AFFILIATE LINKS: You can use this link to get any Strymon pedal you want from Perfect Circuit: bit.ly/3ORTyZf Or, if you prefer, here are individual links to each Strymon pedal (from Sweetwater): BigSky MX sweetwater.sjv.io/m594RX BlueSky sweetwater.sjv.io/k0DO7N Brig sweetwater.sjv.io/4POaeo Cloudburst bit.ly/4dc3g3P Compadre sweetwater.sjv.io/daNyok Deco bit.ly/CyberDeco Dig sweetwater.sjv.io/anvOBZ El Capistan sweetwater.sjv.io/0ZE9kV Flint sweetwater.sjv.io/WqWyxM Iridium bit.ly/3XKhqp0 Lex sweetwater.sjv.io/Y9EVgj Mobius bit.ly/3ZqO3cc NightSky bit.ly/3L5kowy Ola sweetwater.sjv.io/GmPKAk Riverside sweetwater.sjv.io/eKy1Oj Sunset sweetwater.sjv.io/AWxPq1 TimeLine bit.ly/3ZADB1I Ultraviolet sweetwater.sjv.io/KjaBe9 Volante sweetwater.sjv.io/75RXey Zelzah sweetwater.sjv.io/MmGKXo
@@noyd4172 Good mic technique trumps expensive mic, every time. I remember reading and hearing Joe Barresi state multiple times that most of the guitar sounds he's recorded are SM57 and/or MD421-based. Fancy mics are fun, but knowing your mics through and through is best.
Using a hypercardioid pattern mic just makes so much more sense than condensers, for 90% of the environments podcasters and youtubers have, Ivan fuckin’ gets it.
@@JeremyAndersonBoise 58 is a reg cardioid. b58 is a supercardioid. I don't think Shure makes a hyper. Hypers/supers will also get you room reflections into the rear lobe of the mic. Sometimes for production audio, this can be nice (indoor shot, vs shotgun)
I think he’s likely more honest because they gave him the pedals, and didn’t pay him on top of that. Some people who have spent a lot of money to buy several Strymon pedals will defend them to the death because they have cognitive dissonance about that investment and the value of the pedals.
@@TeddSchecklermost RUclipsrs that get stuff for free swear that it won’t influence their opinion. I’m not saying they are lying but this is refreshing to me
I've been waiting for a Strymon shoot-out video like this for ages. Very entertaining, man. Nobody can offer an objective opinion on pedals but it's interesting to hear from those who have played with a bunch. And you were honest about being sent free ones and having affiliate links - didn't change my opinion of your evaluation and the transparency won you brownie points from me.
I watch all your vids even if I’m not gonna buy the gear. Your playing is phenomenal and your approach to guitar and music in general is fresh. Great to see your take on all these pedals. Thanks for always being truthful, it shows in all of your content.
“I think Pringles' original intention was to make tennis balls... But on the day the rubber was supposed to show up, a truckload of potatoes came. Pringles is a laid-back company, so they just said "F?!k it, cut em up!"”
Man the Volante is in my personal ULTRA tier. The sound on sound alone is absolutely incredible and endlessly fun to me. I love that it’s almost one knob per function and there’s just so many amazing sounds you can get out of it.
@@pjforde1978 man I never noticed the reverb sums stuff to mono. Def a boner smoosher. That said I don’t actually use the spring that much. So maybe I’ll eventually put a stereo verb after the Volante.
@@justingoers also, I’m just jealous because I wish I could spend a few hours with a Volante to try out its moves. Fwiw checkout Nightverb, it’s currently making me very happy
@@pjforde1978 I think the spring summing to mono is relatively inconsequential the more I think about it. It's not the main draw of the pedal. It's just there to round out some edges and stuff when you want to be super spacey with it. You can absolutely make reverb-like effects with the four delay lines and that will be stereo. The fact that you can do sound on sound, reverse it, preserve the loop, all while still rocking your main delay sound is just so fun. The spring is just there as a bonus.
@@CyberattackWorld please do Ivan. It’s always interesting to see what order people place their amp sims, wet effects and drive..oh and buffers..that’s a topic that gets endless mileage on thegearpage.
Deco sleeper trick- use it as an always on master volume for your board, especially in low stage volume situations. You can pull the volume back and edge the saturation up to compensate for your amp not getting optimal level.
I do this on bass I run my single pedals into an hx stomp w comp/eq/gate/amp sim/fx then out into a micro amp and from the micro amp into a la2a style comp set w a low input that just grabs the tops with the micro amp off Now if I need more uumph with out a vol boost I hit the boost into the comp Works like a charm Like a bass thickener
hey btw, which song that you did was on an apple commercial? and suprised you kept cloudburst - what does cloudburst do that nightsky doesn’t? just cause it’s small?
hey man, thanks for the comment. The Cloudburst's large-scale ambient reverbs just sound different from what the NightSky does, they have sort of a more "wide open" quality. And the glitchy artifacts you get by moving the Decay knob around while you're playing are also very distinct from the NightSky. And then on top of that, it doesn't have secondary functions and is kinda faster to dial in. So for all those reasons it feels kinda handy to have around even though I have the NightSky too. OK then thanks for asking about the commercial. This is the song: ruclips.net/video/7DIWt39uTqU/видео.htmlsi=9uSV3JY8uf5sY6q5 This is the commercial: x.com/appstore/status/1795855230661439926?s=46
So do you sometimes use iridium as end of chain? Since tineline grit, timeline bucket, volante and mobius destroyer all introduce some kind of distortion. I even thought about buying a second iridium to get that pedals into amp sound that I had before. But iridium into pddals is the way to go for most part
Agreed! I used an EHX Canyon for almost 10 years. Then, decided to upgrade my rig and go for the Volante last year. One of the best pedal purchases I’ve ever made.
I LOVE the channel and all the animations. I'm obviously going to disagree about the tier list. I'll say this, you know your stuff sir, I mostly agree with your choices and you make great explanations and always entertaining content with the animations and action figures. Every time I check back and I see that you have 30x (and now 35X) the number of subscribers than me, I stop and think "yeah... yeah he deserves it".
Big fan! I had the iridium for 3 years as my everything pedal and I eventually did desire a “better” amp modeler because I play in a band with someone using a UA dream and it was actually difficult to compete in the mix. I switched to a Tonex one and have had a MUCH better time in that context. Idk what it is, but there’s something about the iridium that sounds good in isolation and is fine if you can mix it in post, but just doesn’t have the same top end bite as many other amp sim pedals. The Tonex Ones are cheap enough I recommend grabbing one and downloading some free sample captures and seeing what you think.
