apollo fuzz wah

[guitarpreston]

i have an old apollo fuzz wah...what can you guys tell me about it??? when were they made what are they worth etc? some guys on a diff forum said they were manufactured by shin ei...always want more input. thanks

[bigchiefbc]

Yeah, I agree with the other forum, I'm pretty sure the Apollo is just a re-badged Shin-Ei Fuzz-wah. That is a cool fucking beast. The fuzz circuit is the Shin Ei FY-2 (companion, fuzz box, etc) that gets quite a bit of love out there. I don't know exactly what wah circuit they used, but that is a classic fucking pedal. It should fetch somewhere in the 200s, I would think, maybe 300 for a minty one.

[devnulljp]

if it looks like this ... it's the Tr6 and has a FY-2 inside


If it looks like this, it's a Tr8 and has a Super-Fuzz inside


Built by Shin-ei. The wah is kinda crappy in those, but the fuzz is awesome.

There's also another one with the knobs on top I've never actually seen IRL but I think that one has a super-fuzz inside too.

[guitarpreston]

here she is. not really my thing so it will be going on ebay soon. its dirty but will clean up nice, i just prefer the patina myself. makes it seem more vintage to me.

[bigchiefbc]

yeah, that's the FY-2-based one. I actually like the FY-2 more than the FY-6, but I'm weird like that.

[guitarpreston]

so you think it will bring over 200 fairly easy? clean it up or leave it the way it is?

[proroby]

I wouldn't say easily, but it could. Typically the super fuzz circuits go for more. That's jut from my observations over the last couple years. Anyone is free to correct me.

[edkoppel]

hey I just read your PM/

yeah, its the 6 transistor one that is a little less desireable, and thats really just because of the volume drop.
but it sounds awesome! and really huge at loud volumes.
Its like a giant fuzz brick being thrown at your face.

there was a while not too long ago that they only went for about $100. but now they have jumped up a little.
I would expect between $125 and $150.
If you get $200 I would be surprised actually.

[ifeellikeatourist]

...still kicking myself for not jumping on the one I spotted on CL last year!

[devnulljp]

...still kicking myself for not jumping on the one I spotted on CL last year!

I got mine off ebay for $18

[guitarpreston]

well it sold in less than an hour for 200...im def shocked and kinda regret setting the buy it now that low lol

[ifeellikeatourist]

Noice!

[AnxSnd]

Just picked up one of these bad boyz (the one marked "Companion" on the bottom) at a pawn shop about an hour ago.
$69.95!

super clean on the outside, hope it works as well as it looks (will try at home asap)

decision made quickly thanks to checking this forum on iphone and finding this very thread.
That cinched it, so thankya kindly, gents.

[devnulljp]

^ Good score.

[StevenJM]

I got one of these today (the tr-8 super fuzz version)

The fuzz is amazing... I love everything about it, but I get such a volume loss when the fuzz is on (like volume cut in 1/2)... Does anyone know of a way to cure this? I'm hoping it's just my practice amp because when I first got my hoof fuzz, I couldnt use it with the practice amp because it was such a volume BOOST... But then threw my live amp ('59 bassman RI) it evened out and was usable. So hopefully this one is louder through a better amp.

But I'm afraid it's lacking enough volume where this might be an issue.