Loopy Demos

The Unpleasant Surprise - Fairfield Circuitry

The Unpleasant Surprise by Fairfield Circuitry is actually a pleasant little surprise if you enjoy fuzz and octave fuzz full of texture and character.

The control interface has an elegant simplicity to it. With just a VOLUME and gain/gate threshold (ONSET) knob and three 2-way toggles T (treble), G (gain) and C (crush) that define the characteristic of the fuzz.

C unlocks the octave fuzz tones hidden in The Unpleasant Surprise.

G toggles between a more "open" and a more compressed sound.

T provides the option for a simple output treble cut.

Some pedals are good for scientifically dialing in your exact tone. The Unpleasant Surprise is more about happy accidents and finding the sweet spots by ear. On top of that, it's just extremely fun to play and it's very hard to find an uninspiring sound with it.

Signal Chain

• Fidelity Guitars Stellarosa Lite II with Lollar Firebird pickups (bridge position)
• Unpleasant Surprise
• Mixwave Benson Chimera Plugin
• A bit of room-like reverb from the Valhalla Vintage Verb plugin

Links

• Try a new one from Perfect Circuit*
• Get detailed specs on Fairfield Circuitry's website

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