Cusack Music Orthrus Distortion vs EarthQuaker Devices Tone Job
The Cusack Music Orthrus Distortion and the EarthQuaker Devices Tone Job are both pedals sharing bright, mid-forward. The Cusack Music Orthrus Distortion leans crunchy and full. Current prices: $189 vs $159.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.33% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- bright
- mid-forward
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$189via Reverb
$159via Reverb
The Cusack Music Orthrus is a US-built high-gain distortion pedal based directly on a true amplifier preamp circuit, with an unconventional three-band EQ where Treble reaches into very high frequencies, Mid works more like a pick-attack and sizzle control centered on the upper midrange, and Bass behaves closer to a cabinet-resonance control than a simple low-end knob. Gain and volume run deep, giving serious headroom for everything from crunchy rhythm to saturated lead distortion, with the reworked EQ voicing doing most of the tonal heavy lifting rather than the gain stage alone. A momentary or latching boost, switchable between 3, 6, and 9dB, adds a warm, saturated push for solos, and a stutter/kill switch chops the signal for rhythmic effects. It suits players chasing trash and metal tones who want an amp-derived EQ with real character rather than a standard three-band voicing.
The EarthQuaker Devices Tone Job is an EQ and volume boost pedal from Akron, Ohio boutique manufacturer EarthQuaker Devices, delivering a three-band active EQ (Bass, Mid, Treble) with a Volume control for signal level boost or cut. The Tone Job provides active EQ shaping for live tone correction, studio frequency adjustment, or adding midrange presence for cutting through a mix. True bypass.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Metal
- Alternative Rock
- crunchy
- full
- high gain