This video features a side by side of the UAFX Dream (panned left) and Ruby (panned right), and the Strymon Iridium using David Hislop's IRs. The song in the demo is Alabaster Heart by Bethel Music.
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Stay tuned, a follow up video is to come soon, but for now, this video provides a primer on the differences between these pedals.
For context, I carefully dialed in the Ruby and the Dream individually while reviewing Kenyon Reed's Electric Guitar Tone Building course on Production Online, matching the Dream to the tone of his Fender Prosonic and the Ruby to his AC306TB:
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I also used Kenyon's Amp Sim Tone course on Production Online to dial in the Iridium:
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I'm using the following IRs from David Hislop on the Iridium:
L: DH 2X12 Green 545 3
R: DH 2X10 G10V 545 3
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Guitar: PRS Custom 24
Pickups: Lollar El Rayo's
I was using the following pedals on by board during this demo:
Jackson Audio Prism (Transparent setting, Low mode | Set to unity gain and adding a touch of high end - tone at 1 o'clock)
Jackson Audio Bloom (Magenta mode | Comp 100%, Blend 9 o'clock, Volume set to be level with bypassed signal)
Klon KTR (Intro-Bridge 1 | Set to add 1 or 2 db and a touch of gain)
Greer Lightspeed (Bridge 2 | Light gain | Stacked with KTR)
JHS Kilt v2 (Instrumental | Red mode | Gain 9 o'clock, Tone 1 o'clock, Volume 4 o'clock)
Strymon Timeline (Song specific presets from David Hislop)
Strymon BigSky (Song specific presets from David Hislop)
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From the board into a Radial DI into an Apollo x8p into Logic Pro with no post processing.
Signal Chain:
Guitar / Prism / Bloom / Lightspeed / KTR / Kilt / Timeline / BigSky / UAs & Iridium / Radial Stereo D.I. / Apollo x8p / Logic
Alabaster Heart track available at MultiTracks
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If you've read this far you're likely seriously interested in this comparison. I'll have to say that right after recording this video, I thought the UA pedals were the clear winners. However, after spending a few days tweaking the Iridium, I'm not as convinced the UA pedals are "that" much better. The Iridium may not be moving after all.
