convert for faith in Jesus not for the music. music is bonus.You do nothing just with music.There is hell and heaven and you do not go in heaven based on cool music. you go in heaven through faith in Jesus and what he did for humans at the Calvary
Literally the reason why I clicked on this video is because I've seen this exact pedal board on Facebook P&W chats. Lol Nice video and great pedal board man!
Hermano como desearía enterte admiro demasiado tu escencia y tu manera de tocar pero entiendo ni una sola palabra es lo que dices pero me encanta escucharte tocar
Ever make your own instrument cables? I made my own mogami/neutrik jack cables, same as the ones in stores but without the “mogami” branded heat shrink, and (1) 12ft and (2) 20ft cables cost $30 total in parts. And sound great!
Does having an always on tuner cause tone suck, and what is the best way to go about using an always on tuner? Tuner out of vp? Buffer pedal with Tuner Out? Or just running tuner first in chain and clicking it on and off to just tune?
Hey man! It’ll cause the most tone suck when running it out of a passive VP like the Ernie ball. Mine is running out of the tuner out from my interfacer so it’s not even in the signal chain. Best way to do it without that is to get one with a “bypass” option, that way it can stay on and it’s not a affecting the tone.
@@jamesransom7711 Thanks so much for your reply! So like a boss tu-3 would work? That's the only tuner I found with a bypass option. Also if I have like 9 pedals in my chain would you recommend some sort of buffer in the chain at the beginning?
Hey James! I recently bought myself an Iridium- God-send of a pedal- but I do need some help. I want to have the Iridum be used to replace the amps that we run. To essentially go DI to FOH. Now, I’ve been hearing that placing the wet effects before the Iridium will make it muddy and ugly. I’m not sure what to do as I have no access to an Effects Loop. I’d love some help :)
Rhowin Dacut hey man! I personally run my Iridium after my entire board, so all the effects are hitting the front. That’s going to feel and sound the most like a real amp with everything in front. The muddiness is likely coming from the stock IR’s (which aren’t great) and how the effects are dialed in. No need for an effects loop though!
I’ve run wet fx post and pre. The biggest change you’ll have to make is simply a lower mix level. Also make sure you’re using a TRS Y stereo cable and set the Iridium input switch to stereo. It’s definitely a warmer and dirtier sound that takes getting used to.
great sounds! it sounds so similar to the tones that david hislop gets. may i ask you what IR file specifically were you using for this demo? i have the DH greenback pack but i found it a little too muffled.. maybe i'm doing something wrong (i have an HX stomp for amps). it sounded more open with a crisp pick attack in your case. amazing tone, regardless. cheers from brazil
Hey man! You’re hearing the G12 545 (3) on the right, and the G10 545 (3) on the left. A lot of my sound has to do with compression too. I’m also using a scratchy pick so that affects it as well.
Hislop’s IR’s can be a bit dark and midrangey. They’re EQ and processed to sit in a mix much like the guys at Bethel do, with their low output and bright humbuckers. If you’re having trouble cutting through, switch to the mic position 2 or even 1 and that should help tremendously.
Question. I have an Iridium and I cannot make it work the way that I think it should. If I plug directly into the iridium only it plays as it should. If I try putting pedals in front of it (example, guitar>tuner>distortion>overdrive>reverb>iridium>headphones>speaker) I don’t get anything out of it. If I try just one effect before, nothing. If I try placing the effect after the Iridium (which wouldn’t make sense to me anyway) I still get nothing. Any thoughts? I even sent the pedal back to Strymon who “fixed” it but it still does the exact thing. Can you give me a super basic breakdown of which cables you’re putting in where? It’s got to be something simple that I’m missing.🤬
Couple things to try and troubleshoot - are you running mono or stereo? How are you monitoring? If you are using speakers/monitors and not headphones, I'd recommend using the main L/R outs.
@@jesseriley7760 Okay cool. Make sure the little switch at the back is set to mono. Headphone outs should still work. If you're running into a DAW, use the left out.
You can only use one of the amp sims at a time. You can have independent L/R IR's though, so that helps. I usually run a Fender style speaker and a Greenback to sort of simulate the Fender/Vox thing. Obviously doesn't quite get that whole effect, but still sounds really cool.
Thanks Robert! I'm using the Iridium as if it was my amp, which the preamp doesn't do. And yes Benson called it a preamp, but I tend to just use it as a more midrange-y drive!
