Strymon Iridium Amp & IR Cab Pedal Demo

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The pedal-sized Strymon Iridium gives you the tube staging, tone stack, and touch response of three iconic amplifiers, each with three corresponding cabinet choices, all in a line-level stereo output which you can send straight to FOH. No amp required. Iridium's Class A JFET preamp handles your guitar and stomps just like a true tube amp. Its analog front end feeds a powerful 2-stage DSP processor which carefully approximates the tube bais, harmonic breakup, cone compression, and EQ interaction of some of your favorite front ends. Whether you're playing the blues through chunky American 1x12 or raising the roof through a dimed British high-watt, the Strymon feels and handles much like your favorite stacks and combos.
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[@CoredusK]

Dude really knows what he's talking about. Nice.

[@Apafockl]

The best review of this pedal! Discovered features that others KZbinrs didn’t even mention. Well done Sweetwater👍🏻

[@pangloss9]

As an Axe-FX III user, I got admit, this looks like an extremely simple, yet amazing sounding device. Also, everything I’ve ever touched with s Strymon badge on it has been a top-shelf product. I’m sure the Iridium will NOT disappoint.

[@CliveBarnesMusic]

Best demo of this pedal. As always, so well done Mitch

[@sweetwater]

👍

[@bensinger6031]

100%. The description of the capabilities of this with the pedals post-amp sold it to me.

[@SeanZetterlund]

Awesome pedal! Now Strymon needs to take the best of the Big Sky and Timeline to create a Reverb/Delay combo pedal called the BigTime 🤘

[@TyDarapiza]

SkyLIne!

[@keylearning5746]

Either of those are great names

[@jordandangelo180]

Skyline is a great name. The Nissan Skyline was/is an awesome car.

[@SeanZetterlund]

@@TyDarapiza also a great name! I feel like Strymon's gotta do it

[@phillipsouthard8285]

They won’t do this. No one would buy the Timeline or Big Sky anymore.

[@SuleimanElkhoury97]

Thanks strymon for messing up all my choices for a new amp

[@PorterhouseMusic]

After owning one - I would argue that they just made your choice easier. This thing is awesome.

[@Livelaughlimpbizkit]

Suleiman Elkhoury I HATED modellers or any non valve tech, I bought one and sold my valve set uo

[@cutittaierau3128]

@@Livelaughlimpbizkit almost buying a two rock last year until I realized kempler can reproduce that 1:1.. I hnow how it feels:))

[@Livelaughlimpbizkit]

stratstyle 97 crazy right? Would’ve loved a two rock....still would

[@SuleimanElkhoury97]

I’m definitely Saving for an iridium

[@TheCleansingx]

Strymon always deliver a high quality product

[@ghostownaproach]

I like that adding gain for distortion doesn't raise the volume. I finally resorted to using multiple distortion pedals set to various amounts of distortion at the same volume to eliminate the problem of volume change at different distortion amounts on one pedal being changed on the fly for different songs.

[@lamar8264]

There is at least $5000 worth of amps & cabs in this little pedal. Well done Strymon, and a fantastic review too!

[@rhodeislandshred]

Great demo, clear and concise, SOLD !!!!

[@manny75586]

The pedal sounds great, but can we take a moment to admire how nice Mitch’s right hand is?

[@djb3545]

Sweetwater demos are fantastic

[@tommykib]

WOW! Have I been needing this!

[@MrDavemiley]

Time keeps on slipping slipping slipping . . into the future . . . WOW ! Impressive device !

[@rangerdoc1029]

Crunch with greenbacks sounds amazing. Honestly, all I want is that one tone in a pedal. Plexi to JCM crunch through a stack of greenbacks.

[@thelolguy007]

That Heritage is gorgeous. Makes a great pair with the Iridium

[@jlewallen007]

Hi I’m Mitch Gallagher and I talk as fast as I can and you still be able to understand me.

[@nickp440]

I never understood haters of digital stuff. I have a few tube amps, and a few modelers and love them all

[@cchavez248]

Wow! I might NEED this!!!!

[@beestew79]

That Heritage sounds great!

