Strymon Iridium Demo & Review - Should you buy this instead of an HX Stomp?
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Brian and Bradford review the Strymon Iridium and talk about how it compares to it's rivals, including the Line 6 HX Stomp, Helix, Kemper, Fractal Axe-FX III and FM3, etc.
Board used in this demo (pedals in order of signal chain):
Cali76 Compressor
Gravitas Tremolo
Duellist Overdrive
1981 DRV Overdrive
Strymon El Cap Delay
Strymon BigSky Reverb
Srymon Iridium
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Yes yes yes! I primarily play in church/worship venues and am blown away by how simple yet amazing the Iridium is. I just replaced my amp with it... no more carrying my heavy amp to and from church!
Best Iridium review thus far. Thanks
Great video. Really helpful, practical explanation with minimal playing - just enough to get a good idea. Thanks!
Best guitar reviews on TH-cam! Excellent work.
Love the video guys, and I love the Iridim, it’s simple point and shoot. I used to be a Tweaker, but all that tweaking just takes away valuable time from playing and playing better. We guitar players can tend to hide behind effects. Look at our guitar heroes, hardly any effects, and no multi effects. Iridium is perfect...for some of us:)
Thank you gentlemen, I love the review. I made the decision to purchase the item based on your review.
Bought one in June. Awesome tube amp sounds! Easy as anything to dial in. Works great with all your favorite pedals.
Awesome guys... I really found your video informative and cool.... appreciate the work and upload... thanks
Let the guy explain why he likes the Iridium 😂, you kept cutting him off to express your love for the stomp. I will most most likely buy the Iridium.
Right lol
Never been more excited for a video
Sounds amazing great review guys!👏🏽
We've been using Vox AC15s for our guitars at church, we keep them isolated and mic'd up with 57s. Having a real tube amp seems to be a constant battle of changing out tubes and parts that seem to constantly be wearing out due to heat and heavy use (one of them just failed, and that's why I'm "amp" shopping). Also it's a huge pain any time we want to move any of them. It seems like we can never get the settings and mic placement right to where we had it to begin with. That reason alone would be enough to get one of these pedals. Also, an AC15 mic'd with a 57 is kind of a low standard when it comes to having a tube amp and micing it up. The sounds we are trying to emulate are made with higher end boutique amps. To get a sound similar to what this thing puts out it would cost an arm and a leg to have access to these vintage tube amps, their cabs, and the mics/pre's they used to capture them. My conclusion: for all my hassling, I can't make the analogue gear I've got (that has cost me more than this pedal) sound nearly as clean and good. I'm going to be replacing our AC15s with these. This is way more practical/cost effective. I wish this technology had existed a long time ago.
wondering how you made out, and if you were able to make these work in your church setup, and if you're happy with them.
so how have things been so far?
We’ve been going ampless for almost a year now. The iridium is loved by everyone that’s used it. It’s a fantastic option if you can’t have a tube amp and don’t want to get rid of your pedal board.
@@brandonschroeder6831 exactly my thoughts, anyone can walk up with their pedal board and quickly get a great tone. The house will have a very consistent stereo sound to work with without the hassle of isolating amps and wear and tear. Fantastic tool for churches, makes me want to play again in church cause it would be so easy.
Well said. I still have my tube amps but I’m not using them as much for sure. I own and have owned boutique hand wired blah blah blah and they fail from time to time. Fuses go out, tubes do as well...even had an output transformer go out on me once. My suggestion is get something like the iridium if only for back up. You don’t even have to mount it to your board...but it’s there if you need it.
Nice work! The video does a great job of detailing the Iridium strengths and weaknesses. But it also highlights the magic combination of the 76, the Capistan, Big Sky, a good overdrive and the Iridium. Organic, earthly tones right from the git-go.
Dang. This unit is super impressive and the tactile nature is very appealing!
Best part of this video: Bringing back the Hosanna riffs 🤘
The el cap sounds so nice too 😍😍
That lush delays 💕💕💕
Yep! 👌
The iridium is perfect for who (like me) doesn’t want to dive into softwares. I love Strymon.
I’m seriously thinking about buying one. I’ve been a HX Stomp user for about nine months now. I feel like it would free up DSP so I could use more effects
Sounds awesome, B&B. I needz to try one. Love that Room feature, too.
Coach Beard is killing it on guitar.
I have the Iridium for a couple of months now. Love it. I use it instead of my brunetti singleman 15. I think it would be useful to add a 'aux in' on MKII to practice at home.
