The Cusack Music Subfuzz is a Cusack Music fuzz pedal. Close alternatives include the MXR DL E MXR M 287 and the Beetronics Whoctahell Custom Geometrico. It pairs well with the Laney DBC410 Digbeth 4x10 Cabinet and the Peavey MiniMAX.
Cusack Music Subfuzz
Cusack Music · pedal
The Cusack Music Subfuzz is a sub-octave fuzz pedal from the US boutique manufacturer Cusack Music, combining fuzz saturation with a sub-octave signal that adds massive sub-bass frequency content to the guitar tone. The sub-octave generator creates a frequency one octave below the input signal, adding enormous low-end weight to the fuzz character. Particularly effective for bass guitar players and guitarists seeking bass-frequency augmentation in a fuzz context. Made in the USA by Cusack Music.
What stands out
“Sub-octave fuzz combining conventional fuzz saturation with a sub-bass octave generator for massive low-end weight, producing a thick, heavy fuzz with added sub-frequency content”
— from the community notes
“The sub-octave generator creates a frequency one octave below the input signal, adding enormous low-end weight to the fuzz character”
— from the listing
“The sub-octave tracking is”
— from the community notes
“combining fuzz saturation with a sub-octave signal that adds massive sub-bass frequency content to the guitar tone”
— from the listing
“The sub-octave tracks most accurately on single notes in the lower register where the pitch signal is cleanest for the sub-octave generator”
— from the community notes
- sub
- saturation
- octave fuzz
- octave
- frequency
- low end
- massive
- tracking
Genres the Cusack Music Subfuzz is commonly used in
- Stoner Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Experimental
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Noise Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Doom Metal
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Electronic
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Cusack Music Subfuzz
Laney DBC410 Digbeth 4x10 Cabinet
Laney
23% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (saturated → tight)
Laney DBC410 Digbeth 4x10 Cabinet pushes a saturated tone toward tight
Comes later in the signal chain
Peavey MiniMAX
Peavey
23% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (saturated → tight)
Peavey MiniMAX pushes a saturated tone toward tight
Comes later in the signal chain
Gallien-Krueger MB108
Gallien Krueger
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Stack Gallien-Krueger MB108 on top and a saturated tone tightens toward tight
Gallien-Krueger MB150S-112 Bass Combo
Gallien Krueger
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Stack Gallien-Krueger MB150S-112 Bass Combo on top and a saturated tone tightens toward tight
Gallien-Krueger MB210MK2
Gallien Krueger
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Gallien-Krueger MB210MK2 takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight
Revv Dynamis D25 25W 1x12 Combo
Revv
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Feed a saturated signal into Revv Dynamis D25 25W 1x12 Combo and it comes out closer to tight
Revv Dynamis D20 MkII 20W Head
Revv
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Revv Dynamis D20 MkII 20W Head takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight
EVH 410
Evh
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
EVH 410 takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight
Pedals that stack with the Cusack Music Subfuzz
Airis Effects 51-Filthy
Airis Effects
18% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (saturated → tight)
Stack Airis Effects 51-Filthy on top and a saturated tone tightens toward tight
Comes later in the signal chain
Soldano SLO
Soldano
16% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (saturated → tight)
Stack Soldano SLO on top and a saturated tone tightens toward tight
Comes later in the signal chain
Origin Effects Cali76 MK2 Bass Compressor
Origin Effects
15% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
What Origin Effects Cali76 MK2 Bass Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes earlier in the signal chain
MXR M83
MXR
8% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Cusack Music Subfuzz's saturated voice out front: MXR M83 goes after Cusack Music Subfuzz in the signal chain so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it
Comes later in the signal chain
TC Electronic Triple Flashback Delay
TC Electronic
7% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put TC Electronic Triple Flashback Delay after Cusack Music Subfuzz in the signal chain, clear of Cusack Music Subfuzz's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Cusack Music Reverb SME
Cusack Music
5% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Cusack Music Reverb SME after Cusack Music Subfuzz in the signal chain, clear of Cusack Music Subfuzz's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
EarthQuaker Devices Swiss Things
EarthQuaker Devices
EarthQuaker Devices Utility Series Buffer Preamp
EarthQuaker Devices
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
EarthQuaker Devices Utility Series Buffer Preamp takes that saturated character and pushes it toward clean boost
Alternatives
MXR DL E MXR M 287
MXR
59% similarityShared character: one octave, bass
Beetronics Whoctahell Custom Geometrico
Beetronics
47% similarityShared character: tight tracking, one octave, bass
Beetronics Whoctahell Custom Splinter
Beetronics
46% similarityShared character: tight tracking, one octave, bass
Beetronics WhoctaHell Low Octave Fuzz
Beetronics
93% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Cusack Music Subfuzz?+
The closest matches in character are the MXR DL E MXR M 287, the Beetronics Whoctahell Custom Geometrico, the Beetronics Whoctahell Custom Splinter.
What pairs well with the Cusack Music Subfuzz?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Laney DBC410 Digbeth 4x10 Cabinet, Peavey MiniMAX, Gallien-Krueger MB108 — Laney DBC410 Digbeth 4x10 Cabinet pushes a saturated tone toward tight.