The Cusack Music Tremolo AME is a Cusack Music tremolo pedal, currently around $169.99. Close alternatives include the JHS Kodiak and the Dreadbox Treminator. It pairs well with the Friedman Plex and the Marshall Studio Vintage SV20H Head White Levant.

Cusack Music Tremolo AME

Cusack Music · pedal

The Cusack Music Tremolo AME (Amplitude Modulation Emulator) is an analog tremolo pedal offering a preset bank and tap footswitch for a balance between versatility and simplicity. Less experimentative than the Tap-A-Whirl but provides quality-of-life features beyond a basic single-control tremolo. Boutique American construction from Cusack Music. Suited for players who want a straightforward tap tempo tremolo with preset capability without the full 24-waveform range of the Tap-A-Whirl.

  • tremolo
  • analog
  • boutique
  • american
  • reverb
  • overdrive
  • drive
  • modulation

Good for

  • Live
$169.99View on Reverb

Price updated Aug 27, 2026

Genres the Cusack Music Tremolo AME is commonly used in

  • Indie
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  • Punk Rock
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  • Country
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  • Americana
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  • Experimental
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  • Ambient
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Amps that pair well with the Cusack Music Tremolo AME

Friedman Plex

Friedman

29% match

Friedman Plex is voiced for Marshall-style amps — Cusack Music Tremolo AME gives it exactly that

Marshall Studio Vintage SV20H Head White Levant

Marshall

29% match

Into Cusack Music Tremolo AME, Marshall Studio Vintage SV20H Head White Levant is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps

Pedals that stack with the Cusack Music Tremolo AME

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi

Electro-Harmonix

7% match
$88.76via Reverb

What Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around

Fulltone OCD

Fulltone

7% match

Fulltone OCD leans toward full, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Crazy Tube Circuits Splash

Crazy Tube Circuits

6% match
$198.47via Reverb

Keep Cusack Music Tremolo AME's analog warmth voice out front: Crazy Tube Circuits Splash goes after Cusack Music Tremolo AME in the signal chain so its spring voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Crazy Tube Circuits Splash MKIV Reverb

Crazy Tube Circuits

6% match
$198.47via Reverb

Crazy Tube Circuits Splash MKIV Reverb's spring voice goes after Cusack Music Tremolo AME in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Cusack Music Tremolo AME's own analog warmth character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Cheaper alternatives

Black Rabbit Little Earthquakes

Black Rabbit

66% similarity
$60via Reverb

Shared character: tremolo, analog, live

Boffin FX Vibratron

Boffin Fx

66% similarity
$65via Reverb

Shared character: tremolo, reverb, analog

FTelettronica Satellite Tremolo

Ftelettronica

96% similarity
$133.84via Reverb

similar tone character

Mooer Varimolo

Mooer

95% similarity
$59.33via Reverb

similar tone character

TC Electronic Pipeline Tap Tremolo

TC Electronic

95% similarity
$88.90via Reverb

similar tone character

MayFly Audio Terrain Tremolo

Mayfly Audio

95% similarity
$150.68via Reverb

similar tone character

Boutique & premium upgrades

Cusack Music Tap A Whirl V2

Cusack Music

79% similarity
$249via Reverb

Shared character: features_tap_tempo, tremolo, reverb

Cusack Music Tap-a-Whirl V4

Cusack Music

79% similarity
$300via Reverb

Shared character: features_tap_tempo, tremolo, reverb

Zvex Seek Trem

Zvex

65% similarity
$271.51via Reverb

Shared character: features_tap_tempo, tremolo, reverb

Cusack Music Tap-A-Whirl V3

Cusack Music

96% similarity
$249via Reverb

similar tone character

Subdecay TremCoder 2

Subdecay

95% similarity
$299via Reverb

similar tone character

Carl Martin TremO'vibe

Carl Martin

95% similarity
$387.11via Reverb

similar tone character

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JHS Kodiak

JHS Pedals

69% similarity
$199via Reverb

Shared character: features_tap_tempo, tremolo, analog

Dreadbox Treminator

Dreadbox

69% similarity
$178.52via Reverb

Shared character: tremolo, reverb, analog

Bookworm Effects Laughing Man Optical Tremolo V3

Bookworm Effects

68% similarity

Shared character: tremolo, reverb, modulation

MXR Tremolo M305

MXR

66% similarity
$169.99via Reverb

Shared character: features_tap_tempo, tremolo, modulation

Electro-Harmonix Pulsar Variable Speed Tremolo

Electro-Harmonix

65% similarity

Shared character: features_tap_tempo, tremolo, reverb

NativeAudio Rising Sun Tremolo

Nativeaudio

63% similarity
$161.49via Reverb

Shared character: features_tap_tempo, tremolo, overdrive

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Cusack Music Tremolo AME?+

The closest matches in character are the JHS Kodiak, the Dreadbox Treminator, the Bookworm Effects Laughing Man Optical Tremolo V3. Budget picks: Black Rabbit Little Earthquakes, Boffin FX Vibratron, FTelettronica Satellite Tremolo. Boutique upgrades: Cusack Music Tap A Whirl V2, Cusack Music Tap-a-Whirl V4, Zvex Seek Trem.

What pairs well with the Cusack Music Tremolo AME?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Friedman Plex, Marshall Studio Vintage SV20H Head White Levant, Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi — Friedman Plex is voiced for Marshall-style amps — Cusack Music Tremolo AME gives it exactly that.

How much does the Cusack Music Tremolo AME cost?+

Around $169.99 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).

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