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➊ CRAZY TUBE CIRCUITS
ACHIEVES PERFECT BALANCE
WITH THE PHI
The Phi from Crazy Tube Circuits provides
us with the golden ratio of effects: Two
separate compression circuits work to
provide you with the ultimate compression
multitool. The Phi features two modes—FET
and Optical, each with their own unique
compression techniques and sounds. An
onboard blend knob lets players turn either
mode into a parallel compressor.
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➋ BUGGFX BREAKS OUT THE
RAINCOAT
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The Raincoat from BuggFx provides
a fat-sounding dirt machine that
transcends effect type, and changes
drastically with even a slight turn of
your volume knob. At full bore it sounds
like a fuzz with a slight bit of octave up
overtones, but rolling the knob back
heads into distortion territory before
settling on fat chunky overdrive at
minimal settings.
➌ VS AUDIO GOES BACK TO
BASICS WITH THE FUZZYTALE
The Fuzzytale from VS Audio offers up
a throwback fuzz tone based on the
classic Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face of yore.
Utilizing hand-matched and tested
Russian germanium transistors, the
Fuzzytale reaches back to the very roots
of fuzz using all the older tech to deliver
a vintage-correct mojo-laden fuzz sound.
The two controls are Volume and Fuzz,
with several sweet spots throughout.
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