Crazy Tube Circuits Hi Power vs Wampler Tumnus Deluxe
The Crazy Tube Circuits Hi Power and the Wampler Tumnus Deluxe are both pedals sharing high headroom, edge of breakup, transparent. The Crazy Tube Circuits Hi Power leans smooth and full. The Wampler Tumnus Deluxe leans mid-forward and bright. Current prices: $270.26 vs $183.08.
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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.44% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Blues
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- high headroom
- edge of breakup
- transparent
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$270.26via Reverb
$183.08via Reverb
The Crazy Tube Circuits Hi-Power, model HPR, is a dual amp in a box overdrive inspired by the rig behind Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here. The right side is a faithful recreation of David Gilmour's Colorsound Power Boost overdrive, ranging from mild preamp breakup through drive to full fuzz, while the left side is an all analog emulation of the Hiwatt amp used on the record, with selectable 50 watt and 100 watt voicings. Together they deliver high headroom British clean tones and creamy, singing lead drive with rich harmonic content. It suits classic rock, prog and blues players chasing Gilmour style sustain and vintage British amp character, or anyone wanting a flexible boost into amp in a box combination.
The Wampler Tumnus Deluxe expands the compact Tumnus into a fuller-featured Klon-style overdrive with a three-band EQ and a switch that spans nearly transparent boost to serious overdrive. It keeps the string-to-string clarity, high-headroom output, and amp-like breakup of the Klon voicing, staying transparent as a boost and warm and organic in its crunch, with natural compression and breakup that feels like an amp rather than a pedal. The added Bass, Mid, and Treble controls work as cut and boost to tailor the pedal to any amp, with warm lows, an identifiable midrange, and the right amount of top-end sparkle. It preserves the guitar's natural tone and dynamics, cleaning up with the volume knob, and suits blues, rock, and country. Its only quirk is that pushing the mids past about two o'clock can produce a cocked-wah character.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Metal
- Classic Rock
- Blues Rock
- Country
- Rock
- smooth
- full
- fuzzy
- harmonically rich
- sustaining
- mid-forward
- bright
- dynamic