[@willfreeman4736]

Got one ordered, now Strymon make a rack mount version with two sets of tone controls, dual xlr out, a stereo loop, and a a multi channel footswitch with a solo boost option.

[@blastofo]

That heritage is gorgeous!

[@111anthonym]

This sounds great 👍🏽

[@McCambira]

Great sound 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@fender0942]

This is the first video of Mitchs I’ve seen and I gotta say maybe the best presenter of product I’ve ever seen. Amazing presentation. Like he built the thing.

[@sweetwater]

😊👍

[@AzaelVI]

I hear Strymon contracted Atlas to mine these on Pandora.

[@joshuabenton3785]

Azael VI ...I got you fam

[@pdbordelon]

Geez...perfect for home recording, just take my money already!

[@FedeOttalagano]

Excellent review

[@sweetwater]

Thanks, Fede! 😎👍

[@lionPGF]

Wow...now i have to reconsider my choises!

[@shook9042]

That Heritage 150 is gorgeous!

[@phillipsouthard8285]

Hopefully someone on KZbin will compare this to some other modelers that fit on a pedalboard, like the HX Stomp.

[@CarlGtSmith]

There are many IR products on the market, but I think DYNAX IR has the best sound. As stated in their product description, DYNAX IR is really fast. When using IRs, the pick attack is sometimes delayed, and it is difficult to add picking nuances, but their IR prevents all of that. It's revolutionary!

[@jasong546]

I don’t need one, but that’s impressive. Good time to be a player these days.

[@MrStupidHead]

Strymon is really hitting the ball. Somehow they have embraced digital and gotten analog with it.

[@Honking_Goose]

To be fair Chase Bliss Audio has done that for years

[@MrStupidHead]

@@Honking_Goose I've seen Hainbach say interesting words about Chase Bliss. I need to see more of them to editorialize. I'll investigate.

[@Aaron-zh4kj]

@@Honking_Goose Their motto is “Digital brain, analog heart”. Basically, analog signal path that’s digitally controlled. I need to check out more of their stuff.

[@RockHardRiffs]

What a trip!

[@gordontubbs]

Game over for the SansAmp GT-2!

[@wakjob961]

Yep. Have mine since '99. never get rid of it... But Tech 21 needs to get with the times. Their tech is dated.

[@rockkstah2550]

Gonna be interesting what Boss/Roland will do, gonna wait for 2020 NAMM and hopefully it has an XLR's OUT

[@Chord_The_Seeker]

Strymon makes great stuff, no doubt. At that price, though, you get 3 amp models, but you could buy an HX Stomp for a little more and get a ton more options.

[@culturetrash3191]

That was my thought, as well. It would be nice, though, to see if the amp/cab sims are better than the Stomp. That may justify it.

[@dkhsnyder]

@@culturetrash3191 My Hx is great, With loaded IRs Ive bought and a decent ALTO 10 inch Active speaker I'm blown away by the tones. Cant Imagine "better"- Ive had fender tube amps, mesas etc. If anything this strymon would be something Id buy for a backup.

[@mikkopoyry7890]

Yeah, but we need something for us simple, one tone guitarists, who don't want to scroll through endless menus or mess with hundreds of different parameters. Iridium seems to be more plug-and-play style option.

[@sm19]

Only thing that bums me out is no XLR output. If I’m going to a PA I want to use XLR. It’s not a big deal using a DI box, it’s just one more thing.

[@TheCleansingx]

If you have a "Rockboard" pedal board with one of those modules they will give you an all-in-one solution! XLR out, even stereo if you want that

[@sm19]

TheCleansingx I didn’t know that thank you!!

[@dvdpz89]

sm19 just get an adapter. www.amazon.com/dp/B0002GZLX8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_-rsSDb1T1KDBQ

[@tkdunn]

Agreed! Very short sighted - I’d love to know the rationale for that omission...

[@freezingCode]

@@TheCleansingx I may have misinterpreted what you're saying, but the modules for the Rockboard pedal boards are only pass-through. At least the one I have with a number of 1/4" and one XLR. He would still need something to convert the 1/4 from the Strymon to XLR.

[@thefeelcompany]

Mitch knows his shit.

[@Greg-rd8qr]

Wow so Cool!!!!!

