Shin Ei™ Companion Fuzz™ Schematic (Volume Boost Updates) Shin Ei™ Companion Fuzz™ Layout/Wiring Diagram Shin Ei™ Companion Fuzz™ Ready-For-Transfer Printed Circuit Board Layout - For use only if you are a complete DIY person who wants to etch and drill your own PCB. The schematic there will show you a one transistor clean boost tacked onto the end of the circuit. I've had this on my breadboard messing with other things and found that a boost before the circuit adds undesirable color to the sound. I've yet to get back to the breadboard to put one behind it to observe it, firsthand.
Guitar FX Layouts Shin Ei FY2 Companion Fuzz
These schematics and PCB layouts carry no guarantee or warranty. The schematics and layouts are known to work, but you may have to do some debugging or component switching to get them to work properly. Be sure to check the PCB and Layouts against the Schematics and vice versa to make sure there aren't any errors. The Psychedelic Machine features three of the 1960's most iconic effects. The Uni-Vibe, Fuzz Face and Octavia pedals all shaped the sound that guitarists would be using over the next sixty years. HENDRIX in a BOX? The NEW Psychedelic Machine from Shin-ei at Austin Guitar House Share Watch on These transistors began showing up in Shin-Ei's pedals including the Uni-Vibe, Super Fuzz and Companion. For those of you who care about that sort of thing, the part number was 2SC828. The fuzz that came from this era was characterized by harsh, biting timbre that immediately made its presence felt. From top to bottom the wiring should be Balance 2, 3, 1. Not sure which schematic was used for the layout but it seems to be more similar to the Superfuzz and not the 8TR schematic that I was able to find online although the differences appear to be minor. Loads of saturation and volume on tap! Thanks for putting these layouts together.
Shin Ei Companion Fuzz Schematic
The Super Fuzz - Univox / Shin-Ei Companion Fuzz FY6 is a high-gain octave-up fuzz pedal. It is based on the SuperFuzz FY6 made by Shin-Ei in the 70s. This pedal is known for its massive and uncompromising fuzz tone.There are different versions of this fuzz box, but the most famous ones are the FY6 by Shin-Ei and the Super Fuzz by Univox. This is the Shin Ei FY-2, this is not the Shin Ei FY-6 which is the re-branded Super Fuzz. Again, this is not the Super Fuzz, but it is an awesome, raw, heavy fuzztone. Description from General Guitar Gadgets. Download Schematic More info from the Original Website (or PCB order) One such is this, the Shin-Ei Companion 6TR Fuzz Wah. Shin-Ei started as Honey, with that name being a little more obscure to the casual effects fan, but just as important. Honey released several ultra-expensive units such as the Special Fuzz, Psychedelic Machine and Resly Tone [sic]. The Shin-ei Companion FY-2 is a discontinued fuzz pedal, made by the Japanese Shin-ei effects pedal company from the late 1960s to the early 1970s. The pedal is known for its raw, distinctive, gated fuzz. FY-2 pedals are now rare. Different versions were made, most using silicon transistors.
Rezzonics ShinEi FuzzWah Univox/Unicord Super Fuzz (not a clone!) Schematics, PCB layout
Here's the schematic with the mids control: I've always wired up the Fuzz control as in the first schematic, Fuzz Rite style. Wired this way it allows the stock buzz to pierce through or for a much more muffled tone. The FY-2 is known for low output. I think it gets loud enough, but it never "boosts". Shin Ei 6TR Fuzz Wah. This is a very cool and underrated offering from the king of nasty vintage fuzz. This one is Kent branded but has the shin-ei stamp inside. It is widely known that the wah in these is less than desired. This is definitely not a funk machine and you will not channel your inner Hendrix here, but the fuzz really makes up for.
2 3 Next picker by picker » 13 Jul 2009, 16:21 Way back in 1971, I bought a combination fuzz/wah pedal at a local music store. The manufacturer name on it was Jax, but I have since found out it was made by Shin-Ei of Japan. This is a picture of the side panel showing the fuzz: The wah was okay for what it was, but the fuzz was quite something. Slight thread resurrection. I'm currently repairing an ELK Fuzz Wah. Big silver case. I have a MICA branded version too. The latter is a six transistor circuit (and seems common in this OEM Shin Ei derived fuzz under many brands). However to my surprise the ELK has a Maxon PCB with only 5 transistors, two of which are power on the wah half of.
Perf and PCB Effects Layouts Shin Ei FY2 Companion Fuzz
This one has lost it's badge - it may well have been a "Companion" or one of the other numerous re-badged versions that Shin-ei made, at least some of which had this identical case (e.g. the Jax FY-6 Fuzz Master, Mayfair Model No. 9540 Super Fuzz and Teisco TF-1 Fuzz to name three - if you want a full run down then the effectsdatabase Shin-ei FY-6 page is the place). Shin-ei's circuitry resulted in a cool octave fuzz, square-clipping the sound wave, then rectifying it, creating upper and lower octaves.
