EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Reaper V2 vs Fairfield Circuitry The Unpleasant Surprise
The EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Reaper V2 and the Fairfield Circuitry The Unpleasant Surprise are both pedals sharing dynamic. The EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Reaper V2 leans modulated. The Fairfield Circuitry The Unpleasant Surprise leans fuzzy and octave. Current prices: $299 vs $219.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.43% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- dynamic
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$299via Reverb
$219via Reverb
The EarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird V2 is a choppy, sawtooth repeat-percussion tremolo modeled on the vintage tremolo circuits found in old Valco and Vox amplifiers. It spans classic 1950s-style shimmering tremolo through a synthy, delay-like chop that breaks the signal into short pings, on up toward near ring-modulation speeds at its fastest settings. Three selectable modes, slow, mid-tempo, and fast, combine with Rate and Depth controls for a wide range of amplitude-modulation textures, and the Rate is expression-pedal controllable for real-time changes. Turned fully counterclockwise it produces no chop at all and works as a simple clean JFET boost. It suits players wanting a versatile, characterful tremolo that ranges from vintage amp-style pulse to glitchy, synth-like chopping.
The Fairfield Circuitry Unpleasant Surprise is a gated fuzz pedal capable of octave fuzz and extreme gated textures. Controls consist of Volume, Onset (a gain and gate-threshold control), and three toggle switches: T (treble cut), G (gain character — open versus compressed), and C (Crush, which engages octave fuzz). The Onset knob controls the onset of fuzz from raunchy gated artifacts at low settings to beautiful sustained distortion at high settings. The C toggle unlocks a lower-octave harmonic character that combines with the gating for abrasive, synth-like fuzz.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- experimental
- alternative
- Experimental
- Post-Punk
- modulated
- fuzzy
- octave
- full
- analog warmth
- sustaining