[@MitchLamm93]

how about an Iridium for bass? Ampeg SVT, GK solid state amp, and maybe a Fender Bassman?

[@johnott193]

I’ve recorded bass with it and it’s my favorite bass tone I’ve been able to get direct. For whatever reason the Punch with the 4x12 sounded awesome to my ears. That’s really the thing that separates this from the other modelers. It’s insanely easy to dial in the exact tone you want. I was adding guitar parts to something I had recorded before and within 5 minutes matched the tone of my tube amp that I mic’d and recorded a lead part. I couldn’t tell the difference. It’s really great.

[@GZUS316]

Hold onto all of your current gear...10 years from now every new player will want that original tone, and as we all know they'll pay out the nose for it.

[@savanaviolenta]

Unfortunately it's not how it goes. If it was the 70s now, I understand after 20 to 30 years those pedals to be cherished, but with the progressing technology, our equipment will sound somewhat like lo fi after 10 more years.

[@oceanbreda]

Great job Strymon in giving us more options to choose from, would like to try one, but just got a REVV d20 that is a killer amp with build in two notes, would be interesting to compare the 2 going into a DAW

[@jerryhorton5708]

Ok, Mitch, you explained a fairly interesting audio routing with the pedals - Riverside to Iridium; Iridium to delay and verb. Did you just come off of the stereo outputs of the Iridium or did you use some other secret sauce? I’ve heard demos with the pedals all in front of the iridium and thought it sounded amazing. Nice demo and thanks!

[@williamroark]

“Strymon” say no more!!!! (I already want one!!!)

[@Wagoo]

MIDI now has official adapters for 3.5mm when limited on space, so would have been cool to see MIDI on a 3.5mm jack as well as USB on the back.. although I'm glad it's mini USB and not shitty micro USB :)

[@teacher5376]

Very easy to know all the big , new releases strymon pedals ....like to do listening, first.....

[@edwincrain986]

That's gotta be a fun job.

[@phyfts]

Am I going crazy or this sounds better than Kemper?

[@scootertb26]

Wasn't interested until I saw it has midi, looks like a simple setup without having to get overloaded with 1200 amp models and 3000 cabs....etc.... more like a tube amp setup, some knobs switches and a few minutes to dial in a tone , if it reviews to run well with a FX8 , which I think it would, I will get one

[@jakerslucky24]

They sure worked hard to cover up the Heritage logo on that beautiful guitar...

[@valeriodimatteo5883]

how does it sound through ear monitors? Does it keep the quality? (provided the ear monitor is decent)

[@SanjoyDasGuitar]

If I take stereo output from reverb or delay pedal ,how I will place those stereo outputs for IRIDIUM’s input ?

[@YesuAiNimen]

Mitch looking really healthy!

[@patshep68]

Sounds great, I'm about to buy one used, however I have to bitch about the fact that I don't know if the audio in this example is direct in, or if it's going through a speaker and mic'd up?

[@prospectnyc]

Would you put a studio compressor before or after this in a signal chain?

[@migueleespinosa2632]

You can utilize it both ways. The before really controls the dynamics into the amp and the gain structure of the input. Do it after and it gives. what I call, a Mesa Mk series compression that beefs up the sound but still allows you to tailor the tone response by your dynamics and guitar volume.

[@hairyhunk44]

Mitch where did you get that Jacket? I want that Jacket.

[@lucasvillaquiroz]

Is it possible to turn off the Amp side and use my HX stomp as the preamp/effects and use the iridium for the Cab IR? I need to free some DSP on the stomp

[@sweetwater]

Hey, Lucas. Thanks very much for your question! Yes, you can turn off either the Amp or the Cab inside the Iridium. Check this link: www.strymon.net/faq/how-can-i-disable-the-amp-or-cab-on-iridium/ Please contact me direct with any other gear questions you have. Robert Williams, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 2371, [e-mail]

[@JimsGuitarGarage]

Strymon- please make a deluxe version with 2 sets of amp switches and the ability to send each amp to its respected output separately through XLR outputs. Many players (myself included) use wet/dry rigs and this would allow you to send an Amp sim (say Fender) out on one channel, and another type (Vox or Marshall) out on the other.

