The Cusack Music Tap-A-Fuzz is a Cusack Music fuzz pedal, currently around $249. Close alternatives include the Cusack Music Tap-A-Scream and the JAM Pedals Red Muck. It pairs well with the Mesa Boogie Mark I and the Cornford Hellcat.
Cusack Music Tap-A-Fuzz
Cusack Music · pedal
The Cusack Music Tap-A-Fuzz takes the company's Screamer Fuzz circuit and adds tap-tempo-controlled modulation, making it the first fuzz to sync its movement to a song's pulse. The underlying fuzz runs from a thick, saturated overdrive-flavoured grind to a full aggressive fuzz, with Level, Fuzz and Gain controls plus selectable clipping options shifting the character from tighter and more compressed to looser and more open. Over that sit 24 modulated waveforms, each with independently programmable fade-in, brake speed, tap divide and tempo, producing rhythmically pulsing, stuttering and tremolo-like fuzz textures locked to the beat. An RCA jack sends or receives tap tempo so it can drive other pedals from the same switch. Made in the USA by Cusack Music.
- fuzz
- modulation
- experimental
- consistent
- aggressive
- full
- compressed
- saturation
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Cusack Music Tap-A-Fuzz is commonly used in
- Experimental
- Noise Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Alternative
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Stoner Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Shoegaze
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Cusack Music Tap-A-Fuzz
Mesa Boogie Mark I
Mesa Boogie
32% matchThe Mark I's creamy preamp distortion gives the Tap-A-Fuzz's experimental, aggressive fuzz a saturated amp voice to push into.
Cornford Hellcat
amplifier
25% matchPut Cusack Music Tap-A-Fuzz in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward fuzzy
Fender Vibrolux 6G11
amplifier
24% matchThe Vibrolux's sweet, classic Fender vibrato tone gives the Tap-A-Fuzz's full, experimental fuzz a genuinely vintage amp voice to push into.
Supro 1697R Galaxy Head
Supro
21% matchRun mid-forward into Cusack Music Tap-A-Fuzz for more fuzzy on top
Bartel Swingland 3W 1x12 Combo
Bartel
21% matchRun mid-forward into Cusack Music Tap-A-Fuzz for more fuzzy on top
Supro 1696RTH Black Magick Reverb 25W Head
Supro
21% matchRun mid-forward into Cusack Music Tap-A-Fuzz for more fuzzy on top
Supro 1695TJ Black Magick
Supro
20% matchCusack Music Tap-A-Fuzz layers fuzzy onto an already mid-forward signal
Van Weelden Twinkleland 100W Head
Van Weelden
18% matchCusack Music Tap-A-Fuzz stacks fuzzy on top of the mid-forward already here
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Pedals that stack with the Cusack Music Tap-A-Fuzz
Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
Ibanez
30% matchCusack Music Tap-A-Fuzz layers fuzzy onto an already mid-forward signal
SAE Effects Colossal
Sae Effects
27% matchPut Cusack Music Tap-A-Fuzz in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward fuzzy
Dunlop JD-4S Rotovibe
pedal
26% matchCusack Music Tap-A-Fuzz's fuzzy fills in what this low gain tone doesn't make on its own
Keeley Neutrino V2
Keeley
26% matchRun mid-forward into Cusack Music Tap-A-Fuzz for more fuzzy on top
ThorpyFX Heavy Water Dual Boost
ThorpyFX
26% matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Cusack Music Tap-A-Fuzz gives it fuzzy to fill it with
Mission Engineering ReWah Pro Bass
Mission Engineering
26% matchCusack Music Tap-A-Fuzz layers fuzzy onto an already mid-forward signal
Cordovox PH-8
Cordovox
25% matchPut the PH-8's psychedelic phase sweep after the Tap-A-Fuzz's compressed, aggressive saturation so the modulation doesn't get buried in the gain.
Z.Vex Super Hard On
Zvex
25% matchPush the Tap-A-Fuzz's full, experimental fuzz with the Super Hard-On's clean JFET boost and it saturates harder without losing its character.
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Cheaper alternatives
DOD Carcosa
Dod
68% similarityShared character: pedal, full, aggressive_playing
EarthQuaker Devices Zoar
EarthQuaker Devices
68% similarityShared character: pedal, fuzz, thickness
Electro-Harmonix Triangle Big Muff Pi
Electro-Harmonix
68% similarityShared character: full, thickness, live
EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Hybrid Fuzz
EarthQuaker Devices
67% similarityShared character: pedal, full, fuzz
Electro-Harmonix Pico Triboro Bridge
Electro-Harmonix
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Carl Martin Purple Moon V2
Carl Martin
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Boutique & premium upgrades
Similar charactersee all similar tone character →
Cusack Music Tap-A-Scream
Cusack Music
70% similarity“The Cusack design innovation extends to the overdrive category with the same concept applied to the Tap-A-Fuzz”
JAM Pedals Red Muck
Jam Pedals
68% similarityShared character: fuzz, thickness, live
ZVEX Fat Fuzz Factory
Zvex
67% similarityShared character: pedal, fuzz, thickness
Footloose Effects Red Light
Footloose Effects
67% similarityShared character: pedal, fuzz, modulation
Eventide KnifeDrop
Eventide
60% similarityShared character: tremolo, modulation
Crowther Prunes
Crowther
93% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Cusack Music Tap-A-Fuzz?+
The closest matches in character are the Cusack Music Tap-A-Scream, the JAM Pedals Red Muck, the ZVEX Fat Fuzz Factory. Budget picks: DOD Carcosa, EarthQuaker Devices Zoar, Electro-Harmonix Triangle Big Muff Pi. Boutique upgrades: Wren and Cuff Irkalla Manifest Fuzz.
What pairs well with the Cusack Music Tap-A-Fuzz?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Mesa Boogie Mark I, Cornford Hellcat, Fender Vibrolux 6G11 — The Mark I's creamy preamp distortion gives the Tap-A-Fuzz's experimental, aggressive fuzz a saturated amp voice to push into..
How much does the Cusack Music Tap-A-Fuzz cost?+
Around $249 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).