The Most EVIL Guitar Pedal in the WORLD. REALLY!! Shin-ei Companion Fuzz Wah!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Don’t miss this one. Quite a unique pedal!

[@jaroslawlukaszewicz]

Hey Johan, this one is truly evil, nice discovery.

[@surfthejapstrat7010]

Johan Segeborn , I just sold mine. I also have an original electro Harmonix crying Tone wah. Have you ever had the pleasure of trying one of those?

[@tiki_trash]

double plus good

[@goddessintriptych7046]

In case anyone is having trouble finding one... The Fredric Effects Super Unpleasant Companion is a clone (w/o the wah) that also encloses the Super Fuzz: www.fredric.co.uk/shin-ei-fy-2-fy2-fy6-fy-6-clone-super-unpleasant-companion

[@robcerasuolo9207]

@@goddessintriptych7046 You beat me to the punch! The Unpleasant Companion is on my list.

[@elliotvernon7971]

Sounds great - although I'm betting that the tone benefits from the Segeborn unit it is plugged into.

[@latontolog]

Great video! The Jesus & Mary Chain did indeed use the Shin-Ei fuzz/wah to create the signature sound on the "Psychocandy" record. (They also used it on later records, but it's really a huge part of the "Psychocandy" sound.) The fuzz circuit inside these fuzz/wah pedals is the same as in the Shin-Ei FY-6 pedal, also known as the Superfuzz. The Superfuzz, or clones thereof, has been used by a lot of bands. Cramps used it, Electric Wizard made the Boss FZ-2 (which is a tweaked Superfuzz clone) a key part of their sound on "Dopethrone", and Mudhoney liked it so much they named half their "Superfuzz Bigmuff" EP after it. This is my favorite fuzz sound in the world, and probably my desert island guitar pedal if I had to choose one. I'm sending my fuzz/wah to a repair shop to get it fixed up and modded for higher volume output, running off a cable rather than batteries, and some other stuff. It's the nastiest, most evil, and best fuzz sound I know!

[@clappingjazzhands9408]

I still have my Shin ei Fuzz wah from 1976. It’s a love or hate fuzz. I happen to love it!

[@M81_WOODLAND]

70's stoner rock incarnate. Amazing sounds my friend.

[@matt1524]

I love how the camera shakes on certain vibratos because the amp is so loud haha

[@nicoguarini28]

Wicked, primitive and brutal. Reminds me a lil bit of Eddie Glass lead tone on the Fu ManChu album "In search Of".........

[@triplesevensix291]

I always wanted to know what fuzz the Mary Chain used. I read an interview with them where they said they bought a fuzz pedal off some guy in the pub but it was broken & they never knew so recorded their entire debut album with a broken fuzz & that's how they got that sound!! Its a great sound anyway. I love that album.

[@josephpickard3108]

OMG Johan you are CRUSHING it, why has nobody made a reissue of this yet?!

[@mikecamps7226]