I've been waiting fir this video
Have you tried using 2 Iridiums for a stereo dual amp style set up? I’m Curious how The round and chime would sound together compared to just dual cabs.
Some cabs in the iridium are true stereo!
@@MoviesAndMoreShorts so you’re saying no need to buy 2 iridium?
Great video guys!
I’m selling my stomp to get this and this just confirms it.
Good demo.
Now that I’ve owned a Helix LT for almost 2 years, I couldn’t imagine switching to a unit without the same EQ capability as the Helix.
Have you guys thought about doing a video of the HX effects and the Iridium?
I guess U2's Edge became the archetype for electric guitar in church music into the next century.
Sunday Bloody Sunday ; )
Thanks for the video on this. I've been looking for a solution to replace the current worship set up at church (my board to an old Fender Blues Deluxe miked). We all battle the stage volume and I could never push the amp.I've watched every review of this product since its release, and this is the one that really proved this is a multiple amp solution in a pedal format. I never had any intention replacing my pedals with a Helix or like unit ( I am of the same mindset as Bradford). I have on on order and will update. Thanks!
Dale Hobbs you could consider the Mesa Cab Clone. I use one with my tweed blues deluxe. Works fantastic.
To my hears it sounds more natural than the HX
That intro was amazing i feel i am someone else in nice place beautiful effects but all in the fingers thankyou
And I thought I spent money on equip . These guys are puttin up big bucks .
Just ordered from Sweetwater. I hope we are successful with implementing it in our system.
Alright. Here’s a thought:
5 minute tone challenge.
You and Bradford each have 5 minutes with each modeling platform to create the best sound you can from scratch. Kemper, Helix, Axe FX III, Iridium + Pedals.
Then compare the tones!
Oh that would be fun
Worship Tutorials plz make it happen!
Still waiting on this! It would be awesome
That sounds great! I'm wondering how you got the reverb and delay that wet with that much gain to sound good ahead of the Iridium. I just got mine in yesterday but will have to do some work to get that dialed in. Great demo!
I wondered the same thing
It works best if you dial the Iridium in with a pretty clean “edge of breakup” tone and use drive pedals in front of the wet effects to get dirt.
ive pulled the trigger on one...in the end it was the simplicity of the iridium over the tweakability of say, an HX stomp. Seems a lot easier to get a good useable sound out of the iridium. I have friends who pull up killer sounds with the STOMP, but the more I read into it it seems you do have to be good at tweaking and fiddling. I'm terrible with tweaking and fiddling. I just get a sound, tape it down and go. Thanks for the video guys! Liked and subscribed.
Okay, this video sold me. Just seeing the sheer simplicity and ease of use dialing in go to tones, is enough for me for certain sets I play in, not to mention the ability to practice without killing the ears of neighbors.
So I just recently bought one to build a back up rig because I was having some issues with my Helix LT. I’ve gotta say that this pedal blew me away. I’ve loved the Helix, but I’m not a tweaker and have found myself spending far too much time trying to tweak even your awesome patches. The simplicity of the Iridium is perfect for me and it takes my analog pedals extremely well including my old Line 6 M9. Only downside is I find myself wanting to buy new pedals again! This just might become my main rig!
Wonderful video, you are both excellent guitarists. I bought the Kemper Stage at the end of 2020. I have learned that I hate reading manuals and messing with menus. I am seriously considering selling my Kemper and buying the Iridium. Simplicity is what I want and I too am tactile.
You guys should make a video with the atomic ampli-firebox! I would love to have your guys’ opinion on some competitors.
Gonna be hard not to get this "pedal"....wow. I'll be lugging a 45Lb Fender Deluxe Saturday night, wishing I had one of these in my gig bag instead. Great review guys!
Think I will part ex my Line 6 HX Effects (I also have a L6 Stomp) for an Iridium & a few other bits & bobs for a Specular Tempus, Greer Lightspeed & a quality compressor. I prefer simplicity practice. Might even try out a Boss GT1000 - I know the multi FX units don't have the character & quality of top $ pedals, but might be a useful plan B
I've already picked up the Iridium and I absolutely love it! It's replacing my HX Stomp for amp & cab modeling. Like Brad, I like the tactile quality that it has. Just plug in, turn a couple of knobs and you're good to go. As far as feel goes, I don't have them side-by-side to compare but I think I'd give the edge to the Iridium over the Stomp. I really like the way it responds to playing dynamics and different guitars.
