Strymon Iridium with Line 6 PowerCab Plus Demo

In today's video, we try the Strymon Iridium pedal with the Line 6 PowerCab Plus. This makes what I think is a killer working man's live guitar rig.
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Three essential tube amps
Strymon’s Matrix Modeling technology brings you compelling virtualizations of three iconic tube amps. Here's what’s inside:
Round - The Normal channel of a classic American 1 x 12" is the basis for the Round amp's mid-scooped, high-headroom character and gentle tube breakup. Unique to the circuit is the Iridium’s midrange control: at noon, you get all the chunk and quack of the original tone stack. At higher values, Tweed-era tones start to appear. Additional gain on the top end gives the Iridium a velvety crunch you'd never be able to coax out of the genuine article.
Chime - The British Invasion owes more to the TB channel of this particular 30-watt combo than any other in history. At lower gain, the Chime channel is jangly and present, with great touch dynamics and a sweet harmonic breakup. Run it hot, and you get all the gain of the dimed original and beyond, with a frequency-shaped front-end boost implemented toward the top of the gain range to saturate and tighten up those crunch tones. As with the combo, the Iridium’s Middle control acts as a Tone Cut to roll off treble just before you hit those virtual power tubes.
Punch - When meaty cleans and knobs-at-11 high gain are what you’re after, Iridium’s Punch amp preset is the option for you. It’s modeled after a particularly coveted British hundred-watter. Gain settings at 2:00 on the Iridium gets you that classic Plexiglas-paneled snarl and growl. Opening up the throttle moves you well into hot-rodded Van Halen territory and beyond.
Nine onboard speaker cabs
Round A: Deluxe Reverb 1x12" (OwnHammer) - Open-back Fender combo with a 1978 Fender CTS 12" ceramic speaker
Round B: Blues Junior 1x12" (cabIR) - Open-back Fender combo with a Jensen C12N 12" speaker
Round C: Vibrolux 2x10" (cabIR) -Open-back Fender combo with two 1965 Jensen C10NS 10" speakers
Chime A: AC30 2x12" Alnico (OwnHammer) - Open-back Vox combo with two 2001 Celestion T0530 Alnico Blue speakers
Chime B: 1x12"Alnico (Celestion) - Closed-back cab with a Celestion Alnico Blue 12" speaker
Chime C: Mesa 4x12" (ValhallaIR) - "Half-back" Mesa cab (open top, sealed bottom) with two Mesa/Celestion Black Shadow MC-90 12" speakers and two Mesa/Electro-Voice Black Shadow EVM-12L 12" speakers
Punch A: GNR 4x12" (OwnHammer) - Closed-back Marshall cab with four 1971 Celestion Greenback G12M-25 12" speakers
Punch B: 2x12" Vintage 30 (Celestion) - Open-back cab with two Celestion Vintage 30 12" speakers
Punch C: Marshall 8x12" Alnico (cabIR) - Closed-back Marshall cab with four Celestion T652 Alnico speakers
Onboard room reverb
To further sell that amp-in-a-room vibe, the Strymon Iridium gives you four mesmerizing stereo room convolution reverbs in a simple 1-knob interface. Dial up to add some space to solos or pull back for a more intimate, focused feel.
Strymon Iridium Amp and IR Cab Pedal Features:
3 amps and 9 speaker cabs in a familiar pedal format
Onboard reverb sells the amp-in-a-room response
Matrix Modeling captures the tube response and interactive tone stacks of 3 highly coveted amps - American clean to British high gain
Cab IRs from OwnHammer and Celestion give the Iridium a performance-ready response
TRS expression pedal input unlocks hands-free volume swells and level control
Access up to 300 favorites using a Strymon MIDI EXP cable and MIDI controller
Selectable true bypass/analog buffered bypass switching
9-volt DC power supply included
Proudly built in the USA
Line 6 Powercab Plus
Power: 250W
Speaker: 12" custom-designed coaxial driver
1" compression driver for high-frequency reproduction
128dB peak SPL
6 guitar speaker models
70Hz to 20kHz neutral frequency response in Flat Mode
128 user-loadable slots for Impulse Response processing
128 presets can be configured as any mode (Flat, Speaker Modeling, IR)
2" backlit LCD screen and illuminated knob
Foldout 45-degree kickstands
Dual 1/4" XLR combo input jacks
XLR output Jack
USB jack for editing, playback and recording
MIDI In/Out for preset switching
L6 LINK / AES/EBU input and output for seamless Helix integration and daisy chaining
Dimensions: 22.4" x 17.1" x 12"
Weight: 36 lb.

