Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio vs Universal Audio 1176 Compressor
The Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio and the Universal Audio 1176 Compressor are both pedals sharing tight. The Universal Audio 1176 Compressor leans compressed.
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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.54% — moderately similar
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- tight
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$169via Reverb
The Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio (Phi) is a dual-engine compressor pedal featuring separate FET and optical compression circuits in one enclosure with a switch to select between them. The FET engine delivers crisp, punchy compression while the optical circuit provides warm, fluid compression. The pedal essentially delivers two distinct compressor voices in one unit. Built in Greece by Crazy Tube Circuits with boutique quality components.
The Universal Audio UAFX 1176 Studio Compressor is a pedalboard-format recreation of the legendary UREI 1176 FET compressor, widely considered the most-recorded compressor in studio history, using Universal Audio's DSP-powered analog modeling to capture its classic fast, punchy, snappy compression character. It suits guitarists and bassists wanting authentic studio-grade 1176 compression, from subtle leveling to aggressive, colored squash, in a compact stompbox rather than a rack unit.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Alternative Rock
- Rock
- compressed