Euge... I've watched this a dozen times, and the interview with Thomas Bluge. I have a pinched nerve in my back and had given up playing out, due to the weight of carrying all my gear. You convinced me to buy the Iridium model, and man it sounds better than the video shows. I had my first practice tonight and only had to carry one bag with my BluGuitar, effects pedal, cables in it, my guitar, and a 2x12 cab. Thanks for all the great video's and inspiring me to keep on shredding! 🙂👍
I had a 50watt JMP Marshall. I purchased the Original BlugGuitar amp 1 and was blown away just like you. Once I dialed it in I could NOT tell the difference. Amazing.
Same experience here. I gigged with a '79 2203 and now it sits in the flight case. The Classic Channel on the Amp-1 Silver (I haven't actually tried the Mercury) is great
what kind of setup do you use live? im getting ready to get one and run it through a 60w 2x12. What kind of music are you playing? i have the amp, controller and lop in my shopping cart im ready to go!!
The other guitar player in my band has a 1973 Twin Reverb - those things are heavy and loud - I am running the Mercury Amp1 into a 1x12 and we sound fantastic together...master volume of the Amp1 never exceeds 4 and there are no issues with hearing both guitars.
Amazing playing and such a good and honest review. Im now seriously looking at buying one of these. Who wouldn’t want something that sounds like the ‘Bad Boy’!? 🔥🔥🔥
Ha Ha.! LOVE Euge, world class guitarist, and I mean TOP world class guitarist he is. And still he is honesty and down to earth. Marshall, Boss, and now BlueGuitar need to pay Euge handsomely for his demonstrations. But then you could give this man a broom stick string and Euge would rock the Heavens.
Yeah, thanks to you I got to know the AMP1 and bought it to give it a try. And now I'm selling the Fractal and have just a small pedalboard for live playing and a full tube amp setup for rehearsal and recording. And I'm super happy :) again, amazing review. Thank you and keep on rocking!
Euge, thank-you for this video. I just picked up Bluguitar Amp1 Iridium because of your demonstration. I could not be happier! Exactly what I was looking for. Thank-you for your enthusiasm!
Thanks Euge, great video! I couldn’t decide between Mercury and Iridium, but now I know which one is the right one for me: the Iridium, has more Gain and is more tight!!!😊
I watch alot of your vid's. I really find them informative. Some how I missed this one. This BlueGuitar AMP 1 product sounds unreal. Man you got me rethinking my rig. So small, light weight and portable with that insane sound. I see change coming. Your playing is always top notch too.
Sounds fantastic Euge! If it inspires you in that way the same as the Bad Boy, that is the best demo you can do! 💪🏼 Also that song makes me even more excited for your solo album coming soon!
Great review. Your enthusiasm is infectious. Thomas Blug is a genius. It’s truly amazing what he’s been able to do with these amps. Would love to learn more about his nano tube technology.
This was a really good Demo! I was impressed how the Amp1 Iridium sounded compared to your Bad Boy Marshall, no 2 Marshall’s sound the same but the Amp1 Iridium sounded like it was made the same day as your bad boy.
Mattias \m/\m/. You cannot listen to him and not smile the whole time. This is the best demo of the blu i've heard. Screamin. Yeah that thing really is an evolution of the traditional tube head.
This is exceptional….I can’t wait till the “X” version comes out. That said, Thomas said he designed one of these channels off of the Soldano. I’d love to hear a good demo of that channel. That would be worth the purchase in and of itself. Great demo Euge!
I actually just ordered the Iridium version yesterday after seeing you demonstrate Bluguitar in comparison to the Blackstar Club50 MRK 2 of which I ordered yesterday as well.
i wanted to ask you about your opinion on the BluGuitar amp on the Engl reviews, but it felt kinda inappropriate to ask that in an Engl roundup. Yet here you are with the BluGuitar amp review days later.... damn mindreaders :)
Great review! No wonder Ben Granfelt uses these (the Mercury edition IIRC) nowadays, watched a live gig stream from him and a couple of others during this lockdown. Not related to this product, but Granfelt was a long time Engl Blackmore user too :) Now, I don't remember if he perhaps used the (rarish) Slowhand or Fasthand editions of the Blackmore head, or the regular one. He was actually one of the reasons why I got one and still love it.
I play the AMP1 Mercury on all my cruise ship shows and it is a game changer - killer tones. HOWEVER -- it does NOT top the tone of a GOOD vintage 100w Marshall head - which i obviously use on local shows, not fly dates.. Can't wait for the AMP X to be released by the ever humble Thomas Blug.
I could see it in your face during the opening jam that you really enjoyed playing through that little Blug thing. It sounds pretty freakin amazing if I do say so myself. It's most definitely a perfectly viable option for someone who's looking for the same type of tones as the one's you created here, if size/freight/shipping etc is too prohibitive for a touring musician (or just someone who jams along with friends at local pubs/venues). Great review!
Your video made me put an Iridium on my pedalboard and I swear to god. Les Paul -> SD-1 -> Iridium Classic channel -> Marshal 1960AV impulse response sounds sooooo close to Images And Words rythm guitar tone. I'm lovin' it!