[@GearZombie]

What do you think? Would the Strymon Iridium and the Line 6 PowerCab be a good working live rig?

[@nalukeko]

Sounded great. Add the Strymon MultiSwitch (Plus) and you have 4 presets (3 switch + 1 Fav), plus whatever setting is on the Iridium :)

[@WarrenPostma]

Same price you could get a Line6 podgo and a PowerCab and oh have ALL your effects in there too. PodGo has an IR Loader, and OH, every single Helix effect!

[@duncancartledge1667]

Great demo of 2 game changing pieces of gear. The powercab plus is one of the best things I’ve ever bought. Use it with my Iridium, sounds great and the Powercabs modelled speakers is a great sounding and feeling set up. Setting the input levels into powercab is key to getting the speaker modelling sounds but once set up gives a really authentic sound at any volume level. Also use it with a load box and a variety of amps (JTM 45, Kraken, Orange OR15 and Tiny Terror, Mini Jubilee)and excels at making them usable at home.

[@Sierra-tx1we]

So professional, great contenent

[@trashcat1031]

Sounds Great, thanks for making this video. I'm currently running my Iridium into my IK Multimedia iLoud Micro Monitors for home use but I was looking at the Mooer Baby Bomb 30 into my 1x12 Peavey with WGS Retro 30 but this PowerCab seems like a better sounding option.

[@DanielFPaulo]

I really want to get one, but need to find a small active speaker for bedroom playing ... do you know any?

[@1970Richiez]

I have been waiting for someone to do a video on this... I would love to see a more in depth review on the pedal and this

[@GearZombie]

What more would you like to see?

[@1970Richiez]

@@GearZombie Any chance of more review on the capabilities and sounds from the iridium... I already have a PC+ and its awesome.... would like a bit more on the sounds can come from it... Thanks for replying

[@GearZombie]

I did a video before this one where I more or less just went through the Iridium. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaG7dI1-gMaseq8

[@limerot]

@@GearZombie Would like to see a smal pedalboard (like a working mans board) with no preamps and no IR's into the Powercab+.

[@mougabo]

hey dude, one question, so, if the speaker already has IRs there...... then I can switch off the ones in the iridium and use the ones in the speaker, right??? that seems like a sweet deal to me

[@wallsdownstudios4112]

There are some hidden features in the Iridium which will allow you to turn off the IR's or even the amp models! They really thought of everything with this little guy.

[@adammichaelchannel]

I like your intro song, did you write it?

[@ryanwebster7873]

Awesome video brother , I’m gonna get this exact rig

[@RNZTY]

How do you connect the two exactly? I’m trying to do this with my Roland jazz chorus

[@GearZombie]

This was just the out of the strymon into the in of the powercab.

[@limerot]

Did you use IR's from the amp or the pedal? Have you tried regular pedals into powercab, nothing else? Just for curiosity.

[@Jaysteenn]

Cool video! I just got one of these and I really like it but its weird using a 5 inch studio monitor.

[@giovannimastropasqua5229]

Can you plug a microphone to the powercab? How does it work? Does it sound clean for a singer in flat mode?

[@BandaVelhosNovos]

Nice test! Sounds great!

[@fixxxer602]

Nice video. Do you “null” the iridium IR and do the cab sim in the powercab? Or are you running the cab flat?

[@GearZombie]

In this case I was just running the powercab flat. I should almost do another demo running the iridium null and trying the L6 cabs.

[@fixxxer602]

GearZombie wow sounds amazing!

[@mougabo]

@@GearZombie oh wow, that would be amazing, it means that we have even more options!

[@xsansinanea]

How you set up the volume with de Iridyum???? I can’t get enough volume to play with a BAND….

[@shan2un]

Is no one picking up on the hooli shirt ?

[@mikeyankie9594]

lol, "hit it twice"...

[@MarkThomasMusic]

Wanted to check this video out until you slipped in the political comment. Don’t look down while you eat, u might choke... and what a travesty that would be.

[@GearZombie]

Almost as much of a travesty as anyone that has the misfortune of clicking on your content..... Get over yourself and get back to your "Obama Amnesty Song" Videos...... Captain Pot Calling the Kettle Black...

[@WarrenPostma]

@@GearZombie I appreciate you. We up here in Canada think you rock and this Mark guy is a turd. Keep on rockin the free world.

[@GearZombie]

@@WarrenPostma Thank you!! It's always appreciated to get some kind words in what can seem like a sea of turds sometimes!!