then if I’m getting any overdrive from it I’ll put it before delay and reverb. Since it’s in the effects loop of my HXFX I can move it around in the signal chain as needed.

@stephenwares8317 Год назад

@@antipsychosoup6709 Thanks very much. This is really helpful and makes absolute sense. Thank you!

@richardjames6623 2 года назад

Just what I was looking for. Thanks and just subscribed ! "Throwing hotdogs" lol

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

haha people throw those things right? thanks for watching dude!

@richardjames6623 2 года назад

@@SuperdangerStudios lol for sure brother.

@duppykitoon 11 месяцев назад

I just received and started using mine today,. I already love it. I hope I can make mine sound as good as yours!

@SuperdangerStudios 11 месяцев назад

Excellent my man! Enjoy it. It’s a great little pedal.

@HOGANMW 2 года назад

Yep... ...the best video on YT. I use tube AMT SS-11B preamp but it could be great to add this little ting to my rig too.

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

hahaha thanks dude! It's a great little box that can solve a lot of sonic problems. Cheers!

@HOGANMW 2 года назад

@@SuperdangerStudios Just a one question... ...I have a NUX Solid Studio IR loader with a power amp simulation which sounds great. Can IRIDIUM let me bypass its IR. I need raw preamp singnal from the output.

@h1strat Год назад

The Iridium is a great deal on the used market now and this video is still really relevant for anyone just looking to get great easy tones. I’m finding lately there is so much emphasis on whether the emulation sounds exactly like the amp, rather than getting caught up in the technical best modeling..the question should be is it a great standalone tone?

@SuperdangerStudios Год назад

Exactly! It is a great pedal for getting great tones. It is more of an homage to the great amps than an exact replica in a box. The Dream 65 is the only time I have ever been convinced no one would tell the difference in an A/B. Cheers!

@liontone 2 года назад

It’s a great pedal. I hate pedals that do 1000 things. This does 7-8 things, really well. Perfect. The first modeler I really like. It really covers most sonic archetypes. Basically, Nashville in a box. Off Topic: The Sansamp Paradriver is another must have:)

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

i agree! too many options keeps you from doing the thing youre supposed to do, play music! I will check out the paradriver as I love sansamp as well. Cheers!

@patricktracy1966 2 года назад

I love the sounds you got with the Revival Drive into the Iridium. I have the Revival Drive Compact. Any suggestions? I only use it as a clean boost into my iridium right now, I wasnt sure what settings to use otherwise, and it seemed like I was going in circles picking an amp, then changing its sound with the revival drive compact. I will have to give it another try. I tried some York IRs, and they are super sounding! Thanks for the tip.

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

Thanks Patrick! I always use the Strymon on the Round (fender) setting. and set it super clean so gain around 12 o clock and treble and bass at 2 o clock and mids at 10 o clock. Then I set my revival drive on EQ 1 (bright amp setting) and just use the factory settings and they end up sounding great. The key is making sure the strymon is clean bc the distortion from the pedal doesnt play super nice with the drive from the revival drive. Hope this helps my friend!

@grimlyfiendish7474 3 месяца назад

I have an American CE 24 with the 85/15’s. Those are great! I love the split tone. Vibe of a single coil but their own sound and paired with the bolt on maple neck “muuuuah!”. From what I’ve heard from the SE CE’s sound great too for a fraction of the cost. Wish they were available when I got mine! Great for when you need to cover a range of sound but can’t bring more than one guitar.

@SuperdangerStudios 3 месяца назад

Those new CEs sound really good right?

@markbrown2888 Год назад

great playing!

@SuperdangerStudios Год назад

Thanks, Mark! Cheers

@FloreZyx 2 года назад

Like the content! Keep it up

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

Thanks, will do! Cheers, Alex

@mjp00723 2 года назад

Excellent video! What were the settings on fender amp? The bassman IR sounds really good, which mic mix did you use?

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

Thanks so much! Sorry I realized I didn’t post those initial settings. Fender clean sound was BBE boosta grand at around 12 o clock, strymon was drive at noon, treble at 2 o clock middle at 10 o clock and bass at 1 o clock. Bassman mics we’re the first mix with the sm57 and royer 121! Cheers!