[@charleshale8504]

Could always buy two and some sort of A/B box right?

[@isaachawkins3293]

Jim's Guitar Garage buy an hx stomp!

[@JimsGuitarGarage]

Charles Hale not for $800, I’ll stick with my current setup with 2 Joyo’s and a digitech CabDryVR.

[@JimsGuitarGarage]

Isaac Hawkins I’ve got a HeadRush pedalboard already. But if they made a deluxe version I’d use it on my analog board.

[@isaachawkins3293]

Jim's Guitar Garage I get that, but the hx STOMP basically is a deluxe version of this. Plus some! I use my on my analog board for the amp sims and irs only, using two amps as you described

[@tldnolan]

I want one but in the UK they are sold out everywhere

[@vladlabyrinth6335]

PLs, do some comparison with the real Vox/Fender and sm57 (for example) !!!!

[@jacey714]

Mitch Gallagher is the best gear demonstrator in the world~ :)

[@sweetwater]

🙌🙌

[@fjfrancois]

Wow pedal kills the amp Star

[@adammichaelchannel]

3:41 demo starts

[@Aaron-zh4kj]

To all the guys I see using an entire Kemper only as a clean pedal platform, in addition to a huge pedal board of boutique pedals (smh 🙃), THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED INSTEAD, NOT A KEMPER; SAVE YOUR MONEY. Anywho, holy cow this thing is impressive. A friend of mine borrowed and used one for a show we played, since this was already hooked up to the house, and it sounded really good, but I didn’t know all these other controls and extra goodies were on board. This thing would be a dream for a pedal focused rig.

[@freefalling120]

Also going direct I suppose youd need a trs/xlr?

[@hawedehre]

It seems Mitch likes this pedal. If not, he must be a true professional presenter.

[@DougDopplerMusic]

Mitch is AMAZING - his ability to go deep but not sound like a geek is unmatched in the entire industry. That is to say, yes, he's a truly professional presenter!

[@ilkergulener]

why there is no di output like others?

[@voidburner8271]

Hey sweetwater, can you explain why Strymon didn't add an effects loop on this amp? wtff..

[@calebmills2345]

I personally can't even tell that he isn't playing through an amp. If you closed your eyes or tabbed away from the video I bet you wouldn't even guess he's playing through a pedal.

[@davemccall9594]

That was my first impression, too. I kept forgetting all the sound was coming from the pedal directly (even though that's the whole point of the demo).

[@jasonkerr931]

Does the Iridium have to be set at the end of my pedalboard signal chain when using my effects pedals in order to take advantage of the Cab sim IR's?

[@sweetwater]

Thanks for your question, Jason. Here's my take: It depends… If you want to set up the chain like an amp without an effects loop, then yes, Iridium is last. If you want to set up the chain as if you are in a studio, then place your time domain effects after the Iridium. Technically you can place anything after it, since in order to connect to a mic pre on your interface or mixer, you'll likely use a direct box. If you connect to a Hi-Z input on the interface/mixer, then your results may vary. You can't hurt anything by trying both methods, so experiment. If I didn't answer you completely or correctly, please contact me direct. Robert Williams, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 2371, [e-mail]

[@jasonkerr931]

@@sweetwater Huge thanks and great demo!

[@nirodha2513]

Thanks very much, Mitch! Can i use this with my Boss RC-600? Rock on

[@sweetwater]

Hi, Nirodha. Yes, those can be used together. The Iridium is essentially taking the place of an amp so I would keep that as the last thing in your signal chain, with the looper wherever you would normally keep it in your pedal order before that. Thanks for your interest! Charlie Davis, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1320, [e-mail]

[@nirodha2513]

@@sweetwater Thank you very much!

[@sonny6string822]

So to use a delay or reverb pedal, you plug your guitar to the Iridium input jack and the Iridium output into the input of your pedals and plug the output from your pedals into a direct box and send it to FOH or whatever other audio source you’re using, is this correct?

