Pedals that stack with the Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio

MXR Distortion+

Ahead 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

Stack 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

Run 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

Run the Golden Ratio before the Turbo Rat to control dynamics before its aggressive clipping exaggerates every pick attack.

Origin Effects RevivalDrive

The Golden Ratio's punchy optical compression evens out attack before the RevivalDrive's dynamic, tube-like response reacts to it.

Ibanez Pentatone Preamp

The Golden Ratio's punchy, optical FET compression evens dynamics before the Pentatone's own direct-recording preamp.

MXR M104 Distortion+

Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio's own tight character is the real reason this is worth trying

Vox Valvenergy Mystic Edge

Run the Golden Ratio ahead of the Mystic Edge so its touch-responsive tube drive reacts to an already-punchy, compressed signal.

Fender Smolder

Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio's own tight character is the real reason this is worth trying

Dophix Perseo

Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio leans toward tight, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Dunlop PSF30

What Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio brings here leans toward tight — that's worth building a pairing around

Catalinbread Carbide

Set the Golden Ratio's optical compression ahead of the Carbide so its aggressive attack starts from an already-evened signal.

Catalinbread Elements Fuzz

What Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio brings here leans toward tight — that's worth building a pairing around

Fender Breakup Drive

Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio leans toward tight, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

EarthQuaker Devices Scrolls V1

Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio's own tight character is the real reason this is worth trying

J. Rockett The Dude

Put the Golden Ratio's warm optical compression ahead of the Dude so its mid-forward, TS-style gain kicks in from an already-even signal.

EarthQuaker Devices '- Speaker Cranker

Run the Golden Ratio before the Speaker Cranker to add punchy, optical compression before its subtle boost pushes the amp.

Cusack Music Screamer Fuzz Germanium

Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio's own tight character is the real reason this is worth trying

Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature

The Golden Ratio's punchy optical compression evens out the attack before it ever reaches the Geezer Butler's own doom-voiced distortion.

Snouse BlackBox Overdrive 2

What Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio brings here leans toward tight — that's worth building a pairing around

DSM Humboldt Electronics Silver Linings

What Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio brings here leans toward tight — that's worth building a pairing around

Tone City Holy Aura

Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio's own tight character is the real reason this is worth trying

Strymon Riverside

Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio's own tight character is the real reason this is worth trying

Benson Amps Germanium Preamp (Boost)

Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio leans toward tight, and that's a real, usable character to pair with