Pedals that stack with the Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio
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Orange Getaway Driver
Orange
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
Walrus Audio Ages Five-State Overdrive
Walrus Audio
17% 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)
What Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio brings here leans toward tight — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Warm Audio Foxy Tone Box
Warm Audio
17% 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
Ashdown MAS GZR-Pod
Ashdown
17% 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
Dunlop MXR Octavio Fuzz JD-M267
Dunlop
17% 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
Benson Amps Germanium Preamp (Boost)
Benson Amps
17% 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
Friedman BE-OD Deluxe
Friedman
17% 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
Carl Martin Panama
Carl Martin
17% 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
Fortin Amplification Tempest Overdrive Signature Architects
Fortin Amplification
17% 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
Ibanez SD9 Sonic Distortion
Ibanez
17% 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
Chase Bliss Automatone CXM 1978
Chase Bliss Audio
17% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio's tight voice out front: Chase Bliss Automatone CXM 1978 goes after Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio in the signal chain so its pristine voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Ampeg F17-1
Ampeg
17% 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 F17-1 for even attack before the preamp's own mid-forward EQ reacts.
Comes later in the signal chain
Friedman BE-OD
Friedman
17% 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 tight voice suits Friedman BE-OD's own tight character
Comes later in the signal chain
Dunlop JHW2
Dunlop
17% 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
Carl Martin TOD High-Gain Overdrive
Carl Martin
17% 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
Black Country Customs Monolith
Black Country Customs
17% 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)
Black Country Customs Monolith's full character and Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio's tight voice sit in the same lane rather than fighting each other
Comes later in the signal chain
Neunaber Wet Mono Reverb Pedal
pedal
17% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run Neunaber Wet Mono Reverb Pedal after Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Warm Audio Fluff Drive
Warm Audio
16% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Warm Audio Fluff Drive's full character and Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio's tight voice sit in the same lane rather than fighting each other
Comes later in the signal chain
Dean Markley Overlord
Dean Markley
16% 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
EarthQuaker Devices Palisades
EarthQuaker Devices
16% 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
Maxon FF10 Fuzz Elements Fire
Maxon
16% 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)
What Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio brings here leans toward tight — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Keeley KA-Orange
Keeley
16% 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
EarthQuaker Devices Life Pedal V3
EarthQuaker Devices
16% 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
Amptweaker Tight Metal
Amptweaker
16% 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 Tight Metal for even attack before the gated metal gain reacts.
Comes later in the signal chain
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