Rands shin ei super fuzz fy 6, japan 1977 the fy 6 super fuzz is probably the most sought after japanese fuzz pedal of the 70s. The very first version of diylc, written in delphi and runs only on windows. The hardware mixing works fine in most cases and avoids dedicating one of the 3 pots controlling the fv1 parameters. This project now includes a transparent booster stage on the output to greatly increase the volume output without altering the sound of the fuzz. Sep, 2017 general guitar gadgets has kits for replicas of these original unit guitar effects as well as pcbs and more see more ideas about guitar effects pedals, pedalboard and guitar. This is the shin ei fy2, this is not the shin ei fy6 which is the rebranded super. These transistors began showing up in shin ei s pedals including the univibe, super fuzz and companion. The fuzz that came from this era was characterized by harsh, biting. This is also my first completed build since i started posting here. Available for almost a decade under different brand names its production numbers have presumably reached a couple of 10,000s. Apart from the circuitry supporting the fv1 chip, you can see an input buffer and a mixing stage mixing the buffered direct signal with the output of the fv1. Mieda extracted the fuzz circuit, packaged it in its own small stompbox, and in. This is the third and possibly final shin ei fy2 companion fuzz ive built. These transistors began showing up in shineis pedals including the univibe, super fuzz and companion.
Reuss sf02 goo goo fuzz shinei fy6 superfuzz clone. Admitedly, the wah in these are not great so a boost could be added to. Shineis fy2 and later fy6 were housed in barebones, triangularshaped. This is the shin ei fy2, this is not the shin ei fy 6 which is the rebranded super fuzz. Up for sale, a 1960s crown shin ei fy6 companion fuzz, perhaps better. Vintage 1960s crown fuzz box univox shin ei companion fy6. Toshiba transistors were manufactured in tokyo and all bore the prefix 2sc in compliance with the newlyinstituted japanese industrial standard. The shinei companion fy2 is a discontinued fuzz box which was made by the shinei.
Shin ei companion fuzz readyfortransfer printed circuit board. This later corporation would become famous as the oem maker of many of the. All project were freely contributed by members and cannot be used for commerciall purposes without consent of the respective owners of the. Get the latest news of coda effectss blog, maximum once a month. If youre more into the fy6 circuit, theres a pedal by reuss called the goo. Super fuzz univox shinei companion fuzz fy6 fuzz earplugs at the ready. The shin ei fy 6 was probably one of the most widely distributed fuzz pedals of the late 1960s through mid 1970s. These did not have the tone circuit and therefore had a very loud output.
For those of you who care about that sort of thing, the part number was 2sc828. Dirkh shin ei fy 6 original effect designs complete with verified schematics, layouts and instructions. Theres much debate about the best transistors to use in this circuit, but really it. Shin ei also sold the fy 6 under its name, but also licensed it and many, many brands just changed the label on the top of the pedal, including companion. Shinei fy2, maestro fz1, etc discussion in the stomp box started by soma89, may 11, 2009. Shinei is the manufacturer of the original univibe and currently producing the vibebro, fy 6 super fuzz, fy2 fuzz and psychedelic machine. At this time i do not support or update this version, its been almost a decade since i last played with it. Built to the original schematic and featuring rare vintage new old stock semiconductor parts. This is a japanese shinei companion fy2 fuzz box dating from around 1970. In the past i made a shinei companion fuzz on which i used 2n37 vhf lo hfe qs.
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