The Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust V3 is a Crazy Tube Circuits overdrive pedal, currently around $198.47. Close alternatives include the Caroline Guitar Company The Expensive Amplifier and the TC Electronic Zeus Drive Overdrive. It pairs well with the Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo and the Carr rambler.

Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust V3

Crazy Tube Circuits · pedal

The Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust V3 is a boutique overdrive pedal from the Greek builder designed to capture the sound and response of three maxed-out Fender blackface amplifier models through an all-analog discrete circuit using MOSFET transistors. It delivers juicy blackface-style overdrive with excellent note separation and dynamic response, modeling the tone of Fender Deluxe, Vibrolux, and similar blackface amps pushed into their natural saturation. Suited for blues, country, rock, and jazz players seeking authentic American amp-in-a-box overdrive character.

  • american
  • mosfet
  • overdrive
  • warmth
  • gain
  • jazz
  • transistor
  • boutique
$198.47View on Reverb

Price updated Aug 27, 2026

Genres the Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust V3 is commonly used in

Amps that pair well with the Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust V3

Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo

Milkman Sound

31% match
$3449via Reverb

Into Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust V3, Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo is right at home: it's built around Fender-style amps

Carr rambler

Carr

31% match

Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust V3 leans into Fender-style amps, precisely the platform Carr rambler wants

1970s Mesa/Boogie Mark I 'Snake King'

Mesa Boogie

tonal match

1970s Mesa/Boogie Mark I 'Snake King' is voiced for Fender-style amps — Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust V3 gives it exactly that

Mesa Boogie Rectifier Badlander EL34/100 Head

Mesa Boogie

tonal match
$1900via Reverb

Into Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust V3, Mesa Boogie Rectifier Badlander EL34/100 Head is right at home: it's built around Fender-style amps

Bogner Barcelona

Bogner

tonal match

Into Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust V3, Bogner Barcelona is right at home: it's built around Fender-style amps

Synergy SL2 Module

Synergy

tonal match

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Synergy SL2 Module gives it high gain to fill it with

Vox Mini SuperBeetle Bass

Vox

tonal match

Vox Mini SuperBeetle Bass's fuzzy fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own

Friedman Jose Arredondo

Friedman

tonal match

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Friedman Jose Arredondo gives it high gain to fill it with

Pedals that stack with the Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust V3

Ashdown Triple Shot

Ashdown

23% match
$179.99via Reverb

Stardust V3's warm, American MOSFET gain stacks with Triple Shot's own bass drive for a richer push.

Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II

Walrus Audio

23% match

What Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II brings here leans toward mid-forward — that's worth building a pairing around

Maestro Orbit

Maestro

16% match
$59via Reverb

Keep Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust V3's warm voice out front: Maestro Orbit goes after Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust V3 in the signal chain so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it

Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Micro

Pigtronix

14% match
$118.68via Reverb

Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Micro's own sustaining character is the real reason this is worth trying

Catalinbread Epoch-Set

Catalinbread

9% match
$226.26via Reverb

Run Catalinbread Epoch-Set after Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust V3 in the signal chain, clear of Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust V3's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb

pedal

9% match
$79.99via Reverb

Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb's spring voice goes after Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust V3 in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust V3's own warm character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

DOD YJM308 Preamp Overdrive

Dod

tonal match

DOD YJM308 Preamp Overdrive is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust V3 gives it exactly that

Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature

Ashdown

tonal match
$238.39via Reverb

Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust V3 delivers it

Cheaper alternatives

Electro-Harmonix Spruce Goose

Electro-Harmonix

70% similarity
$96.75via Reverb

Shared character: mix, analog, transparent

Fulltone Fulldrive 2 MOSFET

Fulltone

68% similarity
$66via Reverb

Shared character: amp, warm, gain

Jackson Audio Belle Starr

Jackson Audio

63% similarity
$150.68via Reverb

Shared character: s_build_quality, gain, natural

Jackson Audio Amp Mode

Jackson Audio

63% similarity
$139via Reverb

Shared character: s_build_quality, natural, boutique_stuff

Catalinbread Formula 51

Catalinbread

93% similarity
$134.99via Reverb

similar tone character

Boutique & premium upgrades

Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster

Dallas

68% similarity
$3558.02via Reverb

Shared character: amp, warm, gain

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Caroline Guitar Company The Expensive Amplifier

Caroline Guitar Company

71% similarity
$179.99via Reverb

Shared character: players, amp, transparent

TC Electronic Zeus Drive Overdrive

TC Electronic

71% similarity

Shared character: mix, warm, analog

Warm Audio Warmdrive

Warm Audio

69% similarity

Shared character: amp, warm, transparent

Fulltone OCD

Fulltone

69% similarity

Shared character: players, transparent, blues_players

Dunlop Joe Bonamassa Fuzz Face JB-F3 Copper Top

Dunlop

69% similarity

Shared character: mix, warm, boutique_stuff

Colorsound Power Boost

Colorsound

68% similarity

Shared character: warm, transparent, gain

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust V3?+

The closest matches in character are the Caroline Guitar Company The Expensive Amplifier, the TC Electronic Zeus Drive Overdrive, the Warm Audio Warmdrive. Budget picks: Electro-Harmonix Spruce Goose, Fulltone Fulldrive 2 MOSFET, Jackson Audio Belle Starr. Boutique upgrades: Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster.

What pairs well with the Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust V3?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo, Carr rambler, 1970s Mesa/Boogie Mark I 'Snake King' — Into Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust V3, Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo is right at home: it's built around Fender-style amps.

How much does the Crazy Tube Circuits Stardust V3 cost?+

Around $198.47 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).

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