Watched this a few times, just because of your reaction to the Iridium vs Bad Boy. Priceless in a good way! The eureka moment! Cheers, Euge! My favorite YT guitar channel: knowledge, skills and real experience. How about a matching the Mercury vs Plexi video?
hahahah you're reaction at 3:37 was priceless! lol It souds awesome, but the badboy has that bottom end thump that is massive... guess a little tweak on the Blu could fix that.
😎 The Bad Boy is unique but a little tweaking & AMP1 is pretty much indentical. When I did a live stream with Thomas Blug a while ago he tweaked it so well that I couldn’t tell the difference when we did a blind test. I was blown away. Again 😎.
Holy shit that sounds awesome! Never heard of this piece of gear before. The tones it makes are frigging badass! Fantastic playing, you were on another level in this video brother! Thanks for making this video. I really appreciate all the time and effort you put in for us, seriously. Thank you 🤘🤘
Hey Euge, I really love your 800 sound. Great playing. In this video you only play Iridium. You actually say on the end, that Mercury Classic Channel sounds better on Iridium, but do you get good 800 Bad Boy tones out of the Mercury? I have Mercury and don´t know, if I should buy a Iridium? :)
Thanks! I think I played the Mercury too. Both are awesome, especially the Classic channel’s 800 style crunch. On the Iridium it’s just a bit more aggressive like The Bad Boy is just a bit more aggressive than most 800s 💪👌.
@@EugeValovirta230V Great. Thanks for your answer Euge. I tried the Iridium now too. I am more into the mercury. But yes, great 800 channel on both amps. Great work from Thomas Blug and always a pleasure to watch your videos Euge.
Great demo and playing! Actually, the 100W doesn't come from this nanotube, this is just there to simulate the sound behavior of a tube power amp. It works on low power levels, but after that, the real power stage is a class-d amp. So there should be no interaction between the speaker load and the power amp as you assumed. ;)
I traded my Axe Fx FM3 for one of these. It is honestly one of the best amps right out the box. It might even out performed my Evh amps which i consider to be be the best plug n play amps
I just found this review when looking at Amp1 videos. I am so impressed with you my friend! Your tone and your playing are so good!! I may be wrong, but just based on the short time I have heard you play I feel like you have been influenced greatly by Ozzy's guitarists (Zakk Wylde, Jake E Lee, and of course Saint Rhodes!) Whether or not that is true I don't know, but that's what I hear in your playing. So good man! Great review of the Amp1! Well done! Subscribed!
Dang it Euge. Please don't entice me to buy another new amp. I promised my wife that my plexi is the last amp I need. Which I have said probably 10 times now with different amps. That doesn't include pedals, microphones, plug INS, and preamps. Not to mention the new custom GMP guitar or two ( I Can't make my mind up between 2 designs and I own 6 aleady) I am getting for my birthday this July. My wife will hate me (and you !!) LOL... Great video, Man
Big thanks for sharing all these things with us. It`s always nice to check videos out where the creator has similar taste as yourself. What I`m trying to say is that you have good taste ;) Gotta love those 80`s roch and hard rock tones! Take care man, cheers from Sweden!
Thank you for the video, keep them coming! Btw, allow me to recommend you a St. Rock React:IR. It is a reactive load + IR loader like Suhr + great attenuator. To use one single unit instead of multiple. Cheers!
Holy Mother Mary Euge! I can see why your jacked,that amp sounds clear and sonic,I never heard of that brand,I must say am blown away like yourself. The bad boy has a amp climbing up his ass,all I can say is Wow!! Great vid and awesome riffing as usual. Take care.👍😁🤘
I bought both of these this week because of your demos of these and your pedalboard set ups and the Two Notes Torpedo Captor X. (I have to deal with which of the 24 combo amps to get rid of now, or maybe I just keep them for history's sake.)
Yeeeah the amp1 is awesome. I use the original version before the mercury edition for my ussual rigs, and dont wanna use any digital anything that was too much again after using this and picked it up this 3 years ago. And now i wanna have the iridium after watching this, hoping mr blug will have distributor in Indonesia 😊😊😊
I love it! Easy to tell from your reaction that it's a great piece of gear. Thanks for doing this! I've been looking at these and thinking about buying one, but none of the other demos I've seen really captured just how cool the Iridium is.
@@EugeValovirta230V I was wondering if it would end up in the live rig. Seems very well suited for a compact rig. Does it sound as good at low volumes? My main goal would be to use it at home, and I don't think I would want to also have the control switch in order to activate the power soak feature. Thanks!
Yeah it works really well on all volume levels and works great without a cab too directly in the mixer / PA. The response is a bit different obviously than with a load (cab or reactive load) but I got it really close with a Neunaber Iconoclast speaker emulator since we don’t use cabs in Cyhra but just DI and in-ears.
I actually think the Mercury's low end is closer to the 800 than the Iridium. The Iridium is just a bit too tight, but for a lot of people that would be a good tweak I'm sure.