Greeting Johan Segeborn, I have a client that has a pre-1970 companion without the wah, though its not a Shin-EI labeled unit but a licensed unit......he found it at a yard sale for $5 several years ago but it was kind of funky. SO in the process of servicing all his gear, I got the unit and had to rehab it for him, which is basically replacing all the electrolytic capacitors in it. So once they were all replaced, the unit came back to full glory as its very phenomenal in performance. I did notice that on the deeper bass side of the switch......that it got too bassy and dark......and examining the schematic for it, I changed a value of a signal capacitor for that part of the circuit controlled by the switch. I experimented with adjusting the capacitor value and found the point where the threshold of "bass" darkness came in and used a capacitor that just took it over into the bass range......per my ears in tuning the pedal prior to taking it back to my client for the "reveal" of the rehab'd pedal. SO what was happening in that point in time was that my client was just out with a new CD of recorded material and had been happenstance spur of the moment scheduled to play live on air for the prominent local radio stations' morning radio show......that I had not been informed that he was doing......it got scheduled that fast spur of the moment. SO I visited with him to bring the pedal over to his home studio as he was rehearsing with his band for the next morning's radio show......but I was delivering the pedal not because of the radio show.....it just happened that way. So I got there late, and they had just finished playing, and I had a pedal and a cheap Japanese spring reverb unit.....which may be another Shin-EI item but I couldn't determine that.....but anyway it came down to plugging the items in and trying them out because now they worked like they were brand new. SO we did the reverb unit first which he loved. Then it was maybe midnight, and I was nearing leaving and we were in some conversation about something as we are friends.....so I reminded him to try the pedal before I left. So he plugged in.....and it was sonic nirvana. He became total engulfed in the response of the pedal and was jamming away and getting carried away in the moment......and I was explaining that I tuned the bass side to be more effective and responsive but that it might still be kind of dark but that I could adjust it a bit further to come out from the darkness......because it comes down to "ear candy" and it was his ears and how it fit in to his other effects and how he was going to apply it to his playing style and everything else that goes with that. But he was in love with the pedals response as now he was hearing it for what it was supposed to be....and used it the following morning on the radio show...…..and I have been after him to post the radio show audio to his KZbin channel......it was beyond incredible. SO I would suggest that if your unit has not been touched, have the electrolytic capacitors replaced in it. I'd have to look at the schematic again to mention which capacitor I changed the value of, but then its going to be hard to communicate that since its not a schematic that has the components numbered. But I will have to look into this fuzz/wah to see how the wah and the fuzz fit together in that unit or if there is a deviation to the circuitry in this combined unit as compared to just the independent fuzz pedal. But I can say that he uses a crybaby wah...actually 2. One is a TDK and the other is a stack of dimes unit as they have different voices.....and I have adjusted & rehab'd them both. His remarks after the first playing that night was that it kind of sounds like an octave fuzz and that its very silky and smooth. My client plays blues and pentatonic style rock......and he is a natural type.....kind of a cross between Hendrix and Jeff Beck in a way.....has won an Albert King award and finished 2nd place in guitar center's king of the blue contest a few years on back...though he should have won compared to who did win.....and he was part of a Steve Vai world tour......he's not really an amateur player though he plays locally here where we are located. But YES these companion fuzz pedals are incredible.....I just urge you to make sure the electrolytic capacitors in the uit are new.....if they are not and you are impressed with the pedal.....just imagine it with new Caps....there are about a dozen of them just in the fuzz pedal circuit and in your case with the wah built in....probably a few more.

[@mikecamps7226]

I should add, my clients pedal is the grey sheet metal unit and is a super fuzz fy6 which has the switched tone control as your fuzz wah. AND that when I changed the bass tone capacitor....a side effect was that when you switched it to the bass response, the unit had a volume boost over the normal tone side which is a nice happy accident my client favored......it stepped out a little more than the normal side

[@mikecamps7226]

AND the reason you need to change the electrolytic capacitors in the unit......these type caps are a wet chemical composition and the body of the cap has a vent......so over time the "wet" chemical dries out and the value of the cap changes and it is possible that it can short the plates of the cap out which would not be good. SO the caps have a tonality aspect in the circuit and as they change & age...they will affect the tone. If you had purchased the unit new and used it over the years...you'd probably not really notice the variance in the tonal change as its happening gradually.....but it will fade. SO to get it back to 100% as it just came out of the box....put new electrolytic caps in it. The service life of an electrolytic capacitor is maybe 10 years....though they may still appear to be functional. Testing them is kind of misleading as they could read ok, but you are not testing them under stress while in use and that's where the critical aspect is....so its just better to change them out when they are old whether the unit is working or not.

[@Fastguitarist]

This is awesome! Johan is a freakn living encyclopedia of Rock guitar knowledge!

[@massapower]

Has that 60's Hallucinogenic sound .. LUV IT !!

[@Hoscitt]

Wow! I didn't realise that I NEED one of these haha, love it. Super gnarly I also particularly enjoyed that jam Johan 👍

[@KevinHallSurfing]

Everyone I let have a go are really surprised and want one. Gnarly as ... and no Fuss clean Wah is great too.

[@atomsmasher9]

7.51 , the first chord of I Wanna be Your Dog as played by the mighty Ron Asheton of The Stooges

[@iwillfindastar]

Johan, you know, you're always doing a great job in you demos, but in this one you really nailed it. Awesome tones and playing. Cheers

[@eddiemoore8874]

Last few minutes of the clip, as the pedal becomes nearly uncontrollable, was inspiring! Pedal sounds incredible! I want one!

[@Andy_Yates]

As a fan of fuzzes, this was a treat! There are so many bad demos of great fuzzes, thanks for making this one awesome! Lately I love to use fuzz with reverb and tremolo after the reverb. It's a fun wall of sound!

[@chax8587]

Oh my, this thing sounds absolutely amazing! Great demo Johan!!!

[@HarshTonesInc]

Incredible. Sounds almost synthy once the wah kicks in, especially on low stuff. Epic stuff, dude!