@rudylefevre7312 Год назад

Hey mr., hello Alex! Thanks for those video's - I watched the whole serie, and today I finally got my Iridium in a post package - second hand buy. I'm not one of those early innovators, so I must think: never even considered an amp modeller. But anyway: you pulled that trigger on me. I already had some York Audio IR's on my Boss Waza TAE. So: you do have a point, with an extra overdrive: real killer combination, even at bedroom (office ;-) -level. So, I'm gonna enjoy this new episode in my guitar-life. Thank you for that. But, can I ask you an extra question? Maybe I could search some online forum, but since I'm focussed on your tips 'n trics, I wanna ask you? Do you mind? Thanks in advance, and if 'no': no prob. As I (you) said: killer tone with an extra IR, room at pretty much max, and a quality-overdrive pedal in front, straight to the monitors. But what is really surprising, with only two guitars here with me (strat and jazzmaster), when rolling of volume you lose pretty much all of your tone between dialing 10 and 8/7 on the volume knob (a lot of high and high end just dissapears immediately). Eventhough I have good quality potentiometers in both guitars. So, does that sound familiar? I'm used of working with the volume knob for adding/reducing gain (even to 4 or 5 on P90-guitar), but with that change in tone, that won't be possible. Any thoughts, experiences or tips about that? PS real nice playing: I melted a little bit at 13'10'' ;-) Merci! Rudy

@SuperdangerStudios Год назад

Hello, Rudy. Thank you for the thoughtful comment. Congrats on your Iridium! I know you will enjoy it. As for your question I have not experienced that. I will try to replicate that tonight and see if it happens the same way. Some questions: -What pedals are you using in front? -Are you using a buffer pedal in your signal chain at all? Beginning/end of chain/both? -What mixer are you using for your PA? -Does the same thing happen when bypassing the strymon and rolling volume down when using the OD pedals only? Let me know!

@rudylefevre7312 Год назад

@@SuperdangerStudios Hi. Did some extra in-depth deep-diving this weekend ;-) Don't want to bother you too much, so just a quick update 'lessons learned'. Kept the signalpath very straight: guitar->EP-boost->Revivaldrive->Iridium->interface->DAW. So Revival and Iridium are buffered. (live: ...->Iridum->Yamaha Stagepass 1K + optional monitor Headrush FRFR112) Must be a pick-up thing: - Fender Jazzmaster: tonedrop stays the same, volumepot is not usuable - Fender Strat with Texas pick-up's: tonedrop, but not extra-ordinary - d'Angelico Premier DC with Lollar P90 and treble bleed (and the pot's are logarithmic I think): no tonedrop By the way: loaded my same IR in Boss Waza TAE as an extra 'line amp' for pushing the line level and skipping pedals, but that sucked the tone, no matter that same IR's (with Irdium in cab-bypass offcourse). So: case closed I think. Downscaling pedalboard and tech-set-up, and quality pick-up's ;-) Thx and see you on next video's! Rudy

@mikeroadblock 2 года назад

Yeah buddy!!!

@dcc9910 2 года назад

Good video, good sound, good player!

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

Thank you my friend! Have a blessed day.

@unohu2 Год назад

This sounds great! Which Marshall IR is used on this video? York has so many Marshall IRs...lol Thanks in advance!

@SuperdangerStudios Год назад

Thanks so much! I was using the Marshall M25 and pretty sure I used mix 1 on this video. Cheers!

@curtishansen7270 2 года назад

Great stuff!! Thumbs up and subd!!

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

Thank you! Appreciate your support Curtis. Cheers!

@propersucio Год назад

Thanks!

@SuperdangerStudios Год назад

Thank you

@SuperdangerStudios Год назад

Whoa I just saw that this was a super tip! WAY TOO KIND. It did not show that in the mobile view. Sorry if that looked like I was not grateful for the tip. Really appreciate it. Let me know if I can do anything in particular on an upcoming video for you. Cheers

@propersucio Год назад

@@SuperdangerStudios No worries. Thanks for the awesome tips and reviews!

@Santaheckler Год назад

I think it works great. Futzing with micro tone is great for studio and bedroom time, but in a gig setting (at least on my local level) is a bad performance move. Too many other uncontrollable variables in the world of live shows. Get close enough, split the difference and play! 🤘😎

@SuperdangerStudios Год назад

Right on! Get gear that gets out of the way!

