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TylerDeadPine wrote: Thu Jun 23, 2022 10:28 am No-nonsense easy to use modeler+cab sim: Anything better than the Irridium? I like it a lot and was going to buy one for my spouse to use in-hospital to play on headphones and record on laptop, my spouse who would rather just play and write vs. dink around in menus. It's just buy the Irridium right?

benadrian wrote: Thu Jun 23, 2022 11:18 am

TylerDeadPine wrote: Thu Jun 23, 2022 10:28 am No-nonsense easy to use modeler+cab sim: Anything better than the Irridium? I like it a lot and was going to buy one for my spouse to use in-hospital to play on headphones and record on laptop, my spouse who would rather just play and write vs. dink around in menus. It's just buy the Irridium right?

Yeah, if you're cool with the price, it's a great grab and go pedal. Cool folks at Strymon. Amp modeling at the most modern level, and a bit of room ambience, and available today, AFAIK.

If you're concerned about price, I still like the SansAmp stuff (though no headphone jack). Classic, GT2, etc.

POD 2.0s can be had for less than $100 used and have no menus or anything. they are a bit bulky and require a specific power supply.

Feel free to ignore this. The HX Stomp is a bit menu-y, but it can also act as a USB audio interface. A super-small recording rig can be based around the Stomp.. I've done it. But yeah, probably a bit more setup time. I'm biased, but I want to present the option. Like I said, feel free to ignore.

Best wishes!

TylerDeadPine wrote: Thu Jun 23, 2022 11:45 am I have the stomp at work, I love it! My spouse will hate it, haha. the menus aren't bad at all, afai-concerned, but yeah, non gear-techy people I've seen have issues.
The price of the strymon is the only reason I even ask if I'm missing something else. They do seem like cool folks, have talked to them a few times at namm.
Thanks for the advice!

benadrian wrote: Thu Jun 23, 2022 11:55 am

TylerDeadPine wrote: Thu Jun 23, 2022 11:45 am I have the stomp at work, I love it! My spouse will hate it, haha. the menus aren't bad at all, afai-concerned, but yeah, non gear-techy people I've seen have issues.
The price of the strymon is the only reason I even ask if I'm missing something else. They do seem like cool folks, have talked to them a few times at namm.
Thanks for the advice!

One more thing at the risk of being indelicate. If you're buying the strymon for just use in-hospital, then you can sell it when not in-hospital. They sell for $300-$350 used, which is nuts! Suddenly a $400 pedal turns into a $75 rental for however long you want to keep it.

TylerDeadPine wrote: Thu Jun 23, 2022 10:28 am No-nonsense easy to use modeler+cab sim: Anything better than the Irridium? I like it a lot and was going to buy one for my spouse to use in-hospital to play on headphones and record on laptop, my spouse who would rather just play and write vs. dink around in menus. It's just buy the Irridium right?

mdc wrote: Thu Jun 23, 2022 2:00 pm

TylerDeadPine wrote: Thu Jun 23, 2022 10:28 am No-nonsense easy to use modeler+cab sim: Anything better than the Irridium? I like it a lot and was going to buy one for my spouse to use in-hospital to play on headphones and record on laptop, my spouse who would rather just play and write vs. dink around in menus. It's just buy the Irridium right?

A very nice $0.00 option ITB:
https://www.kuassa.com/products/amplifikation-lite/
+
https://wilkinsonaudio.com/products/gods-cab

For hardware/pedal maybe look at the DSM/humboldt simplifier?
Original ones seem to be popping up everywhere cheap now that the fancy one is out.

TylerDeadPine wrote: Thu Jun 23, 2022 10:28 am No-nonsense easy to use modeler+cab sim: Anything better than the Irridium? I like it a lot and was going to buy one for my spouse to use in-hospital to play on headphones and record on laptop, my spouse who would rather just play and write vs. dink around in menus. It's just buy the Irridium right?

TylerDeadPine wrote: Thu Jun 23, 2022 10:28 am No-nonsense easy to use modeler+cab sim: Anything better than the Irridium? I like it a lot and was going to buy one for my spouse to use in-hospital to play on headphones and record on laptop, my spouse who would rather just play and write vs. dink around in menus. It's just buy the Irridium right?