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I'm currently using the Fairfield Circuitry Unpleasant Surprise as my main high-gain pedal (into Moog MF Drive).
I love the edge, clarity and attack this Fuzz has, while remaining thick on single notes.

The only problem i have is that sometimes it still gates too quickly ( sure, as it's the nature of a gating fuzz) when i'd like more sustain/feedback.
(right now i'm using it with the controls maxed out at high volume, that way i can get feedback, but it's not that ideal).

Does anyone here have a pedal in mind with (highly) similar textural characteristics/frequency response while not being a gating fuzz?
Just asking for ideas, I'm not too annoyed by the US, though i have had to adapt my playing a lot to it it seems (been using it for almost 2 years now).

It's a different beast... but for me the Lastgasp Art Laboratories Fuzz 88 did it.

I still love my US a lot, but I'm using the 88 more (it also oscillate which is a plus).

I've yet to put it through its paces but maybe the new frazz dazzler would work

Fuzzhugger velcrobot is almost indistinguishable on some settings.

You could probably put a boost in front of it to help with the sustain.

Also... when I use the US... I like to put my Magik-I after it on very low gain. It help with sustain.

neonblack wrote:You could probably put a boost in front of it to help with the sustain.

Came to say this

One of the knobs controls the squelch, and (if I recall correctly) should get more feedback too by backing that knob off. I could be wrong...

Brandsmannen wrote:

neonblack wrote:You could probably put a boost in front of it to help with the sustain.

Came to say this

If every switch is engaged, this trick works the exact opposite way with this pedal in my experience.
If its slammed hard with boosted signal or hot pickups it gets quieter/dies out.

I prefer boost after... not before.

Thanks for the suggestions, i have gain after the Fuzz as i found that to give me the most sustain. I'll just stick with what i have i guess.

Coz I play low output single coils, i tend to avoid any gated fuzz. They just kill the sustain on otherwise resonant guitars with old timey pickups. It was the problem I had with the faceless marquis, just didn't gel with my setup.