IRIDIUM

There’s serious pay dirt out there for anyone who can design one of those rare problem-solving devices that dovetails with the requirements of modern musicians and becomes an essential component of their rigs. The Strymon Iridium ticks those boxes emphatically.

The sound and feel of classic tube amps is still the high-water mark for most guitar players. However, live gigs are getting quieter, there are legions of guitarists whose primary concert stages are YouTube and Instagram, and the pedalboard is the pre-eminent tone-shaper of the age.

While it might look like an everyday stompbox, it’s helpful to think of the Iridium as an amp itself, sitting at the end of your signal chain the way one of the three vintage