Daniel Cao hey Daniel! I’ve seen people do that and I’m sure they get great results, it’s just not my thing! When I play at church (when things are normal) I run my left out to an actual amp, and use a complimentary amp on the iridium as my “right” amp. Would make it difficult to wire everything up to have the iridium first, and then wet effects. Not my thing but I know some people dig it!
@@jamesransom7711 thanks James! I was to see if there were any clarity differences and if the iridium takes wet effects similarly to real amps. I guess I'll have to get one to find out myself! haha
@@jamesransom7711 hey James! Ended up getting an iridium lol. I've been playing around David Hislop IR's. Are you running your iridium stereo? And if so have you had any success using single mics for stereo? I find that the blended mics sound more balanced. Thanks
Daniel Cao yep running stereo! I love the single mic IR’s, it’s the sound I’m used to the most. The mic’s you’re hearing on the big worship records are single mics (like a 57 or 545). Blended mics are cool but I love how focused the singles are. Might have to mess around with the blends though!
Wes Copeland thanks man! I don’t have them posted anywhere, but will probably eventually have a little online store or something like that. If you’re interested in them just email me and we can chat, jransom430@gmail.com
I mean if you boil it down into the category of “clean-ish tone, delay and reverb”, then sure these types of sounds are gonna be broadly similar. There’s so much nuance to each individual player and tone though, because everyone hears it slightly differently. People can also just enjoy what they want to!
Nice board and nice tones. I think I want to convert to Christianity just for the cool music and regular gigs lol
Go for it man, I promise we’re normal haha
Lol
convert for faith in Jesus not for the music. music is bonus.You do nothing just with music.There is hell and heaven and you do not go in heaven based on cool music. you go in heaven through faith in Jesus and what he did for humans at the Calvary
You gave me some ideas with this video! Thanks
Man your tone is insane!
The Superbolt has been my go to drive for like 5 years!
Thanks man! The Benson is super cool, but the Superbolt still sits at the top of my favorites list.
The color palette of your board is so on point it actually made my mouth water does that make sense
What position do you have the iridium set for the speakers ? 1x12 2x12 or 4x12 ?
I’d love to see an Iridium walk through! Love your tone man!
Ryan Holloway thanks man! What in particular would you like to see about the Iridium?
Compare Stock IRs and David’s. And then without the booster and compression to compare
Literally the reason why I clicked on this video is because I've seen this exact pedal board on Facebook P&W chats. Lol Nice video and great pedal board man!
haha thanks man!
Hermano como desearía enterte admiro demasiado tu escencia y tu manera de tocar pero entiendo ni una sola palabra es lo que dices pero me encanta escucharte tocar
Ever make your own instrument cables? I made my own mogami/neutrik jack cables, same as the ones in stores but without the “mogami” branded heat shrink, and (1) 12ft and (2) 20ft cables cost $30 total in parts. And sound great!
I feel special getting two shoutouts. Excellent video!
Only the best get two shoutouts.
Love the board! Love the tone! Love the playing! Thanks bro!!
Thanks so much Aaron!
the tones from your pedalboard are amazing!!
thanks Tyler!
You hit that E chord at 15:04 and it sounded like it came from a valley!
Kyle S haha hopefully that’s a good thing!
@@jamesransom7711 most definitely. Such a big sound!
Great video - clicked to check out the Superbolt and the Benson so that was cool to see. you use them individually rather than stacking!
What are your settings for the swells?
Does having an always on tuner cause tone suck, and what is the best way to go about using an always on tuner? Tuner out of vp? Buffer pedal with Tuner Out? Or just running tuner first in chain and clicking it on and off to just tune?
Hey man! It’ll cause the most tone suck when running it out of a passive VP like the Ernie ball. Mine is running out of the tuner out from my interfacer so it’s not even in the signal chain. Best way to do it without that is to get one with a “bypass” option, that way it can stay on and it’s not a
affecting the tone.
@@jamesransom7711 Thanks so much for your reply! So like a boss tu-3 would work? That's the only tuner I found with a bypass option. Also if I have like 9 pedals in my chain would you recommend some sort of buffer in the chain at the beginning?
Big boards are fun. You sound like you play the Christian worship music genre. 👌🏼
Hey! What setting is the RV-5 on at min 34:25?
Very cool that you're using a les paul, dont see those much in the worship scene
Great setup man! I'm definitely gassing for an Iridium.