Hi Ken. Are you using the Iridium for recording or live? If you are using it live ... are you going direct to the board? Using a direct box? Thanks for your response.
Stephen Lennartz I’m interested to know this as well.
My main takeaway is that Duelest sounds phenomenal! No but really, great job guys, good sensible overview without the “HX stomp killer” attitude.
Seth Stanley yes it does!! Thanks man! Stomp is amazing. Iridium is amazing. Use what you want tho. Always :)
Any chance you can share your Big Sky settings during the intro? That sounded fantastic!
I am going to pair the iridium with the hx effects when I get one and hopefully be in tonal heaven!!
I have the Line 6 HXFX which I’m finally starting to feel comfortable using live. I just bought the Iridium to use the amp and cab simulation when I don’t want to use my Badcat Hotcat 30. I’d like your opinion on how best to pair the HXFX with the Iridium? All I see are videos with the Stomp pedal.
Would love to see the settings on the iridium for those of us using this live.
I want one!! I’m a simple guy when it comes to amps as well! I wonder what it would sound like in direct comparison to the actual amps?
i think it's greatest strength is that it just sounds good. plain and simple.
It was either this or a Kemper and I went for the Kemper stage for more of an amp like feel. Hopefully I won't be disappointed!
Edit: ...not disappointed in the least. The Stage is king.
how do u like your kemper stage? I want a solution for playing with headphones in living room and on speaker when possible
But how do you know that if you didn't try the Irridium lol this coming from a Kemper guy
@@aguitarhero007 from word of mouth from those I trust. It sounds good, but has the same feeling as any other modeler.
@@joshuabenton3785 that's kinda dissapointing
@@aguitarhero007 what is? their opinion on the matter or me choosing the Stage over the Iridium?
What do you guys prefer with the Iridium for your P&W base tone.....the Round or the Chime? And which cabs and settings?
Any chance you guys would ever demo a Walrus ACS1 and/or do a side-by-side comparison of the Iridium vs ACS1? Thanks and love your videos! God Bless you guys!
I've been playing through a Mesa Studio 22 for years. The only thing I see missing on this for me is an effects loop. I always put my delay and any modulation effects in the Mesa's effects loop. I could also see maybe seeing a version with both an effects loop and maybe one more 'favorites' button. On this version, I was kind of disappointed that the other foot switch was a bypass and not another saved favorite option - so you'd have three (or four A - B - A+B or none with none possibly equal to bypass) options with two footswitches instead of really just 2.
Great video! Can it do both front of house and monitors at the same time? Need the monitors as well.
Looks like a great unit for an amp guy. Does it have any midi control.? Really good option to replace my aging 11Rack
I am tired of carrying my amp around. Trying to decide between buying this to go along with my pedal board or buying a line 6 firehawk fx
Hi,
Just wondering what your papers preset is on the bigsky? Sounds so good.
Indeed. Great sound, love it! Think more people would like to know that ;)
Please do a comparison video the Iridium and the stomp!
Was this clipping on your interface? Either that or the unit has a weird "crackling noise" on some sustained notes. 03:11 is a good example of what I'm talking about
Definitely their setup
There needs to be less level hitting the interface and or a limiter on the post processing. And the talking needs to be louder.
That’s called “dirty worship verb” 😂
Such great tones. I just purchased the iridium and have been messing with it since. Can't stop playing. Thanks for this review. I was on the fence about which one to get, since HX stomp is only another 200 bucks away. But I'm glad I pulled the trigger on this unit.
Love your videos, and thanks for all of the practical advice. I wanted to know what the best way to go direct with this pedal is since it doesn’t have a DI put onboard. At my church I would need to go straight to the snake on stage.
Thanks! According to the manual, Strymon recommends running this into a DI and then to your board.
@@worshiptutorials Does that mean that I will need a DI before I plug into my Tascam 8 track for recording purposes?
Many videos on the Iridium, but this is one and the one by Rhett Shull are the only ones that make me want to buy it!
PanicKJ hey hey! Thank you!
Unfortunately when I add up the cost of the pedals, power supply, cables, I remember why I got the Helix to begin with, it is so much cheaper!
But thankfully I have Worship Tutorial presets for my Helix so it sounds fantastic as well!
Something Like Olivia- nice!
Sounds amazing!