*In your professional opinion; the AMP-1 Mercury and Iridium, do they sound better running them direct into an IR, like TWO-Notes CAB or when they are Loaded Down through an Reactive-Load before the I.R.; like what is the actual difference??*
Incredible! Really sounded like the 800. And has a good price compared to a 100w Marshall head (850 usd here in US vs 3200 usd Marshall head). Have you tried it connected to the iconoclast ?. Would you use it live, replacing the Friedman be_od? Not only sounded good, but impressed that it is very portable
Thanks! Indeed 👌. No I haven’t but should work just fine since you can actually bypass the IR from the BluGuitar’s rec out so it’ll be a direct signal and then use the Iconoclast as the cab / speaker 💪. I haven’t decided yet but probably yes ’cos like I said this feels & sounds like playing with my Bad Boy and no other amp, pedal or whatever has had that before 👌.
Hi, l’ve been watching your channel since a couple of days. This is the best channel that I have seen, great information, fun presentation and you are an incredible guitar player, keep doing this🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻. Greetings from Chile.
Thanks! Oh he is a really good chug rhythm player with a great sound and even though I play modern metal too I basically just play blues on steroids 🔥💪😎.
If I understand correctly, it's a bit different than a tube amp. It actually is a solid state power section, so the tube doesn't make it loud. The tube is involved into the power section though and it makes it sound more organic than a traditional solid state power amp. It is (like you mentioned) not a modeling amp. The preamp section doesn't have a tube if I remember correctly, but it's all real circuit based sound and not computer stuff like Kemper. Have seen many reviews of the thing and it seems to be a fantastic piece of gear. Best review of this thing so far, because it seemed very authentic :) I bet, Thomas Blug could dial them in even closer. He knows his shit very well. Used to work as an amp designer for Hughes & Kettner for years, but eventually wanted to do his own stuff. He's a great guitar player too :) Thanks for this great review.
Yeah I guess it’s a bit different but whatever it is it felt & sounded like I was playing with my old Bad Boy 😎. Never thought I’d see a day that an amp actually makes me feel like my trusty old Marshall but goddamn this thing did it. Thanks man!
@@EugeValovirta230V and like you said, it's real stuff and no modeling which makes it really interesting for me. I don't like this boxes with millions of sounds... Keep it simple.
@@EugeValovirta230V Well, which one, Mercury or Iridium, was closest to The Bad Boy? You seemed to be pointing at the Iridium, but you had both on and I couldn't tell. Cause your Bad Boy is killer!!
@@EugeValovirta230V Cool, thanks! Also, try using the Rec Out to your Suhr IR, but turn off the speaker sim in the Iridium. The "how" is in the Amp1 manual on the Recording page.
Another great clip & demo of the Iridium. In this moment I don't know what is better presented: only iridium or your opinion spiced with great riffs and lead parts! Based on this clip it looks that the Iridium is nice and cheap option for those who wants JCM800 but it's above their budget, right? Just to add some nice cab, like Hesu or 1960A - and you're ready to rock & conquer! 😉 Just I have to ask you: where you get all those backtracks, they are amazing and pretty nice match your playing & demo of gears! 🤟
Thanks! Exactly like that 👌. I write, play, record & mix them myself. I pretty much cover that whole process on this one: ua-cam.com/video/dWgG8ALnjp4/v-deo.html
Great review mate ....can you elaborate on the amp switcher you got ?..... I got few rack / amps i would love to set up the same way ?....Cheers Mate \-/
which cabinet are you using with the Iridium? i found out with my IR's it sounded much more open and agressive then with my 4x12 Marshall with G12T75 Speaker
St. Rock Reactive load with Jens Bogren IRs and live I use Neunaber Iconoclast speaker emulator instead of the reactive load & IRs. Yeah those 75 speakers has never been my favourite speakers. The midrange is really strange on them and always feels like there would a blanket in front of them. I prefer much more V30s or Greenbacks.
@@EugeValovirta230V yes thats what i feel they have like dump area in the mid range i will try some V30 or the blueguitar twincab when i get the chance
I can't get the Iridium to match my Mesa Boogie Mark IV. The Mesa has so much more low end, the Iridium sounds soo thin in comparison.....but if I stick an EQ in the loop of the Iridium then it's a lot closer. I've compared mostly at lower volumes, does the Iridium thicken up with some volume?
Yeah Mesa’s has lots of low end in general. A bit too much for my taste but luckily there’s knobs on the amp so I can get rid of it and make them tighter (=more Marshall 😊) whenever I’ve played with one 😎. Yeah the master volume on Iridium isn’t just a volume but acts like on ”standard” tube amps; the more you crank it, the more the power tubes (or tube in Iridium) become alive and the better it sounds 💪😎.
Euge! Please do in flames “Episode 666” and “man made god” riffs! I know you’ve done the Swedish metal tones and of course play with Bjorn, would be the closest out there! Those two songs have killer riffs man! Would get a shit load of views too! 🤘🏻
@@EugeValovirta230V your right! I forgot about that too short post chorus gallop while going like a mad man on the crash cymbal (drummer- we used to cover that song). Your the fuckin man Euge hoping to see you live when this whole thing is over!
