One of the early Japanese fuzz pedals to mark it’s mark with the classic notch filter – the Shin-Ei Companion Fuzz FY-2.
The fuzz control is more about texture rather than the amount of fuzz present. They’re notorious for being a little low in level, which is why I have included the second option with the boost stage after the filter (last stage of a Big Muff).
SHIN-EI COMPANION FUZZ – POINT TO POINT LAYOUT
SHIN-EI COMPANION FUZZ – POINT TO POINT LAYOUT, WITH BOOST MOD
Instead of the usual demo video, this probably demonstrates it best and it may be one of the most famous uses of the Shin-Ei Companion Fuzz. The Jesus and Mary Chain, Just Like Honey from their 1985 album Psychocandy.
1985 being the dark years when fuzz was not considered cool. Cool was a fluro Jackson strat with humbuckers and a floyd rose, possibly teamed up with every Boss pedal ever made (which wasn’t that many at the time), along with mandatory big hair.