@TurTurex 2 года назад

I'm about to order Iridium. One question first: did you record this bass through Iridium? It sounds great, and I also play bass so this would settle the deal for me. Thanks!

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

Hi Artur. Great! It’s an a awesome little box. I actually used amplitube svx2 for the bass tracks on this video. I have used the round setting before with a 4x10 baseman IR but I haven’t used it with a proper Bass IR. It sounded decent but i think the DI sound is better or even the stock bass amp designer in Logic. Hope this helps!

@TurTurex 2 года назад

@@SuperdangerStudios thank you for a quick response! I was hoping that bypassing an amp section and going straight from my preamp to cab simulator of Iridium would give me some decent tones but I guess it's time to buy it and spend some time with it to find out. And it's high time for me to subscribe to your channel! :) cheers!

@redcomn 2 года назад

I practice with this using mixer. Mixer is just a lot better to eartrack stuff for me.

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

For sure. To each their own. I have been wanting to add a mixer to my rig too. Which one do you use?

@bobygap 2 года назад

Great playing 👍 I'm interested with the iridium but do I need to plug it in a computer to play or can I play with headphones or computer speakers ?

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

You can use headphones! There is a headphone jack on the front that works great.

@alexbreyer6921 2 года назад

You do not need a computer at all. Plug it in to a powered PA cab, or just your PA, a powered studio monitor, or an FRFR cab like the Line 6 Powercab+. Or headphones.

@gavinhammond4614 Год назад

Great video. I have the Original but it feels a bit sizzly, so will try it with an Iridium with the room on. Any thoughts (anyone) on a boost/warmer-upper to add to these two?

@SuperdangerStudios Год назад

Thanks Gavin! Which original are you referring to? Would love to help you out here.

@NatdanaiChantapim 2 года назад

Awesome Video. Did you connect Flint before or after IRIDIUM ?

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

Had the Flint after iridium and room set at 0 to make sure reverb was only added to a dry sound.

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

Thanks For the kind words!

@NatdanaiChantapim 2 года назад

Thank you 😀

@vanhuber Год назад

I have a Strymon Iridium and just loaded some York Audio IR's based on your recommendation - FTWN 212 D120 (Fender Twin), BMAN 410 P10Q (Bassman), and DXVB Verb Deluxe (Deluxe Reverb). These IR's are a huge improvement over the factory settings, adding a fatness and warmth. I play a Princeton Reverb clone (Headstrong Lil' King) and these hit the tone pretty nicely. The FTWN and BMAN have a lot more complexity than the DXVB. Maybe something to do with them being later releases? I loaded all with the SM57 position 2 settings. Do you have any favorite mic settings for the York Audio IR's that you could share?

@SuperdangerStudios Год назад

Thanks for the comment and Greatvto hear you are enjoying the IRs! They make the Iridium sound like a whole new pedal. I agree that I found the dxvb does not sound as intricate as the other ones and perhaps you’re right. Might be due to the earlier techniques they were using or even the speaker itself. As for my favorite mixes I will do a video on my favorite sounds although a lot of it depends on the guitar I am using and the context of the use. I.e. solo, lead lines, comping etc.

@vanhuber Год назад

@@SuperdangerStudios Thanks for the reply.. I will be looking for the video with your favorite mixes. The amount of microphone type and placement options on the York Audio IR's is overwhelming.

@Roddo731 Год назад

Years ago I was doing studio work and the guy that owned the studio said… Here’s an issue with guitar players… They dump their petals before they really learned how to use them

@SuperdangerStudios Год назад

Agreed! And I am guilty of that as well. Most pedals are way more useful than people realize. Half of that is marketing, and the other half is probably the time investement.

@pastorgadielrios956 Год назад

Question: where in the signal chain (pedalboard) does it is placed? I’m going to use it to get into a PA system directly from my pedal board, in a church setting (worship music)

@SuperdangerStudios Год назад

Hey Pastor Gadiel! So sorry for the delay here. Yes I would have it last unless you are using time based effects. In which case I would run then after the iridium. Iridium can do stereo out so you can run that into the pa from a DI box. Hope this helps.

@dkijc 2 года назад

wow... you are the first to say you'd play this over an AxeFX! What made the axe not fit you? I have an axefx2 and I've always loved it. I also have the iridium. I' wholeheartedly agree with you on the Fender. Good tip on the boost!

