The Cusack Music Project 34 is a Cusack Music overdrive pedal, currently around $240. Close alternatives include the Crazy Tube Circuits Orama and the Crazy Tube Circuits Crossfire Overdrive Combo. It pairs well with the Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt and the Peavey Invective 120.

Cusack Music Project 34

Cusack Music · pedal

The Cusack Music Project 34 is a boutique overdrive from the US manufacturer Cusack Music, providing warm, amp-like overdrive inspired by the circuit design and tonal character of specific vintage amplifier preamp stages. The Project 34 name suggests a specific amplifier project or circuit reference that informs the design. Delivers natural, harmonically rich overdrive with the dynamic response and character of a carefully modeled amp saturation. Made in the USA by Cusack Music.

What stands out

  • “Delivers natural, harmonically rich overdrive with the dynamic response and character of a carefully modeled amp saturation”

    — from the listing

  • “The Project 34 delivers warm, amp-like overdrive character with Cusack boutique quality”

    — from the reviews

  • “The natural dynamic response and harmonic richness are evident throughout the gain range”

    — from the reviews

  • “Boutique amp-inspired overdrive with warm, natural harmonic richness and dynamic response based on a specific vintage amplifier circuit reference”

    — from the community notes

  • “At lower gain the warm amp character adds presence and harmonic enrichment”

    — from the reviews

  • overdrive
  • amp like
  • natural
  • dynamic response
  • harmonically rich
  • harmonic richness
  • boutique
  • warm

Price updated Oct 23, 2026

Genres the Cusack Music Project 34 is commonly used in

Amps that pair well with the Cusack Music Project 34

Pedals that stack with the Cusack Music Project 34

Soldano SLO

Soldano

20% match
$119.99via Reverb

Into a transparent tone, Soldano SLO brings a pull toward high gain that's missing

Comes later in the signal chain

EarthQuaker Devices '- Speaker Cranker

EarthQuaker Devices

20% match
$109via Reverb

EarthQuaker Devices '- Speaker Cranker leans this transparent tone toward low gain, which it doesn't make on its own

Dr. Green The tourniquet

Dr Green

18% match

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)

Dr. Green The tourniquet leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

MXR Flanger

MXR

14% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Keep MXR Flanger after Cusack Music Project 34 in the signal chain, clear of Cusack Music Project 34's own gain stage

Comes later in the signal chain

Eventide Modulated Delay

Eventide

7% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Run Eventide Modulated Delay after Cusack Music Project 34 in the signal chain, clear of Cusack Music Project 34's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Strymon blueSky Reverberator

pedal

7% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Keep Strymon blueSky Reverberator after Cusack Music Project 34 in the signal chain, clear of Cusack Music Project 34's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Donner Big Mouth Distortion

Donner

tonal match
$29.95via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Into a transparent tone, Donner Big Mouth Distortion brings a pull toward high gain that's missing

Ampeg F17-1

Ampeg

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Into a transparent tone, Ampeg F17-1 brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Cusack Music Project 34?+

The closest matches in character are the Crazy Tube Circuits Orama, the Crazy Tube Circuits Crossfire Overdrive Combo, the Cornerstone Overdrive. Budget picks: Crazy Tube Circuits Ziggy Overdrive, Crazy Tube Circuits Falcon, Vertex Ultra-Phonix.

What pairs well with the Cusack Music Project 34?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt, Peavey Invective 120, Friedman Small Box 50W EL34 Amp Head — Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt leans this transparent tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own.

How much does the Cusack Music Project 34 cost?+

Around $240 (live listing price, updated Oct 23, 2026).

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