Euge... I've watched this a dozen times, and the interview with Thomas Bluge. I have a pinched nerve in my back and had given up playing out, due to the weight of carrying all my gear. You convinced me to buy the Iridium model, and man it sounds better than the video shows. I had my first practice tonight and only had to carry one bag with my BluGuitar, effects pedal, cables in it, my guitar, and a 2x12 cab. Thanks for all the great video's and inspiring me to keep on shredding! 🙂👍
Cool man! 💪🎼👌 Thanks!
I had a 50watt JMP Marshall. I purchased the Original BlugGuitar amp 1 and was blown away just like you. Once I dialed it in I could NOT tell the difference. Amazing.
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Same experience here. I gigged with a '79 2203 and now it sits in the flight case. The Classic Channel on the Amp-1 Silver (I haven't actually tried the Mercury) is great
I have had the Mercury edition as my go to gigging amp for a long time. These amps are 100% legit. I love mine.
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what kind of setup do you use live? im getting ready to get one and run it through a 60w 2x12. What kind of music are you playing? i have the amp, controller and lop in my shopping cart im ready to go!!
The other guitar player in my band has a 1973 Twin Reverb - those things are heavy and loud - I am running the Mercury Amp1 into a 1x12 and we sound fantastic together...master volume of the Amp1 never exceeds 4 and there are no issues with hearing both guitars.
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Amazing playing and such a good and honest review. Im now seriously looking at buying one of these. Who wouldn’t want something that sounds like the ‘Bad Boy’!? 🔥🔥🔥
Thanks!
Exactly! 😎💪
Ha Ha.! LOVE Euge, world class guitarist, and I mean TOP world class guitarist he is. And still he is honesty and down to earth. Marshall, Boss, and now BlueGuitar need to pay Euge handsomely for his demonstrations. But then you could give this man a broom stick string and Euge would rock the Heavens.
Thanks! Probably not but at least a different style of rocking 😁.
@@EugeValovirta230V yes you are Euge top class in my book
Your mood is so contagious Euge! Really nice video and gear as well
Thanks man!
Yeah, thanks to you I got to know the AMP1 and bought it to give it a try. And now I'm selling the Fractal and have just a small pedalboard for live playing and a full tube amp setup for rehearsal and recording. And I'm super happy :) again, amazing review. Thank you and keep on rocking!
Cool man! Thanks!
Can it be use direct to mixer for live gig
Euge, thank-you for this video. I just picked up Bluguitar Amp1 Iridium because of your demonstration. I could not be happier! Exactly what I was looking for. Thank-you for your enthusiasm!
Great to hear! Thanks!
Thanks Euge, great video! I couldn’t decide between Mercury and Iridium, but now I know which one is the right one for me: the Iridium, has more Gain and is more tight!!!😊
Happy to help! Thanks!
I watch alot of your vid's. I really find them informative. Some how I missed this one. This BlueGuitar AMP 1 product sounds unreal. Man you got me rethinking my rig. So small, light weight and portable with that insane sound. I see change coming. Your playing is always top notch too.
Glad to hear! It’s an awesome amp 👌.
Amp1 gives you $3,000 tone and punch for under $800 unbeatable bang for the buck ay!
Sounds fantastic Euge! If it inspires you in that way the same as the Bad Boy, that is the best demo you can do! 💪🏼 Also that song makes me even more excited for your solo album coming soon!
Thanks Josh!
I never even considered one of those things but your excitement makes me really want to try one. Thanks for the great videos.
You should 👌💪😎. Thanks!
Your playing was awesome Euge. To me I thought the bad boy was a bit warmer sounding ,but probably not noticeable in the room. Awesome video!
Thanks! I guess a bit but the channel tone was pretty much maxed on the Iridium so dialling back a bit they’d be even more the same 😎👌.
@@EugeValovirta230V hell yeah. Either way, I think it surprised all of us. The solos were badass at the beginning. Thanks a lot man!
Great review. Your enthusiasm is infectious. Thomas Blug is a genius. It’s truly amazing what he’s been able to do with these amps. Would love to learn more about his nano tube technology.
Thanks! He is 🙏.
This was a really good Demo! I was impressed how the Amp1 Iridium sounded compared to your Bad Boy Marshall, no 2 Marshall’s sound the same but the Amp1 Iridium sounded like it was made the same day as your bad boy.
Thanks! Indeed 🔥💪
Absolute fantastic !! The Amp ( I got one after this video and used it in the studio) The player !! Great played Mister Valovirta !
Oh glad to hear! Thanks man!
I really love Your reaction. I have the original version. I play single coil strats and I love the Bluguitar. It’s unbelievble!!
Glad you enjoy it! It is 💪👌.
Mattias \m/\m/. You cannot listen to him and not smile the whole time. This is the best demo of the blu i've heard. Screamin. Yeah that thing really is an evolution of the traditional tube head.
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Right on brother!!
That power trio combination of effects on top left gives a total unbelievable dimension to the sound. Very good.
Yeah it’s a great combo! I used it on most of the solos on my forthcoming 2nd solo album 👌.
This is exceptional….I can’t wait till the “X” version comes out. That said, Thomas said he designed one of these channels off of the Soldano. I’d love to hear a good demo of that channel. That would be worth the purchase in and of itself. Great demo Euge!