I’ve had the Iridium since it came out. I have “better” modelers now, but the Iridium has consistently stayed on my big board. I know it sounds weird (and I know I’m not alone in this) but that headphone jack makes everything sound glorious. With that said, I think the chime setting is the only decent one. I’ve never tried the ToneX but I’ve heard good things
@@waltuhhimself Of course eq is there for a reason, but if I could just improve the signal coming in, why wouldn’t I just do that? Improving the signal coming in makes even MORE mixing sense than using the eq, smartass
It's really interesting to me that you landed on Deco for stereo field creation. Not that it's a good or bad choice, but because I'm literally working on a bucket brigade comb filter circuit for creating a stereo field as I watch this video. Strymon tends to do everything via DSP, which is above my pay grade... but I'm intrigued to see pedals like Surfy Industries Stereomaker landing. I wonder if that's something you'd check out?
I expect you probably already know this but, the Quadrature mode of the Mobius can be used for dynamics controlled modulation like the envelope mode on the Ola. I don't think it can do chorusing, but it can definitely be used for reactive tremolo, vibrato, and ring mod-esque sounds.
Interesting video! I think you should give the Riverside another chance if you find one used, because it pairs well with the Iridium, and is versatile enough to be your only drive pedal. It's not going to do anything crazy though. Compadre is great too, but it's more of a utility pedal where it just does its thing but is not exciting in any way. For me, the Nightsky got sold because I felt it was too much for what I wanted out of a reverb. Flint V2 is on its way out because I find the SA Collider sounds better and don't need the tremolo that much. Volante is still my favorite Strymon, with El Cap V2 and Deco V2 close behind.
Hey man, a question irrelevant to this video. In your old video about using the ehx rtg to control the frequency of the moogerfooger ring modulator, did you use a ts or trs cable? Thanks
@@CyberattackWorld bro I love your content! I love Strymon pedals but that Mobius is too big to me to not be able to do two mods at once! Lol. I’m about to make a primarily Strymon board w Iriduim as amp w the 3 button multi switch. So I have a Fender clean on the bypass, mArshall dirty in the fav button, a Vox clean and dirty and Marshall clean access via the footswitch. I will be running the ultra violet, Zelzah, Orbit and Sunset into the Iridium. I will probably use the Keeley Caverns or Sonicake Levitate post Iridium for my delay and reverb needs. I’m waiting on Strymon to do a dual delay/ reverb in a small footprint ala Nux Atlantic or Keeley Caverns style. I’m not so much of a reverb and delay head for the many uses of those big ass Strymon pedals like the Big Sky Timeline etc… it’s all about saving space, stealth nowadays. Again, awesome content sir!🫡
“Danger gleams in your eyes” 🤣 It’s lines like this that originally hooked me on your channel and then I realized I love everything else about it. Thx, man!
I just sold my Volante and bought a v1 El Cap. I didn't use a single preset in the Volante through the years I had it and the El Cap just gets way darker and has full wet available without restarting. I miss the reverse on the SOS in the Volante but otherwise El Cap has been way more fun for me.
Here I am with the Orbit as my only Strymon pedal, lol. Orbit is actually great. It's a flanger but there's a mix knob, so I use it as flanger, chorus, and vibrato. You can also mix LFO and Feedback settings to get a nice phasey sound or a thicker sound, etc. You can find Orbits now for like 150 so I think they're worth it for someone looking for a good flanger. It definitely doesn't get very weird, though. Not sure why they took it out of production, I guess it didn't sell well.
I'd really appreciate it if you could do something for me. Right now, Strymon has a time-limited demo for their new El Cap VST. I generally hate working in the box, but one thing I noticed is that the VST version has a three-head mode, which makes my OCD brain go haywire. My ask is if you could try out the VST, and tell me if you miss the three-head mode going back to the physical version. In general, the UI on the VST seems legitimately slick in the way that PC interfaces can when they are done properly. They could get close if they added an OLED, but now we're in what if land.
At some point they took the Orbit out of production-when I was working on this video I noticed it's no longer listed on their website. So that's why I didn't cover it. But if I had, it would have been in the tier of pedals I've never played anyway.
Have you experimented with 3rd party IRs with the Iridium, or have you always run stock? York has a bass cab IR that let's me get fat bass tones. Great for either a real bass or when I use the C4 for synth bass.
yes, but I don't know how interesting it would be. I'm not really pushing it into unusual territory or doing any of my usual cyber whatever stuff. In general I prefer the Marshall amp and the Vox amp over the Fender amp. Also don't overlook that the Marshall amp can have a good clean tone with the drive knob at like 9 or 10 o'clock. These days usually I leave the room knob on zero, and instead I'll run the Iridium into a stereo reverb with a touch of room-style reverb before recording. That's 99% of my tricks.
I have wanted to try a zelzah for a while. Sad you never made a video on it. I want the zelzah simply for the stereo phaser controls and it sweeping left and right with the phaser sweep. If the mobius does that maybe I gotta look into the mobius
The Zelzah definitely sounds good doing what it does, but the Mobius can do most of it (including panned phasing). But also, I did make a video about the Zelzah ifyou're curious: ruclips.net/video/vMR7eztxz20/видео.html
@@CyberattackWorld wow I take it back I apologize. I searched "cyberattack zelzah" "zelzah how to be advanced" and it never appeared. RUclips..... If the mobius can do the panned phasing I will definitely have to check it out.
I've been really tempted by El Cap because there's a part of me that wants to explore recreating that dank 70s dub sound. Search for the [not 70s] track "Just Landed" by Burnt Friedman for a quick vibe check. Does Timeline fw that kind of broken tape machine sound?
I agree with your Big Sky take. I love reverb, but it took until Meris released the Mercury X for me to pull the trigger on a big box modern reverb pedal (came close to buying the Empress Reverb a few times though). The Big Sky is fun but there are many things about it that kept me away, including its workflow.
Highly recommend the Sunset! One of most if not the most versatile overdrives I have tried. I use the MIDI functionality and it unlocked a whole other level of versatility. The only other MIDI overdrive I can think of is the Boss OD-200, which I haven't tried but I am not at all left wanting with the Sunset
The song being used in this ad was written by me, Teddi Gold, and Jon Buscema: x.com/appstore/status/1795855230661439926?s=46 You can hear the full track here: ruclips.net/video/7DIWt39uTqU/видео.html
Love your channel, the best gear head on youtube in my opinion. i don’t really like Strymon personally. But the one pedal i do like you didn’t review…OB.1. Because i don’t like Strymon i’m gonna say it’s an Ultra Tier because it overcame my brand prejudice on performance alone. That’s pretty impressive since aesthetics usually dominate my product purchases unless i’m searching for a specific effect. It’s a sleeper pedal in the Strymon range. And it shows how most youtube guys just buy what everyone else does. Luckily my friend’s a corporate touring professional. And he had this pedal, only guy i’ve ever seen use it. It’s got a great feel. Replaced both the BBE clean boost and compressor he was using for years. Clean Boost is the gem that most youtubers havent discovered yet. Pick one up before they become impossible to find.
Thanks for the comment. The only reason I didn't mention the OB-1 is that my understanding is the Compadre is meant to have replaced it (but I've never played the Compadre either).
I've never even touched the software, and the way I use it is pretty normal, like none of my usual glitchy abuse. But I will try to think of interesting things to say about it and then make a video.
