Shin-Ei/Companion ER-23

just an easy pedal, why should you need a manual if it only can do one thing... reverb. it looks like it has a lot of inputs (3) but mainly they are 2 and only one usefull in my opinion. input 1 dynamic mic, input 2 condenser mic, input 3 gitar/line. editing? you can turn the potmeter for amount of reverb, thats all

my sound setup is always changing i hang it on a drummachine to get old school depeche mode sounds, behind a 303 you can get a warm acid bassline, behind my minikorg700 you get a real vintage reverb sound. the reverb always sound vintage analogue... duh it's a springreverb. BUT it only has one short spring so the reverb is quit like a bathroom but i've heard far more worse. i don't know for sure but i think it's true bypass and if you turn it on it absolutely don't suck the tones, just perfect! but because of the small spring i give it less than i maybe sould give this unit.

i opend it before the first time i plugged it in, i didn't trust it. and i was lucky i did that!!!!! if you are lucky to get one, open it up! the power switch is dangerous. there is a 220 kabel unshielded directly to the switch and very close to the backplate. mine had had a shortcircuit because of that. i removed the switch and put a new in. now i would gig with it and shure it will stand. so i give it a 2 because you need to mod it first. after that... just go with it!

eehm shin-ei?

i play experimental electronic music, yes it match perfectly. i love this piece, i am ugly, i am too big and can only do one simple thing. designed by yellow? i use it together with a lot of other pedals and 19"rack gear, but this thing together with my (almost lo-fi) digitech pds1002 and boss ft-2 made me play for hours.
well, it's ugly and big.

i think i will never find it again if i lost it because i never saw an other one before.