Thanks!
I think it was the merc modern channel. Irid is more rec.
I actually just ordered the Iridium version yesterday after seeing you demonstrate Bluguitar in comparison to the Blackstar Club50 MRK 2 of which I ordered yesterday as well.
Cool!
Euge, you have THE style of playing I've strived for for the last almost forty three years. Great demo!!!
Thanks man! 🤟🙏
Love this dude, can see the enjoyment in your opening jam, great song by the way.
Thanks!
Kick-ass demo song at the beginning! I was surprised the Amp1-Iridium sounds so close to your bad-boy! You obviously liked it a lot! Great demo, Euge!
Thanks! Yes. A lot 😎💪.
That amp brought a smile to my face as soon as you started playing it.Great review as always 👍 👌
Likewise 😎. It always does. Thanks!
There's a clip of Thomas fine-tuning the Iridium to come close to a bunch of amps, it's as versatile as heck! Sounds great ofc.....
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Man you got some killer tones from the Iridium, so much so that I now have one incoming 🤟🏼
Bad ass playing too bro just my style!
Cool man! Thanks!
OMG! Amazing! I wish I knew about this unit 4 months ago when I spent over 6k on 2 amps. Uhhhh! Great demo and amazing playing as always!
Yeah! Thanks!
i wanted to ask you about your opinion on the BluGuitar amp on the Engl reviews, but it felt kinda inappropriate to ask that in an Engl roundup. Yet here you are with the BluGuitar amp review days later.... damn mindreaders :)
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Great review! No wonder Ben Granfelt uses these (the Mercury edition IIRC) nowadays, watched a live gig stream from him and a couple of others during this lockdown.
Not related to this product, but Granfelt was a long time Engl Blackmore user too :) Now, I don't remember if he perhaps used the (rarish) Slowhand or Fasthand editions of the Blackmore head, or the regular one. He was actually one of the reasons why I got one and still love it.
Thanks!
Yes he was indeed. He was kinda their ”ambassador” in Finland back in the days 😎.
Wow, didn't think it would sound that Close. Great Video Euge!!
Thanks man!
I play the AMP1 Mercury on all my cruise ship shows and it is a game changer - killer tones. HOWEVER -- it does NOT top the tone of a GOOD vintage 100w Marshall head - which i obviously use on local shows, not fly dates.. Can't wait for the AMP X to be released by the ever humble Thomas Blug.
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Nothing tops the tone of a good vintage Marshall head. But it has to be a really good one 😎.
This sounds great! Finally a real fly rig that sounds Real and more importantly Feels real.
Indeed! 👌💪
I could see it in your face during the opening jam that you really enjoyed playing through that little Blug thing. It sounds pretty freakin amazing if I do say so myself. It's most definitely a perfectly viable option for someone who's looking for the same type of tones as the one's you created here, if size/freight/shipping etc is too prohibitive for a touring musician (or just someone who jams along with friends at local pubs/venues).
Great review!
Indeed! 😎👌🔥
Sounds amazing. Brought amazing joy to my ears. So did the amps.
That's an amazing piece of gear Euge! Sounds KILLER!
It is! Goddamn! 🔥💪
Your video made me put an Iridium on my pedalboard and I swear to god. Les Paul -> SD-1 -> Iridium Classic channel -> Marshal 1960AV impulse response sounds sooooo close to Images And Words rythm guitar tone. I'm lovin' it!
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Watched this a few times, just because of your reaction to the Iridium vs Bad Boy. Priceless in a good way! The eureka moment!
Cheers, Euge! My favorite YT guitar channel: knowledge, skills and real experience.
How about a matching the Mercury vs Plexi video?
Glad to hear thanks! I only have the Iridium so can’t do that 🤷♂️😎.
Appreciate you for showing the Mercury settings! I’ve been trying to find a good super lead plexi sound will try these out!
I think you need one of those for your collection Euge, I still cant over how great it sounds.....Yessa!
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hahahah you're reaction at 3:37 was priceless! lol It souds awesome, but the badboy has that bottom end thump that is massive... guess a little tweak on the Blu could fix that.
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The Bad Boy is unique but a little tweaking & AMP1 is pretty much indentical. When I did a live stream with Thomas Blug a while ago he tweaked it so well that I couldn’t tell the difference when we did a blind test. I was blown away. Again 😎.
@@EugeValovirta230V I just watched that video actually... Is there a full version of that session that is longer than 7min?
Holy shit that sounds awesome! Never heard of this piece of gear before. The tones it makes are frigging badass! Fantastic playing, you were on another level in this video brother! Thanks for making this video. I really appreciate all the time and effort you put in for us, seriously. Thank you 🤘🤘
Yeah! I’ve heard about them but never tried before but damn they’re good. The sound, the feel & everything just 👌🔥💪.
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Great review and comparison, Thomas broke the code and put all your favorite amps in a 2lb box.
Thanks! He indeed did! 👌
Power section is transistor amplification with a nano tube for flavor in front.
Whatever it is, it’s awesome 🔥💪😎.
