The world's first vintage effects collection book, covering everything from mainstream to unorthodox. Records and memories of a collection that was dedicated to a life and poured with extraordinary love. Yuichiro Hosokawa is a world-renowned effects pedal collector and aficionado. His life's work, to which he has devoted most of his life, is the research of effects pedals. The company inspects all kinds of brands from around the world, past and present, from vintage to the latest models, and checks over 3,000 vehicles a year. This book is the world's first collection book to focus on vintage pedals produced and sold from his collection between the 1960s and 1980s, and to bring together a selection of the finest models from that collection. From the world's first compact effects pedal, the FZ-1, to the legendary Buzzaround distortion pedal beloved by Robert Fripp (King Crimson), the BIG MUFF Rams Head series, which was studied not only for its differences in color and font appearance but also for its circuit boards, to extremely rare Japanese effects pedals that were short-lived but left their mark with their strong personalities, this program delves deep into the appeal of the pedals that he loves, from classic classics that have made their mark throughout history to mysterious, unorthodox models, while also discussing the development background and changes in part specifications. Every effect pedal that has ever been created has a meaning... You can sense this when you look at the wide range of models featured. Please take your time to enjoy the many carefully selected masterpieces that have been collected with extraordinary love. (Editor: Bitou Masaya) ◎List of featured models [Fuzz/Distortion/OverDrive] 1962 Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz Tone 1966 Baldwin-Burns Buzzaround 1968 Vox Tone Bender Professional Mk.II 1968 Vox Tone Bender Mk.III 1968 Arbiter Fuzz Face (NKT275) 1969 Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face (BC130C) 1972 Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face (BC108C) 1973 Dallas Music Industries Fuzz Face 1967 Ace Tone FM-1 Fuzz Master 1967 Guyatone FS-1 Bazz Box 1968 Guyatone FS-2 Buzz Box 1970 Guyatone FS-3 Fuzz 1967 Honey Baby Crying 1968 Honey Special Fuzz 1969 Univox Super Fuzz (Early version) 1970 Univox Super Fuzz (Late version White) 1972 Univox Super Fuzz (Late version Red) 1975 Univox Super Fuzz (Late version Black) 1969 Electro-Harmonix Big Muff π Triangle Knob (Perfboard version) 1970 Electro-Harmonix Big Muff π Triangle Knob (Perfboard version) 1970 Electro-Harmonix Big Muff π Triangle Knob (Failed PCB version) 1971 Electro-Harmonix Big Muff π Triangle Knob (PCB version) 1972 Electro-Harmonix Big Muff π Triangle Knob (PCB version) 1974 Fender Blender (4knob) 1976 Fender Blender (3knob) 1972 fOXX Tone Machine 1975 fOXX Tone Machine 1973 Electro-Harmonix Big Muff π Ram's Head (44 version) 1973 Electro-Harmonix Big Muff π Ram's Head (BLACK) 1974 Electro-Harmonix Big Muff π Ram's Head (BLUE) 1975 Electro-Harmonix Big Muff π Ram's Head (Late version) 1974 MXR Distortion+ 1979 ProCo The RAT (Fringe Logo) 1984 ProCo The RAT (Big Box) 1984 ProCo The RAT (White Face) 1977 Maxon OD-880 Soft Distortion 1979 Maxon OD-808 Overdrive (Small Case) 1980 Maxon OD-808 Overdrive (Large Case) 1982 Maxon OD-9 Overdrive (Black Label) 1983 Maxon OD-9 Overdrive (White Label) [Modulation] 1973 MXR Phase 90 (Small Logo) 1973 MXR Phase 90 (Large Logo) 1974 MXR Phase 45 1975 MXR Phase 100 1975 Electro-Harmonix Small Stone (1st version) 1976 Electro-Harmonix Small Stone (1st version) 1976 Electra Phase Shifter (OEM Small Stone) 1978 Electro-Harmonix Small Stone (2nd version) 1984 Electro-Harmonix Small Stone (3rd version) 1973 Electro-Harmonix Frequency Analyzer 1979 Musitronics Mu-Tron Bi-Phase 1980 Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble [Delay/Echo] 1977 Electro-Harmonix Memory man 1977 Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory man (4knob Purple) 1977 Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory man (4knob Blue) 1978 Boss DM-1 Delay Machine 1980 MXR Analog Delay 1980s KORG SE-300 Stage Echo [Filter/Dynamics/Other] 1968 Thomas Organ Cry Baby Top Logo 1968 Honey Psychedelic Machine 1969 Fender Special Effects Center 1973 Shin-ei Companion HA-9P 1974 Keio Giken F-1 Synthesizer Traveller 1974 Musitronics Mu-Tron III 1976 Musitronics Mu-Tron C-200 Volume-Wah 1979 Electro-Harmonix Micro Synthesizer 1977 MXR Dyna Comp 1978 Ross Compressor