Strymon Iridium Amp & IR Cab

Three essential tube amps

Strymon’s Matrix Modeling technology brings you compelling virtualizations of three iconic tube amps. Here's what’s inside:

• Round — The Normal channel of a classic American 1 x 12" is the basis for the Round amp's mid-scooped, high-headroom character and gentle tube breakup. Unique to the circuit is the Iridium’s midrange control: at noon, you get all the chunk and quack of the original tone stack. At higher values, Tweed-era tones start to appear. Additional gain on the top end gives the Iridium a velvety crunch you'd never be able to coax out of the genuine article.
• Chime — The British Invasion owes more to the TB channel of this particular 30-watt combo than any other in history. At lower gain, the Chime channel is jangly and present, with great touch dynamics and a sweet harmonic breakup. Run it hot, and you get all the gain of the dimed original and beyond, with a frequency-shaped front-end boost implemented toward the top of the gain range to saturate and tighten up those crunch tones. As with the combo, the Iridium’s Middle control acts as a Tone Cut to roll off treble just before you hit those virtual power tubes.
• Punch — When meaty cleans and knobs-at-11 high gain are what you’re after, Iridium’s Punch amp preset is the option for you. It’s modeled after a particularly coveted British hundred-watter. Gain settings at 2:00 on the Iridium gets you that classic Plexiglas-paneled snarl and growl. Opening up the throttle moves you well into hot-rodded Van Halen territory and beyond.

• Stereo ins and outs

  The Strymon Iridium supports either mono or stereo pedal setups. So whether you run a single-pedal ship or a whole fleet, or stereo Strymon chorus and reverb pedals, Iridium has the I/O to suit your setup.

  Hybrid analog/digital signal path

  The key to the Iridium’s amp-like response is its Class A JFET preamp circuit, which gives you familiar touch dynamics and 20dB of pure analog gain to boost and saturate your input.

  ARM/SHARC coprocessing

  Strymon pedals are known for their powerful SHARC processors, and in this way, the Iridium is no different. But what is unique is how it handles the heavy lifting of both an amp modeler and a 500ms stereo IR convolver. An ARM coprocessor that’s optimized for high-speed communication with the SHARC ADSP-21375 gives the Iridium the seamless response of an analog pedal, whether you're toggling between favorites or spinning knobs, along with 32-bit floating-point approximations of some beautifully modeled amps, cabs, and room reverbs.

  Tech Specs

  • Pedal Type:Amp Emulation, Impulse Response Cabinets
  • Analog/Digital:Digital
  • Inputs:1 x 1/4" TRS (mono, stereo via adapter)
  • Outputs:2 x 1/4" (L/mono, R), 1 x 1/8" (headphones)
  • Other I/O:1 x 1/4" TRS (expression/MIDI)
  • USB:1 x Mini-B (load IR files)
  • True Bypass:Yes, Switchable to Buffered
  • Features:9 x Pre-loaded IR Cabs, 3 x Amp Models, Reverb/Ambience Settings
  • Power Source:9V DC power supply (included)
  • Power Usage:Up to 500mA
  • Height:1.75"
  • Width:4"
  • Depth:4.5"
  • Manufacturer Part Number:Z12A- IRID