Shin-ei Companion FY-2

The Shin-ei Companion FY-2 is a discontinued fuzz box which was made by the Shin-ei company in the 1970s in Japan. FY-2 pedals are considered a rarity, and can be occasionally found on eBay.

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The FY-2 is well known for its raw, distinctive, chainsaw-type fuzz. There are two knobs on the pedal:
* "Volume" ("controls overall level")
* "Fuzz" ("tone")

FY-2 Users

Notable musicians who have used the FY-2 include:
* Oliver Webber(musician in The Executioners and The Last Rytes),
* William Reid of The Jesus and Mary Chain famously used a Shin - Ei Fuzz / Wah extensively on their 1985 debut album, Psychocandy.
* Colin Greenwood, of Radiohead (can be heard on "Exit Music (For a Film)" from "OK Computer" and "Myxomatosis" from "Hail to the Thief", and also in live performances of The National Anthem from Kid A and Packt Like Sardines In A Crushd Tin Box from Amnesiac)
* Graham Coxon
* Stephen Morris
* Ross Knight of Cosmic Psychos
* Nick Tyler of Driveblind.
*Hollis Bailey of SASCROTCH

External links

* [http://members.fortunecity.com/uzzfay/fy2/fy2.html A guide to the FY-2]
* [http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Effects/product/Shin-ei%2FCompanion/FY-2+Fuzz+Box/10/1 A Harmony-Central Page on the FY-2]