Fortin NATAS Distortion Pedal

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[@FortinAmps]

"It's got a really nice feel to it", "Arrr, ya... this is not sounding bad at all", "Those controls have a lot of range to them", "Dude, lots of clarity", "I'm impressed", "The clarity and tightness is unreal", "It's really good".... thank you Kyle!!! **sits back and lights cigar**, so glad you like it!

[@eryckcrypton6412]

I wanted to say "Holy Shit this sounds incredible!" But more appropriate to say "yloH tihS!"

[@Night.haunter]

Best official answer ever! 😅

[@kellytostada9949]

Dude, this is the best pedal demo ive seen you do. It sounds massive.

[@astrozombie2000]

The best review I've seen on this pedal. You've done this pedal the most justice, thank you Kyle for this one. Agreed it is expensive, but it's still cheaper than Fortin's actual amps.

[@Earth-Worm-Tim]

You ain't kidding dude and its an enigma why they cost so much. I had a chance to play around with a buddies Meshuggah Blackout and I mean no disrespect, but my 50W 6L6 Stealth literally destroys that 300% more expensive and extremely overrated amplifier.

[@johnjackson1270]

I got it and honestly think this is the single best piece of equipment I have ever purchased. Worth every penny and then some.

[@tankdarla637]

seems like it might be a game changer, i believe you

[@TaylorDanley]

Every time I see this pedal, I think less about Satan and more about the line from Office Space “nata…. Natttaa…. Not gonna work here anymore!” I’m dumb 😂

[@ArjanSnijder]

that movie is a classic. can watch that one from time to time.

[@KillaFXZ]

Hey Peter turn on channel nine, breast exams!😂

[@TaylorDanley]

@@KillaFXZ doesn’t that chick look like Anne?

[@27retrodaze]

You and KB gotta do a content video of some kind together at some point... Thrash/Death (daemon) collab... 🤘

[@ZagrasNixillis]

Michael Bolton.

[@bllyfen8]

This sound is really good for you man. It compliments your riffs.

[@jaykafcas4342]

Here’s the bombtrack settings with a late 70’s JMP . Running the amplifier with everything around noon, lowest break-up you can get away with that’s still clean,so you can still use your normal EQ zone and baseline sound when return. Bass. MAXED Middle 8.5 to 9 Treble. 8.45 to 9 Gain. 1:45 to 2 Grind.11:30 yo 12 Girth Brooks 11 Mid Shift to the left No Kill or be killed switch engaged. HERDS of punch in the grunts💯. Seating lead guitar tones. The feel of the pedal blends with the feel of your amplifier near seamlessly, with slight EQ adjustments. You’re bonded. Is it worth the coin?? Well, considering everything has re-Inflated while pedals have creep’ed up to the high $300’s to $400 ranges, (Albeit a lot more options then the Natas). The low 300 dollar range just started breakin’, so we’ll see what pedal maker’s put out in that steep new range. This pedal kicks all kinds of ass man. The secret handshake is dialing in the bass frequencies matching up with the bass knob in your amplifier 1st, -dime the bass on the Natas and dial the two adjuster’s in, dial in more of your amp’s EQ & keep the other adjusters ( Middle/Treble) on the low side and then bring it on in🎯 Followed by all hell’s about to break loose when you start playing your guitar💯

[@iLLuzion1st]

Kyle saying no OD needed is a rare sight to behold

[@redsilverjack]

Bought it straight away after ola review. Love love love that tone .

[@ericwilliams538]

Yeah, I saw the Ola video and liked what I heard on his end. You went a little further, more in depth with your review, and you sold me on this pedal!!! I definitely want one now!!! Edit: the end of the video, simply hilarious 😂😂😂😆😆😆!!!!

[@BradRocker]

For God's sake thats a beautiful Gibby ! Natas sounds wonderful too

[@Eliphas_Elric]

Really, the finish on it is just *chefs kiss*

[@TheOtherJohnBrowne]

The end had me in bits. Strongly considering it as my screensaver

[@ivanbailon7161]

Sounds massive! In my opinion is a great pedal. Mike...great work. 🔝💪🏻

[@jaykafcas4342]

This was through a Zilla OS 4X12 with Heritage 20 watt Greenbacks. A lifetime of bliss… The pedal blended & really helped tightening up the Greensback when the heavy meat got applied. I’m just going straight on in. Haven’t tried the back-end blasting through the effects loop yet…😻

[@brutalslam8443]

Sounds really cool. NTS is my favorite Neural DSP plugin. But that fantastic Les Paul is the real story here. 😀

[@licccio2133]

Do you use in in the loop or in front? I wonder how this would sound with like a Fender amp lol

[@glenn3914]

i m surprised, really clear sounding,...btw, very nice les paul

[@zAvAvAz]

i think if they came out with OLA's signature amp pedal that would be awesomer. Also your tones are omazing because you mic your cab. Your mic'd cab tone is of course incredible every time you do it. i believe people should be ok using IR's just not for demoing the likes of a pedal or amp a speaker or guitar or pickups just etc. etc.. How are you supposed to know what you are working with then? Yes always mic a cab. You are absolutely awesome.