I haven't jumped into the amp modeling world yet but am looking into. Would like some suggestions. I was looking to both replace my pedal board and amp, looking to simplify. Was thinking of this for my amp and then maybe an HX stomp or Helix something for my pedal board, but it seems like people are using the HX stomp for amp modeling and replacing it with the Iridium. What should I be looking for to compliment the Iridium as an effects board? Or if I am looking to replace both board and amp should I be looking at the Helix floor instead? Thanks for the help!
Consider pairing the Iridium with the Helix HX Effects. A great combination.
I like it a lot but that break-up distortion ain’t quite there, I don’t think... it’s a bit harsh. That BluGuitar Amp 1 is closer but more expensive, bigger, not stereo in... which are down sides. I wonder if the Iridium II (I’m guessing there will be one) gets that much closer.
Thanks for the great review and demo.
I do see the great benefit of this pedal for recording and of course for live performance if running thru the house PA. Now I guess this is a pretty silly comment / question however if the Irridium is on my pedal board it is going to get run thru my Marshall amp and speaker cabs. The Vox & Fender tones as well as the cab sims are going to take on the flavor of my amp and cabs right.? So would you say that running the Irridium as you would any pedal on your board thru your amp, be it Fender/Marshall/Mesa or whichever, completely defeats the purpose of the Strymon Irridium pedal i.e. it's not made for that ?
BanditPanda it’s supposed to take the place of an amp. It becomes your amp. So yes, it would defeat the purpose.
@@bmitchellmusic ok thanks for the reply. Yes however it has to get it's power from somewhere. I imagine if for power purposes the only way it would work would be if you had a clean power amp / an SS amp or FRFR speaker/cab set up such as the Headrush Full-Range Flat-Response Powered Guitar Cabinet .
A bit old but thanks for the great feedback. I bought the Iridium to replace my 40 watt Fender Deluxe. Too much amp for the house and for our small church. Going to give modelling a try once more.
Excuse me sir, an update would be great! Thanks :)
Iridium and HX FX combined would be awesome.
I think as a full platform, helix/axefx/kemper kills! but for those of us who just LOVES pedals I think iridium is a FANTASTIC way to go. I was quite stunned and amazed at how good the iridium was when I first plugged it in.
Yep - that’s exactly how I see it. They all fit a certain niche and they’re all very good at what they’re intended to do.
Hi Bradford. Just wondering how you get the reverb to sound so lush yet the note strikes to appear to be up front at the same time? (thinking in particular of the opening section) (normally reverb washes the sound out , especially as much as you have on here) .. sounds fantastic. Its almost like you have your own pad like accompaniment?
Likely some pre delay set on the big sky. Makes all the difference.
Great video and I'm a huge Irridium fan....but...you're looking at $1,000 of Strymon pedals here plus almost $700 for The Cali + Duellist. And that really does put you in the Kemper range. And that's OK tone wise but there are limits to this board in terms of presets.
Selling my TwoNotes Torpedo Live to buy this thing. I really only needed the TwoNotes for a "silent stage" but My AC30 takes up so much stage real estate that I need it somewhere else off stage. But if its off stage I can't adjust the levels/gain/EQ on the amp. Plus moving this thing around is cumbersome.
This does exactly what I need without having to pull up a menu or having everything preset. Presets don't work in a constantly changing environment. I need to be able to adjust settings quickly, most of the time live on the spot. Besides the price tag, this is whats kept me away from the Kempers/AxeFX/HXStomps. Plus I don't need or want everything that is offered in Kempers/AxeFX so why pay for what I'll never use?
Wow this was a shorter paragraph in my head
I play small clubs where only vocals are going thru the PA. So I am building box to fit the Strymon. A Unity 200 watt Class C half rack size amplifier. A ROLLS MP13 preamp. Studio clean products but affordable.It will go thru a Celestion NEO Creamback in a small open back cab. I will have a Wampler EQuator EQ at the front of the chain to flatten the celestions sound if need (as I am not using the flat response of a Studio monitor) it will all be in what looks like a head sitting on my celestion cabinet. Not on my board and easy access just like a conventional amp head. I even have plan to have the face of the Strymon facing forward. I plan it all to look like a real amp head! The whole rig will be about $900.00 USD complete.
Sweet Heavenly Jangle on the AC30 settings ... wow
oh yeah. most def.