I sold the Iridium in favor of UAFX, it was ok. I took the Timeline off my board in favor of V2 versions of the El Cap and DIG. And I love the BigSky. Crazy how much our preferences differ. Great vid though.
Man, you 100% had me up until the Iridium haha. I just don't think it's as realistic as things like the UAFX pedals, kemper player, or tonex. Everything else on the list was pretty spot on (I would probably put my bigsky higher though). Great video!
Glad you talked about the tremolo in the Mobius, I've always wondered and I haven't seen anyone talk extensively about using it until now. Big trem fan/user here. Also glad you're talking about the Keeley Dark Side, I think it's slept on just bc it's technically a multi-effect. Thinking of picking up an El Cap v1 or a Flint if I can find one for a good price used.
A lot of the recovery effects pedals have “how hard you hit the pedal changes the amount/depth of effect” stuff. I suspect you’d dig their stuff very much.
this rules and is fun and confessional. You may have done this already, but I'ld love to see something like this but with your pedal board generally and pedal collection standouts -what you keep on the board and around and why. What dirt pedals etc. what combos end up being key.
@@CyberattackWorld That piano is awesome. I don't know of any electric/electronic piano which has THAT sound. Add your Ola pedal (or any chorus) and that thing rocks. Too bad its a boat anchor.
Once upon a Timeline, the Big Sky was Ultra-tier. But yeah, I agree, it's been bettered by now - the current Ultra-tier reverb being the Meris Mercury X, for me. Or Death By Audio Rooms, depending what you are looking for. For touring/live rigs, working with real amps, I'd nudge Flint up to Ultra. It's an absolute staple and just sounds so right, for studio session work too. Putting the fact it's digital aside, I think Strymon Riverside sounds really damn good. And in certain contexts could be the centre-piece of a board. So I'd put it at Mid-tier. Timeline, idk, I loved it at the time, but these days I'd take an Empress Echosystem, for compact, or a Meris LVX for power, or a Boss DM-101 for tone. And, especially given the price and the lo-fi settings, Walrus MAKO M1 for size/price/flexibility and UAD Astra for tone bump Mobius down a tier, for me.
Would’ve loved to see you love the el Cap as much as me. I get it, you have the Timeline, however you could make another kickass video out of it and I could then finally see what the hell I can use these secondary functions for lol
I really had to think about it, because theres basically nothing I would change. But I guess it would be cool if you could use its cabinet simulation by itself (which I think the BigSky can do), and run a separate preamp into that.
@@CyberattackWorld I have the Big Sky and the cabinet simulation sounds awesome, I use it a lot, the only thing that I wish it would do it’s to be able to apply it on just one side
Never had the DIG or Volante, but I would assume I would prefer the DIG. However, I totally appreciate your perspective in valuing flexibility/tweakability over the emulation capability. I think the ability to recreate other things is overvalued. 'What should we do with new tech?' 'Recreate old tech. Recreate old tech. Recreate old tech.' Could anything be more boring?!
No surprises with the ultra tier. I've actually been wondering how often you record out of an amp for studio-grade stuff so I appreciate the honesty here. Do you think you'd use tube amp more for practicing/coming up with songs/home recording if you lived in a place free of neighbors? I live in a rural area so I have no fear of noise complaints, and I'm torn between the Iridium or a tube amp as my next purchase. Would appreciate any insight
Check out the UAD dream too. Not as much value as the iridium, but it’s the best amp simp sound bar none (better than fractal, iridium, quad cortex, etc).
For me, the noise issue is only part of it. The other thing is setting microphones-which is an art, and not something I ever practice anymore. So if I had no fear of noise complaints, I would still doubt my ability to set microphones in a way that would sound as good as what the Iridium does automatically.
@@CyberattackWorld thanks for the insight! Steve Albini, rest in peace, has a GREAT video on mic'ing amp cabs where he troubleshoots/explains the science of mic phasing issues with stereo setups and it's absolute witchcraft
Couldn’t you use your timeline or any stereo delay for what you use the deco for? The dig has a stereo ping pong delay I use to create a nice stereo chorus sometimes.
My memory of the last time I tried to do this with the TimeLine was that the stereo options for its dual delays were not doing the ping-pong type of thing I wanted. Also the fact that it lives on my board makes it annoying to use on a daily basis for recording, the way I use the Deco.
so true about the flint being so good despite not being cyber attack at all! and rando gripe - i’m still mad there’s not dual up/down shimmer mode on nightsky, it’s the only thing it doesn’t have that i need.
@@WHATISPOLITICS69 I never even thought about that for the NightSky but I guess you're right. I don't really like octave-down shimmer reverb in general, but now that I'm saying that, I want to find a way to use it.
@@CyberattackWorld ooh can’t wait to hear that! but that’s the thing - down shimmer is ok for some deep ocean sounds, but it’s way better with up-shimmer on top. massive outer space sounds. EQD astral destiny has a nice up/down shimmer, and some super awesome modes that the strymons don’t have (ascend and descend which are like satanic spirit modes) but it’s mono, so it needs to be stereo-ized if i use it
I missed the Brigadier. I have 5 Strymon pedals and 3 of them are (almost) always on. Those three are the Deco (only the right side and barely audible. I use it as a doubler), the Flint for the reverb (just because it sounds good) and the Brigadier which is also almost always on and again set to thicken up the sound. I don’t play hardrock, but if you have ever heard the first Van Halen album, listen to it again and pay attention to the subtle delay on songs like “On Fire” and “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘bout Love”. Especially “On Fire”…., you never really notice the delay as you would on lots of other songs, but if you play Eddie’s guitar parts and you don’t use that subtle delay, it just doesn’t sound right. Of course Eddie used an old tape delay, so something like the El Capastan or the Volante may seem more appropriate for this stuff, but I don’t know…, I think the Brigadier just sounds more genuine and especially more pleasing to me. The other two Strymon pedals I use are (1) the DIG (all of them are the latest versions of these pedals), but I actually don’t use it that much. Sounds good, but I just don’t need it as often as I thought I would. And (2) the Cloudburst. When this pedal came out and I heard the orchestral sounds it can create, I knew it would completely change the way I wanted to record the songs I wrote. It blew me away. In demo videos I’ve only heard people exploring this pedal and when they come to the interesting part they hardly ever show the potential of that sound. But if you can get one guitar to sound like an orchestra, without making it too sterile (which is what I like so much about it - it doesn’t sound like a synth pad, it sounds like you’re playing with living entities with brains and hearts), imagine dubbing multiple lines with a bass guitar to ‘mimic’ a section of contra bass, cello and low brass, orchestral like chords, another guitar playing counter melodies and high up there a velvety violin like sound played with an E-Bow, all mixed and balanced well. This sounds a hundred times better to me than anything you could play using synths with real orchestral sounds. I could find amazingly good alternatives for every Strymon pedal on the market, but I haven’t heard anything (yet) that can do that Cloudburst thing. If there’s one pedal I would absolutely LOVE to have, it would be the NightSky. I haven’t heard a lot of it yet, but WHAT I heard was absolutely amazing, so that one’s high up my list. The one pedal that was good when it came out, especially for the things that both you and I use it for, but lost its position against its competitors drastically in my opinion, is the Iridium. I’ve always played and loved AC30’s, but I never heard anything that sounded even close to an old AC30. I was just about to purchase the Iridium, although there were some good competitors (I particularly liked the more ‘organic’ sound of the Simplifier) when all of a sudden UAFX brought out the Ruby (AC30), the Dream (‘65 Deluxe Reverb) and the Woodrow (‘55 Fender Tweed amp). I didn’t hesitate and bought the Ruby. Purely coincidental I bought the Dream last week, 2nd hand for €250. The level of detail is mind boggling. Especially the Dream. I never regretted this decision. They recently added a Dumble style amp to this line. I believe they have six amp types now. Of course only a handful of people have actually played a real Dumble amp and the ones who have don’t need a pedal-amp like this. So nobody knows for sure if it truly sounds, plays and reacts like a Dumble. But it sounds absolutely gorgeous. And specifically for this one they added the possibility to tweak its sound fully to your liking. Anyway, I think you made it perfectly clear that you’re happy with what you have. Still, if you can find a way to try the Dream for a week, then do it. I think you will like it a lot. Thanks for the video. I had a fun time watching it. 😊🧡
People are still sleeping on Mobius in the comments... It's actually the only Strymon I have, but it is stellar in it's versatility! The Pattern Trem and Quadrature (ring mod stuff) are exceptionally deep and weird. Wondering what they might add if they do an "MX" version.
