Pedals that stack with the Cusack Music Screamer
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All 51 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Keeley Moon
Keeley
21% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (scooped → mid-forward)
Feed a scooped signal into Cusack Music Screamer and it comes out closer to mid-forward
Comes later in the signal chain
Blackstar Distx
Blackstar
20% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Cusack Music Screamer takes that high gain character and pushes it toward mid-forward
Comes later in the signal chain
Tone City TC-T37 Mad Stone Classic Germanium Diode
Tone City
20% matchCusack Music Screamer pushes a edge of breakup tone toward mid-forward
Comes later in the signal chain
MXR Phase 90
MXR
20% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run the Phase 90's classic sweep after the Screamer's TS-voiced, bluesy drive and the modulation has real body to color.
Comes later in the signal chain
Fender Hammertone Metal
Fender
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (scooped → mid-forward)
Cusack Music Screamer takes that scooped character and pushes it toward mid-forward
Comes later in the signal chain
Line 6 Crunchtone Overdrive
Line 6
19% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)
Stack Cusack Music Screamer on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward mid-forward
Fjord Fuzz FJ/ER
Fjord Fuzz
18% matchCusack Music Screamer leans toward mid-forward, and that's a real, usable character to pair with — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Free The Tone Crunchy Chime CC-1B
Free The Tone
18% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)
Cusack Music Screamer takes that crunchy character and pushes it toward mid-forward
Universal Audio Knuckles '92 Dual Rec Amplifier
Universal Audio
18% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (scooped → mid-forward)
Feed a scooped signal into Cusack Music Screamer and it comes out closer to mid-forward
Comes later in the signal chain
Diezel Zerrer 2-Channel Preamp
Diezel
18% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Feed a high gain signal into Cusack Music Screamer and it comes out closer to mid-forward
Comes later in the signal chain
TC Electronic Ampworx Vintage Series DC30
TC Electronic
18% matchFeed a edge of breakup signal into Cusack Music Screamer and it comes out closer to mid-forward
Caline CP-15
Caline
17% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (scooped → mid-forward)
Feed a scooped signal into Cusack Music Screamer and it comes out closer to mid-forward
Comes later in the signal chain
Sonicake MiniLane Shark Classic Crunch Distortion
Sonicake
16% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Cusack Music Screamer pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward
Comes later in the signal chain
Mooer Preamp Live
Mooer
15% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Feed a high gain signal into Cusack Music Screamer and it comes out closer to mid-forward
Comes later in the signal chain
TC Electronic Dark Matter Distortion
TC Electronic
15% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Cusack Music Screamer pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward
Comes later in the signal chain
MXR Van Halen
MXR
15% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Stack Cusack Music Screamer on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward
Comes later in the signal chain
Tech 21 PED PSA Preamp 30 TH ANN
Tech 21
15% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Cusack Music Screamer takes that high gain character and pushes it toward mid-forward
Comes later in the signal chain
Wampler Pinnacle Deluxe V2
Wampler
14% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Feed a high gain signal into Cusack Music Screamer and it comes out closer to mid-forward
Comes later in the signal chain
Donner Extreme Driver
Donner
14% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Cusack Music Screamer takes that high gain character and pushes it toward mid-forward
Comes later in the signal chain
NUX NFB-2 Lacerate FET Boost
Nux
14% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Feed a high gain signal into Cusack Music Screamer and it comes out closer to mid-forward
Roland Core Distortion
Roland
14% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Stack Cusack Music Screamer on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward
Comes later in the signal chain
Mooer Rage Machine
Mooer
14% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Stack Cusack Music Screamer on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward
Malekko Fetish MKII
Malekko
14% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Cusack Music Screamer pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward
Rocktron Sonic Glory
Rocktron
14% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Cusack Music Screamer pushes a high gain tone toward mid-forward
Comes later in the signal chain
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