[@Earth-Worm-Tim]

Dude I own the Grind, 33, Zuul, Zuul+, Splif, and Hexdrive and the only ones I use are my Zuul+ and Splif (splitter) on my board. I bought into the Fortin hype (literally) but it just doesn't do it for me. However, I'm feeling this pedal/preamp dude. I'm tired of sending Fortin Amps money for "okay" pedals but I may have to get this one. The idea of just loading up my KSR PA50, Mesa 2x12, and this preamp pedal and heading to a practice jam session would be less risky than toting my QC around. Sure would be a lot cheaper if someone stole it lol. Awesome video Kyle and thanks for posting 🤘

[@CinemaPuree]

Great demo as usual. Thanks! Please consider setting the camera on the pedal to manual focus. We don't need to be able to see the pores on your hand in focus :)

[@gral9440]

I’m waiting for mine. It’s a long way to France. Planned to plug it on my KSR PA50 as soon as Kyle (the other one 😉) has send it to me

[@MetalheadOv666]

The pa50 is amazing and have a Vesta and Hera running into a 212 with a Redback and v30 and best tone I’ve ever had! Now probably going to grab this Natas pedal now

[@brianscarvelli4650]

I think this should give victory amplification a run for their money. I love the kraken though. I’m glad I chose it.

[@Deckardkane420]

Sounds amazing but imma have to wait till its on the used market, $300 new is a bit much and is my line in the sand price wise for distortion/pre-amp pedals when i already have the Diezel VH4 pedal, REVV G4 pedal, Empress Heavy Menace.

[@27retrodaze]

Yeah i bought the 33... Havent been able to find anything i like out of it... And it was expensive af...

[@Eliphas_Elric]

Fortin 33, for when you have major high end hearing loss.

[@27retrodaze]

@@Eliphas_Elric exactly! Icepick ear stabbing...

[@rayzeus]

​@@Eliphas_Elricit can work pretty well with very dark sounding amps, but with most amps, it definitely is way too bright.

[@SluggerStark]

Totally hear you man. I had a 33 for about a week; but really knew right off the hop it wasn't going to work for me. That super filtered, exaggerated upper mid clang that seems to be a Fortin signature is not my jam at all.

[@27retrodaze]

@@SluggerStark i couldnt agree more... I still have it on my boost board and being the owner of about 16 amps, im always trying to get something i like out of it so it doesnt feel like a waste of money... But it never happens, and i agree, i think its that Fortin tone vibe that just isnt for me...

[@steventhagod92]

I'm thinking of getting this pedal. It sound very clear. I love the sound. The range is crazy. But someone needs to play some black metal with this pedal. Since that's what i play. 😂. Yet to find a video. But well done you brought the guitars to life with this pedal and that cab !

[@NOEFFECTS27]

Great video Kyle! Between this and the Lichtlaerm Gehenna for modern metal? Which would you pick?

[@JGuitar129]

Amazing tone for sure! It would have been awesome if Fortin somehow added a Mini Zuul Noise gate into it as well!

[@SuperGregrr]

Pretty nifty demo.

[@brozio77]

i've lied this more than revv g3 and 4. very very good.

[@ricopaxton]

Some great tones, thx man

[@ScottStieg]

Good demo! Cool pedal, but not $300 cool

[@iLLuzion1st]

If it had a Noise gate then maybe …

[@amirtak9886]

Holy that sounds awesome.

[@johnyang799]

imho the Chug from SOLAR has more range and more possibility in the sound.

[@AnthonyBencomo]

The chug sounds like a toy. 🧸

[@johnyang799]

@@Durkhead I do agree the gain is not very much. But when cranked it's more than enough. The presence is really helpful for shaping the sound, controlling how much highs of what frequencies.

