Ampfest 2010.....Featuring the NATAS :)

[Death by Uberschall]

Thank you again to everyone for making the effort to come out and hang, I greatly appreciate it

My website is back up and running. Will be uploading Natas info shortly.
Until then here are a couple of pics before I threw it in the car for the trip down to NY.

Cheers!
Mike

Love the individual bias adjustments for each tube.

 

[Gainfreak]

Wassup Gents!! I took a break after the ampfest and I haven't been online much. Ive been meaning to catch up for days but I was pretty out of it LOL! I've been staying up late for the last week and it finally caught up to me


I can pretty much mirror what everyone else said. It was great to hang out with a great group of people and as the years keep rolling by I've come to the realization of just how lucky I am to know all of you and I can't tell just how fun this is for me.

First and foremost Id like to thank everyone for comming out. I know it can be a pain in the ass driving to one of these things especially if you are out of state ,so I really do appreciate you guys making it down and it's always great to see you all!

Mike, you are the best and your amps simply kill. I love the fact that all of your amps are different and that there is still more to come!! It was great seeing you and I wish you all the success in the world.

Dave, Man brother, We were all really bumbed out that you couldn't make it but everyone understood your predicament lol! Trust me, I would have most definitely done the same thing and the scary fact is that traveling is only going to get worse

Danny, Paige, Ivan, I missed you guys but hopefully Next time you guys can make it!! Maybe we can have a fest out your way again sometime soon

Scotty! You are a brother from another mother and it's always great to see you! I agree that we talk all the time and that's a great thing but it's even better when I get to hang with you! Your enthusiam is second to none! Now get that back in check!!

Joey Z. Man ...You were tearing it up and thanks so much for comming out to hang. I hate to say this to you but that Northern cacalacky place that you moved to aint where you are supposed to be LOL You are a NY'er and my master plan is to get both you and Mike Fortin back here pronto It was great to see you and we will talk soon! BTW, "H" needs your phone number!

Stevie!! Awesome to see you brother! I'm truly glad that you dug all of the amps. I''ll bring the axe-fx rig down to your studio as soon as you can move your arms again LMAO! That personal trainor should be shot for maming you


Greg!! You are like a long lost friend bro and I often have to remind myself just how young you are LOL!! Damn I'm old!! It's always great to see you and hang out with you and talk amps and just shoot the shit in general. We will most definitely get together soon and I need to pick you brain about recording and such! You are very welcome about Dinner and I had a blast with you guys!

Nick!! It was awsome to see you again and thanks so much for comming out and lugging all your stuff! That carvin was bad ass and You know how I feel about the cameron stuff so it was no surprise to me about how good the amps sounded. Well that's not totally true..... That Aldrich that you have is the sickest sounding cameron ive ever heard LMAO!! That's an amp that you get burried with Tell your bass player I said wassup and it was great meeting him to! BTW.....You are both sick for not wearing ear plugs....

H and Kage.... I don't need to say anything to you guys... You know I love you and if you didn't...You now have it in writing! With that said, we need to hang more often, so let's make it happen

Carl!! YOU RULE... Nuff said. If it isn't enough that you are an amazing player, you are also one of the nicest guys on the planet and I wish you all the success in the world. It's always a pleasure hanging out with you and the guys I promise that I will learn the first lesson you taught me and Im comming back for more!!

the4thlast1 (Wasn't sure if you wanted me to use your real name LOL )
It was great to meet you and I'm glad that you and "B" came out and Id most definitely be into a Jam!! You are another guy who surprised me with the no earplugs in the ear LMAO

As far as an amp review I'll let everyone else post their opinion since I'm biased (to alt least 90ma)

oh Yeah.................MIKE FORTIN IS A VOLUME WHORE...... There... I said it

Hey Ralph, Great to see you again and thank you for the hospitality!
I love the new avatar pic

Haha, Volume Whore....how many others of you had hurting heads the rest of the night?

Start cleaning out your garage Talk soon !
Cheers,
Mike

Wassup V-Whore!!!!


The basement is primed and ready LMAO

 

[fearhk213]

The amp looks killer Mike!

 

[Gainiac]

Couldnt get on yesterday for some reason... but it looks like it's all been said here already.
I gotta add, the NATAS was INSANE, I had a short blast on that for a bit, I felt it was a very 'upfront' feel and felt like it had a ton of presence and gain, and my Tone Zone'd Charvel was prolly too much noise for that amp. That and some suk playing... The combination in standard tuning wasnt suited to any nuances I'd normally attempt (and fail)... 4 me, it's real millitant.. And surprisingly, once Ralphie plugged me into the Engl cab, things got fun!! Thanks boys!!!!
I think its very well suited to DROPPED tuned guitars, I'm sorry my C# Ibanez stayed home!
ex: Greg was killin' on the thing and sounded Real tight as he continually de-tuned from A440 to L flat.... ALL the dropped tuned guitars cut the room with TOTAL authority with no flub or breakup thru the NATAS, it took all those frequencies with ease. IMO If you play in a dropped tuning this is THE Amp... f'n awesome...

Thanks H, glad you dug it and thanks for making it down. I loved hearing you rip through it!

Mike, Ive got that 800 waiting 4 you, you give the word when your ready an out she ships...

 

[the4thlast1]

I had fun and it was actually the first ampfest Ive been to. You all seemed like a great bunch of dudes and I felt welcome to be there, thanks for that. Brandon and I just happened to notice the post and decided to swing by kind of last minute. I didnt even realize that it was mostly a Fortin ampfest until I got there. I thought it was gonna be a bunch of guys bringing there own personal stuff. Either way it was cool and I was happy to meet some other players and fellow gear whores of NY. We had no idea that there was a problem with a previous ampfest and videos being taken. Anyway its all good , lets not let a couple guys who werent even there turn this into a pissing match.