[@lp59pete]

A guy gave me one of those when I was in high school, and I still have it.

[@wrayven]

The fuzz on the Shin-Ei WF-8TR type fuzz wah has the same circuit as the early FY6 Univox Super Fuzz.This fuzz is similar to the pedal used by Pete Townshend on the solo sections of Live at Leeds. The wah is pretty close to a Crybaby.

[@chrishenderson9130]

Monstrous in the mix. Thanks Johan! LETS GO!!!

[@mr.anderson70]

This is a fantastic jam! Johan, you came out Croc-ed and Loaded!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Joe, great to hear it

[@Hoscitt]

😄😄

[@andreas5153]

The Jesus and Mary Chain still use it. I have a pic of William Reid´s unit from when my band warmed up for them a couple of years ago. Extremely agressive sounding live band in a suitable way.

[@warzsawa80]

You’re right dude! This pedal is the Psychocandy JAMC sound. The holy grail of sonic, alternative, late 80s and early 90s rock.

[@flinchey6962]

Whoa anyway you could share that pic, So I heard William bought it off someone for like 50 quid and later tried to sell it and it ended up actually being broken so the Jesus and Mary chain sound, psychocandy is thanks to that Japanese made broken fuzz pedal that’s amazing

[@thebaddestgene8853]

could u share that pic?

[@andreas5153]

One n Only GAY Jesus Yes, but how?

[@thebaddestgene8853]

@@andreas5153 [e-mail] ,many thanks!

[@ScottfromBaltimore]

The swelling dinosaur growl feedback you got was beautiful.

[@MrDonc78]

That thing goes into synth territory! Love it!

[@alenamusic888]

Killer song, I really like it! Amazing tones and playing as usual, thank you Mr Sedgeborn! 👍

[@leftyfusion88]

Had to instantly LIKE this. Johan with an EVIL pedal? The universe has just expanded 1000x's faster!!

[@hkguitar1984]

"The universe has just expanded 1000x's faster!!" Love it! Spot on.

[@bevo65]

LOL at 1:27 you seem very happy you were able to recite all those specs! It made me smile. 😃

[@FACTBOT_5000]

Awesome video, as always! It sounds exceptionally good with the wah. Very nice.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks, glad to hear that!

[@nixoni.bogaine155]

Amazing tone! sounded mean, and from the 70s, like Dick Wagner or something! Thanks dude

[@Funky777Gibbon]

5:33 I, for one, welcome our new robot lords and masters.

[@stefftrim]

Never heard it before, Johan. That is a cool tool. I have never given much attention to pedals, because I use a board. Thanks for the demonstration.

[@powdermnky007]

so good, even Johan had to remove hearing protection

[@alanst.4417]

What a sound, Johan! You definitely had devil inside your amp ;-) Reminds me of Tony Iommi. The pedal made your riffs sound quite different. One of your greatest tunes so far imo, hope to hear it on your next album. Rock on!

[@imacmadman22]

I had a similar fuzz/wah pedal back in high school, but it sounded anemic compared to this one. The only way to get a good sound out of it was to turn the amp up to full volume, then it sounded okay. This one, on the other hand was sounding cool right out of the gate. Great as always, Johan!

[@tonebender7897]

Ha! Thanks very nice video Johan glad to see you and many others appreciate these old things :) Best thing about pedals is they take up less room than guitars so you can collect as many as you want! :D

[@paulj0557tonehead]

ALSO SOLD AS *JAX* *FUZZ* *WAH.* The Jax + CRAIG ANDERTON'S *PROJECT* *#21* *PHASE* *SHIFTER* set on *ULTRA* *SLOW* *VIBRATO* (from ANDERTON'S book ELECTRONIC PROJECTS FOR MUSICIANS) through your favorite amp (in my case a 1973' 50 watt SOUND CITY 1/2 STACK, or my 1973' SOUND CITY 6-EL34, 120R 1/2 stack) sounds amazing.. On the FUZZ 2 setting with the VIBRATO,this pedal is a straight up wall of churning tornado! These black crinkle painted fuzz wah pedals, in true Japanese design, are filled with very tightly packed silicon transistors, resistors, and green polyester "Chicklet capacitors", wah inductor, The schematic is glued to the inside of the thin steel base (with a hinged steel, knurled thumb screw opening, 9-volt battery compartment). It's a highly populated circuit that would be a bigger project to duplicate than most fuzz wah''s. I bought my JAX for $15 in 1985 from a Sunset Blvd Hollywood,CA indy guitar store's junk bin. worked perfect. I bought a MAESTRO (3 knob) PHASE SHIFTER for $15 from another indy shop down the street. Funny though, I had to pay them $20 for copies of 4 Marshall and a Mesa Boogie .22 Caliber combo amp, schematics..I built a couple great sounding 1969/1971 Marshall's, but the Mesa Boogie .22 has a uniquely hard to clone power amp. And zener diodes on the preamp tube cathodes??