@@EugeValovirta230V I have one SS pwr amp I like to run IR loader in front of. This nano tube might do the same thing, just makes it sound better.
Hey Euge, I really love your 800 sound. Great playing. In this video you only play Iridium. You actually say on the end, that Mercury Classic Channel sounds better on Iridium, but do you get good 800 Bad Boy tones out of the Mercury? I have Mercury and don´t know, if I should buy a Iridium? :)
Thanks! I think I played the Mercury too. Both are awesome, especially the Classic channel’s 800 style crunch. On the Iridium it’s just a bit more aggressive like The Bad Boy is just a bit more aggressive than most 800s 💪👌.
@@EugeValovirta230V Great. Thanks for your answer Euge. I tried the Iridium now too. I am more into the mercury. But yes, great 800 channel on both amps. Great work from Thomas Blug and always a pleasure to watch your videos Euge.
Great demo and playing!
Actually, the 100W doesn't come from this nanotube, this is just there to simulate the sound behavior of a tube power amp. It works on low power levels, but after that, the real power stage is a class-d amp. So there should be no interaction between the speaker load and the power amp as you assumed. ;)
I traded my Axe Fx FM3 for one of these. It is honestly one of the best amps right out the box. It might even out performed my Evh amps which i consider to be be the best plug n play amps
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I just found this review when looking at Amp1 videos. I am so impressed with you my friend! Your tone and your playing are so good!! I may be wrong, but just based on the short time I have heard you play I feel like you have been influenced greatly by Ozzy's guitarists (Zakk Wylde, Jake E Lee, and of course Saint Rhodes!) Whether or not that is true I don't know, but that's what I hear in your playing. So good man! Great review of the Amp1! Well done! Subscribed!
Cool man! Glad to hear!
You’re not wrong at all 😎👌.
Thanks!
You got your dosis of Whitesnakes "Bad Boys" right before you played "That Song", right? ;-) Sykes is such a legend!!!
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sounds like more refined polished version of the bad boy. if u still using this live, another plus point to come to your show 😁
A bit yeah. Yes I’m still using it and it’s great:
- ua-cam.com/video/Fd7BUSI8unY/v-deo.html
- ua-cam.com/video/TRXGaVh62r0/v-deo.html
Just bought an iridium as my main high gain amp. Really excited to try it!!
Cool! It’s absolutely fantastic amp! 👌💪
What an awesome video! I not only blown away by your playing skills, but also really like you absolutely friendly way of leading through the review!!!
Thanks! Glad to hear! 🙏
Dang it Euge. Please don't entice me to buy another new amp. I promised my wife that my plexi is the last amp I need. Which I have said probably 10 times now with different amps. That doesn't include pedals, microphones, plug INS, and preamps. Not to mention the new custom GMP guitar or two ( I Can't make my mind up between 2 designs and I own 6 aleady) I am getting for my birthday this July.
My wife will hate me (and you !!) LOL...
Great video, Man
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Thanks and sorry! 😎
uhhh.... i think u just sold me on an Amp1 Iridium, Euge. love the channel bro
💪🎶. Glad to hear! Thanks!
Big thanks for sharing all these things with us. It`s always nice to check videos out where the creator has similar taste as yourself. What I`m trying to say is that you have good taste ;) Gotta love those 80`s roch and hard rock tones! Take care man, cheers from Sweden!
Oh cool! Thanks man! 🙏☺️
Thank you for the video, keep them coming! Btw, allow me to recommend you a St. Rock React:IR. It is a reactive load + IR loader like Suhr + great attenuator. To use one single unit instead of multiple. Cheers!
Thanks man!
Yeah I’ve been checking them out and would be cool to try one out 👌.
"The BAD BOY" has competition !Great video !
Indeed 💪. Thanks!
Holy Mother Mary Euge! I can see why your jacked,that amp sounds clear and sonic,I never heard of that brand,I must say am blown away like yourself. The bad boy has a amp climbing up his ass,all I can say is Wow!! Great vid and awesome riffing as usual. Take care.👍😁🤘
This amp is priced right too,killer amp for the money Euge! 845.00 dollars it's a no brainer.👍
Yeah!
Thanks man and likewise!
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Well Done EV ! Just found your channel, like your style and subbed.
Oh thanks man! Glad to hear and welcome aboard! 🎸🎼😎
I bought both of these this week because of your demos of these and your pedalboard set ups and the Two Notes Torpedo Captor X. (I have to deal with which of the 24 combo amps to get rid of now, or maybe I just keep them for history's sake.)
Great to hear!
Yeeeah the amp1 is awesome. I use the original version before the mercury edition for my ussual rigs, and dont wanna use any digital anything that was too much again after using this and picked it up this 3 years ago. And now i wanna have the iridium after watching this, hoping mr blug will have distributor in Indonesia 😊😊😊
Yeah! 💪🔥
I`M SOLD!! This is amazing!! I`m ordering one as soon as this video is over.
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Man you are one helluva guitar player. I would sure like to try and play some bass behind all of that.
Thanks man! 🙏☺️
@Euge Valovirta Greetings from CHILE!!! Excelent Video!!! am sharing it on twitter!!!
