Fortin Natas Distortion | Insane Metal Preamp

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Intro/Info About the Natas 0:00
In Mix: 6:05
Out of Mix: 8:43
Out of Mix NTS Comparison: 13:10
Final Thoughts/Outro: 13:46
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[@darkrednecks]

Everyone is gonna think this is just for Death or Djent but I think this has a lot of potential in a Sludgey Doomy context. Might have to cop one after Christmas

[@fleshmechanism3644]

Hell yeah, that's the plan for me too! The Fortin Fuzz was pretty rad, especially when boosted and into a dirty-ish amp.

[@kingu4120]

Next on my wishlist

[@VanWhyDesigns]

This is a great explanation. Thanks.

[@JGuitar129]

I just got my Fortin Natas Pedal on Saturday, but was looking foward to your review as well! This pedal is for sure the best Pre-Amp pedal I've owned for Metal thus far and I currently have it paired with a Line 6 HX Stomp. This to me is the new standard for "Metal In A Box"!

[@Mobius010]

Do you run in the loop of the HX?

[@JGuitar129]

@@Mobius010 Yup, I do! And then I use my HX Stomp for the effects and Cab model.

[@UnearthlyViking]

Awesome comparison. Reminds a lot me of my Randall Thrasher 120... but the pedal just has so much more gain going on with it, I love it.

[@MetalHeadProductions]

Absolutely, no lack of gain with this pedal.

[@cizmar1972]

Sounds badass!! Nice riffs for the video!

[@MetalHeadProductions]

Thanks, man, I didn't mention it in the video, but the riffs and structure of the in mix music is based on the in mix music I did for the Satan demo all those years ago.

[@Flatule]

I love my Revv G3 but this one is gonna be living in the back of my head for a while at least.

[@MetalHeadProductions]

Nothing against the Revv g3, it's a great pedal, but this as a preamp absolutely slays. It's tighter and more aggressive for sure.

[@cmd_f5]

Gnarly! The plugin has a more fizzy top end but that could be a power amp thing. Pretty close. I'll be considering this one. I've been thinking about getting some preamps to go direct in, ampsim plugins are wonderful but I miss hardware, just turn some dials and shred it up for a couple hours. Price sucks, though. Still, if the QC stacks up it's worth a little pain. lol

[@jimmypennell8831]

This is a great pedal. Brutal but versatile. I might have to get one 😅

[@markk9184]

Was waiting for you to do a demo of this thing. Sounds friggin awesome. Liked your story about the Satan. Few years ago I ordered one through Guitar Center waited 3 1/2 months and them telling me every 2 weeks or so it's on it's way. Then they all sudden 'Oh we can't get it'. I was so pissed! This looks like a great christmas present for myself. One more thing. I usually listen to tube videos just through my phone or some small Infinity speaker for my PC. Listened to your video opener tune with a set of Bose QC-45's. God damn that sounds awesome. What did you play that thru?

[@MetalHeadProductions]

Sorry about the Satan, man, but glad you dig the music. So I go into the setup in the video, I have the pedal going into a KSR PA50 power amp, going into a captorX with my IR of a DV77 and vm1265 speaker blend, although it's mostly a DV77 really

[@markk9184]

Hey,..I guess you're not too stoked about having your video on Fortin's website?!

[@MetalHeadProductions]

@@markk9184 no that's cool, they liked my video enough to put it up there, I take it as a compliment.

[@ryanparker584]

@metalheadproductions- I am about to get a brand new evil pumpkin. Is this best for going through a clean channel or can it be used as a boost on a high gain channel? Love your channel

[@MetalHeadProductions]

Well congrats on the evil pumpkin. Personally, I feel this is best as a preamp directly into a power amp. Into a clean channel you really have to back off the treble a lot. Haven't tried yet as a boost, but I'm sure you could get some cool results with it that way.

[@davej8045]

Which one do you think has the most versatile aggression between the Lichtlaerm TDW in front and the Natas as a preamp?

[@MetalHeadProductions]

The TDW was intended as a distortion, just happens to work great as a preamp, that being said, both are great, the NATAS is higher gain, and the TDW is much more dry. TDW has more tonal flexibility, but it doesn't have the girth and grind which control the gain structure like NATAS does. The TDW has that built in boost that gets things tighter, and the kill on the NATAS is a gain boost, which it doesn't really need as it's plenty high gain as is. Both are brutal and I haven't put them head to head, although comparing some high gain distortion and preamp pedals is on my to do list at some point, but overall the TDW is more versatile with that EQ and clean boost.

[@davej8045]

@@MetalHeadProductions Awesome, thank you for the insight…it’s appreciated! The TDW showed up on my radar after getting the Key & Gate and putting it with a Mesa 5 band graphic EQ on my board to tame the Uber Ultra and JVM a tad.

[@Mike_HuntizWet]

I owned the Satan 50 amp. I kinda miss it. Anyone who has played both the amp and the pedal able to give me a comparison??

[@Seamus958]

That guitar looks sick, what kind is it?

[@MetalHeadProductions]

Solar guitars G type. Love this guitar, just had to buy one when I got try them at namm when they were first announced. Been one of my main guitars ever since.

[@Seamus958]

@@MetalHeadProductions Thanks

[@Wakaboo14]

how is it compared to the Chug pedal?

[@MetalHeadProductions]

chug pedal is cool and has more features, but this, for me, sounds better, feels better to play, and while it can be super dry if you want it to be, it doesn't have to be, whereas the chug pedal is kinda just dry really.

[@Wakaboo14]

@@MetalHeadProductions for sure, that's a common thing I've heard about the chug, thanks for the response!!

[@gral9440]

No presence control... it doesn't matter if your power amp has a presence control like the PA50 you're using. In fact, most of the best-known preamp pedals don't have a presence/depth knob because they're designed to be plugged into a power amp that should have these controls=> KSR, Kraken, Heavy, IR-X... I run mine almost like you with my PA50 but with a Zilla 2x12 angled vertical Fatboy (with V30 and G12H75) and it’s a beast

[@MetalHeadProductions]

Sick, I have a Zilla Fatboy loaded with DV77s right now. Beast of a cab. It enough people use Zilla

[@gral9440]

Paul is a really great guy and he makes awesome stuffs. I have a Big Block too and 2 14U racks.

[@mr_dvalarr5406]

The Randall Satan was the most dissapointing amp I've ever got. I'm glad I traded it for a Bogner Uberschall. The pedal doesn't sound too bad but it's still true to the sound I didn't like about the amp, probably less worse even.

[@MetalHeadProductions]

The Satan is really dry and hard to dial in, but I loved that amp, so good.

[@nicosonic]

in Europe it's 439€.

[@MetalHeadProductions]

damn, oof

[@anthonydavella8350]

300 bucks for a distortion pedal? IDK, getting crazy but I will spend it lol

[@AnthonyBencomo]

I rather it be pricy and have quality sound vs cheaper and sound like all other preamp/distortion pedals.

[@MK-oz2lf]

For a hundred dollars more you can get a synergy high gain module like the Savage or Uberschall and they’re tubed preamps. What market is Fortin after?…

[@MetalHeadProductions]

True, but you also need the module loader, and those modules are a mix of tube and solid state. Price is for sure a bit steep, but it also sounds really, really good so it just depends on what you want.

[@anthonydavella8350]

what if you have other pricy ones? Is the price worth it then? Doubt if its that much better than my Friedman or Empress? All good though, if you want it , get it@@AnthonyBencomo

[@MK-oz2lf]

@@MetalHeadProductions absolutely but it’s an investment that can work better for the studio or live. Or use Fortin amp sims into a modeler too.