[@jbatista9789]

It gets pretty gnarly and sounds awesome! Great video as usual!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Glad to hear that, Cheers J!

[@zeerust2000]

I got one of these in the mid 70s. I still have it. I was surprised to see how the prices have risen for these too.

[@LEgoiste]

Ace as always, awesome demo of an awesome pedal. Good to hear it in the right hands, sorry feet! That's my earworm for the day and I don't mind.

[@supersonicnomad8437]

I own a JAX branded example. Best demo for this I've seen! Great jam track! Rite on and rock on! \m/

[@rveurope]

Amazing old days sound! Great! ( I some times dig out my old shin ei wah..it sounds still OK)

[@dls3939]

Beautiful pedal, this would be the first wah that I am really interested in. Hell yes please

[@jkf9167]

First time I've seen you on point with a fuzz. You're really rocking it! The Shin-ei Companion Fuzz Wah and Superfuzz are the ultimate! I bet you could get some octave up sounds if you rolled off the tone control on the neck pickup while cranking the fuzz.

[@stevenmgyori3826]

" Being old as dirt myself " You'd think I'd know about this pedal? Thanks for sharing a vintage bit of gear. Well done and Cool little mix! Be Well Johan!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Steven! Cheers Brother

[@sneifert1968]

I've never seen this pedal either. Cool as hell, though

[@AuntAlnico4]

That is such a cool pedal such a cool tone little Hidden Gem!

[@davidhatred1875]

Cool tune!. Well played sir!.

[@telsutton]

I had this pedal given to me in 1985 as a freebie, when I bought my first Marshall JMP100 (and a cab with 4x original Vox Blue speakers inside), £100. There were no manufacturer or name markings on it, so for two decades it was known as 'The Bastard'. I kid ye not. I still have it, except I'd had a few mods done i.e. took the wah circuit out (which I was never keen on, and you can always stick a better wah before or after the circuit.), routed the side-mounted circuit-selector switch to the wah rocker switch; and green/red LEDs on top to tell you whether the effect is on, and which circuit is in play. I play mine through a Hohner Orgaphon 45MH/1972 Marshall 4x12 Superbass cab. Thing is, when I bought the Marshall, my friend also offered me his 1968 Gibson SG for £200 (with the ebony fingerboard). I stupidly bought a Rickenbacker instead. Doh! p.s. Fantastic video. p.p.s. Just remembered the time I used this in The Kinks' studio, Konk, and I came back in the control room, cranked the Neve.... my manager thought he was going to poo himself.

[@andriealinsangao613]

You recorded at Konk Studios?!

[@telsutton]

@@andriealinsangao613 Yes, twice, with my band 'Electrascope'.... though we never released a single recording officially, we apparently have lots of fans in Mexico thanks to me releasing 'The Parlophone Tapes' onto Audiogalaxy in 2001.

[@jasonstapley6822]

Sounds so good in the mix. Pure 70s love it.

[@bastianmaoro8278]

You (we) need to reach this channel to 1 million subscribers, let's go!

[@lroy730]

Nice vid ! Crazy Fuzz Wah, like 2 Fuzz Faces combined + Wah ! So many drive pedals, preamp's sound Great with Silverface Fenders .Back in the 80's my friend had a little box (1x 2 inch) By Electro Harmonix that he plugged directly into the front of his Silverface Princeton. It made it sound like Rick Nielsen's modded Fenders. Still haven't found that thing, don't recall the model. It had a Slide Switch for bypass.

[@matteverett]

LRoy Shreding LPB-1

[@juandelacal8343]

Well done!!! You ROCKS!!! Check his cousin the Ibanez standard fuzz or the ibanez double sound fuzz wah(without led),and do a demo,please. Keep on rockin!!!!

[@gratao25]

If they were arround I would get one for sure! Just the fuzz for it self is huge!

[@lemmyhangslong6330]

Sounds great and very cool riffage!

[@timothycormier3494]

Very cool petal!! Also I gotta say, I love that SG

[@luginonluginon2602]

Oh NO! You are discovering some cool secrets..i have fuzz wah with wau wau it is old ibanez pedal...great video as always, you keep surprising with an amazing quality stuff.

