Crazy Tube Circuits Unobtanium Raw vs EarthQuaker Devices Special Cranker V1
The Crazy Tube Circuits Unobtanium Raw and the EarthQuaker Devices Special Cranker V1 are both pedals sharing saturated, harmonically rich, dynamic. The Crazy Tube Circuits Unobtanium Raw leans fuzzy and gritty. The EarthQuaker Devices Special Cranker V1 leans crunchy and transparent. Current prices: $276.19 vs $99.
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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.42% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- saturated
- harmonically rich
- dynamic
- silicon
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$276.19via Reverb
$99via Reverb
The Crazy Tube Circuits Unobtanium Raw is a boutique silicon or germanium-influenced fuzz pedal from the Greek builder, designed to deliver high-character, raw fuzz tones with a vintage circuit approach. The Raw edition suggests an unprocessed, unfiltered version of the Unobtanium fuzz character, emphasizing raw transistor saturation without additional refinements. It produces thick, harmonically complex fuzz suitable for experimental, hard rock, and garage contexts where a raw, unpolished fuzz texture is the primary goal.
The EarthQuaker Devices Special Cranker is a discrete analog overdrive evolved from EQD's original Speaker Cranker, adding a Level control, a Tone control, and a switchable germanium or silicon diode clipping option. It provides a natural, warm drive that adds saturation and harmonic richness while preserving the core character of the guitar and amplifier. The germanium diode mode offers a softer, more rounded response with darker character; the silicon mode delivers a brighter, more assertive push with higher output. Used as a foundational clean-to-light-crunch overdrive in studio and live applications.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Hard Rock
- Alternative Rock
- Garage Rock
- Experimental
- alternative
- blues
- classic rock
- fuzzy
- gritty
- full
- crunchy
- transparent