Strymon Iridium Amp & IR Cab Pedal

My church is small and I always used my 65' Fender Deluxe. 22 watts and I was always too loud on 2 1/2. They wanted to go ampless and have the instruments go direct to address these issues. Over the years I've owned and used many processors and pedals and I never found anything good enough. So here are the pluses. Well for me nothing compares to a real tube amp but the Iridium really does the trick and I am satisfied with my sound. It sounds great and I'm getting great live sound with the 3 amp models and speaker cab choices. It takes pedals better than any processor I've ever tried. The reverb choices are nice. They are only room reverb but that's what I use any way. The only negative is- It can only save 1 preset and for the money it should be able to save and erase more presets and they be identified by colored led's. .

There are a million video demos and online reviews so I'm just here to leave 5 stars. It sounds great recording and just playing with headphones, and takes pedals extremely well--klon, vibe, etc. Full disclosure: the power supply died on the first day but I use it with an isolated supply anyway. The pedal itself is well worth the price.

It really is the best Amp/cab modeler out there for the low to mid range. I also appreciate the fact that it is made in the US, and it is engineered to outlast me. My grandkids will be using this effects pedal!

This pedal sounds great, is built like a tank, and is easy to use.

I was expecting not to like this because so many other pedals that make these tone claims have been a disappointment. All the vintage amp tones nailed it. Fender deluxe, vox in ac30, and Marshall plexi all shine thru with wide dynamics for adjustment. So you’re wondering why not 5 stars? Because the “Room” effect needed to be a spring reverb, this knob is useless, I leave it off. I shouldn’t have to go to YouTube to get an explanation about a new pedal. The manual lacks data, and offers poor guidance to what the knobs and switches mean and do. In conclusion this pedal is a winner, I’m looking forward to buying other strymon pedals. Btw, if you think you’re going to plug this into your guitar amp, you’ll have some massive adjusting to do, the pedal is so dynamic my combo didknow how to handle it. This is definitely a direct box type pedal.

The Iridium does not sound like an amp. When I bought this I thought I was covered under Amazon rules but this was sold thru a third party vendor and now I am stuck with this $400 mistake. If I were to send it back I would have to pay a 20% restocking fee. I suppose in the end it is my fault for thinking I was buying from Amazon. Live and learn. My advice is, if you think you are buying a good alternative to your amp, your not. The Iridium does not react like an amp at all and it works even worse if you plug an overdrive or distortion into it. So no, the Iridium is not a good alternative to an amplifier. What a waste of money! If I could return it I would but it will cost me $80 to return it. Buyer be ware, not everything sold on Amazon is sold by Amazon and you could be subject to restocking fees to the tune of 20%.

I tried the Tonex, Line 6, et al. for my worship board, but all were complex and temperamental. This simple pedal is exactly what you need to get true amp tones without all the fuss.

Immediately plugging in headphones to listen to the base tones and manipulate the controls, I was totally impressed with the sound of this unit. Very sweet sounding AND very accurate to the models emulated. Step 2 was replacing the Atomic Amplifire at the end of my pedalboard with the Irridium to see how it took my pedals. The conclusion was that the Irridium did not take pedals nearly as well. After spending enough time to be certain of this, I was resolved to take it off. This would have resulted in a 4 star rating, because the base tones were really good and for many applications would be worth the price of admission. I took off another star because Irridium did not have an XLR output, which I knew when I ordered it. Fortunately, I had a direct box to convert 1/4" to XLR. The result of this was such a significant drop in volume as to have to rely totally on the mixers preamplifier to recover the signal. Overall the unit was not right for my application, but it may well be right for yours.

Great amp for silent recordings, great quality for a digital simulation , can add own IRs , also takes very well pedals even though doesn’t have fx loop I don’t think you really need them.. very quick to setup

J'aime bien cette pédale, remplace mes amplis lors de mes déplacements, je m'en sert pour pratiquer lorsque je suis sur la route.

In meiner Gitarristischen Vergangenheit (40 Jahre) habe ich wahrlich alles durch was es an Amps gibt. Transistoramps hatten mich für Blues und Rock in keinster weise zufriedengestellt. Was mich zu einem Röhrenfreund gemacht hat. Leider haben die Röhrenamps ein nettes Gewicht. Das bekommt man zu spüren, wenn ein spontan Gig angesagt war und der kleine Wohnzimmeramp Fender Bluesjunior mitmußte. Mein Gitarrenlehrer vom youtube hat mich auf den Streymon Iridium aufmerksam gemacht. Meine Skepsis hat sich in wahre Begeisterung verwandelt. Ans Mischpult angeschlossen und schon hatte ich einen Druckvollen Plexi Marshall mit drei verschiedenen Boxen im Wohnzimmer stehen. Das Gleiche ereilte mich in der zweiten Einstellung. Ein rotzfrecher Fox Amp kam aus den Aktivboxen. Die dritte Einstellung ließ sich auch nicht lumpen. Fender läßt grüßen. Glockig, kristallklar und knackiger Sound. Vorerst bleibt er zuhause, fürs Tonstudio. In der Zeit werd ich ihn mal mit im Proberaum nehmen und ihn mit meinem heißgeliebten Alrounder Hughes & Kettner bekanntmachen. Mal sehen. Mit Pedals hat er keine Probleme. Gegen einen Kemper wird er wohl nicht ankommen, dazu ist der Kemper zu vielseitig. Was sich ja auch in den horrenden Kaufpreis niederschlägt. And last but not least, der Streymon ist sowas von unkompliziert. Keine Menüs in denen man sich verliert. Alles ist selbserklärend. Wenn ich wählen müßte Kemper oder Streymon, ganz klar Streymon. Also ich bin begeistert.

Pedal muito bom!

J'ai des pedaliers, des simulateurs d'ampli mais celui c'est le meilleur (pour moi). Une bonne variété de son. On se dit qu'on va trouver notre reglage et basta, pour ma part jme fais encore surprendre quand je change de type. Un regal.