[@blackcountryblues2194]

Wow, what a beast! Great demo Johan, cheers, Clive✌🎸

[@christophersoulos6100]

Great video. Thank you. What is the white box you mention at 10:15 please? What was it supposed to do? Cheers

[@jrp7837]

This is awesome, mid-70s sludgy goodness. Makes me think of Blue Oyster Cult, Budgie, Montrose, April Wine....

[@Teem_Loots]

Awesome! I like the videos that have a full band playing (even in you're playing all the instruments!), you've got some cool tunes. Does anyone ever add vocals to your tracks?

[@TomaisMac]

Brilliant! Loved JMC, but never knew anything about their equipment, THANK YOU!

[@curtislynch8189]

Stack in the corner is giving him that look. “Why didn’t you plug that pedal into me? Is that how it’s gonna be now?”

[@radocool1]

Reminds me of the tone that the late great Cliff Burton uses in Anesthesia(pulling teeth)!

[@patrickbutcherine142]

FƩkin awesome ass demo bro. That's one killer sick nasty tone for sure. I think this is the fuzz I'ma be building soon. Think I have a guy who might be able to build me the enclosure but slightly larger than the original since I wanna do p2p and tag strip as much as possible. Awesome stuff man.

[@tiki_trash]

I've never been so impressed with a pedal before. I have to have one!

[@youreallygotmenow4855]

Extremely cool pedal, it really has a unique voice and tons of character. I'm pretty sure even Billy Corgan used it at some point of his career and after seeing this demo I can totally see why!

[@guitaristssuck8979]

Maybe in the solos of Slunk

[@youreallygotmenow4855]

@@guitaristssuck8979 I've just found out that he used it to record the solo on "Untitled". The source is this video that's here on KZbin called "Stompland" where Billy shows several pedals from his personal collection. Anyway, I think he might have used it for "Slunk" as well, just like you said. The tone is certainly very similar to the one of this demo.

[@guitaristssuck8979]

@@youreallygotmenow4855 Oh yeah, I remember that video! Didn't remember the pedal though...

[@kevinjokipii4260]

That thing sounds like it is frozen partway through being shut off, at the point that the energy left in the power supply is half strangled, and the transistors are beginning to crap out and clip even the tiniest signal.

[@DeathCapAmplification]

F%ck yeah! That thing sounds so way ahead of it’s time. Excellent job on the production and demo as usual. You da man. Thanks so much for what you do. I need to hunt one of these pedals down now. Haha.

[@Blaydrnnnr]

Wow... thats a badass pedal.....I've never heard of them and I was in full swing in the 70's.... nice job Johan.....this was all you man.... I have a few fuzz pedals.. but RARELY do I ever get something out of them I want or use....Great job....

[@rickleblanc8900]

Mid 70's, i owned a Shin-Ei Companion Fuzz and a Regal fuzz/distortion pedal with a separate switch that scooped the mids. Wish i still had them, they were awesome and had unique sounds you can't quite get today.

[@onlyfromadistance7326]

AWESOME!!! Groovy as hell!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks! Glad you like it!

[@JimiHendrix-es4lv]

I've had one of these since the mid 70s. When they say Fuzz they really mean it.

[@crazykong5246]

Holy Crap. Sounds awesome! Gonna pick up a cocked wah from EMX after my birthday. Great demo.

[@JCKnuckles]

I agree 100% these are 💣💣 huge. I played one as a 15 yr old in 70s. I really want one again but cannot find one 🙂🤟🏽♠️

[@Heavypsychoverdose]

Got one n cranked full up it sounds like a nuclear explosion! Octave fuzz overkill specially with neck pick up

[@ThePianotuna]

It really has that square wave thing about it..I'll have to keep an eye out for one for my bass rig!Plug your bass into it..You know you want to!

[@JohanSegeborn]

I bet that would sound brutal

[@triplesevensix291]

Sounds SICK dude! ;) Nice one J.

[@dreamdiction]

I actually had one of these in 1977, geranium transistors, flabby bottom and fizzy top, fortunately it was stolen.

[@TanM]

lol

[@goodun6081]

Perhaps it was broken? I had a Maestro Fuzz that sounded like your description, thin, buzzy mosquito tone, lots of sustain but not particularly inspiring. Again, it might not have been working right, I dunno.... I sold it as is.