It is always great to see and meet new faces. I'm glad that you guys felt welcome because you were Feel free to bring anything you want to the amp fests and I hope to see you again at the next one at X-mas time I wish I had time to check out that Fireball that you brought as you said it had something special to it. Please bring it next time.
Cheers,
Mike

Hey Mike ! Thanks for the kind words. Like I said before you seemed like a down to earth dude and that goes a long way when interacting with customs. Judging from the tone of your amps and your personality I would imagine Fortin amps will grow to be a bigger hit than it already is.

I would have liked to hook up that Fireball100 just to see if it got blown out of the water by your amps. Ive tried all of the ENGL's and they are cool amps but I always felt like they sounded a bit too processed or somewhat solid state sounding. The Fireball 100 sounds like an ENGL , Im not gonna say its a lot different, I just think it might be the best sounding one for Metal they make. The Fireball 60 was nowhere near as good in my opinion................. With that being said I think your amps sounded more open and natural. They had that kick you in the chest , wide open type sound.

For me personally it takes time to get to know an amp and Im such a gear whore that I end up selling them all anyway to try other amps lol ....... If there is another amp showcase like you said there might be then Im down. I would love to get another chance to try your amps and maybe compare them to some others. Even though I am mostly a Metal player I think I liked the Bones the most. I think the Bones with a boost would be kick ass because it has a little more of an organic , classic type sound that has a little give to the lowend. I like to take a tone like that and boost it to get the best of both worlds.

 

[FortinAmps]

The amp looks killer Mike!

Thanks Frank

Mike, Ive got that 800 waiting 4 you, you give the word when your ready an out she ships...

That's right, I forgot about that Please send me an email so I'll have it for my records. All my work stuff is on my PC.

Hey Mike ! Thanks for the kind words. Like I said before you seemed like a down to earth dude and that goes a long way when interacting with customs. Judging from the tone of your amps and your personality I would imagine Fortin amps will grow to be a bigger hit than it already is.

I would have liked to hook up that Fireball100 just to see if it got blown out of the water by your amps. Ive tried all of the ENGL's and they are cool amps but I always felt like they sounded a bit too processed or somewhat solid state sounding. The Fireball 100 sounds like an ENGL , Im not gonna say its a lot different, I just think it might be the best sounding one for Metal they make. The Fireball 60 was nowhere near as good in my opinion................. With that being said I think your amps sounded more open and natural. They had that kick you in the chest , wide open type sound.

For me personally it takes time to get to know an amp and Im such a gear whore that I end up selling them all anyway to try other amps lol ....... If there is another amp showcase like you said there might be then Im down. I would love to get another chance to try your amps and maybe compare them to some others. Even though I am mostly a Metal player I think I liked the Bones the most. I think the Bones with a boost would be kick ass because it has a little more of an organic , classic type sound that has a little give to the lowend. I like to take a tone like that and boost it to get the best of both worlds.

Thanks man, hope to see you again at the next one. I'd like to check out that Fireball as well.

Cheers,
Mike

 

[SVT broad]

Shit! Sorry I missed it!

 

[redrol]

Any ideas how much that NATAS might cost? Love that tone.

 

[Gainzilla]

Any ideas how much that NATAS might cost? Love that tone.

Hey Mike I think that it's around 3k but don't quote me on that. Knowing what you like, this thing is so right up your alley it isn't even funny

Kage

 

[Death by Uberschall]

Any ideas how much that NATAS might cost? Love that tone.

Hey Mike I think that it's around 3k but don't quote me on that. Knowing what you like, this thing is so right up your alley it isn't even funny

Kage

DUDE!! STOP!! You're killing me over here!!

 

[DiezelMonster]

The last I heard it was going to be over 3K but Mike can tell us better! I don't speak for him, just sayin is all.

Mike....paging Mike Fortin.


Cheers

 

[FortinAmps]

Sorry for the delay guys. All the Natas info will be uploaded shortly
Cheers,
Mike

 

[Gainiac]

Sorry for the delay guys. All the Natas info will be uploaded shortly
Cheers,
Mike

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!!!???? GET TO WORK!!!! WERE ALL WAITING, DAMNIT!!!!!!

 

[FortinAmps]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!!!???? GET TO WORK!!!! WERE ALL WAITING, DAMNIT!!!!!!

One fricken post

 

[Digital Jams]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!!!???? GET TO WORK!!!! WERE ALL WAITING, DAMNIT!!!!!!

One fricken post

at least tell someone to go fuck off or something

You got the best of maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

 

[Digital Jams]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!!!???? GET TO WORK!!!! WERE ALL WAITING, DAMNIT!!!!!!

One fricken post

at least tell someone to go fuck off or something

You got the best of maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

I would love to hold hands with you at a RATT show

Would rather go with you to a Maiden show so we could throw metronomes at Jannick while enjoying the sweaty hairy surge at the stage.

 

[Mailman1971]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!!!???? GET TO WORK!!!! WERE ALL WAITING, DAMNIT!!!!!!

One fricken post

at least tell someone to go fuck off or something

You got the best of maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

I would love to hold hands with you at a RATT show

And I would love to video tape you holding hands.
For reference of course.

 

[thegame]

Hey guys, here's some updated Natas info :

http://www.fortinamps.com/Natas.aspx

http://www.fortinamps.com/images/NatasFrontLarge_Gallery.jpg

http://www.fortinamps.com/images/NatasBackLarge_Gallery.jpg

 

[DEWD]

That amp looks amazing and sounds from the description like a killer amp.

 

[Death by Uberschall]