The only reason I haven't pulled the trigger on Mobius is because it feels like the moment I do, I'm going to wake up on Tuesday and see that it's now the previous gen version.
I also had and sold the Big Sky. Right now the Cloudburst is the main reverb on my board, and I'm loving it. Iridium is never coming off of my board. The next Strymon product I'm interested is their Starlab eurorack module.
I feel bad for Zelda. I only have the Deco. I love the slightly noisy saturation that really plays well with other things, although it's not currently on the pedalboard so there's that.
Why are you making me regret selling my deco and iridium??? 😂😂😂 I'm back to my journey of real amp so iridium will be in my back burner. But deco. Definitely thinking about purchasing it again hahaha
I didn't love the iridium. It is passable for a guitar tone but it sounds thin and fake to me. I have a Kingsley Page TS tube preamp running into a ox stomp cab sim instead and it sounds way better and reacts like a tube amp but offers all of the other benefits of going direct you get from the iridium
this is day whatever if whatever times making this request much as i can... can you demonstrate pedals with synth instead of just guitar? it seems like youd significatnly add value to your videos and expand your pull rate and whatever else i gotta say for my selfish request to be granted. thank you.
@CyberattackWorld im a slug in comparison lol, i got a donner b1 synth but i am learning. Your slicer video had me go buy that fudger on prime day and it wasnt even on sale (the b1 was though). If you mess with the slicer boss software theres these downloadable patches you can drag and drop from a library. The organ ones are amazing. im losing my mind to them. Anywho, if you've read this far, I wanted you to know you're my musical hero. You're such a goofball, and those videos too are hella funny of chunli going to sleep, and waking up in diff spots feels iconic! Keep up the amazing work!!
Dude the Zelda music in that video is the exact part that uses the reverb sound I miss! That's why I keep going back to the Brig in my mind. What have I done.
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AFFILIATE LINKS:
You can use this link to get any Strymon pedal you want from Perfect Circuit:
bit.ly/3ORTyZf
Or, if you prefer, here are individual links to each Strymon pedal (from Sweetwater):
BigSky MX
sweetwater.sjv.io/m594RX
BlueSky
sweetwater.sjv.io/k0DO7N
Brig
sweetwater.sjv.io/4POaeo
Cloudburst
bit.ly/4dc3g3P
Compadre
sweetwater.sjv.io/daNyok
Deco
bit.ly/CyberDeco
Dig
sweetwater.sjv.io/anvOBZ
El Capistan
sweetwater.sjv.io/0ZE9kV
Flint
sweetwater.sjv.io/WqWyxM
Iridium
bit.ly/3XKhqp0
Lex
sweetwater.sjv.io/Y9EVgj
Mobius
bit.ly/3ZqO3cc
NightSky
bit.ly/3L5kowy
Ola
sweetwater.sjv.io/GmPKAk
Riverside
sweetwater.sjv.io/eKy1Oj
Sunset
sweetwater.sjv.io/AWxPq1
TimeLine
bit.ly/3ZADB1I
Ultraviolet
sweetwater.sjv.io/KjaBe9
Volante
sweetwater.sjv.io/75RXey
Zelzah
sweetwater.sjv.io/MmGKXo
Mad scientist ranks church pedals 😂
I'm so glad to see a RUclipsr using an SM-58 instead of a big honkin condenser mic
It's just for the punk aesthetic; he shops out the honker.
And it actually sounds good instead of being overly crispy or bloated and picking up shit in the room.
@@noyd4172 Good mic technique trumps expensive mic, every time.
I remember reading and hearing Joe Barresi state multiple times that most of the guitar sounds he's recorded are SM57 and/or MD421-based. Fancy mics are fun, but knowing your mics through and through is best.
Using a hypercardioid pattern mic just makes so much more sense than condensers, for 90% of the environments podcasters and youtubers have, Ivan fuckin’ gets it.
@@JeremyAndersonBoise 58 is a reg cardioid. b58 is a supercardioid. I don't think Shure makes a hyper. Hypers/supers will also get you room reflections into the rear lobe of the mic. Sometimes for production audio, this can be nice (indoor shot, vs shotgun)
Love will tier us apart.
Again
@@killroy123 and again and again and again (a forest)
funny
Haha, well said
You bastard! 😂😂😂
'you have to figure out how to judge my integrity.' finally a youtuber that speaks the truth! Love your vids!
I think he’s likely more honest because they gave him the pedals, and didn’t pay him on top of that. Some people who have spent a lot of money to buy several Strymon pedals will defend them to the death because they have cognitive dissonance about that investment and the value of the pedals.
@@TeddSchecklermost RUclipsrs that get stuff for free swear that it won’t influence their opinion. I’m not saying they are lying but this is refreshing to me
👏 when i heard him say that, i checked my phone to see if I was already subscribed or not
Thanks. Honest break down that's both saved and cost me money :)
My man thank you. Saving and spending money is the best!!!!!
I've been waiting for a Strymon shoot-out video like this for ages. Very entertaining, man.
Nobody can offer an objective opinion on pedals but it's interesting to hear from those who have played with a bunch. And you were honest about being sent free ones and having affiliate links - didn't change my opinion of your evaluation and the transparency won you brownie points from me.
