Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio V2 vs Greer Lamplighter Optical Compressor
The Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio V2 and the Greer Lamplighter Optical Compressor are both pedals. The Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio V2 leans compressed. The Greer Lamplighter Optical Compressor leans transparent. Current prices: $246.37 vs $120.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.52% — moderately similar
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$246.37via Reverb
$120via Reverb
The Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio V2 (Phi V2) is an enhanced three-engine compressor pedal adding an OTA (operational transconductance amplifier) feed-forward detection circuit to the original Golden Ratio's FET and optical engines, achieving three separate analog compression circuits in one compact enclosure selectable via a switch. The OTA engine is optimized for catching fast transients and serving as a hard limiter. The V2 achieves engineering nirvana for players who want three distinct analog compression voices. Made in Greece.
The Greer Amps Lamplighter is an optical compressor pedal from US boutique manufacturer Greer Amps (Athens, Georgia), delivering smooth, transparent optical compression with Level, Compress (sensitivity), and a Voicing switch for different compression characters. The Lamplighter uses an optical LDR compression circuit for natural, musical compression suited for clean playing, single-note passages, and dynamic control. Greer Amps handmade US boutique construction.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- country pop
- country
- Alternative Rock
- compressed
- transparent