Pedals that stack with the Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio
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Tech 21 SansAmp
Tech 21
32% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Tech 21 SansAmp leans bright right where the warm tone needs it
Comes later in the signal chain
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Dallas
32% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
The Rangemaster's warm germanium treble boost gives the Golden Ratio's punchy optical compression a brighter signal to shape.
Comes later in the signal chain
Death By Audio Octave Clang
Death By Audio
26% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
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.
Comes later in the signal chain
RHC Rat Turbo Rat Distortion
Rhc Audio
24% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Run the Golden Ratio before the Turbo Rat to control dynamics before its aggressive clipping exaggerates every pick attack.
Comes later in the signal chain
Mooer 008
Mooer
24% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio leans toward tight, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Ibanez Pentatone Preamp
Ibanez
23% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
The Golden Ratio's punchy, optical FET compression evens dynamics before the Pentatone's own direct-recording preamp.
Comes later in the signal chain
Walrus Audio Ages
Walrus Audio
23% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio's own tight character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Tone City Holy Aura
Tone City
22% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio's own tight character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Catalinbread Elements Fuzz
Catalinbread
21% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
What Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio brings here leans toward tight — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Gamechanger Audio Plasma Pedal
Gamechanger Audio
21% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
What Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio brings here leans toward tight — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Peavey Joshua Homme Decade Preamp
Peavey
21% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio leans toward tight, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
EarthQuaker Devices Scrolls V1
EarthQuaker Devices
20% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio's own tight character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Hotone Skyline Djent Metalcore HiGain Metal Distortion
Hotone
20% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio's own tight character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Joyo British metal
Joyo
20% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio leans toward tight, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature
Ashdown
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
The Golden Ratio's punchy optical compression evens out the attack before it ever reaches the Geezer Butler's own doom-voiced distortion.
Comes later in the signal chain
Airis Effects -Nemesis Preamp
Airis Effects
19% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
What Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio brings here leans toward tight — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Tech 21 Marty Friedman
Tech 21
19% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
What Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio brings here leans toward tight — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Wampler Phenom Distortion
Wampler
19% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio leans toward tight, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
EarthQuaker Devices White Light
EarthQuaker Devices
19% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio leans toward tight, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
NuX Lacerate
Nux
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio's own tight character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Keeley Filaments
Keeley
18% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio's own tight character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Shins Music Shin's Music Double Trouble
Shins Music
18% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio leans toward tight, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Canvas Analog Devices The Raven Distortion
Canvas Analog Devices
18% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
What Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio brings here leans toward tight — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Catalinbread Teaser Stallion
Catalinbread
18% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
What Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio brings here leans toward tight — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
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