Strymon Iridium

The American company Strymon aims to produce precisely processed effects and in this area it does not admit any compromises. This makes Strymon effects one of the best things you can plug your instrument into today. The great enthusiasts at this small company spend months in the development of all effects, fine-tuning algorithms, calibrating and thinking through the smallest details. If you want to be in full control of your sound at all times, definitely turn your attention to this brand.

Nothing expresses the true qualities of your guitar and your playing style like a high-end tube amp paired with an ideal speaker in a room with good acoustics. The Strymon Iridium Guitar Preamp and Speaker Simulator offers all this in a compact pedal effect body. It is a great choice for all musicians who prefer DI wiring or want to increase the flexibility of their guitar rigs - whether at home, in the studio or on stage.

The preamp offers three modeling options for famous tube machines - namely the Fender Deluxe Reverb (Round Amp), the Vox AC30 Top Boost channel (Chime Amp) and the Marshall Plexi Super Lead 1959 (Punch Amp), nine highly realistic impulse responses (IRs) of equally famous loudspeakers in great quality and resolution (24bit/96kHz) and a hybrid room reverb that simulates the acoustic environment of smaller or larger rooms (small, medium, large room reverb) in a completely authentic way.

Matrix Modeling captures all the subtleties and unique characteristics of each of the modelled instruments, all the factors that influence the sound have been mathematically modelled with the utmost fidelity. Many will enjoy the ability to record custom IRs via USB using the Strymon Impulse Manager software, saving the current settings/setup of the drivers with the FAV switch, selectable mono/stereo connections on both the input and output of the pedal, multi-function EXP/MIDI input (input for MIDI/expression/volume pedal or footswitch) and headphone output.

All electronics are housed in an anodized aluminum chassis. The pedal works in buffered bypass mode. The power supply is provided by the included 9V DC center negative adapter (500mA).

List of recorded IRs speakers:
- Deluxe Reverb 1×12” by OwnHammer
- Blues Junior® 1×12” by CabIR
- Vibrolux® 2×10” by CabIR
- AC30 2×12”AlNiCo by OwnHammer
- 1×12” AlNiCo by Celestion®
- Mesa® 4×12” by Valhallir
- GNR 4×12” by OwnHammer
- 2×12” Vintage 30 by Celestion
- Marshall® 8×12”AlNiCo by CabIR