Garrett Mason go for it man! I’ve loved mine.
This is awesome man! Sounds fantastic, killer setup. Subscribed!
Thanks man! Love your stuff too, you get some great tones.
@@jamesransom7711 Thanks dude!!
How do u run the bigsky and timeline on the Upperoom preset? Love ur pedalboard!
Hey James! I recently bought myself an Iridium- God-send of a pedal- but I do need some help.
I want to have the Iridum be used to replace the amps that we run. To essentially go DI to FOH.
Now, I’ve been hearing that placing the wet effects before the Iridium will make it muddy and ugly.
I’m not sure what to do as I have no access to an Effects Loop. I’d love some help :)
Rhowin Dacut hey man! I personally run my Iridium after my entire board, so all the effects are hitting the front. That’s going to feel and sound the most like a real amp with everything in front. The muddiness is likely coming from the stock IR’s (which aren’t great) and how the effects are dialed in. No need for an effects loop though!
James Ransom Ah God Bless, thank you for the response! Do you happen to know of good IR’s I may load on?
@@Rhacut david hislop's are amazing
I’ve run wet fx post and pre. The biggest change you’ll have to make is simply a lower mix level. Also make sure you’re using a TRS Y stereo cable and set the Iridium input switch to stereo. It’s definitely a warmer and dirtier sound that takes getting used to.
Man been in North Carolina all week wish I would’ve planned to stay through Sunday
Inspiring stuff man
Where does the PitchFork fall in your signal chain, before or after drives?
After compression, before the Superbolt.
great sounds! it sounds so similar to the tones that david hislop gets. may i ask you what IR file specifically were you using for this demo? i have the DH greenback pack but i found it a little too muffled.. maybe i'm doing something wrong (i have an HX stomp for amps). it sounded more open with a crisp pick attack in your case.
amazing tone, regardless. cheers from brazil
Hey man! You’re hearing the G12 545 (3) on the right, and the G10 545 (3) on the left. A lot of my sound has to do with compression too. I’m also using a scratchy pick so that affects it as well.
@@jamesransom7711 yeah i apologize for asking, you said it on the video, i just didn't pay attention. thank you, regardless! keep doing you
Hislop’s IR’s can be a bit dark and midrangey. They’re EQ and processed to sit in a mix much like the guys at Bethel do, with their low output and bright humbuckers. If you’re having trouble cutting through, switch to the mic position 2 or even 1 and that should help tremendously.
Question. I have an Iridium and I cannot make it work the way that I think it should. If I plug directly into the iridium only it plays as it should. If I try putting pedals in front of it (example, guitar>tuner>distortion>overdrive>reverb>iridium>headphones>speaker) I don’t get anything out of it. If I try just one effect before, nothing. If I try placing the effect after the Iridium (which wouldn’t make sense to me anyway) I still get nothing. Any thoughts? I even sent the pedal back to Strymon who “fixed” it but it still does the exact thing. Can you give me a super basic breakdown of which cables you’re putting in where? It’s got to be something simple that I’m missing.🤬
Couple things to try and troubleshoot - are you running mono or stereo? How are you monitoring? If you are using speakers/monitors and not headphones, I'd recommend using the main L/R outs.
Thanks for the quick reply! I am running mono and playing with headphones.
@@jesseriley7760 Okay cool. Make sure the little switch at the back is set to mono. Headphone outs should still work. If you're running into a DAW, use the left out.
Very nice! Thanks for this video!
You bet! More on the way.
What are your settings on the iridium?
listen back around 3:05 will get you the answer!
Can you use two different amp sim at the same time?
You can only use one of the amp sims at a time. You can have independent L/R IR's though, so that helps. I usually run a Fender style speaker and a Greenback to sort of simulate the Fender/Vox thing. Obviously doesn't quite get that whole effect, but still sounds really cool.
What kind of camera do you use for your videos?
Canon SL2! Alternate between the 24mm 2.8 and the 50mm 1.8.
AWESOME tones! Which big sky preset pack did you get from David Hislop to get those reverbs you showed in the video?
If I remember correctly, most of the verbs in the vid are mine actually!
wait, how did you get David Hislop IR for the Iridium and how do you load it in the pedal??????
If I wanted to get those BigSky presets, how would I go about doing so??
Might release them at some point!
@@jamesransom7711 I wouldn't mind taking a look at them if you ever do!!!