[@sweetwater]

Hi, sonny6string822. Yes, that would be a great way to do that setup. If you’re just running clean amp emulations on the Iridium, the delay/reverb pedals could also go in front of the Iridium. Really just personal preference at that point. Thanks for your interest! Charlie Davis, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1320, [e-mail]

[@lesterksi4521]

So this one goes straight to your cab like a small amp head, right?

[@sweetwater]

Thanks for contacting us, Lester. Hope you're safe and well. Iridium is designed to connect to a mixing console or full range (PA style) powered speaker, not to a guitar amp or cabinet. It has no power and has a variety of amp and cabinets to select from. Please contact me direct for more information. Robert Williams, Senior Sweetwater Sale Engineer, [phone] ext. 2371, [e-mail]

[@djjiles]

How would this sound through a focusrite into studio monitors?

[@Thumpopotamus]

blah Like the pedal...

[@Jaidezilla]

If you had a great Loop pedal bike the boss es8 you could have this the Mobius the timeline in the blue sky and you would never need anything else

[@ozzlayer]

Everything now days "feels natural" and "sounds like you are plugging into an amplifier". Marketing words used in every pedal/multiFX unit ever made.But......this one sounds good.

[@arielista]

I love and own a Torpedo Cab M but where they failed is not having stereo outputs. I Strymon has stereo outputs that's big plus

[@kronk358]

Your deluxe doesnt have a mid control? Mine does.

[@michael_caz_nyc]

I want the ability to: get my 65 Blackface Fender Princeton "Clean" - through the P.A. (without having to carry my Amp to Gigs) - any Input ?

[@sweetwater]

Hi, Michael. For what you're describing, the Iridium is a great choice. It has some great Fender style tones in there and I see a lot of people using it so that they don't have to bring an amp to a gig. For running into a PA, you will likely need to pair that with a DI box. Thanks for your interest! Charlie Davis, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1320, [e-mail]

[@michael_caz_nyc]

@@sweetwater Thanks. Now I'm comparing & researching: Strymon Iridium, Humbolt Simplifier. Walrus acs1, Quilter-unit ??? I also want the most Amp-like Feel (under the fingers) Appreciate your input.

[@tomblaze2]

Sounds groovy

[@davidmerlin3344]

Strymon should put out an amp like The Katana but of course it would be more high end amp

[@boimesa8190]

Price?

[@EssentialRIG]

Is it better than Milkman The Amp?

[@afterglow2020]

If you want different amps and different cabs, this is better. If you want just one good tube preamp amp and one good cab, as well as a speaker out and DI out, then The Amp is better.

[@richardbirch5744]

The iridium sounds really good, very warm and organic, with no digital nuances. But at £399 UK it just seems a heck of a lot of money for something that emulates just 3 amps, 9 cabs, 3 room reverbs and one patch save. I appreciate it's going for top quality tone, response & playing dynamics, but even so. With the new Pod Go providing full mfx capability with Helix quality modelling & IR importing, for the same price of £399 will the Iridium really be noticeably better? I think this is a pedal for tube purists/pro players that are very, very, VERY particular about their tone and need something to 'replace' their amps/cabs with something very light, compact and flexible to fit on their conventional pedal boards with good routing options and very natural sounding room reverb. This is a very different market to those wanting fuller MFX options, so it's not in competition with Helix, Pod Go, etc. At this price point, it's most definitely not for me personally, and as an amateur gigging player my next purchase will almost certainly be Pod Go for my gigging needs (once it finally gets to the UK!). But I can definitely see where Strymon are coming from and the Iridium is already highly respected for what it does.

[@boimesa8190]

I'd say this takes less fiddling around I guess 🤷‍♂️

[@paul_domici]

So I can plug this straight into my cab? How loud does it get? how many watts?

[@oisinmcphillips2090]

It won't power a cab. It plugs directly into an audio interface, headphones or a PA system. It's emulating an entire recorded guitar tone signal chain of Amp -> Speaker Cab -> Microphone

[@paul_domici]

@@oisinmcphillips2090 Got it Thanks!!!

[@joshvalbrice]

Oisin McPhillips if I still need to use my amp so you recommend to connect this on the effects loops?

[@douglas3103]

ok I'm overwhelmed... how thick is the manual for this puppy!

[@Thomas-pq4ys]

But can it make a Tele twang, country style?