Thanks for the comment
I watch all your vids even if I’m not gonna buy the gear. Your playing is phenomenal and your approach to guitar and music in general is fresh. Great to see your take on all these pedals. Thanks for always being truthful, it shows in all of your content.
thanks for the comment, really glad you feel that way
all i hear is mitch hedberg. i used to own these pedals, I still do, but I used to also.
"My friend asked me if I wanted a frozen banana. I said 'No, but I want a regular banana later, so....yeah.'"
LOLOLO
“I think Pringles' original intention was to make tennis balls... But on the day the rubber was supposed to show up, a truckload of potatoes came. Pringles is a laid-back company, so they just said "F?!k it, cut em up!"”
Man the Volante is in my personal ULTRA tier. The sound on sound alone is absolutely incredible and endlessly fun to me. I love that it’s almost one knob per function and there’s just so many amazing sounds you can get out of it.
I would have a Volante, but the fact that the spring module sums the stereo signal to mono is a huge boner killer for me.
@@pjforde1978 man I never noticed the reverb sums stuff to mono. Def a boner smoosher. That said I don’t actually use the spring that much. So maybe I’ll eventually put a stereo verb after the Volante.
@@justingoers also, I’m just jealous because I wish I could spend a few hours with a Volante to try out its moves. Fwiw checkout Nightverb, it’s currently making me very happy
@@pjforde1978 I think the spring summing to mono is relatively inconsequential the more I think about it. It's not the main draw of the pedal. It's just there to round out some edges and stuff when you want to be super spacey with it. You can absolutely make reverb-like effects with the four delay lines and that will be stereo. The fact that you can do sound on sound, reverse it, preserve the loop, all while still rocking your main delay sound is just so fun. The spring is just there as a bonus.
The lack of "MONEY!" stinger after the affiliate link speech has me reconsidering my channel subscription.
FUCK
Breath. We will get through this.
Would love a walk-through of your board, man.
I bet it changes a lot
I did a super annoyingly detailed walkthrough and writeup at some point on Patreon. Maybe I should do a regular video about it.
@@CyberattackWorld please do Ivan. It’s always interesting to see what order people place their amp sims, wet effects and drive..oh and buffers..that’s a topic that gets endless mileage on thegearpage.
This was fun. Time for an Iridium video!
Deco sleeper trick- use it as an always on master volume for your board, especially in low stage volume situations. You can pull the volume back and edge the saturation up to compensate for your amp not getting optimal level.
I do this on bass
I run my single pedals into an hx stomp w comp/eq/gate/amp sim/fx then out into a micro amp and from the micro amp into a la2a style comp set w a low input that just grabs the tops with the micro amp off
Now if I need more uumph with out a vol boost I hit the boost into the comp
Works like a charm
Like a bass thickener
hey btw, which song that you did was on an apple commercial? and suprised you kept cloudburst - what does cloudburst do that nightsky doesn’t? just cause it’s small?
hey man, thanks for the comment. The Cloudburst's large-scale ambient reverbs just sound different from what the NightSky does, they have sort of a more "wide open" quality. And the glitchy artifacts you get by moving the Decay knob around while you're playing are also very distinct from the NightSky. And then on top of that, it doesn't have secondary functions and is kinda faster to dial in. So for all those reasons it feels kinda handy to have around even though I have the NightSky too.
OK then thanks for asking about the commercial. This is the song:
ruclips.net/video/7DIWt39uTqU/видео.htmlsi=9uSV3JY8uf5sY6q5
This is the commercial:
x.com/appstore/status/1795855230661439926?s=46
Subscribed. You’re chill and curious. looking forward!
I don't own a strymon. Im the #1 Digitech Superfan. But those Strymon Reverbs sound so good in Demos. This video is amazingly helpful.
So do you sometimes use iridium as end of chain? Since tineline grit, timeline bucket, volante and mobius destroyer all introduce some kind of distortion.
I even thought about buying a second iridium to get that pedals into amp sound that I had before.
But iridium into pddals is the way to go for most part
I totally agree about the Iridium! It's so useful and functional. Does exactly what it says on the tin
I think personally, the Volante is my greatest pedal of all time. If i could only have 1 pedal forever it would be that one.
Agreed! I used an EHX Canyon for almost 10 years. Then, decided to upgrade my rig and go for the Volante last year. One of the best pedal purchases I’ve ever made.
ULTRA tier video.
Mobius is in my ultra tier. I need to go back and watch your video on that.
2:39 the cloudburst is quite good for its size and price. It’s simplicity is its strong suit
This video has the craziest energy. I love it
I LOVE the channel and all the animations. I'm obviously going to disagree about the tier list. I'll say this, you know your stuff sir, I mostly agree with your choices and you make great explanations and always entertaining content with the animations and action figures. Every time I check back and I see that you have 30x (and now 35X) the number of subscribers than me, I stop and think "yeah... yeah he deserves it".
Big fan! I had the iridium for 3 years as my everything pedal and I eventually did desire a “better” amp modeler because I play in a band with someone using a UA dream and it was actually difficult to compete in the mix. I switched to a Tonex one and have had a MUCH better time in that context. Idk what it is, but there’s something about the iridium that sounds good in isolation and is fine if you can mix it in post, but just doesn’t have the same top end bite as many other amp sim pedals. The Tonex Ones are cheap enough I recommend grabbing one and downloading some free sample captures and seeing what you think.
I’ve had the Iridium since it came out. I have “better” modelers now, but the Iridium has consistently stayed on my big board. I know it sounds weird (and I know I’m not alone in this) but that headphone jack makes everything sound glorious. With that said, I think the chime setting is the only decent one. I’ve never tried the ToneX but I’ve heard good things
Use the EQ in your mixing console.
There are EQ knobs in the mixing console for a reason.
@@waltuhhimself Of course eq is there for a reason, but if I could just improve the signal coming in, why wouldn’t I just do that? Improving the signal coming in makes even MORE mixing sense than using the eq, smartass
It's really interesting to me that you landed on Deco for stereo field creation. Not that it's a good or bad choice, but because I'm literally working on a bucket brigade comb filter circuit for creating a stereo field as I watch this video. Strymon tends to do everything via DSP, which is above my pay grade... but I'm intrigued to see pedals like Surfy Industries Stereomaker landing. I wonder if that's something you'd check out?
Yeah that looks cool
Maaan! I agree in all! Even if I only have the Deco V1, Volante and The Mobius.
As a strymon fan boi Ive never been more excited for a RUclips video...
Hey, would you consider doing an in-depth composition video? Your process(es) for actually writing?
I love this suggestion. Thanks, yeah that would be extremely fun.
I expect you probably already know this but, the Quadrature mode of the Mobius can be used for dynamics controlled modulation like the envelope mode on the Ola. I don't think it can do chorusing, but it can definitely be used for reactive tremolo, vibrato, and ring mod-esque sounds.
yes the envelope stuff on the Mobius is super cool, i would not be surprised if that stuff is even cooler than the Ola
Interesting video!
