Shibuya Gakki - Tokyo Effector Gods
If you have bought from us in the past, you will know that we pride ourselves on stocking and selling rocking and rare Japanese effects pedals and stomp boxes.
Of course buying things like these vintage effects pedals on line can be a bit daunting as you don’t really know who you are dealing with and you can only judge the pedals from a couple of photos.
Pretty daunting really considering effects pedals and musical instruments are made to be played, and made to make sound!
If you are in the Tokyo / Kanto region then one shop were you can go in and judge the real thing with your own eyes is Shibuya Gakki. Like many music gear shops in Japan their business combines recording studios, practice rooms, equipment repair and modification services with sales of both new and used gear. They also do PA rentals.
They have a wide range of guitars and basses for sale, but I thought here I would list some of the vintage effects pedals they have on sale at the moment:
Pedals they have sold recently include:
- DODOverDrivePreampPre250/GrayVeryEarlyModel!!!
- Analogman Juicer Orange Squeezer!!! #104 Very Early Model!!
- Smooth Sound!!! RMCFK-1 Script DynaComp Sound!
- BC109 Ducati Large Hall Halo Ultra Rare Clyde McCoy Effects Pedal!
- Matchless Hot Box! Very Early Model!!!! Perfect Sound!!!
They get stock in pretty regularly so you can check the pedals they have listed here: Shibuya Gakki Effects Pedal listings. You can buy stomp boxes online from them, it doesn’t look very English friendly though - but I am sure they will do their best to help you if you send them an email.
Shibuya Gakki is located near Oimachi Station on the JR Line from Shinagawa. There is a map here - it is only in Japanese but I am sure if you ask at your local station they will be more than happy to help you get on your way.
