Fortin

[dooredge]

What a huge letdown.

 

[Whowantsamustache]

Lol to all those who thought there were amps going to be released.

 

[slyym]

Wait. This is not a joke?

Right! Thats what I was thinkin too!

 

[engage757]

Meshuggah amp pre-orders are coming down the road Mike said.

You could join the group to get first crack at the 33 so you didn't take the chance of missing out. It's really a non-issue.

Or you could just go to the website.

http://www.fortinamps.com/product/33-matteblack/

 

[SavageRiffer]

I know how badass Fortin amps are and all, but all this anticipation for a single knob pedal? I was hoping for a 2-channel for $1799.

 

[engage757]

I know how badass Fortin amps are and all, but all this anticipation for a single knob pedal? I was hoping for a 2-channel for $1799.

I mean, it is the first Meshuggah sig product since their guitars. Mike said amps coming at some point too. Only one man haha!

 

[godgrinder]

It has a pretty obvious low cut to it, which is similar to the Grind.

But this makes me wonder if it's just Grind with a channel switching jack.

Is the Grind a clean boost as well?

The Grind doesn't act like a boost at all in my opinion, its like a trippy EQ type of pedal. It basically boost and removes certain frequencies is how I understand it. Also I asked Mike in his FB group a minute ago if he could confirm that the 33 isn't a Grind with a channel switch, he says:

Apparently Grind is a -3dB/octave HPF @ 1kHz, basically a fixed EQ pedal with a volume knob.

If the 33 is different to the Grind then it probably has a different EQ curve per artist request?

 

[Beyond Black]

I wasn't a big fan of the Grind. IMO it sounds nasally and thins out your tone. The video of the 33 sounds awesome, and I'd love to pull the trigger, but only if it's much different than the Grind. When asked how they sound different, Mike was very vague in his answers.

 

[errrrrl]

Apparently Grind is a -3dB/octave HPF @ 1kHz, basically a fixed EQ pedal with a volume knob.

If the 33 is different to the Grind then it probably has a different EQ curve per artist request?

I haven't messed with mine for a little while now but the single knob didn't affect the volume from what I remember. Its sweeps that "fixed eq" setting you mentioned sort of like how a parametric eq sweeps when you spin the knobs. It's just different... so say I have my amps gain cranked up and turn the knob all the way to left it loses almost all of it's gain and if I go right it starts to get gainier and tighten up the bottom end. Most people including myself have the knob at about the 2 o'clock position, to my ears it make a pretty SOD type of chug.

But yeah, I'm thinking the same thing that the 33 is similar but to the artist liking. But then again they are calling it a clean boost... I didn't have a clean boost, was eyeing out Suhr's boost pedals so the price isn't that far off imho... Now lets see if we'll see Pete Thorn do a demo of it

 

[gibson5413]

 

[Wizard of Ozz]

Much overhyped... very under delivered.

 

[engage757]

Much overhyped... very under delivered.

Well, they are dang near sold out already.

 

[Wizard of Ozz]

Much overhyped... very under delivered.

Well, they are dang near sold out already.

Much like McDonalds and "85 million served" does not equal quality food. Carry on.

 

[errrrrl]

Much like McDonalds and "85 million served" does not equal quality food. Carry on.

But... but... McNuggets

 

[Wizard of Ozz]

Much like McDonalds and "85 million served" does not equal quality food. Carry on.

But... but... McNuggets

Soylent Green... its people.

 

[cecilbag]

I think fortin is cool but this was straight up lame.

 

[cecilbag]

What a huge letdown.

This is a perfect summary

 

[engage757]

Much overhyped... very under delivered.

Well, they are dang near sold out already.

Much like McDonalds and "85 million served" does not equal quality food. Carry on.

Well, I guess you should play one at some point. Funny how Meshuggah loves them enough to be the only pedal they use and leave on all the time, but the handbuilt by Mike Fortin channel-switching boost pedal isn't good enough for some.

Oh well.

 

[Wizard of Ozz]

Much overhyped... very under delivered.

Well, they are dang near sold out already.

Much like McDonalds and "85 million served" does not equal quality food. Carry on.

Well, I guess you should play one at some point. Funny how Meshuggah loves them enough to be the only pedal they use and leave on all the time, but the handbuilt by Mike Fortin channel-switching boost pedal isn't good enough for some.

Oh well.

No thanks. I've played enough Fortin stuff to know I'm not a fan. Not a fan of Meshuggah either. But as said earlier... Carry on.

 

[nigelpkay]

Apparently Grind is a -3dB/octave HPF @ 1kHz, basically a fixed EQ pedal with a volume knob.

If the 33 is different to the Grind then it probably has a different EQ curve per artist request?

Grind has up to 20db boost as well with various fixed eq adjustments and the gradual roll off from 1kHz as you said.

33 seems just like the boost part maybe a few other artist adjustments, who knows. I'm happy with the Grind for certain applications. Not interested in a clean boost, but I assume it's whatever is built in to his custom Meshuggah amps, just like the grind was a pedal version of the Natas/Satan sound.