The Crazy Tube Circuits Sidekick is a Crazy Tube Circuits multi fx pedal. Close alternatives include the Zoom MS-70CDR and the Donner DSP-003.
Crazy Tube Circuits Sidekick
Crazy Tube Circuits · pedal
The Crazy Tube Circuits Sidekick is a multi-effects pedal inspired by 1980s digital processing hardware, combining a sweet sparky echo/delay (up to 700ms) with three algorithms of spacious reverb (Exciter, Plate, and Shimmer) plus a fully analog BBD chorus. The analog chorus can be switched for less modulated delay time with extra feedback creating flanger-like effects. An 80s-inspired multi-effects workstation in a compact boutique format. Made in Greece by Crazy Tube Circuits.
What stands out
“The Crazy Tube Circuits Sidekick is a multi-effects pedal inspired by 1980s digital processing hardware, combining a sweet sparky echo/delay (up to 700ms) with three algorithms of spacious reverb (Exciter, Plate, and Shimmer) plus a fully a…”
— from the listing
“Its standout strength is the three-in-one combination of delay, reverb, and analog chorus inspired by 1980s digital rack processors”
— from the community notes
“The analog chorus can be switched for”
— from the listing
“The Sidekick delivers a vintage 1980s-inspired multi-effects package combining echo/delay, three reverb algorithms, and an analog BBD chorus in one pedal, replicating the type of integrated digital processing units that were popular in 1980…”
— from the community notes
“An 80s-inspired multi-effects workstation in a compact boutique format”
— from the listing
Trade-offs
“Analog BBD chorus circuit provides warm, organic modulation alongside the digital delay and reverb”
— from the reviews
- reverb
- delay
- analog chorus
- analog
- chorus
- digital
- echo
- modulation
Good for
- Live
- Studio
Genres the Crazy Tube Circuits Sidekick is commonly used in
- Post-Rock
- Ambient
- Shoegaze
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Lo Fi
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Experimental
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Indie
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Alternatives
Zoom MS-70CDR
Zoom
59% similarityShared character: chorus, signal chain, delay
Donner DSP-003
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59% similarityShared character: chorus, digital, delay
Strymon Mobius
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54% similarityShared character: flanger, analog, chorus
Donner Alpha Force
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48% similarityShared character: analog, chorus, delay
Source Audio Z10 Analog Front End
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Chase Bliss Blooper
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Chase Bliss Mood MKII
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EarthQuaker Devices Swiss Things
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Chase Bliss Lost + Found
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Walrus Audio Qi Etherealizer
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Crazy Tube Circuits Sidekick Jr
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Crazy Tube Circuits Sidekick?+
The closest matches in character are the Zoom MS-70CDR, the Donner DSP-003, the Strymon Mobius.