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  • Special Order

    Fairfield Circuitry The Unpleasant Surprise Experimental Fuzz/Gate FX Pedal

    *This is a Special Order item that we order quickly and directly from our suppliers after your purchase and ship to you within 4-10 days.*

    Get ready to make some noise with The Unpleasant Surprise from Canada based outfit Fairfield Circuitry.  An experimental fuzz box and gate machine, this robust and compact pedal really packs a punch!

    The Details
    • Special Order Item
    • Expected to ship within 4-10 days
    • Effect: Fuzz
    • Made In Canada
    • Signature stamped bare enclosure
    • Built with top quality components
    • True bypass
    • Current draw 15 mA max.
    • 2 years manufacturers warranty
    • 9V DC centre negative

    *The Unpleasant Surprise was designed to operate and sound good using your typical center negative, regulated 9-9.6 VDC power supply. Running it at higher voltages is not desirable nor recommended. There is no battery connection inside the pedal. Always check your power supply for proper voltage and polarity before connecting.

    Shipping

    Shipping

    • Free UK shipping from orders of £200 or more
    • Orders despatched within 1-2 working days
    • Always tracked worldwide shipping
    • Plastic free packaging as standard

    Returns

    30 day peace of mind return policy, but please read our terms and conditions, returns and refunds policy before placing an order. 

    What Do Fairfield Circuitry Say?

    Reminisce about the time you got your shoulder caught in the reciprocating saw while this unit destroys your slick jazz lines. 

    The fruit of an oddball circuit, hanging there awkwardly by some parasitic effect. Tweaked, bended and shoe-horned to optimize it's stench, it's unpleasance. Time has come to turn all dynamics to shit. Strangely, it feels very natural.

    As The Unpleasant Surprise turns your playing style upside down, you’ll be thankful for its ability to push you outside the box, outside your comfort zone, all the while retaining the essence of what is played. The artifacts created by this pedal are strange, harsh and unusual but never seem mis-placed or out of context.

    Controls

    USING THE UNPLEASANT SURPRISE

    The VOLUME control is self-explanatory. Unity gain is around
    noon but who cares. Use it to slam your amp or the next
    pedals in line. Turn it down if the anguish is overwhelming.

    The ONSET control affects interstage gain, which happens
    to mimic an inverse gate threshold. Turn it up for more saturation, longer sustain. Down for sputtery ad-lib farts.

    T Simple output treble cut.

    G
    Affects amplifier bias. Open or Saturated. Allows variations in distortion grain. Note: the difference
    becomes less noticeable as the ONSET is turned up.

    C Feedforward. Crushes your signal to shit. ONSET controls the amount of compression.