[@dreamdiction]

@@goodun6081 Geranium fuzz boxes can sound almost usable but only if the battery is almost totally flat.

[@goodun6081]

@@dreamdiction "geranium" transistor fuzz-boxes will only give you a soft, flower power type of sound. *Germanium* transistor fuzz boxes should sound like Plague, Famine, and Death, like the coming of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse! Now that's what I called Germ-anium Theory! ( my apologies for being pedantic, but your misspelling was just too good to let it go! Sorry, I couldn't remember the name of the fourth Horseman). .

[@jayartz8562]

Germanium diodes, silicon transistors.

[@billyarsenault1970]

I bet Tony Iommi would think you did a nice job here. An authentic classic SG freak out jam. There's not too many things that are more fun than that. And your having a blast because you must know how good you are playing and sounding here. Congratulations on reaching another level in your music. Your starting to play the guitar now like the big boys do. That's what we all want - but your working hard to make it happen for yourself. Great job.

[@b.k.2444]

Man Johan, you've just Invented the Blues Rock! And made him Interesting again, that's so Cool, we're all looking forward to your next Projects. Many Greetings!

[@batheavy2834]

Sounds incredible dude

[@markschuth8036]

Dope bro! Kinda want it! Reissue time.

[@br1qbat]

The fuzz end of this pedal is a Univox Superfuzz. I've built a Superfuzz from a kit. Insane fuzz, my fave. Also the fuzz of choice for Pete Townshend during the Live at Leeds era. For the budget conscious, I've heard the behringer copy of the superfuzz is cheap and very close.

[@NeovitaMusic]

Great !

[@davesaenz3732]

I honestly like it. Some 70's rock had a funky dark sound.

[@sallucido7859]

Got mine for sale on Ebay right now....mine is the original model with knobs on the TOP, not the side. Sounds just like this one. Shin-ei Companion 8tr fuzz wah

[@marcvarner1]

Thanks for this John. I just found a another hole in my pocket!

[@Nicko30able]

Mr Johan....where do get this amazing old gear? As always, thanks for posting.

[@bennyjones1597]

It really sounds like old-time Black Sabbath to me

[@thesunnyveil]

Have had one since 1985. Doesn’t go with everything; but when you want British Middle Country stoner rock (Twink, Pink Fairies, Hawkwind) or Texas psychedelia (13th Floor Elevators, Bubble Puppy) that pedal is killer. And the SG is the right choice; but you have to kill the shrill highs. Oh, and Shin-ei retailed these 8 transistor pedals under a variety of names (Companion, Maya, Jax). You can find them easily enough if you have $250 to $450 to spare.

[@goodun6081]

Also LRE SuperFuzz, just fuzz, no wah. LRE = Lafayette Radio Electronics. Awesome distortion, lots of bottom end. A huge sounding pedal!

[@epiphonium]

I have one that looks just like this from the early '70s and I think it has Jax as a brand name. I'll have to look around for it. I think I still have it. I replaced the black rubber foot padding with bright green AstroTurf about a year after I bought it. I thought I was cool like that !

[@epiphonium]

After listening to this video I know it is the same thing inside. Nice find !

[@panosk8805]

I have this pedal from the 1985. It’s unbelievable.

[@schneider1896]

My Main and best pedal over the years... ! 8 tr.

[@DavideChiarello]

Man, this thing it sounds AMAZING!

[@patricktaylor4997]

I used to have the "Kent" version of this pedal, in the early 70s. Yes, absolutely evil sounding. When you're a teenager on a budget and you can't get your hands on a Laney Supergroup stack, this pedal at least got you something nearly as evil as those early `Sabbath tones. Really regret selling mine.

[@averagenetfool]

The fuzz circuit in those 8tr fuzz/wahs is a Superfuzz.

[@goodun6081]

I had a Shin-ei fuzz, branded LRE Superfuzz, for Lafayette Radio Electronics. Holy hell, that thing was terrifying! By far the most badass fuzzbox I've ever heard! The same flea-market score contained a wah pedal, possibly Shin-ei, that had an air-raid or cop car siren effect built in, but the wah effect itself wasn't very impressive.

[@zhou_sei]

damn i've missed that segeborn tone! it's been too long!

[@donadams5094]

Awesome. Shades of Kyuss. Great insight into sound as always.

[@normanbates5182]

I immediately thought I wonder what tracks has Josh Hommie used this beast on! Good call dude.

[@mitchellferre1652]

Very unique and aggressive indeed !!! 👍

[@gvbjr.6693]

Wow!! Looking for that one!!