[@TheCyberMantis]

It's good. It's very close to the Empress Heavy Menace 🤏🏼. Choose your flavor and have fun chuggin. ⚡🎸⚡🌪

[@Z17xMachine]

Natas Kaupas is a pro skateboarder from the 80-90's. Natas is actually a Lithuanian name. Natas might be able to sue this company or send a cease and desist. I dont know for sure. I think he owns the NATAS name.

[@FortinAmps]

🙄

[@samueljorge3171]

I saw Natas and instantly thought of him

[@Killall12]

Kyle, I play a seven string mostly. I love your videos but that is one thing I was stoked to see in this one. That's a lot of money for a dirt pedal! I think Fortin has some cool pedals and I like the full EQ on this pedal. That KDH video left me really apprehensive about dealing with them though. It'd probably be fine with something simple like a pedal, but I worry about what happens if I get the pedal and it does something weird like squeals uncontrollably with my PSU. I feel like if I tried to send it back they would just be like, "tough shit, it's your fault, you need a different PSU." but I'm speculating, I've never dealt with Fortin.

[@IllusionaryFuneral]

They make better pedals than amps. I’m very happy with my Fortin Grind, and my bandmate is very happy with his Fortin 33. I haven’t heard of any issues with their pedals, but I’m definitely staying away from their amps.

[@Locoandchooch]

I’m not a Fortin fan but it sounds pretty good from here.

[@vincebu6441]

Just stopping by to throw an empty internet threat at ya Kyle!! @@... I do the same to Stevie T.... Btw the carvin cab is a hidden jem and the fortin is awesome!!!

[@steveparkhillfitness]

that sneaky taste the steel riff

[@1thess523]

My son and I got two of those Line 6 Cabs one for $120 and one for $200 👍. Unfortunately 2 of my V30's died sonor it's a 2-V30 & 2-G12T-75 but eventually I will add 2 more V 30

[@smeemusic]

This one isn’t my favorite by a long shot but if a client showed up with this as their main high gain I wouldn’t have any trouble getting solid results out of it. Now if they showed up with a crap cab I may have to break out mine or id struggle. But yeah I think this is good product for $150. But $300. Yeah that is a shot and a miss.

[@smeemusic]

@@Durkhead ksr ceres just to start. I really like the revv ones. The mxr 5150 kicked so much ass. Hell if you use a boss mt2 into the power amp it kicks wicked ass. Can’t say the same if you go into the front end of an amp with it tho. I wanna try the chug pedal by Ola. I mean there’s tons of options out there but to say “better” is a bit unfair because I might say the ksr is the best on the planet but for you a boss sd1 might be the king of the crop ya know.

[@Metalthrashingdad]

Sounds great!

[@thatguyinaband6341]

Happy Halloween Kyle! lets hear it through a Legacy!

[@shredward666]

Girthquake!

[@cw981]

Fortin is the best for tight chug sound...

[@tyberard5736]

Probably one of the better pedals I've herd. I'm not a fortin fan but I will say this seems to be legit

[@shovington67]

How about the amplifiers? When the heck will we see any of those in production?

[@FortinAmps]

Did you see all the Evil Pumpkins we released 3 days ago?

[@shovington67]

@@FortinAmps, yes I did! My very thirsty desire for saturated tone was satiated by Mr. Frankhouser himself, who pleasantly pointed out the fact. Thank You all. Presently collecting all my debts for this purchase. You can only run so far, then you've got to swim! Don't forget, I've got an f'n boat !!!

[@keithclayton1271]

So... this, or the Nergal LCFR (Lucifer) pedal?

[@21stcenturymetal31]

Ticket to tone town 😂 love it

[@MikeHolliman]

Sounds killer!! i never comment.. so this must be good!!!

[@playthefightriffjohn843]

Ugh I need that 4 knob Eclipse so bad 😩

[@spirorips]

I think that may be my old line 6 cab! Lol

[@PurerockSmokinBBQandMETAL]

where did you get that t-shirt? pretty sweet just sayin, bit nothing o the Engl site

[@harolddebarros5806]

14:17 sounded like gamabomb

[@AvyScottandFlower]

Your left thumb has its own Halloween theme, goin on..

[@marleighmerchant4264]

Awesome pedal demo. What gauge strings do you use for e standard tuning?

[@MeTuLHeD]

So at 15:52 when you ran the pedal straight into your interface, was it boosted or just the NATAS?

[@wolfgangdevries127]

Wow the devs must have been really inspired when they came up with that name.

[@deerfeeder2076]

I like it.

[@samueljorge3171]

Real ones instantly though Natas Kaupas...