I think you should give the Riverside another chance if you find one used, because it pairs well with the Iridium, and is versatile enough to be your only drive pedal. It's not going to do anything crazy though. Compadre is great too, but it's more of a utility pedal where it just does its thing but is not exciting in any way.
For me, the Nightsky got sold because I felt it was too much for what I wanted out of a reverb. Flint V2 is on its way out because I find the SA Collider sounds better and don't need the tremolo that much.
Volante is still my favorite Strymon, with El Cap V2 and Deco V2 close behind.
OK you convinced me about the Riverside.
Hey man, a question irrelevant to this video. In your old video about using the ehx rtg to control the frequency of the moogerfooger ring modulator, did you use a ts or trs cable? Thanks
Oh man that was a long time ago but probably TS
@CyberattackWorld thanks mate. With dreadbox pedals that accept cv it works better with stereo ones...I ll check
Can you run 2 modulations at the same time on the Mobius?🧐
No, that's one thing it can't do.
@@CyberattackWorld bro I love your content! I love Strymon pedals but that Mobius is too big to me to not be able to do two mods at once! Lol. I’m about to make a primarily Strymon board w Iriduim as amp w the 3 button multi switch. So I have a Fender clean on the bypass, mArshall dirty in the fav button, a Vox clean and dirty and Marshall clean access via the footswitch. I will be running the ultra violet, Zelzah, Orbit and Sunset into the Iridium. I will probably use the Keeley Caverns or Sonicake Levitate post Iridium for my delay and reverb needs. I’m waiting on Strymon to do a dual delay/ reverb in a small footprint ala Nux Atlantic or Keeley Caverns style. I’m not so much of a reverb and delay head for the many uses of those big ass Strymon pedals like the Big Sky Timeline etc… it’s all about saving space, stealth nowadays. Again, awesome content sir!🫡
Thanks dude that board sounds rad
“Danger gleams in your eyes” 🤣
It’s lines like this that originally hooked me on your channel and then I realized I love everything else about it. Thx, man!
LOL thank you
I always wondered about what Strymon pedal would rule over others. This is a crucial video.
I just sold my Volante and bought a v1 El Cap. I didn't use a single preset in the Volante through the years I had it and the El Cap just gets way darker and has full wet available without restarting. I miss the reverse on the SOS in the Volante but otherwise El Cap has been way more fun for me.
Here I am with the Orbit as my only Strymon pedal, lol.
Orbit is actually great. It's a flanger but there's a mix knob, so I use it as flanger, chorus, and vibrato. You can also mix LFO and Feedback settings to get a nice phasey sound or a thicker sound, etc. You can find Orbits now for like 150 so I think they're worth it for someone looking for a good flanger. It definitely doesn't get very weird, though. Not sure why they took it out of production, I guess it didn't sell well.
Yeah I've always wondered why they took it out of production too.
I like my El Capistan but I like old school delays. Also have a Boonar and a basic analog delay
I'd really appreciate it if you could do something for me. Right now, Strymon has a time-limited demo for their new El Cap VST. I generally hate working in the box, but one thing I noticed is that the VST version has a three-head mode, which makes my OCD brain go haywire. My ask is if you could try out the VST, and tell me if you miss the three-head mode going back to the physical version. In general, the UI on the VST seems legitimately slick in the way that PC interfaces can when they are done properly. They could get close if they added an OLED, but now we're in what if land.
Poor Orbit. Always forgotten.
1) Nightsky
2) Volante
3) Orbit
At some point they took the Orbit out of production-when I was working on this video I noticed it's no longer listed on their website. So that's why I didn't cover it. But if I had, it would have been in the tier of pedals I've never played anyway.
Have you experimented with 3rd party IRs with the Iridium, or have you always run stock? York has a bass cab IR that let's me get fat bass tones. Great for either a real bass or when I use the C4 for synth bass.
I've only ever used the stock ones, but I'd be interested in trying other ones that are good for bass specifically. Thanks for the tip.
Any chance you'd consider doing a video of how you use the iridium?
yes, but I don't know how interesting it would be. I'm not really pushing it into unusual territory or doing any of my usual cyber whatever stuff. In general I prefer the Marshall amp and the Vox amp over the Fender amp. Also don't overlook that the Marshall amp can have a good clean tone with the drive knob at like 9 or 10 o'clock. These days usually I leave the room knob on zero, and instead I'll run the Iridium into a stereo reverb with a touch of room-style reverb before recording. That's 99% of my tricks.
@@CyberattackWorld Yep. I use them all and surprisingly the Marshall clean is good. No problem. I enjoy the shit out of your videos. Thanks Ivan.
I have wanted to try a zelzah for a while. Sad you never made a video on it. I want the zelzah simply for the stereo phaser controls and it sweeping left and right with the phaser sweep. If the mobius does that maybe I gotta look into the mobius
The Zelzah definitely sounds good doing what it does, but the Mobius can do most of it (including panned phasing). But also, I did make a video about the Zelzah ifyou're curious: ruclips.net/video/vMR7eztxz20/видео.html
@@CyberattackWorld wow I take it back I apologize. I searched "cyberattack zelzah" "zelzah how to be advanced" and it never appeared. RUclips.....
If the mobius can do the panned phasing I will definitely have to check it out.
Well done man
I've been really tempted by El Cap because there's a part of me that wants to explore recreating that dank 70s dub sound. Search for the [not 70s] track "Just Landed" by Burnt Friedman for a quick vibe check. Does Timeline fw that kind of broken tape machine sound?
Yes you could do it with the TimeLine, you just gotta find the right sweet spot between the tone knob and modulation controls.
Cool video. The only Strymon pedal I have is Night Sky. I like it a lot!
I agree with your Big Sky take. I love reverb, but it took until Meris released the Mercury X for me to pull the trigger on a big box modern reverb pedal (came close to buying the Empress Reverb a few times though). The Big Sky is fun but there are many things about it that kept me away, including its workflow.
Highly recommend the Sunset! One of most if not the most versatile overdrives I have tried. I use the MIDI functionality and it unlocked a whole other level of versatility. The only other MIDI overdrive I can think of is the Boss OD-200, which I haven't tried but I am not at all left wanting with the Sunset
Yeah MIDI overdrive is cool
What was your Apple commercial?
The song being used in this ad was written by me, Teddi Gold, and Jon Buscema:
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You can hear the full track here:
ruclips.net/video/7DIWt39uTqU/видео.html
Love your channel, the best gear head on youtube in my opinion. i don’t really like Strymon personally. But the one pedal i do like you didn’t review…OB.1. Because i don’t like Strymon i’m gonna say it’s an Ultra Tier because it overcame my brand prejudice on performance alone. That’s pretty impressive since aesthetics usually dominate my product purchases unless i’m searching for a specific effect. It’s a sleeper pedal in the Strymon range. And it shows how most youtube guys just buy what everyone else does. Luckily my friend’s a corporate touring professional. And he had this pedal, only guy i’ve ever seen use it. It’s got a great feel. Replaced both the BBE clean boost and compressor he was using for years. Clean Boost is the gem that most youtubers havent discovered yet. Pick one up before they become impossible to find.