Cheers man and thanks again! 🙏🤟
Great! You help me to buy The IRIDIUM. I am very happy with It. Thanks.
Glad to hear man!
I love it! Easy to tell from your reaction that it's a great piece of gear. Thanks for doing this! I've been looking at these and thinking about buying one, but none of the other demos I've seen really captured just how cool the Iridium is.
Me too! Actually just jamming with it and building my live rig around that 👌😎.
@@EugeValovirta230V I was wondering if it would end up in the live rig. Seems very well suited for a compact rig. Does it sound as good at low volumes? My main goal would be to use it at home, and I don't think I would want to also have the control switch in order to activate the power soak feature. Thanks!
Yeah it works really well on all volume levels and works great without a cab too directly in the mixer / PA. The response is a bit different obviously than with a load (cab or reactive load) but I got it really close with a Neunaber Iconoclast speaker emulator since we don’t use cabs in Cyhra but just DI and in-ears.
@@EugeValovirta230V Thank you!
I bought one, it arrives tomorrow. Thanks for the videos and helping me to choose great sounding gear!
Euge, the million dollar question is BLUGUITAR AMP 1 Iridium or Marshall SC-20H? perhaps they are on even ground as being CLOSE to the big boy sound?
AMP1 Iridium.
Fantastic review, that was so close to the bad boy I’m sold.
Thanks! Yeah 💪👌.
I actually think the Mercury's low end is closer to the 800 than the Iridium. The Iridium is just a bit too tight, but for a lot of people that would be a good tweak I'm sure.
Iridium was closer to my 800s but they’re all different, especially the old ones 😎🤟.
That bad boy is running wild! And it’s got me thinking of selling a couple of amps!
Indeed!
John sykes , somehow came to my mind , Nice playing , and Nice sounding hands.
One of my all time fav guitarists so thanks! 😎🙏
Sounds freaking amazing!!!
Yeah! 🔥
Thanks man!
i feel that i need to buy the iridium now. it sounds so great! and thats the sound in my head. so good!
Strong recommendation 👌. Mine too! 😎
*In your professional opinion; the AMP-1 Mercury and Iridium, do they sound better running them direct into an IR, like TWO-Notes CAB or when they are Loaded Down through an Reactive-Load before the I.R.; like what is the actual difference??*
Incredible! Really sounded like the 800. And has a good price compared to a 100w Marshall head (850 usd here in US vs 3200 usd Marshall head). Have you tried it connected to the iconoclast ?. Would you use it live, replacing the Friedman be_od? Not only sounded good, but impressed that it is very portable
Thanks! Indeed 👌. No I haven’t but should work just fine since you can actually bypass the IR from the BluGuitar’s rec out so it’ll be a direct signal and then use the Iconoclast as the cab / speaker 💪.
I haven’t decided yet but probably yes ’cos like I said this feels & sounds like playing with my Bad Boy and no other amp, pedal or whatever has had that before 👌.
When something inspires you like that, that’s all I need to see. Go get em Euge 🤘🏻
Yeah! 💪😎
@@EugeValovirta230V Euge, if I sent a SoundCloud link of me playing over a song 7 years ago would you listen?
Sure!
It’s 6 yrs old. Sorry
I don’t see any link? Or maybe they’re not visible on this YT Creators app 🧐
Hi, l’ve been watching your channel since a couple of days. This is the best channel that I have seen, great information, fun presentation and you are an incredible guitar player, keep doing this🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻. Greetings from Chile.
Oh cool man! Really glad to hear this! Thanks! 🙏☺️
That guitar with those amps is a lethal combination, thanks for the review will have to buy one of these.
Indeed! I just got my own Iridium and it’s awesome! 👌
Love your channel and tone. Just got the amp1 metal edition 2 weeks ago and haven't gotten it connected yet. What pickups are in your Gibson?
Glad to hear! Thanks! It’s a Japan made Tokai and has EMG 57/66 set 👌.
@@EugeValovirta230V thanks
Wow what an intro! I think you are a better player than Ola Englund now.
Thanks!
Oh he is a really good chug rhythm player with a great sound and even though I play modern metal too I basically just play blues on steroids 🔥💪😎.
Gotta get myself one of these haha. Great review mate 👏👏🤘
Strong recommendation 👌💪. Thanks!
If I understand correctly, it's a bit different than a tube amp. It actually is a solid state power section, so the tube doesn't make it loud. The tube is involved into the power section though and it makes it sound more organic than a traditional solid state power amp.
It is (like you mentioned) not a modeling amp. The preamp section doesn't have a tube if I remember correctly, but it's all real circuit based sound and not computer stuff like Kemper.
Have seen many reviews of the thing and it seems to be a fantastic piece of gear. Best review of this thing so far, because it seemed very authentic :)
I bet, Thomas Blug could dial them in even closer. He knows his shit very well. Used to work as an amp designer for Hughes & Kettner for years, but eventually wanted to do his own stuff. He's a great guitar player too :)
Thanks for this great review.