What’s the upper room hook he’s playing?
Main hook from their song Holy Spirit!
Love your board bro! What size is this pedalboard?
Josué Aguilar thanks Josué! This one is a Pedaltrain Novo 24.
That tone is incredible. Why Benson pre-amp AND Iridium? I know you need the cab IRs, but are you mainly using it as a drive with higher gain stage?
Thanks Robert! I'm using the Iridium as if it was my amp, which the preamp doesn't do. And yes Benson called it a preamp, but I tend to just use it as a more midrange-y drive!
3:04 Iridium amp settings
What patch cables do you use??
Mix of Lava and Gear Supply Co. solderless
U should get into movie sounds for like space odessy . The board sounds like I'm at a chill section at a rave.
I dig this
Love your bethel bigsky preset! Any chance we could get the room one too?
Josh Firlotte thanks Josh! Try everything at noon on the room setting, that should get you pretty close. Decay to taste
Soldered or solder-less cables?
All solderless!
Awesome ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Nice video man! Have you tried putting the iridium before wet effects? I've seen mixed opinions on signal chain for the Iridium. Thanks!
Daniel Cao hey Daniel! I’ve seen people do that and I’m sure they get great results, it’s just not my thing! When I play at church (when things are normal) I run my left out to an actual amp, and use a complimentary amp on the iridium as my “right” amp. Would make it difficult to wire everything up to have the iridium first, and then wet effects. Not my thing but I know some people dig it!
@@jamesransom7711 thanks James! I was to see if there were any clarity differences and if the iridium takes wet effects similarly to real amps. I guess I'll have to get one to find out myself! haha
Daniel Cao haha go for it man! I just like the sound of everything hitting the amps. Putting wet effects after the amps is more of a producer trick.
@@jamesransom7711 hey James! Ended up getting an iridium lol. I've been playing around David Hislop IR's. Are you running your iridium stereo? And if so have you had any success using single mics for stereo? I find that the blended mics sound more balanced. Thanks
Daniel Cao yep running stereo! I love the single mic IR’s, it’s the sound I’m used to the most. The mic’s you’re hearing on the big worship records are single mics (like a 57 or 545). Blended mics are cool but I love how focused the singles are. Might have to mess around with the blends though!
What camera do you use man? Pls
Canon SL2 👌🏽
Do you use a di box with the iridium?
At church I do! Just a passive box for now. At home it’s straight into my interface.
James Ransom nice! Do you do xlr at home or just guitar cable?
Just a guitar cable!
Bro! Would you sell those presets for the timeline and big sky? They sound unreal!
I've thought about it! Just need there to be a demand for them before I go and make a store and all that haha
James Ransom man I’ll PayPal you some money haha I need those presets!
@@shanelongoria7641 haha! Might be able to do that. Which ones in particular?
@@jamesransom7711 how to get this dual delay sound on timeline?
@@markush.573 Will probably be creating a website and listing these for sale before too long.
i kinda blame you for all the gear i’m about buy! haha (benson & iridium)
lol you won't be disappointed I promise!
Are your Strymon presets ones you’ve made? They sound amazing
Wes Copeland yep! I’ll go through phases where I go for slightly different sounds, but these are ones I’ve dialed in and am using at the moment.
@@jamesransom7711 man they sound great! do you have them posted anywhere? or sell them?
Wes Copeland thanks man! I don’t have them posted anywhere, but will probably eventually have a little online store or something like that. If you’re interested in them just email me and we can chat, jransom430@gmail.com
Hey. I heard your pedalboard got updated. You should do a video update sometime about the pedals you moved around.
Derek Shaw might have to put something in the works!
Maybe we can come up with some ideas when I see you next week. Can't wait til then.
Ear fatigue! That's definitely a thing. It's my go to excuse for buying new pedals.
Nice Board!
Neunaber Audio thanks guys! The Inspire is killer 🤘🏽
Sounds fantastic. Good work
thanks Bobby!
Ha, your DA DMC says b00b.. sorry.. had to
Dayum those Vertex pedals are unnecessary large
Man, sound cool, but all the worship pedalboards sound the same way, I don't understand why they do it that way instead of looking for their own sound
I mean if you boil it down into the category of “clean-ish tone, delay and reverb”, then sure these types of sounds are gonna be broadly similar. There’s so much nuance to each individual player and tone though, because everyone hears it slightly differently. People can also just enjoy what they want to!