The Crazy Tube Circuits Cyclone is a Crazy Tube Circuits chorus pedal. Close alternatives include the Heavy Metal FX HMFX Phase Riot Factory Second and the MXR Phase 95. It pairs well with the Marshall Plexi 1959SLP and the Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head.
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.
What stands out
“In the signal chain phasers typically sit after drive and before reverb”
— from the community notes
“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”
— from the listing
“At lower Depth settings produces harmonic tremolo-like character”
— from the listing
“Its standout strength is the four-phaser emulation covering the most important vintage phaser voices in one unit with expanded controls”
— from the community notes
“The Cyclone delivers four distinct vintage phaser voices in one pedal by emulating the Phase 90, Phase 45, Small Stone, and the rare Lovetone Doppelganger, with the added Depth, Mix, and Feedback controls that go beyond what the originals o…”
— from the community notes
- phaser
- mix
- harmonic
- tremolo
- modulation
- phase 45
- single rate knob
- expanded controls
Genres the Crazy Tube Circuits Cyclone is commonly used in
- Alternative Rock
- Funk
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Crazy Tube Circuits Cyclone
Marshall Plexi 1959SLP
amplifier
17% matchInto the 1959SLP's aggressive, spanky breakup, the Cyclone's analog modulation adds movement without smothering that plexi bite.
Comes later in the signal chain
Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head
Dumble
16% matchDumble Overdrive Special Amp Head leans toward dynamic, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Pedals that stack with the Crazy Tube Circuits Cyclone
Klon Centaur
Klon
17% matchThe Klon's clear midrange boost pushes on top of the Cyclone's harmonic phaser-tremolo blend rather than genuinely stacking gain with it.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Carl Martin Purple Moon V2
Carl Martin
16% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → modulated)
Keep Carl Martin Purple Moon V2's fuzzy voice out front: Crazy Tube Circuits Cyclone goes after Carl Martin Purple Moon V2 in the signal chain so its harmonically rich voice doesn't muddy it
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Dallas
13% 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.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
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)
Comes later in the signal chain
Maxon AD-9 Pro Analog Delay
Maxon
8% matchMaxon AD-9 Pro Analog Delay's analog warmth voice goes after Crazy Tube Circuits Cyclone in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Crazy Tube Circuits Cyclone's own harmonically rich character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
GFI System Clockwork Delay V3
Gfi System
7% matchCrazy Tube Circuits Cyclone's harmonically rich voice goes after GFI System Clockwork Delay V3 in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with GFI System Clockwork Delay V3's own modulated character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Heavy Metal FX HMFX Phase Riot Factory Second
Heavy Metal Fx
64% similarityShared character: phaser, modulation, alternative
MXR Phase 95
MXR
62% similarityShared character: phaser, modulation
Citadel Planetary Phase
Citadel
61% similarityShared character: phaser, modulation
W-LM Phased Out
W-LM
60% similarityShared character: phaser, modulation
Mooer Liquid Phaser 5 Phaser modes
Mooer
59% similarityShared character: three modes, phaser, overdrive
MXR Phase 100
MXR
58% similarityShared character: phaser, modulation
Tone City Summer Orange
Tone City
58% similarityShared character: phaser, modulation, alternative
Subdecay Quasar Phaser v4
Subdecay
58% similarityShared character: phaser, overdrive
Option 5 Destination Phase
Option 5
56% similarityShared character: phaser, overdrive
EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter
EarthQuaker Devices
56% similarityShared character: original, wide tonal range, phaser
Demon FX Sibling
Demon Fx
55% similarityShared character: phaser, alternative, reverb
Electro-Harmonix Worm
Electro-Harmonix
55% similarityShared character: phaser, tremolo, modulation
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Crazy Tube Circuits Cyclone?+
The closest matches in character are the Heavy Metal FX HMFX Phase Riot Factory Second, the MXR Phase 95, the Citadel Planetary Phase.
What pairs well with the Crazy Tube Circuits Cyclone?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Plexi 1959SLP, Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head, Klon Centaur — Into the 1959SLP's aggressive, spanky breakup, the Cyclone's analog modulation adds movement without smothering that plexi bite..