Impulse of a 1965 Fender Vibrolux 2×10″ with Jensen C10NS speakers. Impulse of a 1×12″ Blues Junior cabinet with a Jensen® C12N speaker. Impulse of a vintage Fender® Deluxe Reverb 1×12″ open back combo with a 1978 Fender CTS ceramic 12″ speaker. You can also load your own IRs using Strymon Impulse Manager software. Iridium comes pre-loaded with a carefully curated collection of premium cabinet IRs from OwnHammer, Celestion, cabIR and Valhallir. Beyond that, our model has some additional gain on tap, giving you access to custom hot-rodded Plexi high gain tones. Setting the Drive control at around 2 o’clock gets you the maximum gain the original Plexi design allowed. At higher Drive settings it will deliver all the high gain distortion and growl this amp is known for, and then some. This amp features a buttery, smooth overdrive. This powerful amp is meatier, with higher gain than the other two amps, and has a powerful midrange response. Punch Amp Based on* a Marshall® Plexi (Super Lead model number 1959) In addition to the full available gain of the original amp, toward the top end of the Drive knob’s range of travel, we’ve added a frequency-shaped front end boost to tighten the low end while driving the amp further into saturation. For this amp, the Middle knob acts a Tone Cut knob, providing high-end roll-off just before the power tubes, per the original AC30 design. Our model of the AC30TB Brilliant channel is jangly, bright, and chimey, providing air for subtle passages with a light touch, and bite when you want to dig in. The amp that defined the guitar sound of the British Invasion. Chime Amp Based on* the Brilliant channel of a Vox® AC30TB Turn down the midrange for a more scooped sound, or turn it up for tweed-era tones. With the midrange at noon, you get the original fixed-resistor value and standard tonal characteristics of the Deluxe. While preserving access to all the tones originally available with this channel, our model gives you something extra: a midrange control. We chose the Deluxe’s Normal channel for its round tone that plays well with pedals. At higher Drive settings it delivers an overdriven sound unique to its architecture. This amp is clean, bright, and mid-scooped, with plenty of headroom. The Deluxe is one of the most recorded amps in history for good reason. Round Amp Based on* a Fender® Deluxe Reverb With Iridium, it’s a snap to dial in a direct tone that will truly inspire and sound great whether you are monitoring through in-ears, floor wedges, reference monitors, or studio headphones. Place Iridium on your pedalboard and send gorgeous stereo amplifier tones, stunningly realistic cabs, and lush room ambience direct to a recording interface or PA system. Skip the hassle of lugging around or miking amps. Iridium gives you three iconic amplifiers, with a total of nine impulse response speaker cabinets that complement the tonality of the amp. Discover inspiring tube amp responsiveness, unprecedented impulse response speaker cabinet realism, and controllable natural sounding room ambience. Now there is a pedal that truly delivers that sound and feel, with simple controls for effortlessly dialing in the perfect amp tone when going direct. Nothing reveals the true nature of your guitar and your playing like a world-class tube amp driving a perfectly matched speaker cabinet in a great sounding room. Unauthorized replication or use is strictly prohibited.Iridium Amp / IR cab Pedal Leave Your Amp At Home All copyrights are by the author and Vintage Guitar magazine. This article originally appeared in VG’s July 2021 issue. It’s like having a plexi, a Deluxe, and a top-boost AC30 in the palm of your hand. It’s an impressive pedal for non-metal guitarists who want iconic amp tones without multi-preset anxiety. The Iridium faithfully replicates the sounds of early rock and roll, British Invasion, urban blues, and heavier rock. The Room knob dials in natural-sounding ambiance and additional room sizes.Īmong the amp models, cab selections, and tone controls, the Iridium provides essential amp tones with the functionality of a real amp. The knobs work with each amp to modify tones, providing high-end roll-off, Tweed-style muscle, and smooth distortion. An Amp mini-toggle switch offers Round, which is the normal channel of a Deluxe Reverb Chime, the brilliant channel of a Vox AC30 and Punch, a 100-watt Marshall plexi. Bass, Middle, and Treble controls are supplemented by Level and Drive controls. The Iridium works in stereo or mono through a PA, digital audio workstation, or headphones. Which piece of amazing equipment to get next? Strymon’s Iridium might be worth a look.Ī stompbox-sized amp modeler, the Iridium offers a selection of choice models and cabs along with nine cabinet impulse response (IR) software for loading third-party IRs and reverb. It can be tough, living in the golden age of gear tech.
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