@melodica5407 2 года назад

Fender: iridium Vox: iridium Marshall: axe FX

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

The axe sounds pretty good but I was frustrated w the response time. However, I was using it w a wireless system and had it call connected to a crazy midi system. So the latency could have been coming from a bunch of diff sources. I also prefer the knobs and switches. The iridium is not nearly as expansive as the axe system and I think for most people the axe system is the best call. Cheers!

@dkijc 2 года назад

@@melodica5407 Hmmm I personally would not give the Fender to the Iridium. Axe all the way for me! But with the boost trick I can definitely see it being competitive.

@dkijc 2 года назад

@@SuperdangerStudios Ah. I see. That would be an issue. Guess I got lucky with that because I never had issues with the response time, even with my almost 20 year old Line6 G30. Hahaha. I do agree. The KNOBS on the iridium... yes!!!

@melodica5407 2 года назад

@@dkijc It's not about the gain. Gain is easy. It's something else.

@dmitriygoncharov5500 2 года назад

I am a bedroom player looking for a nice sound through headphones only (for now). I have no other pedals, what would you consider to the most minimalistic setup to get some beautiful clean sounds?

@jayman1986777 2 года назад

I’d get an HX Stomp for your needs. 1000x more features, fx’s, amp models. The iridium is meant if you already have a bunch of pedals you like and just need a clean pedal platform. The HX Stomp is an all in one rig and immensely versatile

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

Hi Dmitry, depends on what your budget and intent is. As Jay said below, the HX stuff is really nice and the stomp is about $600 and cheaper used. The stepmom and walrus audio acs1 both have good cleans as well and are $400 new. All of these pedal setups can do a good clean so I would just take advantage of free returns from Sweetwater. Hope this was helpful.

@CatharticGuitar 7 месяцев назад

It turned 2024 a few days ago, and I just bought one. The scary thing is that I just watched a handful of Universal Audio Dream '65 reviews and comparison videos, and I'm wondering if I now need that instead.

@SuperdangerStudios 7 месяцев назад

Did you see the comparison I did?

@dariocrocetta9026 2 года назад

Hello. I'm really close to sell my Helix to buy the Iridium. It sound good but I'm very much more in love with my pedals and I'm tired of all those options but I'm really afraid of the change...I don't know if it will take my pedals well, if I'm going to miss all those tonal options for my home recording, but the possibility to use it in pedalboard if/when needed, or to connect my amp to it instead of using a microphone looks like a pretty intresting and practical solution...what do you think?

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

Have you tried the Iridium before? I would try before you sell and see if it is worth the change. Ona small question: What do you mean when you say "connect your amp to it"? This is just a preamp essentially, so a poweramp is still needed to power a passive speaker, however it really doesnt sound good going into an amp as it is not really meant for that.

@dariocrocetta9026 2 года назад

@@SuperdangerStudios hello. I meant that the possibility to link the amp line out to just the internal IRs of the Iridium, bypassing the preamp section, is a very nice feature and would allow me to use still use my amp but avoid the microphone

@jammer777 2 года назад

Ownhammer (r)Evolution IR pack is great with Iridium!

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

Thanks for the tip! I’ll check it out. Cheers!

@atripforlife 10 месяцев назад

I am really attracted by the iridium, I've always been. But then I always do the same thought. You are a guitarist, you own at least one guitar and it's very likely you own at least one guitar amp. Why should I buy this pedal? To listen my guitar through some monitor speakers at home? It is nice to record your guitar going direct to the audio interface but... for that price, is it worth it? Another reason is to avoid carrying your guitar amp around if you play gigs. But if it's an important gig do you really want to leave your guitar amp at home? 😅

@SuperdangerStudios 10 месяцев назад

Haha it's a dilemma for sure. If you can rent one or borrow one to try I think it'd be worth it to at least quell your curiosity! It's a great pedal but if it isn't solving a problem for you then it's not worth it imo.

@MrMarcburger 3 месяца назад

IRidium is also an IR loader?! a revelation!

@John-rx6pv 2 года назад

hello, may i know if there is really huge hums if it's to directly use headphone? thanks

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

I have not noticed hum but hum usually depends on your pickups, gain, and how clean your power is. Here is what Strymon recommends. “Make sure to use headphones with an impedance between 25 to 70 ohms and with sensitivity as close to 100dB/mW as you can get for best performance with Iridium’s headphone output. The higher the impedance of your headphones, the lower the output volume of Iridium’s headphone output will be.”

