Fortin modded Marshall quick review

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AndyK":t0qr0ap5 said:
More/better gain than the Splawn modded Plexi? What is better about the Fortin vs. the Splawn? I've owned several Splawn modded Plexi reissues, and I wound up selling them. Just curious to hear why you are selling yours.
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Different gain. Splawn to me is like a Marshall that goes to 15, the Fortin is much more modern sounding. Fortin is more versatile since it has midi switching, comes with a four preset footswitch, etc. The Splawn goes from dirty rhythm to paint peeling gain and has a boost level for leads.

Both are unique enough that you can't really compare them directly. If I was doing facemelting metal, Fortin. For classic rock or 80s metal, Splawn.

Pete
 
jmgman69":3aqqkea6 said:
FortinAmps":3aqqkea6 said:
AndyK":3aqqkea6 said:
More/better gain than the Splawn modded Plexi? What is better about the Fortin vs. the Splawn? I've owned several Splawn modded Plexi reissues, and I wound up selling them. Just curious to hear why you are selling yours.
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It's not his personal amp, it is inventory :thumbsup:
https://www.facebook.com/ModSquadMusic
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:lol: :LOL: Hey man,dont you have work to do :lol: :LOL:
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:gethim:
 
When I heard clips on the Fortin JCM800 aka The Hulk, I GASED hard for that amp. I still want Mike to mod a Marshall for me someday but in the meantime, that Uber that he modded/rebuilt is friggin' sick! Love, love, love that amp!
 
stratotone":2jep6s4r said:
Got this on a trade. Heard good stuff about Fortin's amps, heard Gainfreak's clips, etc. So I went for it.

Understand - I do NOT like modern Marshalls. The JVM410 or whatever it's called left me cold - I thought they sounded like shit. (sorry Scott). The feature list was interesting, but if you don't like how it sounds, who cares? The latest Marshall I owned before this was a Silver Jubilee and a plexi from 2003 that was Splawn modded. (It's for sale, btw).

Anyways, this amp is midi controllable, has a ton of versatility, and is voiced to crack the sky open. :) High gain with balls and clarity, Fortin is thy name.

I waited awhile before I posted this - and profiled the amp with my Kemper. Profiles sound awesome, but the real deal is always going to be a hair better. What impresses me about this amp is that it marries a hot rod from hell Marshall tone with mucho flexibility. Amp has two masters, so you can assign one for a lead boost, then use the other master for regular rhythms. lead channel has green, yellow and red - each gets progressively gainier, but yellow at half gain is more than most people will need for effortless shredding. Amp has a clean channel, that is ok - honestly, an amp like this isn't looking for Fender twin cleans - it's passable. Put some chorus on it and you're fine. The overdrive yellow and red channels are pretty gainy but have some sag to them - think of a cranked stock marshall, maybe with a pedal in front.

Bottom line - if you are into high gain tones that are clear yet thick, call Ralph (Gainfreak) at modsquad and get one of these if they are still available. I'm lucky enough to have owned a veritable shit ton of gainy amps - Uberschall, Ecstasy, Splawn modded Marshall, Voodoo 'witchdoctor' modded Marshall, Soldano SLO, Mesa Mark series, Rectifiers, Ractifiers, VHT 50/CL, VHT UL, VHT CLX, etc - and this amp stands tall among them. My band is playing Rocklahoma in a few weeks - it's an outdoor thing, I don't want to take my Kemper because it's likely going to have generator power (bad for computer gear). I was going to take my bogner Ecstasy 1/2 stack, which is my favorite amp.

I'm taking the Fortin. The bogner has a nicer clean, but the Fortin high gain kills the bogner red channel. Best I can describe it - take an SLO lead channel, mix in a little VHT midrange clarity and a dash of Ecstasy's sponginess - just a bit - and you have the Fortin tone.

All of this is IMHO, my amp is NOT for sale, and your mileage may vary. But the amp fucking rocks.

Pete
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Yup, I've owned Bogners like the 101B and the 20th Shiva and for tight high gain, a Fortin Marshall I had just bent the Bogners over and had it's way with them, complete slaughter. :lol: :LOL:
 
Mmm..... no
I see the words "mushy" and "flubby" floating around in there. Mike hates those 2 words :yes: :lol: :LOL:
He does all his own stuff, all the way to the power supply mods ;)
 
FortinAmps":k2fhed90 said:
jmgman69":k2fhed90 said:
FortinAmps":k2fhed90 said:
AndyK":k2fhed90 said:
More/better gain than the Splawn modded Plexi? What is better about the Fortin vs. the Splawn? I've owned several Splawn modded Plexi reissues, and I wound up selling them. Just curious to hear why you are selling yours.
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It's not his personal amp, it is inventory :thumbsup:
https://www.facebook.com/ModSquadMusic
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:lol: :LOL: Hey man,dont you have work to do :lol: :LOL:
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:gethim:
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:lol: :LOL:
 
jmgman69":3jhcrhpb said:
FortinAmps":3jhcrhpb said:
AndyK":3jhcrhpb said:
More/better gain than the Splawn modded Plexi? What is better about the Fortin vs. the Splawn? I've owned several Splawn modded Plexi reissues, and I wound up selling them. Just curious to hear why you are selling yours.
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It's not his personal amp, it is inventory :thumbsup:
https://www.facebook.com/ModSquadMusic
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:lol: :LOL: Hey man,dont you have work to do :lol: :LOL:
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Yes he does. :poke: :poke: :gethim:
 
I like how the Heads look with the Fortin Nameplate on them- a collaboration.
 
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