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Hey all, I'm looking at getting the Wattson FY-2 fuzz to do that 'Just like Honey' tone, however it's my understanding that JAMC used it in a fuzz-wah at a single position for the right tone / frequency.

Is there a way to replicate this using the FY-2 and a wah? If so, which wah? I'm not interested in using the wah traditionally (back and forth as the notes play).

Or am I better off saving for & finding an actual Shin Ei fuzz-wah?

The reason I'd prefer going the Wattson route is I have their FY-6 and absolutely love it.

That one boutique wah maker guy makes a fixed wah that sounded really good. Not RMC, that other guy. I forget the name. And it has an exp in if you ever want to do the traditional wah thing.

I think Wilson did a parked Wah at one point, not sure if he still does.

That's the one!

Did you ever read that sometime/all the times recording one brother would be on the floor doing pedals whilst the other strummed away???

bigchiefbc wrote:I think Wilson did a parked Wah at one point, not sure if he still does.

Wilson? I'll get to googling

sonidero wrote:Did you ever read that sometime/all the times recording one brother would be on the floor doing pedals whilst the other strummed away???

And no! But that is cool. Perhaps I need a peon.

You may need a little boy servant to dial in the mids for lead lines. But really psychocandy sounds are absolutely some of my favorite fuzz sounds.

fungalattack wrote:You may need a little boy servant to dial in the mids for lead lines.

You can do DIY tricks to reduce the impact of the mid-scoop eq circuit in the FY-2 and FY-6 and their variants. The mid-scoop is where two resistors, usually 15k and 10k, go to a cap to ground right before the volume control. You can wire in a pot (50K is typical) between the cap and ground to reduce the scoop (ZVex Octane does this), or you can switch in resistance, including on a stomp switch for a performance-switchable mid boost.