The Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb is a Crazy Tube Circuits reverb pedal. Close alternatives include the Walrus Audio Mako R1 Reverb MkII and the Walrus Audio Slöer Stereo Reverb. It pairs well with the Marshall Plexi 1959SLP and the Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head.

Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb

Crazy Tube Circuits · pedal

The Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage is a dual reverb pedal featuring two fully independent reverb engines (R1 and R2) that can each load one of 16 distinct reverb algorithms. Each engine has four dedicated controls: Mix and Volume with fixed functions, plus two flexible context-sensitive controls. Swell adjusts the size or length of the reverb in most algorithms. Excite is a context-sensitive control that changes function per algorithm. Delivers ambient textures for other-worldly guitar sounds. Reviewed by Guitar World. Made in Greece.

What stands out

  • “The Mirage delivers dual-engine reverb with 16 algorithms per engine, allowing two independent reverb types to be active simultaneously with separate Mix, Volume, Swell, and Excite controls per engine, enabling complex layered reverb textur…”

    — from the community notes

  • “delivers ambient textures for other-worldly guitar sounds”

    — from the listing

  • “swell adjusts the size or length of the reverb in most algorithms”

    — from the listing

  • “Reviewed by Guitar World”

    — from the listing

  • “Its standout weakness is the complexity of managing two independent reverb engines with four controls each simultaneously”

    — from the community notes

  • reverb
  • mix
  • ambient
  • swell
  • other worldly guitar sounds
  • complex
  • studio
  • post rock

Good for

  • Live
  • Studio
  • Worship

Genres the Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb is commonly used in

  • Ambient
  • Post-Rock
  • Shoegaze
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb

Marshall Plexi 1959SLP

amplifier

18% match

Into the Plexi's aggressive, saturated tube breakup, the Mirage's swelling, other-worldly reverb has a genuinely raw amp voice to trail off against.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head

Dumble

16% match

Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head's own dynamic character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Laney Ironheart Foundry Leadtop 60W Head

Laney

16% match
$319.99via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → ambient)

Keep Laney Ironheart Foundry Leadtop 60W Head's high gain voice out front: Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb goes in Laney Ironheart Foundry Leadtop 60W Head's effects loop so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Mesa Boogie Electra-Dyne Simul-Class 45/90-Watt 1x12"

Mesa Boogie

15% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → ambient)

Put Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb in Mesa Boogie Electra-Dyne Simul-Class 45/90-Watt 1x12"'s effects loop, clear of Mesa Boogie Electra-Dyne Simul-Class 45/90-Watt 1x12"'s own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

1970s Mesa/Boogie Mark I 'Snake King'

Mesa Boogie

11% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → ambient)

Run Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb in 1970s Mesa/Boogie Mark I 'Snake King''s effects loop, clear of 1970s Mesa/Boogie Mark I 'Snake King''s own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Hiwatt Crunch 150R 112C

Hiwatt

10% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → ambient)

Run Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb in Hiwatt Crunch 150R 112C's effects loop, clear of Hiwatt Crunch 150R 112C's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Engl 120 E610 MK II

Engl

10% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → ambient)

Run Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb in Engl 120 E610 MK II's effects loop, clear of Engl 120 E610 MK II's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Orange Rocker 15 Terror

Orange

9% match
$623.78via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → ambient)

Run Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb in Orange Rocker 15 Terror's effects loop, clear of Orange Rocker 15 Terror's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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Pedals that stack with the Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb

Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster

Dallas

13% match

The Rangemaster's warm germanium treble boost gives the Mirage's swelling, other-worldly reverb a brighter signal to trail off, not real gain to stack.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

ProCo RAT 2

Proco

13% match
$86.97via Reverb

What ProCo RAT 2 brings here leans toward low gain — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

MXR Phase 90

MXR

12% match
$89.99via Reverb

Run the Phase 90's classic sweep after the Mirage's swelling, other-worldly reverb and the modulation colors the reverb tail directly.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator

pedal

11% match

Put Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator after Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Ibanez CD5 Cyberdrive

Ibanez

9% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → ambient)

Put Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb after Ibanez CD5 Cyberdrive in the signal chain, clear of Ibanez CD5 Cyberdrive's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Caline CP-16 MR. Mark

Caline

8% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → ambient)

Run Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb after Caline CP-16 MR. Mark in the signal chain, clear of Caline CP-16 MR. Mark's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Ibanez WH10V2 Classic Wah

Ibanez

8% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → ambient)

Run Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb after Ibanez WH10V2 Classic Wah in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Ibanez WH10V2 Classic Wah

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Chandler Tone X

Chandler

7% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → ambient)

Keep Chandler Tone X's mid-forward voice out front: Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb goes after Chandler Tone X in the signal chain so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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Walrus Audio

54% similarity
$318via Reverb

Shared character: ambient, mix, reverb

Walrus Audio Slöer Stereo Reverb

Walrus Audio

54% similarity
$349.99via Reverb

Shared character: ambient, reverb

TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb

TC Electronic

53% similarity

Shared character: ambient, reverb

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Empress

51% similarity

Shared character: ambient, mix, reverb

Strymon Cloudburst

Strymon

51% similarity
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Fuzzrocious Afterlife

Fuzzrocious

51% similarity
$180via Reverb

Shared character: ambient, reverb

EarthQuaker Devices Astral Destiny

EarthQuaker Devices

49% similarity
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Shared character: ambient, reverb

Keeley Luna

Keeley

49% similarity

Shared character: ambient, reverb

TC Electronic Hall of Fame 2

TC Electronic

49% similarity

Shared character: ambient, mix, reverb

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Gfi System

48% similarity
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Shared character: ambient, reverb

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb?+

The closest matches in character are the Walrus Audio Mako R1 Reverb MkII, the Walrus Audio Slöer Stereo Reverb, the TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb.

What pairs well with the Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Plexi 1959SLP, Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head, Laney Ironheart Foundry Leadtop 60W Head — Into the Plexi's aggressive, saturated tube breakup, the Mirage's swelling, other-worldly reverb has a genuinely raw amp voice to trail off against..

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