[@derek_d]

I really want to hate this, because it's a Fortin... But this is probably the best "amp in a pedal" sound I've heard. Ill wait till the Chinese manufacturers release their clone, though. Don't feel bad buying a knock off Fortin 😂

[@Dustinchugs]

Duuuude this thing sounds gmarly!

[@timm3376]

Are guitar pedal reviews getting a little cliche' these days? It seems that every pedal review I watch anymore has the same MO. Not a sponsored video, I'm up front checking it out. never used it, just got it....etc. But at least we can try to hear something from them. I may be mistaken But, I don't think that most people can afford a fraction of the amps and cabs used on some of these videos shown. Just an observation. All the expensive pedal and Amp used in this video would sound great at some instances and does. Good video.

[@belligerentamateur]

Hey dude, I specifically used the 6505+ because it's the most common metal amp on the planet, and it's very affordable, typically costing $600-800 on the used market, so I'm not sure what you mean

[@ryanrossell8479]

I wonder how this things passes thru my ultra 212 with the Sheffield 1230's

[@belligerentamateur]

Not very well if you don't have a power amp

[@StephenPurington]

Yep it’s Bad Ass✅

[@MaxPowersTastyTones]

Like Tenacious D once said: Hail Naaaatas!

[@kevinhlavati5916]

Ok how long before pedals are $500..

[@jesperbc]

Sounded great in the FX loop of the 5150. Sounded great into the Blackstar thing on the EL34-setting. The tightness and the clarity was really impressive! But high gain distortion pedals almost always sound like ass into a high gain amp, in my own personal opinion, especially on the gain channel, but also on the supposed clean channel, if it's not Fender'y clean tones (how clean is that clean channel on the 5150 really? I don't know, 'cause noone ever demoes it...!). The tone into the interface with an impulse response was hot garbage, I'm sorry to say. That last setup definitely didn't do the pedal any favors. Overall, cool pedal in the right setup, but as with any Fortin pedal, it's massively overpriced!

[@tankdarla637]

on high gain amps you need to use high gain pedals plugged into the amps return, use the pedal as your preamp, the effects return should be nothing but colorless clean on any amp

[@VladicD]

Dude, you should try pepers pedal dirty tree. it is very very nice :D

[@belligerentamateur]

I have one, totally different pedal than what this is

[@VladicD]

@@belligerentamateur I know, just a tip. It is my go to boost pedal for really extreme stuff. really versatile also. very good pedal and functionality for the price.

[@eryckcrypton6412]

Oof! 🤘 I think i prefer this to the Gehenna

[@user-om2qb6tv5v]

I like me i want a by

[@Aggunkastawa]

S A T A N

[@ToddzillaGuitars]

Woudnt this be just like the CHUG pedal? Which sucked

[@belligerentamateur]

Nope. I agree, the chug pedal did suck, and even though you would think these would be very similar, I find this one is much more pleasant in every way

[@ToddzillaGuitars]

@@belligerentamateur awesome. Is it heavier? More gain?

[@ulfdanielsen6009]

9:20: Stank face incoming... I NEED one of these asap! GAS anyone...?

[@thedddemon]

Sounds much better through the front of the amp. Definitely not voiced as a preamp, sounded like it was missing presence straight to the power amp.

[@ESPspiderXIII]

My chigga boos.

[@tankdarla637]

that thing sounds great, for $300 i would expect it to

[@nicosonic]

in Europe it's 439€ ! way overpriced...

[@xsteox770]

That is absolutely ridiculous.

[@thehoppo]

Words, get, out mouth, can't good

[@lowtunedg9211]

Great sounding pedal, stupid name though

[@marvinmartin3438]

Dude, have you noticed all these new high gain pedals all sound the same? I did, No thanks. I'll wait till Asia makes a copy of this pedal for half the price. Just sayin

[@watcherzero000]

Fortin makes good stuff but I am not a fan of the childish satanic vibe they use in labeling products like this pedal. I'm surprised he did not price it $666 lol.

[@jd5393]

Nay-tahs lol

[@Le-Dormeur-Duval]

Totally overpriced. As a lot of gear from Fortin. I was really interested about several pedals from that brand but I never did because the prices are just nuts. It’s a shame cause it’s cool gear, but very too expensive.

[@Pat78]

What should be a fair price in your opinion.. looking to buy one used?

[@Le-Dormeur-Duval]

@@Pat78 One used market? Nothing more than 100e. For 50e you can get a metal muff which is an awesome one. But I don’t use preamps or distortion pedals now, I play 2ch Rectos boosted.