Strymon Iridium as a main rig

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[@DanMmusic]

Cool vid! That strymon iridium actually does sound really good

[@ElliottKleinguitar]

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[@CheddarKungPao]

Sounds great dude. Tasteful playing as always.

[@ElliottKleinguitar]

Thanks! :)

[@bobbreckenkamp4641]

Great video.....I basically have a a very similar board except I am still running the Collider before the Iridium. I set the Iridium very clean on the Fender setting and find my hi-gain pedals don't give any issues with the reverbs. I have been running this as my main rig for the past two years with zero issues or regrets. I used to run a Kemper until a dodgy power situation at a theatre out in Idaho took it out. Thankfully, I had a back up mini board and there was an old back-line deluxe that saved the day. But I decided to simplify my life from that point and went back to a traditional pedal-board with the Iridium. Nice and simple, and sounds great. No regrets...

[@ElliottKleinguitar]

Woah thats quite a scenario! How did the power fry a Kemper but not an amp and pedalboard?

[@bobbreckenkamp4641]

@@ElliottKleinguitar It didn't fry the Kemper but things went nuts on it....tuner wouldn't work, presets were fizzy and seemed to dip in power, etc. Weird stuff. The back-up mini pedal board (powered by Ojai Strymon power) seemed to eat it up. Also, I think the Fender Deluxe amps were designed for an era when power was dodgy, so it that backline amp worked just fine. I will say the one good thing about the Kemper was there was not a lot of stuff for TSA to get excited about. Invariably, we will get to a venue and open my roadcase and find several zip ties (I don't use Velcro) have been cut and shit unplugged, and/or plugged back in incorrectly. At least they always leave me a livingly written notification saying they were there!! Needless to say, that back-up board goes everywhere I go...LOL...

[@truthfactreality6814]

How does it run out of the delay after the iridium. DI BOX?

[@ElliottKleinguitar]

You would ideally use a DI box yes, but here I was just going into my interface

[@TheMrMRsmoke]

So do you not use DI box? Or from the collider straight to FOH?

[@ElliottKleinguitar]

Good question! From now on I would definitely use a DI box. I didn’t use one once and it wasn’t a great experience.

[@TheMrMRsmoke]

@@ElliottKleinguitar that would be wise. If i put iridium last sometimes i can get away with it but DI box still trumps in most situations. But good stuff mate

[@ElliottKleinguitar]

I tried it last initially but I strongly preferred the sound of the delay/reverb after the iridium

[@arnyarny77]

so the iridium would sound good into a headrush frfr speaker?

[@ElliottKleinguitar]

For live stuff you'll definitely need a DI for the Iridium. It should sound good although the Headrush (I used one for some years) is super bass heavy so you may want to EQ for that. I may suggest a QSC CP 8 or 12 for that reason, as those have a way to cut the bass.

[@youtubethrowaway424]

So, why not just use your Fender Deluxe if you like the way it sounds so much? Too loud to practice with at home? Too heavy?

[@ElliottKleinguitar]

For home use it can be too loud, especially where I film. Getting a good recording of a guitar would also be nearly impossible in this room. For gigs it's definitely on the heavier side and more importantly the higher maintenance side.

[@wallyg3]

"I haven't been a huge fan of Plexi amps in real life." Wow, that's not one I hear often. And I know you really like a Dirty Shirley, what don't you like about them?

[@ElliottKleinguitar]

Tbf JTM45s are nice, but for whatever reason I enjoyed the Dirty Shirley more. Generally my experience with Plexis is the EQing is a nightmare. Also maybe just the ones I played through seemed SUPER bright. I’d love to try a Dirty Shirley in real life and see if I like it as much as I do in the fractal

[@erikhartley2494]

I too initially felt the same way about the Plexi. The punch model is tricky. For me it’s all about finding the right IR and scooping the mids a bit. In the software, the IR’s in the Ownhammer collection are much better than the stock Strymon ones. I hear York Audio is amazing too.

[@jonsible]

No modulation section? Cries in flanger.

[@ElliottKleinguitar]

Lol the opportunity just doesn’t present itself

[@jonsible]

@@ElliottKleinguitar One of the best features of the nemesis delay is that you can turn the time knob to 0 and essentially use it as a form of modulation. I dont know if the Collider is as flexible but there may be fun to be had. Source Audio is great!

[@ElliottKleinguitar]

7 of the settings have a modulation option :)

[@jonsible]

I wonder if some modulation presets would pass your ear test, I had fun using the Nemesis for modulation but I also dont have your taste level!

[@DanMmusic]

I am also crying in flanger

[@Cinnemax77]

Alcohol=evil

[@ElliottKleinguitar]

lol for sure, people have to put their drinks further away from pedalboards!