The Cusack Music Delay TME is a Cusack Music delay pedal, currently around $159.99. Close alternatives include the Death By Audio Micro Dream and the Halo Keeley Halo Andy Timmons Dual Echo Signature. It pairs well with the Marshall Plexi 1959SLP and the Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head.

Cusack Music Delay TME

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The Cusack Music Delay TME is a compact delay pedal offering tap tempo functionality for live tempo synchronization. Cusack Music is an American boutique pedal manufacturer known for producing practical, well-built delay and modulation pedals. The Delay TME provides reliable echo repeats with tap tempo in a compact format suited for live and studio use.

What stands out

  • “The Cusack Delay TME delivers tap-tempo delay in a compact boutique format suited for players who need tempo-synced echo for live performance”

    — from the community notes

  • “The Cusack Music Delay TME is a compact delay pedal offering tap tempo functionality for live tempo synchronization”

    — from the listing

  • “Cusack Music boutique quality ensures reliable delay performance”

    — from the reviews

  • “The Delay TME provides reliable echo repeats with tap tempo in a compact format suited for live and studio use”

    — from the listing

  • “Use-case wise it suits live players who need reliable tap tempo delay in a compact form”

    — from the community notes

Trade-offs

  • “cusack music is an american boutique pedal manufacturer known for producing practical”

    — from the listing

  • “In the signal chain delay sits after drive pedals and before reverb”

    — from the community notes

  • “compact format integrates into tight pedalboard configurations”

    — from the reviews

  • delay
  • echo
  • boutique
  • reliable
  • studio
  • well built
  • live tempo synchronization
  • reliable delay performance

Good for

  • Live
  • Studio
$159.99View on Reverb

Price updated Oct 25, 2026

Genres the Cusack Music Delay TME is commonly used in

  • Alternative Rock
  • Lo Fi
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Ambient
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  • Rockabilly
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  • Post Rock
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  • Experimental
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Amps that pair well with the Cusack Music Delay TME

Marshall Plexi 1959SLP

amplifier

18% match

The Plexi's aggressive, saturated tube breakup gives the Delay TME's reliable, American-voiced echo a genuinely raw amp voice to trail off against.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head

Dumble

17% match

Into the Dumble's responsive, transformer-driven blues breakup, the Delay TME's reliable, American-voiced echo has a genuinely legendary amp voice to trail off against.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Milkman Sound JG40 1x12 Combo

Milkman Sound

6% match

Keep Milkman Sound JG40 1x12 Combo's tight voice out front: Cusack Music Delay TME goes in Milkman Sound JG40 1x12 Combo's effects loop so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Orange OR80 Combo (1974)

Orange

6% match

Keep Orange OR80 Combo (1974)'s gritty voice out front: Cusack Music Delay TME goes in Orange OR80 Combo (1974)'s effects loop so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Laney Lionheart Tom Quayle Loudpedal

Laney

6% match
$417.96via Reverb

Keep Cusack Music Delay TME in Laney Lionheart Tom Quayle Loudpedal's effects loop, clear of Laney Lionheart Tom Quayle Loudpedal's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Roland Cube Street Mini

Roland

5% match

Put Cusack Music Delay TME in Roland Cube Street Mini's effects loop, clear of Roland Cube Street Mini's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Vox NEW! VOX Micro Superbeetle 5/20 Watt Rechargeable

Vox

5% match

Cusack Music Delay TME's modulated voice goes in Vox NEW! VOX Micro Superbeetle 5/20 Watt Rechargeable's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Vox NEW! VOX Micro Superbeetle 5/20 Watt Rechargeable's own gritty character

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Synergy SYN-20IR 3-Channel 20W Modular Head

Synergy

5% match
$1099.99via Reverb

Run Cusack Music Delay TME in Synergy SYN-20IR 3-Channel 20W Modular Head's effects loop, clear of Synergy SYN-20IR 3-Channel 20W Modular Head's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Pedals that stack with the Cusack Music Delay TME

Klon Centaur

Klon

17% match
$4000via Reverb

The Klon's clear midrange boost feeds the Delay TME's reliable echo a driven signal instead of a clean one, not really stacking gain with it.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster

Dallas

14% match

The Rangemaster's warm germanium treble boost feeds the Delay TME's reliable, American-voiced echo a brighter signal to trail off, not stacking gain with it.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

MXR Phase 90

MXR

12% match
$89.99via Reverb

Run the Phase 90's classic sweep after the Delay TME's reliable echo and the modulation colors the repeats directly.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator

pedal

11% match

Run the Rotosphere's psychedelic Leslie swirl after the Delay TME's reliable, American-voiced echo and the rotation has real harmonic content to spin around.

Comes earlier in the signal chain

MXR Phase 95

MXR

7% match

Keep MXR Phase 95's modulated voice out front: Cusack Music Delay TME goes after MXR Phase 95 in the signal chain so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Boss XS 100 Poly Shifter

Boss

7% match
$331.55via Reverb

Put Cusack Music Delay TME after Boss XS 100 Poly Shifter in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Boss XS 100 Poly Shifter

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Strymon Orbit

Strymon

7% match
$299via Reverb

Put Cusack Music Delay TME after Strymon Orbit in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Strymon Orbit

Comes earlier in the signal chain

T-Rex danisch tremster

T Rex

7% match

Run Cusack Music Delay TME after T-Rex danisch tremster in the signal chain, where it won't crowd T-Rex danisch tremster

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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Death By Audio Micro Dream

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Halo Keeley Halo Andy Timmons Dual Echo Signature

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60% similarity

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Crazy Tube Circuits Time MK III

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Matthews Effects The Surgeon Delay V2

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91% similarity

similar tone character

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Cusack Music Delay TME?+

The closest matches in character are the Death By Audio Micro Dream, the Halo Keeley Halo Andy Timmons Dual Echo Signature, the TC Electronic Alter Ego V2 Vintage Echo. Budget picks: Boss DD-2 Digital Delay, J. Rockett Immortal Echo, Fender Hammertone Delay. Boutique upgrades: Carl Martin Red Repeat, Carl Martin Echotone, Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler.

What pairs well with the Cusack Music Delay TME?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Plexi 1959SLP, Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head, Milkman Sound JG40 1x12 Combo — The Plexi's aggressive, saturated tube breakup gives the Delay TME's reliable, American-voiced echo a genuinely raw amp voice to trail off against..

How much does the Cusack Music Delay TME cost?+

Around $159.99 (live listing price, updated Oct 25, 2026).

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