Yeah I guess it’s a bit different but whatever it is it felt & sounded like I was playing with my old Bad Boy 😎. Never thought I’d see a day that an amp actually makes me feel like my trusty old Marshall but goddamn this thing did it.
Thanks man!
@@EugeValovirta230V and like you said, it's real stuff and no modeling which makes it really interesting for me. I don't like this boxes with millions of sounds... Keep it simple.
Exactly 👌.
Euge, please do a video showing us your settings in the Iridium to match your JCM800 The "Bad Boy!" I agree, you got killer tone from it!!
Oh damn I have no idea how they were. You know I just use my ears and tweak the knobs until I find the sweet spots 😎👌.
@@EugeValovirta230V Well, which one, Mercury or Iridium, was closest to The Bad Boy? You seemed to be pointing at the Iridium, but you had both on and I couldn't tell. Cause your Bad Boy is killer!!
Iridium definitely 💪.
@@EugeValovirta230V Cool, thanks! Also, try using the Rec Out to your Suhr IR, but turn off the speaker sim in the Iridium. The "how" is in the Amp1 manual on the Recording page.
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Maybe you have found a better fly rig? Only difference I heard was maybe the 800 was a little cleaner sounding.
Probably 😎. To me they felt & sounded the same 👌.
I bought the iridium just because I wanted something more modern sounding without breaking the bank and my god is it amazing!!
Indeed! 💪👌
Another great clip & demo of the Iridium. In this moment I don't know what is better presented: only iridium or your opinion spiced with great riffs and lead parts! Based on this clip it looks that the Iridium is nice and cheap option for those who wants JCM800 but it's above their budget, right? Just to add some nice cab, like Hesu or 1960A - and you're ready to rock & conquer! 😉 Just I have to ask you: where you get all those backtracks, they are amazing and pretty nice match your playing & demo of gears! 🤟
Thanks! Exactly like that 👌.
I write, play, record & mix them myself. I pretty much cover that whole process on this one: ua-cam.com/video/dWgG8ALnjp4/v-deo.html
Great Euge, nice playing and always with interesting things, tnanks!
Thanks man!
Just grabbed one.
Holy shit, I’m impressed.
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Great review mate ....can you elaborate on the amp switcher you got ?..... I got few rack / amps i would love to set up the same way ?....Cheers Mate \-/
Thanks! Yeah it’s KHE and I’ve done a video about it. Please check out my GEAR DEMOS - playlist 🤟😎.
which cabinet are you using with the Iridium? i found out with my IR's it sounded much more open and agressive then with my 4x12 Marshall with G12T75 Speaker
St. Rock Reactive load with Jens Bogren IRs and live I use Neunaber Iconoclast speaker emulator instead of the reactive load & IRs. Yeah those 75 speakers has never been my favourite speakers. The midrange is really strange on them and always feels like there would a blanket in front of them. I prefer much more V30s or Greenbacks.
@@EugeValovirta230V yes thats what i feel they have like dump area in the mid range i will try some V30 or the blueguitar twincab when i get the chance
Mr. BluG you’re a genius. You have captured the bad boy. Fuckin’ awesome
Indeed 💪👌.
I'm shocked a bit, I preferred the Amp1 during the "blind" back to back, but that way because it felt like it had more body.
Yeah it’s amazing! Finally I can get the same tone & feel than The Bad Boy and carry it with me in a back pack all around the world 💪😎.
Best kind of review, one where the guy playing is really having fun🤘!
Thanks man!😎
Man I have an EVH 5150 do you think Iridium can get that sound? :)
Depends on the player but at least I can get pretty much all the tones (I want) 😎.
Awesome review man!
Thanks a ton!
I can't get the Iridium to match my Mesa Boogie Mark IV. The Mesa has so much more low end, the Iridium sounds soo thin in comparison.....but if I stick an EQ in the loop of the Iridium then it's a lot closer. I've compared mostly at lower volumes, does the Iridium thicken up with some volume?
Yeah Mesa’s has lots of low end in general. A bit too much for my taste but luckily there’s knobs on the amp so I can get rid of it and make them tighter (=more Marshall 😊) whenever I’ve played with one 😎. Yeah the master volume on Iridium isn’t just a volume but acts like on ”standard” tube amps; the more you crank it, the more the power tubes (or tube in Iridium) become alive and the better it sounds 💪😎.
Pepita is dancing like hell to this fierce (but great) sound!!!
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Great review! This BluGuitar really impressed me. For traveling it is exceptional for that money!
Thanks!
Indeed 👌🤟.
Euge! Please do in flames “Episode 666” and “man made god” riffs! I know you’ve done the Swedish metal tones and of course play with Bjorn, would be the closest out there! Those two songs have killer riffs man! Would get a shit load of views too! 🤘🏻
Thanks for the suggestion. Great songs indeed so why not 😎.
@@EugeValovirta230V especially the gallops on the upbeats in man made god, it’s an underrated horse trot!
👌. 666 has nice gallops on that one part too 😎.
@@EugeValovirta230V your right! I forgot about that too short post chorus gallop while going like a mad man on the crash cymbal (drummer- we used to cover that song). Your the fuckin man Euge hoping to see you live when this whole thing is over!
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