But with its great default sounds and hands-on user interface, I play more guitar with the Iridium and spend less time fiddling with menus to get a good sound. There is good competition like the HX Stomp and Two Notes Torpedo Cab M. It can do stereo, load custom IRs, save presets, has a great headphone out, MIDI and expression control.įor me, this is the best amp/cab modeler currently on the market. The Iridium has a lot more features than I can demo in this web-based demo. I guess the special super power for the Marshall is the wide gain range, going from crystal clean to Plexi distortion and even above that so it's like a hot rodded version of the original. ![]() It has a nice punchy midrange to begin with. Nothing special seems to be happening for the Marshall. All the way down is maximum treble and all the way up cuts most of the treble. Turn it all the way up to emulate a more honky Tweed sound. On the Fender, with the middle knob at noon, you get a Blackface Fender (Deluxe or Twin Reverb) EQ response. This is a special knob for the Fender and Vox models. It's just enough to make the amp sound more lively. I tend to use subtle settings here, usually set the mix at 9 o'clock in a small room. The right LED will switch from green to orange to red. The room reverb can be set to small, medium and large room by pressing down and holding then "on" switch and turning the room knob. FYI, the gain stage of the Iridium is realized with an analog JFET circuit. For the chord progression in this demo, this one was the winner. On it's own, I think the Marshall model set to crunchy (a bit above edge of breakup) sounds killer. I find it harder to dial in sounds with drive pedals in front of the Iridium when the drive is past noon for the Marshall (punch) and Vox models. ![]() I think I lean towards the chime because of the awesome OwnHammer IR that's on cab "a" by default (AC30 2x12 AlNiCo). Many people use the Fender model as their clean pedal platform. For ambient clean sounds, it's perfect with the drive at 12 o'clock to just add a tiny bit of hair and weight to its chimeyness. It has great clarity and stacks well with drive pedals when set pretty clean. ![]() The room reverb adds a bit of three-dimensionality and lubrication for the dryness of direct/ampless setups.įor my own purposes, I find myself using the Vox model (chime) most often. The EQs for all amp models are very usable. The Strymon Iridium is the first amp modeler that I just unboxed, plugged in and it sounded great without much fiddling. To embed this demo on your own website, copy & paste the code above.
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