The Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio is a Crazy Tube Circuits compressor pedal. Close alternatives include the Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio V2 and the Wampler Mini Ego 76 Compressor. It pairs well with the PRS HX 50 Head and the Peavey Decade Too.
Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio
Crazy Tube Circuits · pedal
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.
- compressor
- optical
- fet
- boutique
- punchy
- punch
- warm
- studio
Genres the Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio is commonly used in
- Alternative Rock
- Country
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio
PRS HX 50 Head
PRS
30% matchInto the HX 50's tube-driven, presence-forward distortion, the Golden Ratio's punchy optical compression has a defined amp voice to work with.
Peavey Decade Too
Peavey
28% matchEven a simple practice amp like the Decade Too gives the Golden Ratio's punchy optical compression an honest, natural amp voice to work with.
Randall Lynch Box
Randall
20% matchSet the Golden Ratio ahead of the Lynch Box to tighten picking dynamics before that amp's thick, high-gain rhythm voicing takes over.
Fender Hot Rod Deluxe
Fender
16% matchRun the Golden Ratio ahead of the Hot Rod Deluxe to even out picking dynamics before the amp's own bluesy breakup takes over.
Matchless Lightning Reverb
Matchless
10% matchThe Golden Ratio's punchy, optical compression evens out the attack before it ever reaches the Lightning's own chiming, touch-sensitive breakup.
Bad Cat Black Cat
Bad Cat
9% matchThe Golden Ratio's punchy optical compression evens out the attack before it ever reaches the Black Cat's own glassy, headroom-rich clean gain.
Boss Waza-Air
Boss
tonal matchRun Boss Waza-Air after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright
Egnater VN-412A
Egnater
tonal matchWhere this leans warm, Egnater VN-412A answers back bright
Pedals that stack with the Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio
MXR Distortion+
MXR
29% matchAhead of the Distortion+, the Golden Ratio's punchy optical compression keeps the attack even before that gritty, hard-rock gain ever colors it.
EarthQuaker Devices Chelsea
EarthQuaker Devices
29% matchStack the Chelsea's bright, British-voiced drive after the Golden Ratio's punchy compression for gain that stays articulate instead of mushy.
Death By Audio Octave Clang
Death By Audio
27% matchRun the Golden Ratio's punchy optical compression ahead of the Octave Clang so its wild octave fuzz tracks more consistently instead of spiking unevenly.
RHC Rat Turbo Rat Distortion
Rhc Audio
27% matchRun the Golden Ratio before the Turbo Rat to control dynamics before its aggressive clipping exaggerates every pick attack.
Origin Effects RevivalDrive
Origin Effects
24% matchThe Golden Ratio's punchy optical compression evens out attack before the RevivalDrive's dynamic, tube-like response reacts to it.
Ibanez Pentatone Preamp
Ibanez
23% matchThe Golden Ratio's punchy, optical FET compression evens dynamics before the Pentatone's own direct-recording preamp.
MXR M104 Distortion+
MXR
23% matchCrazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio's own tight character is the real reason this is worth trying
Vox Valvenergy Mystic Edge
Vox
22% matchRun the Golden Ratio ahead of the Mystic Edge so its touch-responsive tube drive reacts to an already-punchy, compressed signal.
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Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio V2
Crazy Tube Circuits
77% similarity“adding an OTA (operational transconductance amplifier) feed-forward detection circuit to the original Golden Ratio's FET and optical engines”
Wampler Mini Ego 76 Compressor
Wampler
72% similarityShared character: pedal, punch, compressor
Origin Effects Cali76 V2 FET Compressor
Origin Effects
71% similarityShared character: compressor, punchy, studio
Warm Audio Pedal 76
Warm Audio
71% similarityShared character: pedal, punch, compressor
Jackson Audio Bloom EQ Boost Compression
Jackson Audio
70% similarityShared character: overdrive_pedals, pedal, compressor
Origin Effects Cali76 Compact
Origin Effects
70% similarityShared character: pedal, compressor, studio
BBE VariComp
Bbe
68% similarityShared character: overdrive_pedals, compressor, punchy
Warm Audio Pedal 76 Compressor
Warm Audio
67% similarityShared character: pedal, punch, compressor
Strymon Compadre Dual Voice Compressor
Strymon
97% similaritysimilar tone character
Universal Audio 1176 Compressor
Universal Audio
96% similaritysimilar tone character
Universal Audio UAFX Max Preamp & Dual Compressor
Universal Audio
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Electro-Harmonix M76 Studio Compressor
Electro-Harmonix
94% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio?+
The closest matches in character are the Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio V2, the Wampler Mini Ego 76 Compressor, the Origin Effects Cali76 V2 FET Compressor.
What pairs well with the Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: PRS HX 50 Head, Peavey Decade Too, Randall Lynch Box — Into the HX 50's tube-driven, presence-forward distortion, the Golden Ratio's punchy optical compression has a defined amp voice to work with..
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