@ricknelsteel 5 месяцев назад

I’ve got 3. One for guitar, one for pedal steel all on one board and one at home permanently plugged into the computer.

@SuperdangerStudios 5 месяцев назад

Wow. Power user! Right on man

@Savior.Greenmount 2 месяца назад

Can I ask you what position you put the Strymon in? Do you put it after the modulation pedals or before? And where do you place the Uni-Vibe?

@SuperdangerStudios 2 месяца назад

I had drive and modulation before it. The univibe was actually a harmonic tremolo and that was after the iridium.

@Savior.Greenmount 2 месяца назад

@@SuperdangerStudios In general it should be placed at the end even after the modulations

@alwayswalter Год назад

hey! have you tried the Iridium bypassing cab and into the loop return (or into a poweramp). Will this shake a 2x12 or a 4x12 ?

@SuperdangerStudios Год назад

I have not yet. I am saving up to buy a fryette powerstation and would love to try it through that.

@alwayswalter Год назад

@@SuperdangerStudios great! I'll keep an eye open to see if the video pops up. Or let you know if I pull the trigger, In fact I have a PowerStation and been wanting to try the preamp / poweramp thing. On my board a have Joyos American and British, but they cannot bypass the cab sim , and I feel terribly tempted by the Iridium... and you are leading the path :)

@nugrohotridarmanto6640 2 года назад

where should I put time based effect with iridium? Before or after?

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

The best way to use it would be to disable the IR in the Iridium and then have the time based effect after iridium and then have that go out to an IR loader like an mbox, blubox, or IR software on your computer. The cheat way is to put it in front and put your iridium on super clean with no gain. You could in theory put the delays after the iridium with the IRs engaged but room would have to be at zero. I would say experiment and see which one you like the best!

@mrsimulator9844 2 года назад

When you are using a high gain setting, are you getting a distorted fuzz sound on top of your tone? Anything past 3:00 on my gain I get a fuzz overtone like too high of an input…….🤔

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

Which amp setting are you using? For the chime (vox) setting it definitely has super high freq that I roll off by increasing the mids. When using the punch (Marshall) setting I don’t experience that, in fact I roll the bass down to 9 o clock and bump mids and treble. What kind of guitar and pickups are you using?

@mrsimulator9844 2 года назад

@@SuperdangerStudios Thanks for your response. I experience more so on the Chime and Punch setting. The two guitars I use most through it are my American Pro Tele and my PRS 594…… nothing crazy in regard to high gain pickups as they are both stock. I reached out to Strymon who told me it’s normal. When I crank up the gain on either of those settings, it’s far from a tight drive tone it just gets fuzzy. I have tried the Mesa IR’s from York and David Hislop. I really like them compared to the stock. A drive pedal seems to rid the problem as I don’t need to crank the gain past 12 as the pedal provides the crunch. I would think though the pedal should breakup/gain consistent throughout its control without getting fuzzy.

@mwiez 2 года назад

Understand it’s not for use with an amp in a live setting. But is my only option to go into PA? Can I go I to a 2x10 unpowered cabinet? Thx for your post!

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

You can totally use this live with a power amp and a 2 x 10. A fryette power station or Seymour Duncan power pedal will take the Iridium to the 2 x 10 no problem. It will take some tinkering with the tone controls on both the iridium and power amp to get the right sound though.

@henkhenk4357 2 года назад

I use the Iridium as an input into my Quilter toneblock 202 in frfr mode. The speaker is a Quilter Frontliner 2x8. This is still a small, lightweight and LOUD setup. The Quilter in frfr mode is very transparent, ideal to amplify a modeler. I need pushed air… Love it !

@leftyshep 2 года назад

I use iridium into a DI then to the house board. It sounds awesome and have had some good comments on it. I also love the York IR’s and have my iridium loaded with 9 of the Yorks. It’s also easily controlled by a Boss ES8 (midi and normal pedals). It’s very easy to set iridium and all gear up. Loving your channel and all of its content. Thanks for all!

@robertodotes8109 2 года назад

Wow, the winner is the Revival Trem with York Audio, sounds better that Iridium and Revival Drive.

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

It is my favorite pedal by far. No one else seems to use it!

