If you’re looking for the ultimate pedalboard-based guitar amp and cab simulator – the Strymon Iridium is the answer. Delivering the sound of a world class tube amp with a perfectly matched stereo speaker cab in a great-sounding room, this innovative pedal packs all of that functionality and more into a compact Strymon stompbox enclosure.
The Iridium pedal is truly a cutting-edge piece of technology. With more and more guitarists seeking ways to make their rigs as light and portable as possible, the Iridium is arguably one of the best solutions out there; with no comprise when it comes to tone. Letting you leave your cumbersome amp setup at home, you can plug the Strymon Iridium straight into a PA system, recording interface or mixing desk for convincing direct amp and cab sounds.
This handy little box nails 3 legendary flavours of guitar tone:
- Round – This emulated the warm, full clean tones of a classic Fender balck-panel amp – with abundant lows and articulate highs.
- Chime – This is a recreation of the iconic sound of a Vox AC30, known for its brilliant, shimmery top end and creamy compressed, mid-focused overdrive.
- Punch – This replicates the sound of a vintage Marshall Plexi – THE sound of rock. tight low-end, heavy midrange and aggressive treble, with plenty of crunchy gain on tap.
Specifications
Sound Design
- Three amplifier models crafted using Matrix Modeling™, capturing the subtleties and unique tonal qualities of each amp
- Nine Impulse Response speaker cabinets, 24bit / 96kHz 500ms Stereo (three per amp type), pre-loaded with a curated set of IRs
- Load your own impulse responses using Strymon Impulse Manager software
- Hybrid IR/algorithmic Room control with selectable small, medium, and large rooms
- Simple, responsive amp-style controls for Drive, Level, Bass, Middle, and Treble
- Premium stereo high impedance discrete JFET analog front end with up to 22dB of pure analog gain
Ins and Outs
- Stereo Input (requires TRS adapter cable)
- Stereo Output
- Operates at instrument and Line Level input sources
- Discrete transistor headphone amplifier
- Expression pedal input provides seamless morphing between knob positions (Expression mode), or smooth pre/post volume control with logarithmic taper (Volume mode)
- USB jack for connecting to Strymon Impulse Manager software
- to add and edit your own speaker cabinet IRs
- Compatible with Strymon MultiSwitch Plus for remote selection of up to 4 presets
- Full featured MIDI control accessible via EXP Jack for remote parameter control and access to 300 preset locations