Thanks for the comment. The only reason I didn't mention the OB-1 is that my understanding is the Compadre is meant to have replaced it (but I've never played the Compadre either).
Can you please do an Iridium video? I love that pedal. I’d love to see how you work the software too.
I've never even touched the software, and the way I use it is pretty normal, like none of my usual glitchy abuse. But I will try to think of interesting things to say about it and then make a video.
@@CyberattackWorld and what about their power supplies?!
I sold the Iridium in favor of UAFX, it was ok. I took the Timeline off my board in favor of V2 versions of the El Cap and DIG. And I love the BigSky. Crazy how much our preferences differ. Great vid though.
TALK ABOUT THE POWER SUPPLIES! (Awesome video)
Man, you 100% had me up until the Iridium haha. I just don't think it's as realistic as things like the UAFX pedals, kemper player, or tonex. Everything else on the list was pretty spot on (I would probably put my bigsky higher though). Great video!
FIGHT
Have you tried the H90? Curious your take on it compared to the Mobius.
I’ve never tried one
This channel from day one inspired myself and others to Iridium
Glad you talked about the tremolo in the Mobius, I've always wondered and I haven't seen anyone talk extensively about using it until now. Big trem fan/user here. Also glad you're talking about the Keeley Dark Side, I think it's slept on just bc it's technically a multi-effect. Thinking of picking up an El Cap v1 or a Flint if I can find one for a good price used.
A lot of the recovery effects pedals have “how hard you hit the pedal changes the amount/depth of effect” stuff. I suspect you’d dig their stuff very much.
Would love to see you compare the iridium to other amp modelers. I have the ACS1 but wonder if another modeler does it better.
The Iridium is the only one I have. Thanks for the comment though.
this rules and is fun and confessional. You may have done this already, but I'ld love to see something like this but with your pedal board generally and pedal collection standouts -what you keep on the board and around and why. What dirt pedals etc. what combos end up being key.
great idea thanks dude
9:27 your old pal Aevan?! Dwarfcraft Devices flashbacks
OMG... a CP-30. My favorite analog electronic piano. Props.
man i'm glad you caught that
@@CyberattackWorld That piano is awesome. I don't know of any electric/electronic piano which has THAT sound. Add your Ola pedal (or any chorus) and that thing rocks. Too bad its a boat anchor.
@@BlackMan614 I also like how it sounds with a little breakup
Thanks for explaining tiers.
Thank you for this list!
Once upon a Timeline, the Big Sky was Ultra-tier. But yeah, I agree, it's been bettered by now - the current Ultra-tier reverb being the Meris Mercury X, for me. Or Death By Audio Rooms, depending what you are looking for. For touring/live rigs, working with real amps, I'd nudge Flint up to Ultra. It's an absolute staple and just sounds so right, for studio session work too. Putting the fact it's digital aside, I think Strymon Riverside sounds really damn good. And in certain contexts could be the centre-piece of a board. So I'd put it at Mid-tier. Timeline, idk, I loved it at the time, but these days I'd take an Empress Echosystem, for compact, or a Meris LVX for power, or a Boss DM-101 for tone. And, especially given the price and the lo-fi settings, Walrus MAKO M1 for size/price/flexibility and UAD Astra for tone bump Mobius down a tier, for me.
Would’ve loved to see you love the el Cap as much as me. I get it, you have the Timeline, however you could make another kickass video out of it and I could then finally see what the hell I can use these secondary functions for lol
Great rundown - which IRs are you using on the Iridium?
whatever the standard ones are
Is there anything that you would change from the Iridium? I have a Simplifier mkii and I want to try the Iridium
I really had to think about it, because theres basically nothing I would change. But I guess it would be cool if you could use its cabinet simulation by itself (which I think the BigSky can do), and run a separate preamp into that.
@@CyberattackWorld I have the Big Sky and the cabinet simulation sounds awesome, I use it a lot, the only thing that I wish it would do it’s to be able to apply it on just one side
Never had the DIG or Volante, but I would assume I would prefer the DIG. However, I totally appreciate your perspective in valuing flexibility/tweakability over the emulation capability. I think the ability to recreate other things is overvalued. 'What should we do with new tech?' 'Recreate old tech. Recreate old tech. Recreate old tech.' Could anything be more boring?!
No surprises with the ultra tier. I've actually been wondering how often you record out of an amp for studio-grade stuff so I appreciate the honesty here.
Do you think you'd use tube amp more for practicing/coming up with songs/home recording if you lived in a place free of neighbors?
I live in a rural area so I have no fear of noise complaints, and I'm torn between the Iridium or a tube amp as my next purchase. Would appreciate any insight
Check out the UAD dream too. Not as much value as the iridium, but it’s the best amp simp sound bar none (better than fractal, iridium, quad cortex, etc).
For me, the noise issue is only part of it. The other thing is setting microphones-which is an art, and not something I ever practice anymore. So if I had no fear of noise complaints, I would still doubt my ability to set microphones in a way that would sound as good as what the Iridium does automatically.
@@CyberattackWorld thanks for the insight!
Steve Albini, rest in peace, has a GREAT video on mic'ing amp cabs where he troubleshoots/explains the science of mic phasing issues with stereo setups and it's absolute witchcraft
@@FakeGlasses will do, and thanks to your typo 'amp simp' is now my preferred word for these boxes
What about the optical compressor?
Out of production / replaced by the Compadre
Couldn’t you use your timeline or any stereo delay for what you use the deco for? The dig has a stereo ping pong delay I use to create a nice stereo chorus sometimes.
My memory of the last time I tried to do this with the TimeLine was that the stereo options for its dual delays were not doing the ping-pong type of thing I wanted. Also the fact that it lives on my board makes it annoying to use on a daily basis for recording, the way I use the Deco.
The Devo V2 has been a terrific pedal. I can do rotary sounds that are not obnoxious. I like the Riverside a lot as well.
so true about the flint being so good despite not being cyber attack at all! and rando gripe - i’m still mad there’s not dual up/down shimmer mode on nightsky, it’s the only thing it doesn’t have that i need.
also so true about iridium - i forget i have it because it’s boring, but it’s 100% essential
@@WHATISPOLITICS69 I never even thought about that for the NightSky but I guess you're right. I don't really like octave-down shimmer reverb in general, but now that I'm saying that, I want to find a way to use it.
@@CyberattackWorld ooh can’t wait to hear that! but that’s the thing - down shimmer is ok for some deep ocean sounds, but it’s way better with up-shimmer on top. massive outer space sounds. EQD astral destiny has a nice up/down shimmer, and some super awesome modes that the strymons don’t have (ascend and descend which are like satanic spirit modes) but it’s mono, so it needs to be stereo-ized if i use it
Whats the deal with running the sd1 volume maxed out?
This is basically always how I use the SD-1.