@truthfactreality6814 2 года назад

I had the strymon Iridium. The main problem with it is no xlr outs. Don’t get me wrong. The sounds are top notch. I have real amps and a quad cortex now though. And shitloads of real pedals obviously haha

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

i agree. having balanced outs is a must in a lot of situaions. a DI box can help with that but then youre bringing another pedal. how is the quad cortex. would love to try one someday.

@truthfactreality6814 2 года назад

@@SuperdangerStudios best pieces of gear are quad cortex and my captor x. I use it with real amps and on its own as just a unit. It can work in so many situations.

@jp2503 2 года назад

How can we tell how much headroom a device like this has compared to regular amps where we can look at the wattage?

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

Hi JP. Thanks for the question. When you say headroom do you mean perceived loudness? Since this is a amp modeler the 'loudness' comes from your PA if you are playing live, or your preamp to your computer when recording. This is not an actual amp so there is no power amp stage to drive a passive speaker. If you mean 'headroom' as in how much you can push the gain before the amp goes into overdrive I would say not much. It goes into slightly dirty territory once you get past 12 o clock on the gain knob. Hope this helps. If not, let me know what you are looking to solve. Cheers!

@jp2503 2 года назад

@@SuperdangerStudios forget PAs and computer preamps, if I'm using this as a standalone DI into headphones at what point can I add overdrive before it sounds like it would be clipping. I know this probably won't clip the same way as an amp but I stead it would probably sound mushy or murky like when I see some people dialing metal settings with an overdrive and EQ on the marshall setting.

@melodica5407 2 года назад

Deluxe reverb, AC30, Plexi. If you don't need high gain amp this is everything you need.

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

Agreed!

@toddtyler Год назад

Thinking about getting one - still recommend it in 2023?

@SuperdangerStudios Год назад

Absolutely. I still use it like 90% of the time in studio. Such a great pedal.

@scjoaquim666 Год назад

what a fucking good video! Finally someone to say the truth without bla bla bla. Every new pedal or every new technology make the youtubers say the new is better. aarrgh! Thanks

@SuperdangerStudios Год назад

Thanks Joaquim! The Strymon is a great pedal and people forgot about it so quickly!

@jameshalbert181 Год назад

This aired 9 months ago and just showed up in my feed . My guess is because UA's Dream 65 scares the crap outta Strymon and they're trying to intercept potential buyers like me

@SuperdangerStudios Год назад

Haha James, I assure you no tricky algorithm stuff is going on. However, I did do a ton of comparisons on my channel between the Dream and the Iridium though if you want to check it out! Both are amazing pedals but accomplish different things. Cheers!

@AndrewMasters 2 года назад

"how dare these peope, no loyalty, no fortitude" ....... presses subscribe

@fadermaster5221 2 года назад

If only it had an fx loop.

@SuperdangerStudios 2 года назад

Agreed. You can kind of fake it if you turn off the IRs and then go Iridium to time based fx, then go to IR pedal. But that is a ton of work.

@fadermaster5221 2 года назад

@@SuperdangerStudios that’s the main reason why I got the Blackstar Dual Drive which in almost every regard is perfect to me.

@Roddo731 Год назад

Tweaking… I hate tweaking… truth be told I’m too much of a Tweaker… I have my very first multi effects unit in the late 80s, Roland GP8…rack… Yeah can you say Steve Lukather… I have had like everything else since then, Line 6 PodXT Pro, Eleven Rack and everything in between and I tweaked and tweaked and tweaked and then I tweaked some more to get what I wanted and I got sick of tweaking. So I’m a worship guitar player live it’s mostly it other than Acoustic Live gigging… So I do use it on Sunday morning and I do put a boost in front of it and I use a good Radial direct box. Because of the boost pedal and the radial, I probably have as much money invested as if I would’ve got a stomp… No tweaking though… I did get a Midi Mouse, Stroman wants to nail it this should be more like a all in one multi effects pedal so you can save some presets, you can step through the preset switches but you have no clue where you are it’s a stupid design

@SuperdangerStudios Год назад

I hate tweaking too! I just wanna set and forget and do the rest with my volume and tone knobs. It would be really cool if Strymon made some kind of midi controller that easily integrated with their products. Yeah that Midi mouse looks like it could get tricky with the lack of information. Thanks for watching!