title: Shin-ei Companion FY-2
text: # Shin-ei Companion FY-2
  
  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. These had a mid-cutting tone circuit, which lowered the volume. An earlier, rarer, version used germanium transistors. These did not have the tone circuit, and therefore had a louder output. The sound from this version is very rich, fluid and thick.
  
  The pedal has two knobs:
  
  * "Volume" (controls overall level)
  * "Fuzz" (tone)
  
  ## FY-2 Users
  
  Notable musicians who have used the FY-2 include:
  
  * Colin Greenwood of Radiohead, who used the pedal on "Exit Music (For a Film)" from the album OK Computer, and on "Myxomatosis" from Hail to the Thief.
  * Graham Coxon
  * Dan Auerbach
  * Stephen Morris of Joy Division and New Order
  * Ross Knight of Cosmic Psychos
  * Nick Tyler of Driveblind
  * Andrew Wilson of Die! Die! Die!
  * Christian Bland of The Black Angels
  * Ian Chestnutt of Percolator and Art Slug
  * Kevin Bayly of The Dance Party
  * William Reid of The Jesus and Mary Chain
  