I missed the Brigadier. I have 5 Strymon pedals and 3 of them are (almost) always on. Those three are the Deco (only the right side and barely audible. I use it as a doubler), the Flint for the reverb (just because it sounds good) and the Brigadier which is also almost always on and again set to thicken up the sound. I don’t play hardrock, but if you have ever heard the first Van Halen album, listen to it again and pay attention to the subtle delay on songs like “On Fire” and “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘bout Love”. Especially “On Fire”…., you never really notice the delay as you would on lots of other songs, but if you play Eddie’s guitar parts and you don’t use that subtle delay, it just doesn’t sound right. Of course Eddie used an old tape delay, so something like the El Capastan or the Volante may seem more appropriate for this stuff, but I don’t know…, I think the Brigadier just sounds more genuine and especially more pleasing to me.
The other two Strymon pedals I use are (1) the DIG (all of them are the latest versions of these pedals), but I actually don’t use it that much. Sounds good, but I just don’t need it as often as I thought I would.
And (2) the Cloudburst. When this pedal came out and I heard the orchestral sounds it can create, I knew it would completely change the way I wanted to record the songs I wrote. It blew me away. In demo videos I’ve only heard people exploring this pedal and when they come to the interesting part they hardly ever show the potential of that sound. But if you can get one guitar to sound like an orchestra, without making it too sterile (which is what I like so much about it - it doesn’t sound like a synth pad, it sounds like you’re playing with living entities with brains and hearts), imagine dubbing multiple lines with a bass guitar to ‘mimic’ a section of contra bass, cello and low brass, orchestral like chords, another guitar playing counter melodies and high up there a velvety violin like sound played with an E-Bow, all mixed and balanced well. This sounds a hundred times better to me than anything you could play using synths with real orchestral sounds. I could find amazingly good alternatives for every Strymon pedal on the market, but I haven’t heard anything (yet) that can do that Cloudburst thing.
If there’s one pedal I would absolutely LOVE to have, it would be the NightSky. I haven’t heard a lot of it yet, but WHAT I heard was absolutely amazing, so that one’s high up my list.
The one pedal that was good when it came out, especially for the things that both you and I use it for, but lost its position against its competitors drastically in my opinion, is the Iridium. I’ve always played and loved AC30’s, but I never heard anything that sounded even close to an old AC30. I was just about to purchase the Iridium, although there were some good competitors (I particularly liked the more ‘organic’ sound of the Simplifier) when all of a sudden UAFX brought out the Ruby (AC30), the Dream (‘65 Deluxe Reverb) and the Woodrow (‘55 Fender Tweed amp). I didn’t hesitate and bought the Ruby. Purely coincidental I bought the Dream last week, 2nd hand for €250. The level of detail is mind boggling. Especially the Dream. I never regretted this decision. They recently added a Dumble style amp to this line. I believe they have six amp types now. Of course only a handful of people have actually played a real Dumble amp and the ones who have don’t need a pedal-amp like this. So nobody knows for sure if it truly sounds, plays and reacts like a Dumble. But it sounds absolutely gorgeous. And specifically for this one they added the possibility to tweak its sound fully to your liking.
Anyway, I think you made it perfectly clear that you’re happy with what you have. Still, if you can find a way to try the Dream for a week, then do it. I think you will like it a lot.
Thanks for the video. I had a fun time watching it. 😊🧡
Need to revisit your Mobius vid after this. Rock on!
Love the CP-20 in the back on Piano 2 - One of the most underrated EP sounds and the keyboard itself is so cool
People are still sleeping on Mobius in the comments... It's actually the only Strymon I have, but it is stellar in it's versatility! The Pattern Trem and Quadrature (ring mod stuff) are exceptionally deep and weird. Wondering what they might add if they do an "MX" version.
I can’t wait either
The only reason I haven't pulled the trigger on Mobius is because it feels like the moment I do, I'm going to wake up on Tuesday and see that it's now the previous gen version.
I also had and sold the Big Sky. Right now the Cloudburst is the main reverb on my board, and I'm loving it. Iridium is never coming off of my board. The next Strymon product I'm interested is their Starlab eurorack module.
I feel bad for Zelda.
I only have the Deco. I love the slightly noisy saturation that really plays well with other things, although it's not currently on the pedalboard so there's that.
Why are you making me regret selling my deco and iridium??? 😂😂😂 I'm back to my journey of real amp so iridium will be in my back burner. But deco. Definitely thinking about purchasing it again hahaha
Thoughts on their flanger?
I’ve never played it, and since it’s no longer in production I left it out of the vid. If it’s like the flangers in the Mobius then I’m sure it rules.
I want a timeline plug in. It's cool they have been doing plugin versions
I didn't love the iridium. It is passable for a guitar tone but it sounds thin and fake to me. I have a Kingsley Page TS tube preamp running into a ox stomp cab sim instead and it sounds way better and reacts like a tube amp but offers all of the other benefits of going direct you get from the iridium
this is day whatever if whatever times making this request much as i can... can you demonstrate pedals with synth instead of just guitar? it seems like youd significatnly add value to your videos and expand your pull rate and whatever else i gotta say for my selfish request to be granted. thank you.
i definitely use synths a bunch in these videos. but i just got a vongon replay so i can make a point to use it even more
@CyberattackWorld im a slug in comparison lol, i got a donner b1 synth but i am learning. Your slicer video had me go buy that fudger on prime day and it wasnt even on sale (the b1 was though). If you mess with the slicer boss software theres these downloadable patches you can drag and drop from a library. The organ ones are amazing. im losing my mind to them. Anywho, if you've read this far, I wanted you to know you're my musical hero. You're such a goofball, and those videos too are hella funny of chunli going to sleep, and waking up in diff spots feels iconic! Keep up the amazing work!!
Strymon Bigsky or Walrus R1?
I've never played the Walrus one
Sounds like @strymon needs to make their next smaller pedal the tremolo from the mobius.
Love my sunset. Especially with an eq pedal.
I got the dig and iridium. Both are goat
This is the RUclips I need
I bought, own, and love the Brig because of your demo. The music from Zelda did it for me :)
Dude the Zelda music in that video is the exact part that uses the reverb sound I miss! That's why I keep going back to the Brig in my mind. What have I done.
The Sunset is Ultra Tier. You got to try it!
Amazing piece of advertisement for the Strymon Mobius right here.
gotta do it
Take Three: If I could only have two pedals it would be a Deco and a Flint. I sold a Lex to try a Mobius only to sell the Mobius to rebuy a Lex.
I love this real RUclips content, nothing fancy, just talking about freak stuff!
Oh man, surely you'll make or have made a teir list for Boss pedals. Boss is my favorite!
i'd love to do a tier video for Boss, but I feel like I've barely played 1% of their pedals, their line is so huge
When you said there's only one pedal in the ultra tier, i just knew what that is.
Nice overview! I hope your Iridium lasts so you can keep doing your life. 🙌
same
Pedal board reveal!
We need a 2nd one about source audio