[@Peetie_Wheatstraw]

Nice device, but it would be nice to have an input for an external music player to jam with. Still a very useful pedal.

[@yurialves3635]

so i can just have one of this and wear headphones ?

[@jaribu2758]

Unbelievably well. The 'room' feature makes you forget you're wearing headphones. None of that 'up against your head' thing you get normally. I have this feature on my audio interface and can now practice with headphones without the computer.

[@valeriodimatteo5883]

@@jaribu2758 this is what i needed to know. headphones are my main use case, so i hope it works as well with them

[@joshvalbrice]

Will this go direct to the effects loop if I still need to use an amp?

[@sweetwater]

Hi, Josh. You could run this into an effects loop, but just remember that you would be running a cab IR into another cabinet. That may not give you the best sound possible, but it is an option. If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact me anytime. Thanks for the interest! Chris Arnold, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1709, [e-mail]

[@joshvalbrice]

Sweetwater TY! I’ve checked the online manual an option to disable/bypass the CAB Sim. Sounds like a good option to me!

[@jackbenson8228]

HOW MUCH

[@robertwellington2616]

jack benson $400 plus tax.

[@KunchangLeeMusic]

Want

[@veerchasm1]

Cab M : “Hold my beer” 🍺

[@RadityoPramAdi]

Or Cabzeus Mono..

[@neenerheaddj]

The omission of an FX Loop and Aux In is a bummer.

[@JimmyCafarella]

You don't need an FX loop on a preamp. An FX loop offers insertion for post effects, with this you simply run them after the output.

[@neenerheaddj]

Try running a lush reverb into a dirty amp. Unless you want shoegaze tones, you want verb and delay post distortion. Also, this is not a preamp. But if you don’t understand these things, there’s nothing more I can say that will change that. Lush or at least clear and articulate verbs and delays that will also be able to be heard through Iridium’s headphone out is what I’m getting at.

[@JimmyCafarella]

@@neenerheaddj I didn't say you should run reverb before a dirty amp, LOL. You would run reverb AFTER this unit, not BEFORE. And yeah, amp modeling units ARE preamps, fed into either a power amp or directly to P.A. (with cab sim enabled). Yes they emulate power amp as well, but the point is they are a preamp as far as the way you'd build a chain. Guitar into the Iridium, then into delay and reverb, then into power amp or D.I.

[@kristofkubina4105]

what is your reason for wanting to route the time based effects through the IR filter? you could just run the iridium into delays+reverbs, like it's done with a miced up amp sound in any DAW in the mixing phase... i am just curious.

[@JimmyCafarella]

@@neenerheaddjAs far as what you'd hear in the headphones, I suppose you're correct

[@MAYKOMTAVARES]

What guitar is This ?

[@ocelotl23]

Heritage

[@MAYKOMTAVARES]

javier gallegos thanks 🙏🏽 bro

[@zwip778]

Good job on avoiding the lawsuit.

[@conan218]

?

[@mp9508]

Round | Chime Punch rather than Fender | Vox | Marshall. 0.o

[@JJJohnsom]

Michael P. Nah egnater has Fender, Vox and Marshall written right on their tweaker 15 head.

[@JoePerkinsMusic]

Always love how companies try to say what the models are without using brand names - I used to have a Wampler Paisley Drive which had a suggested setting of 'What starts with V and rhymes with Socks?" :P

[@andyholley6127]

So when adding pedals that’s all in the “front”? No way to utilize delays and reverbs as if they’re in an fx loop?

[@trance9158]

Anything like this for bass guitar?

[@DaveMcCall]

Some of the Darkglass pedals have a (single) built-in impulse response. Not quite the same, but in the neighborhood.

[@BluesLicks101]

Checkout the Geddy Lee Sansamp

[@grantwilliams5458]

I’m thinking the same thing. He said there are a lot more Amps to choose from, so I wonder if they threw some bass amp ims in there to cater to us bass players. If not I’m sure a bass would still sound good running through it :).

[@trance9158]

@@grantwilliams5458 yeah...that's what I was figuring.

[@afterglow2020]

Grant Williams ... you can load different cabs, but you can’t load different amps.