NAD: BluGuitar Amp1 Iridium

[laxu]

There's a preorder on the Bluguitar Homepage for the translucent version, that is scheduled for summer 2025 (very unspecific...). Just placed a preorder and when they will available in stock you get notified for buying the thing with "Vorkasse" (Pay upfront). Nice.

I really want the blue Mercury Edition but I can't justify spending that much money for literally just a nicer look.

 

[laxu]

Wait, I'm looking in the manual, but don't see it, how DO you put it in half power mode?

What is HALF POWER MODE, and how does it work?

What is the HALF POWER MODE? HALF POWER MODE is available for the AMP1 Mercury Edition and the AMP1 Iridium Edition. It reduces the output power of the A

support.bluguitar.com

 

[laxu]

FYI BluGuitar has a pretty comprehensive list of topics in their "Blugipedia". Worth checking out for existing owners and prospective buyers.

BluGuitar Knowledge Base

BluGuitar Support Center helps you to find FAQ, how-to guides and step-by-step tutorials.

support.bluguitar.com

 

[Baba]

What is HALF POWER MODE, and how does it work?

What is the HALF POWER MODE? HALF POWER MODE is available for the AMP1 Mercury Edition and the AMP1 Iridium Edition. It reduces the output power of the A

support.bluguitar.com

FYI BluGuitar has a pretty comprehensive list of topics in their "Blugipedia". Worth checking out for existing owners and prospective buyers.

BluGuitar Knowledge Base

BluGuitar Support Center helps you to find FAQ, how-to guides and step-by-step tutorials.

support.bluguitar.com

Thanks!

 

[laxu]

If you want to optimize the gain vs bright cap behavior, you can use the MIDI CC 20 "gain range" feature. I typically cut out about 20-30% gain of the Mercury overdrive channels when using humbucker guitars.

The idea is that you set the maximum amount of gain with the OD gain knob on 10. Let's say you drop the gain by 20%. Now if you run the gain on 7, it's less overdriven but the bright cap effect is negated more.

On the Iridium you can store these settings, on the Mercury you cannot so your MIDI controller needs to send them when switching channels.

What is INDIVIDUAL CHANNEL GAIN, and how does it work?

INDIVIDUAL CHANNEL GAIN is available for the AMP1 Mercury Edition and AMP1 Iridium Edition. With the help of the REMOTE1, you can set an individual maximum

support.bluguitar.com

Sometimes I'm lazy though and just roll my guitar volume down more if I can't bother hooking up a MIDI controller.

 

[BahamaDada]

Thx guys for giving us so much info.

TB should definetly consider a giveaway to you for all that praise and advertising. You wanted a blue ME?

 

[laxu]

TB should definetly consider a giveaway to you for all that praise and advertising. You wanted a blue ME?

Would not mind that at all! Thomas Blug, if you're out there and reading this...

I wish the blue one at least integrated the new features from the Iridium firmware. Ability to turn off the analog cab sim on the line-out, the "reverb turns on the soft noise gate" feature. Don't remember if there's anything else.

PS. Apparently the clean channel always uses the soft noise gate if either noise gate setting is enabled. I had no idea. Makes total sense tho as a fast gate is not that useful there.