Shin Ei Companion Fuzz -- same thing as the Univox Super Fuzz?

[mordechai]

is this just another incarnation of the same circuit (like the Shaftesbury Duo Fuzz) or is there a real difference?

[Mark Hammer]

No, two different things.  The FY-2 Companion is just a fuzz, with no pretensions or aspirations to produce an octave up.  The Superfuzz uses rectification, like the Foxx Tone Machine, Green Ringer, etc.

[analogguru]

The Shaftesbury Duo Fuzz is identical to the Shin-ei Super Fuzz (FY-6)
http://www.effectsdatabase.com/model/shinei/companion/fy6
which IS identical to the Univox Super Fuzz.  You can see guts and schematic of the FY-6 in this auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120731511679+&clk_rvr_id=236803705281

Mark was talking about the "normal" Fuzz Box (FY-2):
http://www.effectsdatabase.com/model/shinei/companion/fy2

analogguru