Shin Ei FY-2 demo, for your love...

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So after all these years of collecting pedals I have finally snagged myself a Shin-Ei FY-2!  
I'm not sure what took me so long, but it's better late than never right?
And in honor of this fuzz-most-fuzzy, I decided to post up this here demo I just found on youtube.

So check it out///



thanks for watching!
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Orange Phaser Prototype - Gary Hurst?

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I can't remember how long ago this pedal was on ebay, but I thought it was kind of cool looking, and I had also never seen one before...

This is labeled as an Orange brand phaser, and on the inside is a sticker stating it was made by the Tonebender man himself, Gary Hurst,  in 1972. It has a pretty standard set of knobs for Depth and Speed, but it is hard to tell just what this was based on?

What strikes me as weird about this pedal is that in 1972 there were not very many phase shifting effects out there at all. The only one that comes to mind actually is the Maestro ps-1, which was HUGE in comparison and was a completely different set up than this. The MXR Phase 90 didn't arrive for another 2 years... So who knows?


With all of that, I can only assume that this was not a proper "production" unit for Orange or Color Sound, but some random prototype the ended up in the hands of that eBay seller years later?  The other possibility is that this phaser that was supposed to actually be part of an Orange amplifier and was never intended to be a pedal at all?

Either way, it's a mystery! and we love those here.
So check it out///
(and if any of you know anything more about this pedal, please email me or post a comment)

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Holy Wow! Binson Echorec demo

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Thanks to our good friend Ema, from the Vintage Stompboxes blog, we have this really nice demo of an original Binson Echorec.  This is probably, well not probably, this is THE BEST delay I have ever heard.
hands down.


check it out, and fall into an ocean of space and wonder ................../




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Blue Ram's Head Big Muff demooooo

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The Blue Muff is a pretty awesome pedal, most likely from 1973.
These are apparently the same circuit-wise as the highly prized "Violet" Ram's Head Muffs, but in the more rare blue print. This is a new(ish) youtube demo, so maybe you haven't seen it yet?

Check out the creamy milk tones///




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Muffdom

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In my own personal Super Bowl of Fuzz, it was a draw...

1972 PNP Triangle Big Muff (left)
1972 Sekova Big Muff (right)


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Electronic Sounds Flanger, this is cool!

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While everyone gets ready for some Super Bowl action tonight, I figured we would show the often hated and misunderstood flanger some love...

This is the Electronic Sounds Flanger, designed by Gary Hurst in the 1970's. It's another Italian born pedal and can do some insane sounds.  In my random youtube-pedal-demo searches, I came across this one the other day.

enjoy///




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