Bradford Mitchell ordered from Sweetwater... it’s in transit 👍🏼
I wonder could anybody inform me whether you need a DI box to go into a PA system or is it possible to go direct from the pedal out. Thanks in advance ✌🏻😎
I believe I will get one based on your review. I use a Fishman loud box with my Ovation balladeer and this will allow me to use my Fender Stratocaster through the same amp. I am 72 years old and I am my own roadie. I must minimize my gear to get around. This pedal is exactly what I have been looking for. No need to carry a forty pound amp around. Yea Strymon.
@worshiptutorials
Do you think you could run the Iridium into a Big Sky and use the XLRs out? Wouldn’t that get close to the same sound as the Helix with the reverbs after the amp?
As per my other comment, it makes more sense to have the reverb last anyway.
Hey guys! I'm playing more rhythmy electric in worship. I have a Gretsch Duo Jet and a few pedals with an AC 15. I'm looking to start into amp modeling and effects. Where would you recommend I start?
Peter C. Wilson HX Stomp would be a great start. Or an HX Floor LT.
The Iridium is great for people who have a ton of pedals they don't want to get rid of, and don't have the time/patience/understanding to dial in a HX Stomp.
Finally replaced my old Pod HD with this!
Hey guys I'm planning to get this pedal.. How do you get the stereo sound out of the reverb and delays to the iridium?
Do you recomend some FRFR speaker?
My Iridium has not 'aux in' for mp3 or CD.
Tone is divine.
I have a Strymon Iridium and have a quick question. I'm trying to connect from Boss RV-5 Reverb stereo output into Strymon Iridium stereo input. The problem is there's only one input spot for Iridium. I know there's a stereo switch knob on the top, but how can you plug the two stereo output into one stereo input spot? Thank you!
You have to use an insert cable. 2 mono 1/4 to TRS 1/4
I bought the Iridium and a Harbinger monitor from Guitar Center to use live at church. Is is possible to get that clear of a sound from a monitor?
Do you think Iridium with hx effects before would be a good pair?
Iridium or Helix rack? I know Helix can give me a lot, vm but sometimes I can get more creative with less.
Why either/or? You could use the Iridium as your amp modeler and then the stomp could act as your effects unit doing overdrive, delays, etc. You could create a mini board with the two.
True. The HX Effects would be a better solution for that, though.
Can you share where the stereo chain begins and how it’s being ran? I see some pedals that are only mono. Thank you.
stephenmestrada El Cap and BigSky are stereo into the Iridium!
Where is the sound coming out? Studio monitors? Guitar>pedals+iridium>interface>studio monitors? I’m new to recording. Any help would be appreciated.
plain amp sound... stomp or Iridium? which is better? does stomp sound good with pedal? thanks
Sounds Amazing, but i'm running simply a tele with the Boss Katana 50. Buying a 400.00 pedal as my first one would not be the best way to get the wife to warm up to future purchases HAHA. Great video thanks guys!
Haha I also play a Tele through a katana 100, I also own an HX stomp and other pedals
You guys should try BluGuitar Amp 1 ME.
Great demo! I have an HX Stomp (and Helix) but would love to try the Iridium. I lean on the Helix most of the time, but trying to bring together a board with the Stomp and the Strymon trinity. A big consideration for me is that although I mostly play electric in church, I also bring in mandolin or acoustic guitar occasionally. Helix can do that. I haven't heard anyone talk about acoustic instruments through the Iridium. Doesn't seem to be a match in that sense. Anyway, thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Ron Singley true. You could just bypass the Iridium tho depending on your setup
@@bmitchellmusic Thanks Bradford! Good idea! I'll keep that in mind.
Instead of bypassing the whole Iridium, you can probably have a preset that just bypasses just the amp and has one of the “cabs” loaded with an acoustic/mandolin/whatever IR like the Fishman Aura does.
Heard that something like oliva beat on the round amp (fender) 😂😅
Is the Iridium connected directly ti the interface? Great tone!
yes! thanks!
How are you running into the Iridium with your stereo outs on the big sky and El Cap?
Homes For Sale 30A you need a TRS cable into the Iridium.
Make a video with time-based effects before and after the Iridium.
Ask nicely
before AND after. good idea
Are u mad? Why would you place any other effects or pedals after power amp and a cabinet?
@@dawngteahnamte7971 Different sound
Dawng_500 reverb after, like you do in a recording studio. whatever i hate reverb anyway.
Any chance of a 4cm video with hx effects?
Was the pedalboard out to the interface then Logic?