The Crazy Tube Circuits Cyclone is a Crazy Tube Circuits chorus pedal. Close alternatives include the Electro-Harmonix Small Stone and the MXR Phase 90. It pairs well with the Marshall Plexi 1959SLP and the Park P50 Classic.
Crazy Tube Circuits Cyclone
Crazy Tube Circuits · pedal
The Crazy Tube Circuits Cyclone is a four-in-one analog phaser pedal that includes emulations of the MXR Phase 90, MXR Phase 45, Electro-Harmonix Small Stone, and the rarer Lovetone Doppelganger phasers in a single compact unit. Features Rate, Depth, Mix, and Feedback controls for comprehensive phaser shaping, going beyond the single Rate knob of the original Phase 90, Phase 45, and Small Stone designs. At lower Depth settings produces harmonic tremolo-like character. Made in Greece by Crazy Tube Circuits.
- phaser
- mix
- harmonic
- tremolo
- modulation
- reverb
- overdrive
- analog
Genres the Crazy Tube Circuits Cyclone is commonly used in
- Alternative Rock
- Funk
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Experimental
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Classic Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Ambient
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Crazy Tube Circuits Cyclone
Marshall Plexi 1959SLP
amplifier
39% matchInto the 1959SLP's aggressive, spanky breakup, the Cyclone's analog modulation adds movement without smothering that plexi bite.
Park P50 Classic
Park
38% matchThe P50's compressed, thick plexi crunch gives the Cyclone's modulation a saturated bed to swirl over instead of a bare clean signal.
Marshall Superlead Guitar Amplifier Head
Marshall
35% matchRun the Cyclone's harmonic-rich modulation after the Superlead's classic British gain so the sweep rides on top of an already-saturated signal.
Marshall Baby Stack MR3005 (Jubilee Series)
Marshall
28% matchCrazy Tube Circuits Cyclone's harmonically rich voice goes after Marshall Baby Stack MR3005 (Jubilee Series) in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Marshall Baby Stack MR3005 (Jubilee Series)'s own full character
Park P18H
Park
26% matchThe Cyclone's modulation sits naturally after the P18H's sweet, open breakup, adding motion without smearing that vintage sag.
Hiwatt HB410HN
Hiwatt
25% matchCrazy Tube Circuits Cyclone is voiced for Marshall-style amps — Hiwatt HB410HN gives it exactly that
Laney LF Supertop 120W 2-Channel Solid-State Head
Laney
24% matchLaney LF Supertop 120W 2-Channel Solid-State Head leans into Marshall-style amps, precisely the platform Crazy Tube Circuits Cyclone wants
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Pedals that stack with the Crazy Tube Circuits Cyclone
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Dallas
14% matchThe Rangemaster's warm germanium treble boost feeds the Cyclone's harmonic phaser-tremolo blend a brighter signal to color, not stacking gain with it.
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
13% matchRun the RAT2's gritty, low-gain distortion ahead of the Cyclone so the modulation swirls over an already-saturated tone instead of a clean one.
Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man
Electro-Harmonix
10% matchThe Memory Man's lush analog echo trails the Cyclone's harmonic phaser-tremolo blend with a modulated signal to work through. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Crazy Tube Circuits White Whale
Crazy Tube Circuits
8% matchKeep the White Whale's tube spring reverb after the Cyclone's modulation so the tank's decay doesn't get chopped up by the sweep. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Electro-Harmonix Small Stone
Electro-Harmonix
70% similarity“includes emulations of the MXR Phase 90, MXR Phase 45, Electro-Harmonix Small Stone, and the rarer Lovetone Doppelganger phasers”
MXR Phase 90
MXR
70% similarity“includes emulations of the MXR Phase 90, MXR Phase 45, Electro-Harmonix Small Stone, and the rarer Lovetone Doppelganger phasers”
Schulte Compact Phaser
Schulte
68% similarityShared character: phaser, modulation, boutique_stuff
Heavy Metal FX HMFX Phase Riot Factory Second
Heavy Metal Fx
68% similarityShared character: phaser, alternative, modulation
MXR Script Phase 90 (LED)
MXR
67% similarityShared character: phaser, modulation
Cordovox PH-8
Cordovox
67% similarityShared character: phaser, tremolo, reverb
Behringer The Flange
Behringer
66% similarityShared character: original, phaser, pedal
Carl Martin Two Faze
Carl Martin
65% similarityShared character: phaser, reverb, analog
Dophix THE Vitruvian MAN chorus/phaser
Dophix
96% similaritysimilar tone character
Spaceman Explorer
Spaceman
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Demon FX Sibling
Demon Fx
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Option 5 Destination Phase
Option 5
95% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Crazy Tube Circuits Cyclone?+
The closest matches in character are the Electro-Harmonix Small Stone, the MXR Phase 90, the Schulte Compact Phaser.
What pairs well with the Crazy Tube Circuits Cyclone?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Plexi 1959SLP, Park P50 Classic, Marshall Superlead Guitar Amplifier Head — Into the 1959SLP's aggressive, spanky breakup, the Cyclone's analog modulation adds movement without smothering that plexi bite..