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Well, I decided not to pair it with anything, because I'm running out of time & needed to box this thing up for a gig this saturday. I ended up with a volume 1 & 2, controlled by a foot switch, which works awesome! My first time implementing a dual volume control - it's like having a built in booster.

Here it is in all it's ugly prototype glory. Raco junction box from Home Depot, with everything mounted on top.

Sad news indeed. He was a great entertainer.

Yeah, in 66 there were only a few fuzzes around, so maestro or tonebender is a good bet. And it doesnt have that nasally tone that I'd associate with a maestro, so I'd guess tonebender. Not that I'm an expert or anything, but I have been researching early fuzz circuits lately. 

Just butt splice in some more wire, and cover it with heat shrink tubing. If anyone tells you it looks ugly, then tell them  to shove it.

Also, don't waste your money on a dedicated desoldering iron, just get a decent solder sucker & some desoldering braid. It's not like you're going to be making tons of repeat mistakes, right? I mean, i'll bet you never cut your wires too short ever again ;-)

the problem is, I never EVER think about the enclosure layout until my circuit is finished and working. So I always have these damn pots (I don't use pcb mount pots) hanging off with wire and it's never the right length. It's always too short or too long.

Too long by and inch or three is no big deal, just stuff it all in there. Think of the extra wire as "service loops". If you ever need to get in there to make repairs, you'll have room to spare. If you ever need to replace a pot, you'll have a little extra wire to play with already.

Seriously, I think some people pay waaaaaay too much attention to how the insides of their builds look. I've never understood that. Just box it up and rock it. The pretty girls dancing in front of the stage could care less about how the inside of your pedals look, or the fact that you built your own pedals for that matter. 

Just butt splice in some more wire, and cover it with heat shrink tubing. If anyone tells you it looks ugly, then tell them  to shove it.

Also, don't waste your money on a dedicated desoldering iron, just get a decent solder sucker & some desoldering braid. It's not like you're going to be making tons of repeat mistakes, right? I mean, i'll bet you never cut your wires too short ever again ;-)

Hey Grindy! Great to see you guys here as well 

A starve feature would be neat, I'll try the Shin-Ei at lower voltages & see what happens.

Midwayfair, thanks for the additional comments - I kinda figured there would be pop issues when trying to do something like that..

Midway, your idea for placing a resistor between the first emitter and ground has me thinking... Could I put a mod like that on a footswitch?? Or would it cause a loud pop when I engaged it? That could be a very useful mod.. Hmmm..

Thanks for the ideas, guys, it's much appreciated. And thanks for the welcome rullywowr!

It is a pretty crazy pedal, isn't it? I was looking for that nasty 60's fuzz sound, and this does it pretty well.

I might just leave the second stompswitch hole open for now, until I have time to experiment a bit. I kinda need to box this thing up & get ready for a gig.

Hey all, this is my first real post here - Some of you know me from BYOC & DIYSB. I thought I'd pose this particular question to this forum, because why not?

I've got a modded Shin-Ei Companion FY-2 fuzz on the breadboard & I'm getting ready to solder it up and box it.

I'm planning on recycling an old enclosure that's drilled for two stomp switches, and used to house two different effects. So, does anyone have any ideas for me on what to pair up with the Shin-Ei? I've already solved the volume drop issue typical of the FY-2 by tacking on a LPB-1-style clean boost at the end, always on (ala the General Guitar Gadgets schematic), so I don't need a clean boost after it.

What about a dirty (or clean) boost before it? I'm thinking about an MXR Micro Amp. What have you guys experienced as far as boosts before fuzzes?

edit: I'm also considering wiring the second stomp switch to a second volume pot, to have a pseudo-boost/two different volumes at my foot - any opinions on that? I've seen others do this, but I've never done it myself.

What else? Any other ideas? I'm coming up blank at the moment. Any help appreciated!

Hey, Jeff here.. I've been a member & lurker for a while now, so I thought maybe it was time I actually join the conversations. Some of you know me from BYOC and DIYSB, and howdy to the rest of you!